Rochester, Minnesota – The Lotus Health Foundation celebrated its 7th anniversary with the 7th Symposium and Annual Gala of the wellness community from April 17 to 18, 2025 at Mayo Civic Center. The two -day event focused on the empowerment of individuals to take control of their health through principles of lifestyle.
The symposium presented experts from neurology, cardiology, endocrinology, podaine, nutrition, energy medicine, vascular and internal medicine. Subjects included brain health, hormonal health, diabetes management, food dependence, nutrition, exercise and emotional health.
Interactive experiences included “Walk with a doc”, morning meditation, baths, stretching and networking sessions. Plant meals inspired by presenters have also been provided.
The founder and president Mei Liu stressed the importance of community effort to achieve true health, noting that “lifestyle medicine” is still a relatively new term. The Washington Podcastor DC Chuck Carroll organized a session on his weight loss journey, discussing self-created obstacles to achieve weight loss goals.
The event also included managers and community companies sharing their practices to adopt and promote lifestyle medicine. A local chief has demonstrated a healthy food and a healing master of the bowl of his led a session. Discussions also discussed improving access to healthy foods in poorly served communities.
Health professionals could earn 1.6 continuing education units through the Winona State University by attending the full event.
The Lotus Health Foundation promotes healthy lifestyles thanks to education, community initiatives and innovative programs.