Full Plate Living

Improve Health with Full Plate Living

Full Plate Living is a research-based, experience-centered nutrition program that helps people add more whole, unprocessed fiber foods to their meals.

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Developed by physicians and other experts, Full Plate Living is grounded in extensive research and is certified by ACLM.

Research-based and Certified

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Full Plate Living teaches people how to make small, sustainable lifestyle changes that lead to better health.

Small-Step Behavior Change

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Full Plate Living is provided by Ardmore Institute of Health at no cost. The experience is ad-free with no hidden fees or upsells.

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Full Plate Living Offerings

Core Program

The Core Program is a 7-module, self-paced online course with bonus modules on weight loss and diabetes. We provide tools (email template, clinical summary copy, display materials, handouts) to make referring patients easy.

Shared Medical Appointments

The Shared Medical Appointment Program allows clinicians to share Full Plate with patients and bill insurance for their time. The program is available in 1, 4, and 8 session lengths in English and Spanish (all needed materials included).

Facilitated Group Program

The 8-session Group Program makes it easy for healthcare providers and health leaders to share Full Plate with a group, in person or virtually. Presentation-ready slide decks and facilitator scripts are available in English and Spanish.

Facilitator Certification

The Facilitator Certification unpacks our approach to health and features a distinguished faculty, insights from the science of behavior change, and tools for running a successful Shared Medical Appointment or Group Program.

SMA CME

The Implementing Shared Medical Appointments Utilizing Full Plate Living CME is AAFP credit system approved and provides best practices and helpful resources for implementing a Full Plate Living Shared Medical Appointment.

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GLP-1 CME

The Prescribing GLP-1 RA Medications and Lifestyle Habits to Maximize Patient Success CME is AAFP credit system approved and provides an in-depth review of GLP-1 RA medications in treating obesity.

Full Plate for Kids

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The Full Plate for Kids activity book, created by Stanford University, teaches children about healthy eating and sustainable food systems through fun, engaging activities.

The Lift Project

Ardmore Institute of Health is currently offering The Lift Project program to Full Plate Living members, free of cost. The Lift Project is designed to enhance mental well-being through engaging, evidence-based education.

Expert Workshops

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Full Plate Living hosts free workshops with world-class experts to support members on their health journey. Workshop topics include nutrition, exercise, hormone health, spirituality, GLP-1s, and more.

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Full Plate Living Research

Full Plate Living is supported by extensive research.

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Full Plate Living Bibliography

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Full Plate Living has helped hundreds of thousands of people.

Full Plate Living Experience

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Member Testimonials

Featured Testimonials:

Tammy

“I researched Full Plate Living, and I inhaled the videos. Once you learn the very basics of the program, it is so easy. I literally cut my triglycerides in half. Almost did the same for my LDL. In 5 months, I lost 20 pounds doing Full Plate Living, and I’ve kept it off for over a year now. So, you can lose the weight, you can.”

Katie

“My lifestyle medicine doctor is the one who recommended Full Plate. My A1C right before putting it all together was 10, and my last A1C was 6.4 on no medicine. It’s free. It’s effective. It works. I’ve got not only my life back, but a life I love.”