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About Lifestyle Matters

The Lifestyle Matters materials and programs are designed to help you improve physical health, optimize mental function, overcome addictions, and discover the keys to wholeness of body, mind, and spirit.  We hear a lot about how diet and lifestyle affect the risk for chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes. But lifestyle factors also have a powerful effect on multiple brain and body systems. The Lifestyle Matters series helps you learn and implement simple but powerful strategies that can help you:

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  • Lower stress and depression

  • Improve memory, learning, and mood

  • Lower risk of dementia

  • Achieve and maintain a healthful weight without severe diets or gimmicks

  • Reduce your risk for lifestyle diseases

  • Overcome food cravings and food addictions

  • Overcome substance and behavioral addictions

  • Provide powerful health tools for reaching your community

Meet Us!
Lifestyle Matters Co-Directors, Dr. Michael and Melanie Quion

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Melanie Quion, RN, MSN

Melanie is a registered nurse with a rich background in both clinical and academic settings. She has served in various capacities at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, MI, Weimar University in Weimar, CA, and Loma Linda University School of Nursing in Loma Linda, CA.  While at Weimar, she designed and implemented a lifestyle-focused nursing program approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Most recently, she has worked as a case manager for hospice patients and their families at Corewell Health in St. Joseph, MI.

Melanie brings a wealth of experience that includes experience in palliative care and working at Weimar University and Dr. Neil Nedley’s Depression and Anxiety Recovery Program. She has also participated in numerous health ministry initiatives including AMEN (Adventist Medical Evangelism Network) and has been involved with community-based lifestyle immersion programs. Additionally, she serves as an executive committee member and chair of Hydrotherapy Hub, an online hydrotherapy educational program.
 

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Michael Quion, MD


Dr. Michael Quion is a board-certified family practice physician with a diverse background in medical practice across Michigan, California, and Utah. Most recently, he has been serving as a family practice physician at Corewell Health in Berrien Springs. Dr. Quion has also been involved in health ministry, serving as medical director for a CHIP program at the Clairemont Seventh-day Adventist Church in San Diego and has been involved with the "Dinner with the Doctor" initiatives at Weimar University and in Michigan, providing community members opportunities to engage with healthcare professionals.
 

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