New 'Ritzman Revives' workshop synergizes pharmacy, food-store health offering
WADSWORTH, Ohio — In keeping with its mission to provide care beyond the prescription, Ritzman Pharmacy on Tuesday announced its inaugural “Ritzman Revives” workshops, a four-part series themed “Food is Medicine.”
Beginning June 13, Ritzman will bring individuals together to explain the importance of how healthier diets can optimize individual health outcomes.
“In our practices, pharmacists frequently field questions from consumers about ways they can boost their energy levels, or how they can maintain a desired weight through healthier eating,” stated Christina Cyrus, director of marketing, Ritzman Pharmacy. “Many people take medications that may deplete the body of important nutrients, causing low energy. As part of our mission, this program will individually educate patients on smart choices that replenish nutrients and work to re-energize our communities.”
The “Food is Medicine” workshop series will inform Revives participants on the hows and whys of making healthy dietary choices. During each session, Ritzman pharmacists will explain the importance of incorporating healthier diets as a key part of an overall health strategy. The workshops aim to energize communities to lead healthier lifestyles, which may help prevent chronic diseases.
Ritzman Revives follows in the footsteps of Ritzman Pharmacy’s Ritzman Restores community events, and is a science-based program focused on helping customers achieve optimal individual health through fitness, healthy eating habits and supplements.
The “Food is Medicine” workshops will be held at Buehler’s Fresh Foods locations throughout Northeast Ohio. A Ritzman pharmacist will lead a 30- to 40-minute discussion, followed by an interactive walk-through of Buehler’s to identify healthy foods. In order to provide a personalized experience, each session will be limited to 12 participants.
Ritzman Revives is an energy replenishment program that will also include a new service to help customers leverage biometrics for actionable lifestyle and nutrition improvements. The Ritzman Revives program will launch late summer and aims to integrate technology into the healthcare journey with biometric analysis for scientific-based energy replenishing recommendations.
The overall program includes in-practice blood pressure checks — accurate readings provided by a pharmacist, instead of a machine — as well as energy assessments, energizing products and tools.