The Taylorville Kiwanis Club heard from a couple of local health care professionals about holistic lifestyle medicine, at their weekly meeting at the Taylorville Moose Lodge on Tuesday.

Springfield Clinic Taylorville Doctor Pavin Gill (left) and his nurse practitioner Brenda Hemann (right) talked about being among the first in the area to be certified to practive holistic lifestyle medicine.  Dr. Gill said the 2 of them have begun to change how they treat their patients.

Hemann shared some of the sobering statistics with Kiwanis members on how patients can change their health thru a change in lifestyle.

Dr. Gill added that the most recent studies suggest that at least 2 minutes a day of exercise have health benefits.

The Taylorville Kiwanis Club is part of a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.  Weekly meetings are held Tuesdays at noon at the Taylorville Moose Lodge.  For information on the club, go to taylorvillekiwanis.com.