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Forward Now Open at Westfield Century City – High-tech, member-only health facility for VIPs

November 16, 2017

Get ready – the future is here!

Forward is a  futuristic approach to the concierge style medical practice now open at Westfield Century City.

Having been touted as the doctor’s office of the future, embodying the likes of an Apple store meets Westworld, Forward revolutionizes our country’s broken healthcare model. OH YES PLEASE!

Forward selected LA for a reason – it’s innovative, efficient and expects the best when it comes to technology and customer service.

Forward and its acclaimed group of investors – Ashton Kutcher, Eric Schmidt of Alphabet and Garrett Camp of Uber – recognized a white space in the market. And, in a day where innovation provides solution, Forward’s healthcare experience has finally healed the patient-doctor experience.

Why Forward?

Personalized Care: Forward’s doctors work with patients to understand goals, leveraging AI voice recognition technology to maximize doctor-patient facetime and create a personalized health plan.

 

Proactive Approach: With 24/7 access to a medical team via Forward’s free mobile app and ongoing monitoring of data from wearable sensors, Forward’s doctors can detect abnormalities in seconds

 

A Modern Experience: Gone are the days of sitting in a cold exam room alone in a Johnny gown. Forward provides patients with an inviting experience, complete with complimentary Lululemon athletic gear, and smart touchscreen displays to guide the way

SERVICES HERE

Your apps get updated every day, but healthcare hasn’t been updated in decades. We’re constantly releasing updated features and new services to our members. We’re improving to help you improve.

Primary Care, Rebooted

The core of Forward is a personalized relationship with an amazing doctor using our technology to manage an ongoing plan for your health. We take over your GP and assume responsibility for your care.

Onsite Blood Testing

A doctor without data is like a pilot without instruments. Unlike traditional doctors who send you (or your blood) to remote corners of your city, we do comprehensive blood testing on-site and get you back results instantly.

Speed

Our blood tests come back in 12 minutes, which means they’re actionable immediately for you and your doctor

Convenience

No more going back and forth between a doctor’s office and a lab–everything gets taken care of in one place.

History

Your labs are instantly available to your doctor and to you on your phone, so you’ll always know where you stand

Onsite Labs Available:

  • Cardiovascular Health

    Important for decreasing the risk of heart disease, heart attack, and stroke.

  • Total Cholesterol
  • LDL
  • HDL
  • Triglycerides

  • Electrolyte Health

    Your electrolytes are important for maintaining blood chemistry and muscle action.

  • Sodium
  • CO2
  • Potassium
  • Chloride

  • Metabolic Health

    Important for muscle and bone health as well as regulating hormones.

  • Glucose
  • Calcium

  • Kidney Health

    Your kidneys are responsible for waste removal and blood pressure.

  • Blood Urea Nitrogen
  • Creatinine

  • Protein Health

    Proteins are the building blocks of our body. They are important for tissue repair as well as enzyme and hormone regulation.

  • Albumin
  • Total Protein

  • Liver Health

    Important for a number of processes including blood filtering, hormone regulation, blood sugar regulation, and much more.

  • ALP
  • AST
  • ALT
  • Bilirubin

Personalized Plans

Your Forward doctor and care team support you throughout the year and ensure that your specific needs and goals are met. We help members with chronic issues but can also help with sleep, nutrition, and more.

Women’s Health

We offer a broad range of services geared toward female members. We go beyond the bounds of a traditional primary care to make sure you get appropriate care while minimizing visits needed to outside specialists for routine women’s health needs.

  • Birth Control
  • BRCA Screening
  • Pap Smear
  • Fertility Testing
  • Breast Exam

Genetic Screening

As part of your initial baseline visit, we do targeted capture of roughly 30 genes that relate to hereditary cancer syndromes like BRCA1 and MSH6. What we learn about your genetic cancer risk informs our doctors and the management of your health, including follow-ups and treatments we may want to pursue.

  • Breast & Ovarian
  • Endometrial
  • Colorectal
  • Pancreatic
  • Gastric
  • Prostate
  • Thyroid
  • Melanoma
  • Neuroendocrine

Onsite Pharmacy

No one ever got better staring at linoleum tile in line at the pharmacy. For your convenience, we can dispense many common medications onsite, such as antibiotics and antihistamines. There’s no additional cost–everything is included in your membership.

Travel Vaccines

Your flight to Southeast Asia leaves tomorrow and it’s not going to wait for you to get an appointment at an over-booked travel clinic. We’ll take care of all your travel vaccine needs onsite and will support you 24/7 via our app in case health questions come up while you’re abroad.

  • Influenza
  • Yellow Fever
  • HPV/Gardasil 9
  • TDaP
  • Meningococcal
  • Varicella
  • Japanese Encephalitis
  • Hep B
  • Pneumococcal 23
  • Typhoid
  • Rabies
  • MMR
  • Hep A/B Combo
  • Zoster
  • Polio
  • Hep A
  • Pneumococcal 13
  • TB/PPD

Other Services

We’re not the kind of doctor that says: See you in a year. Our ongoing health programs are targeted to your specific needs and help you make meaningful progress toward your health goals. We’re constantly adding new capabilities in our app, at our locations, and on our remote care and coordination team.

  • Smoking Cessation
  • Stress Management
  • Prep Counseling
  • I&D
  • Nutrition Counseling
  • STIs

Experience the difference for yourself

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 Memberships can be purchased here.

 

Healthcare Built For Humans, By Humans

Moving Health Forward

It’s no secret that healthcare in the U.S. and across the world has major challenges. For us, the problem is personal. Each of our founders experienced a close friend or family member not getting the care they should have. Those experiences inspired us to create Forward: a new healthcare system built from scratch to serve the needs of people, rather than those of the legacy healthcare industry. Our mission is to combine the best aspects of physicians – judgment, empathy, and experience – with the best aspects of technology – scalability, cost and convenience – to bring higher quality, lower cost healthcare to as many people as possible.

Read Our Launch Post 

Improving Quality

We aim to radically improve the care our members receive. We do this by arming our doctors with data they don’t normally get, including genetics, real-time blood testing, and data from connected devices.

Lowering Costs

Healthcare has a scaling problem: because it’s a labor-based business, it’s hard to keep costs low. We’re building hardware and software to help our care team take care of more people than they could without technology. Our ambition is for Forward to be affordable to everyone.

Fixed Incentives

Because traditional doctors and hospitals make money by billing insurance companies, the patient becomes the product, not the customer. Forward’s membership model allows us to focus entirely on our members and allows us to build anything imaginable to improve their lives — whether or not there’s an insurance code for it.

Proactive, Not Reactive

Healthcare today is like going to a repair shop – you wait for something to break and then you pay someone to fix it. But what truly harms us are things like heart disease, cancer, and kidney diseases – not always things you feel when you wake up in the morning. We built a system to manage and get ahead of issues early.

Full-Stack

Forward is a full-stack company: doctors, designers and engineers work together to build their own software and hardware, including our own electronic health records system. This allows us to innovate faster and prevents us from being held back by legacy systems. We’re constantly improving by adding new services and capabilities that are only possible because we rebuilt the entire system from scratch.

The fact that you have medical professionals and engineers working literally side-by-side to tackle problems in healthcare is really exciting.

RAVI BHATIA, DOCTOR AT FORWARD

 

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CHANGE YOUR MIND. CHANGE YOUR BODY. CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

October 26, 2017

 

YOU MUST SEE THIS MOVIE!!

HEAL, will have an extended run in the Los Angeles area from October 27 to November 1.  The film was originally released from October 20 to October 26 at the Laemmle Santa Monica.  

The film will premiere in New York City this weekend (October 27-November 3), plus Santa Fe, San Francisco, Phoenix, and Denver in November. HEAL will also be released on DVD and Blu-ray, as well as available to download on Amazon.com and iTunes beginning December 5             

HEAL takes its viewers on a scientific and spiritual journey that reveals the incredible intelligence of the human body and how our thoughts, beliefs, emotions and perceptions strongly affect our health. Through interviews with luminaries such as Deepak Chopra, Bruce Lipton, Marianne Williamson, Michael Beckwith, Gregg Braden, Anita Moorjani, and more, the film highlights the often-surprising relationship between spirituality and science, and how we have more control over our health and genes than we have been taught to believe.

The film delivers a new understanding of the miraculous nature of the human body and the extraordinary healer within us all. HEAL not only taps into the brilliant minds of leading scientists and spiritual teachers, but follows three people on actual high-stakes, healing journeys.

Paladin has acquired theatrical rights to writer/director Kelly Noonan Gores’ documentary HEAL. Gores spent 20 years in front of the camera before deciding to turn her attention to filmmaking. In 2012, Gores launched Elevative Entertainment, an independent production company based in Beverly Hills, and has transitioned into a career of writing and producing. 

WHEN:            Friday, October 27, 2017

WHERE:           Laemmle Monica Film Center

1332 2nd St. Santa Monica, CA 90401


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CHANGE YOUR MIND. CHANGE YOUR BODY. CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

Heal Documentary featuring Deepak Chopra, Gregg Braden, Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D, Medical Medium, Marianne Williamson, Anita Moorjani and more.

To find out when and where you can see HEAL in a theater near you, sign up for our mailing list at www.healdocumentary.com In theaters starting Oct 20th, 2017.

FUSION HEALING – Iris Tranz: The Healing Work You Must Do Now

October 8, 2017

I had heard about Fusion Healing  for months from my very trusted friends. I could not wait to get in there. Where is there? In the healing hands, heart and soul of Iris Tranz. As we transition into Fall, now is the perfect time for a reset, a cleanse, and not just with foods, but on a deeper level.
Ok, here’s the thing, her work is almost too experiential to explain. Let’s just say she’s other-worldly. Next level. I can only offer, come in with an open mind, heart and soul and you will go on a deep journey. Iris heals from deep within, so deep, that as she releases blocked energy pathways in your body, she uses her own body, more specifically, sound, to let it go. She is like a conduit, releasing the stagnant energy from you, in the form of a deep, resonant belch from her. I felt incredible working with her. Iris tapped into deep emotional stuff. I loved her.
Below, please read more about her! On top of this, she is just so wonderful and cool. And on a personal level, she exudes this  best friend vibe, that I simply wanted to be around her – well – forever.

Fusion Healing Acupuncture & Holistic Health
Iris Tanz, L.Ac, MTOM, CMT
Licensed Acupuncturist & Intuitive Healer

Iris Tanz, L.Ac has designed a revolutionizing Fusion Healing practice based on an integrative approach whereby she combines her intuitive gifts with an array of healing modalities. This system is customized to enhance individual health and optimize wellness by treating the root cause of dis-harmonies and imbalances.

Iris Tanz, L.Ac, LMT, CYT, MS, BA has over 17 years experience in the field of Holistic Medicine.  She began her path as a holistic healer in 1996 and has since been a progressive worldwide participant both as a practitioner and activist in the evolution of complementary medicine in the USA, Germany & Israel.  She is well trained in Western and Eastern herbology, Chinese medicine, acupuncture, bodywork, myo-facsial release, structural massage, shiatsu, tui na, reiki, energy work, channeling, aromatherapy, crystal balancing, and yoga therapy.  She spent years studying and apprenticing with her teacher, Jo Mulvenna, who taught her the art of channeling energy through powerful healing sounds.

Iris further holds degrees in both Medical Anthropology and Community Studies.  In 1998, she spent one year conducting extensive field work and research in the Kfar Saba Hospital in Tel Aviv  and compiled an in depth thesis on “The Rise of Holistic Medicine”.  She obtained her graduate degree with honors summa cum laude and added TCM and acupuncture to her thriving healing practice.  Iris travelled with her expertise, establishing Fusion Healing practices in Tel Aviv, Israel in 2009 and in Munich, Germany’s top medical facilities in 2011.

Her passion for health and sustainability infuse her practice with genuine compassion and enthusiasm. Her social activist perspective fuels her drive to educate both her patients and the general public about greater options within the existing medical paradigm. Her goal is to direct people to the realization that health and balance come from within.

As a mother of twin daughters, she is enthusiastic and passionate about bridging her healing arts with her journey of parenting. Her love of motherhood and has inspired her to designed a Baby Wellness program that teaches parents how to care for their babies from a holistic perspective, the way she has raised her happy and healthy babies. As a partner of Babies R’ Us, Iris teaches their New Parenting Program and holds classes in her office and on her Fusion Healing YouTube channel.

Spending time with her beloved twin daughters’, on her yoga mat and expanding the realms of her practice to help heal others are greatest pride and joy.

Fusion Healing offers various unique treatments that blend an array of healing modalities to better serve your customized needs and desired goals. We offer package deals on every treatment plan not only to balance your mind, body and soul, but also your budget. We accept some health insurance. Book your session TODAY!

TREATMENTS

Fusion Healing – ​​80 min 

A unique and powerful combination of acupuncture, bodywork, energy work, channeling, insights, crystals, hot stones and aromatherapy. Used for acute & chronic conditions, musculo-skeletal pain relief, deep relaxation, somatic integration, trauma and balance.

Our Signature Treatment

Initial Consultation – 30 min 

An in-depth review of health history, chief complaint(s) and life style, tongue and pulse diagnosis, reflection and palpations used to assess and compile a comprehensive and customized treatment plan just for you.

A Holistic Assessment & Diagnosis

Fusion Programs – 5 or 10 Packages

Choose a healing package from any of our treatments and we will design a customized step-by-step program to meet your needs and desired goals. Including treatment plans, nutrition, exercises, stretches, lifestyle and consciousness shifting. Price adjustments vary accordingly.

Your customized treatment plan

Fusion Acupuncture – ​​50 min 

A combination of acupuncture, channeling, crystals, hot stones and aromatherapy. Used for acute conditions, local injuries, general relaxation and overall balance. A quick and effective way to address any disharmony. This is not your ordinary acupuncture session.

Acupuncture With A Twist

Fusion Face – 80 min 

A holistic and non-surgical approach to facial rejuvenation combining acupuncture, jade rolling, facial cupping and lymphatic massage. This cosmetic acupuncture treatment is geared towards facial feature enhancement: skin elasticity, reduced lines, and decreased blemishes.

A Natural Face Lift

Sage Clearing ​​TBD min – $300-600+ 

A sage smudge cleanse of your home or office space. Removes negative vibrations, old energy, blockages and stagnation to clear and revitalize where you live and/or work. Ceremonies include meditations, chanting, candles, crystals, and insights.

A Personalized Space Cleanse

“I came to Iris with many emotional, mental and physical problems. In one session, Iris (Bless Her) using acupuncture, reiki, hot stones, healing, massage, shiatsu (Yes, ALL in ONE session) everything was like never before! There wasn’t any point of ‘negativity’ that wasn’t treated! I highly recommend assigning her to your spiritual and healing path.”

-Avishai (Massage Therapist),  Los Angeles CA

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Chord Cutting 50 or 80 min 

Ready to let go of your past, relationships, exes, bosses, family members, patterns, etc? This powerful treatment cut ties with anything or anyone that is taking up unwanted space in your body and/or present life.

Cutting away the past!

Sage Clearing – ​​TBD 

A sage smudge cleanse of your home or office space. Removes negative vibrations, old energy, blockages and stagnation to clear and revitalize where you live and/or work. Ceremonies include meditations, chanting, candles, crystals, and insights.

A Personalized Space Cleanse!

Group Workshops
For friends, family and/or partners to heal in a collective environment via learning, interacting, ceremony, and group healing sessions. May be used for healing circles, chord cuttings, milestones, birthdays, anniversaries, full/new moon, etc. 

Address: 8907 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211

Phone: (310) 274-0022

 

This Will Save You From Suffering Motion Sickness Ever Again

September 21, 2017

My son is a puker. He pukes on long car rides. Flying to grandparents in Canada or NYC is hell for anyone sitting next to us. There is vomit. The whole time. When we went to Catalina – the boat getting there was a disaster. We try Dramamine, and those pressure point bands do nothing.

We all know that holiday season involves planes, trains, and automobiles even before the celebration with family and friends begins. But how can you feel festive when just the idea of traveling gives you motion sickness?

To combat the effects from motion sickness, a new technology has the answer to relieving holiday travel anxiety and let me tell you, if we travel anywhere I am glueing this to my son’s wrist.

The ReliefBand,® is a wearable, drug-free, clinically proven device to alleviate the nausea associated with motion sickness. The reusable device works within minutes helping you arrive at your destination calmly and ready to enjoy yourself.

The Reliefband® uses accurately programmed pulses with highly specific waveform, frequency, and intensity to stimulate the median nerve on the underside of the wrist, the Reliefband® taps into the body’s natural neural pathways to block the waves of nausea produced by the stomach.

This the first in a new breed of over the counter devices called a “treatable” – a wearable device to actually treat a condition rather than just monitor symptoms or activity.

This is probably the best Christmas present I could give to our family, and to all those strangers on planes sitting anywhere in our vicinity.

http://www.reliefband.com

$89.99.

Jane Iredale Skin Supplements: Ingestible Beauty

September 10, 2017

The optimal balance between beauty and wellness

 jane iredale – THE SKINCARE MAKEUP has a spanking new complete range of nutritional beauty supplements to support skin health. Oh! And totally affordable.

Cutting through the hype to create beauty supplements of exceptional quality and efficacy, the research-backed, ethically sourced ingredients perform at the very core of your skin, where topical creams can’t reach, leaving skin clearer, brighter, smoother and more youthful looking.

The new range of supplements launch this month and are the first step in an effective skincare routine by targeting specific skin concerns while supporting overall skin health.

Take a peek at

Skin Omegas – ideal for dry skin.

Skin Vitamin A – ideal for oily skin

Skin Antioxidant – ideal for skin protection

Skin Accumax – ideal for acneic skin

jane iredale Skin Omegas

 ($47 single pack, janeiredale.com)

Made from premium, highly purified omega-3 fish oil and omega-6 from evening primrose oil, Skin Omegas helps maintain skin integrity and a healthy lipid layer for a smooth, luminous complexion.

jane iredale Skin Antioxidant

 ($50 single pack, janeiredale.com)

Formulated with seven super antioxidant phytonutrients found in plants.

Antioxidants help to protect and repair the skin, which keeps it looking younger for longer. The phytonutrients in Skin Antioxidant are especially effective since they are enhanced with beta-carotene, a form of vitamin A.

jane iredale Skin Accumax

 ($65.80 single pack, janeiredale.com)

Combines vitamins A and C with DIM, a highly-active phytonutrient found in broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and kale. This holistic formula is easily absorbed by the body, and is designed to clear all types of acne and improve overall the health of the skin from the inside out. Results show Skin Accumax helps to clear acne breakouts as early as ten to twelve weeks.

 

 

jane iredale Skin Complete

 ($75, janeiredale.com)

This duo pack is a combination of two premium supplements that promote healthy skin: Skin Vitamin A and Skin Antioxidant. They are available as a pack together, or separately.

This week I just started these two below – I’ll let you know how I do!!

Skin Complete is the first step in any good skincare regimen. Suitable for all skin types, this duo pack is a combination of two premium supplements that promote healthy skin: Skin Vitamin A and Skin Antioxidant. They are available as a pack together, or separately.

Skin Antioxidant – A skincare supplement suggested for all skin types. Skin Antioxidant is formulated with seven super antioxidant phytonutrients found in plants. The skin is bombarded with damaging free radicals day and night; everything from airborne toxins to any source of light, including your computer screen. Antioxidants help to protect and repair the skin, which keeps it looking younger for longer.* The phytonutrients in Skin Antioxidant are especially effective since they are enhanced with beta-carotene, a form of vitamin A. One capsule daily with food is recommended.

Skin Vitamin A – A skincare supplement suggested for all skin types. Skin Vitamin A contains vitamin A enriched with vitamin D. Vitamin A is important to cell production and growth. It also stimulates the cells responsible for the skin’s firm and healthy tissue and so is known as the anti-aging vitamin.* Vitamin D optimizes the skin’s immune system and helps to destroy free radicals that can cause premature aging.* By supplementing with Skin Vitamin A, you will help nourish your skin from the inside. Each capsule contains optimum levels in an easily absorbable form. One capsule a day with food is recommended.

Skin Accumax is a nutritional supplement designed to promote healthy skin in order to help clear non-cystic acne and improve problem skin in general.

Suitable for all skin types, it works from the inside to improve the quality of skin throughout the body.* Scientists have blended a specific combination of vitamins with diindolylmethane (DIM), a phytonutrient identified in cruciferous vegetables.

This precise concentration of active ingredients has a powerful effect on the health and look of the skin.* For maximum benefits, four capsules a day with food is recommended for a minimum of 14 weeks.

Not Suitable for:

  • Women who are pregnant
  • Anyone planning pregnancy
  • Breastfeeding mothers
  • People under 16 years of age
  • Those under medical supervision. It is important to consult a doctor before use.

Not tested on animals. Manufactured in the UK to certified Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) regulations. FDA registered.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any diseases.

Read our Skin Accumax frequently asked questions