The Mediterranean diet originates in the food cultures of ancient civilizations which developed around the Mediterranean Basin and is based on the regular consumption of olive oil (as the main source of added fat), plant foods (cereals, fruits, vegetables, legumes, tree nuts, and seeds), the moderate consumption of fish, seafood, and dairy, and low-to-moderate alcohol (mostly red wine) intake, balanced by a comparatively limited use of red meat and other meat products. A few decades ago, the Mediterranean diet drew the attention of medical professionals by proving extended health benefits. The first reports ascertained cardiovascular protection, as multiple large-scale clinical studies, starting with Ancel Keys’ Seven Countries Study, showed a marked reduction of atherosclerotic clinical events in populations with a Mediterranean dietary pattern. Ensuing trials confirmed favorable influences on the risk for metabolic syndrome, obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases. While its health benefits are universally recognized today by medical professionals, the present state of the Mediterranean diet is challenged by major difficulties in implementing this protective dietary pattern in other geographical and cultural areas and keeping it alive in traditional Mediterranean territories, also tainted by the unhealthy eating habits brought by worldwide acculturation.
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Mike is a Senior Consultant for The Pharmacy Group (TPG). TPG provides consulting services to healthcare service, information technology, and pharmaceutical companies to grow revenue and improve the financial performance of their products and services.
Mike has over 25 years of strategic, operational and investment experience in the healthcare technology and services sectors. He has extensive experience in bringing solutions to the healthcare marketplace (payers and providers) through his expertise in marketing, sales, partnerships and product management.
He has a proven record driving growth and market leadership for venture-backed, privately funded and public organizations while building and leading highly effective teams. Mike has served organizations in the areas of care management, digital health, patient experience, clinical operations, AI/NLP, medical devices and data analytics, among others.
Most recently, Mike was Chief Growth Officer of Toney Healthcare, a management consulting and clinical operations firm, that he successfully led through a private equity acquisition. He remains an Executive Advisor to the firm while serving other companies as an advisor and consultant.
While at Health Integrated, a health management company (acquired by EXL Service), Mike held executive leadership roles in marketing, business development, product management, growth operations and strategic partnerships. Mike also had key positions at Guidant Corporation (a cardiovascular technology company acquired by Boston Scientific and Abbott Labs) and as a consultant with Accenture.
Mike has an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BSE in biomedical and electrical engineering from Duke University. As an engineer by training, he is passionate about finding solutions at the intersection of healthcare and technology.
Henry is a senior consultant with The Pharmacy Group (TPG). TPG provides consulting services to healthcare service, information technology, and pharmaceutical companies to grow revenue and improve the financial performance of their products and services.
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Marjorie Pestel Zimmerman, MS, BS Pharm, is a registered pharmacist with diverse experience in the healthcare industry. During her practice in a large tertiary care center, she held numerous positions, including decentralized clinical pharmacist and Assistant Director of Operations within the pharmacy department. As a consultant for a psychiatric hospital, she performed medical staff drug usage evaluations and led patient medication groups.
