Dr. Regan Stiegmann is a newly minted Preventive Medicine physician, who was recently recognized nationally as Preventive Medicine Resident of the Year in 2017 with the Dom Gemson Award presented by the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM). She is a Captain in the United States Air Force and just started working in Colorado as a Flight Surgeon. She serves as Young Director for the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) Board of Directors as well as the Executive Liaison for the ACLM’s Professionals in Training Executive Board.
Regan has a passion for all things proactive! She enjoys positive psychology, philosophy, and the field of human performance optimization. As a former Olympic development level athlete in women’s soccer, for nearly two decades she has been attuned to optimum health maintenance via exercise, healthy food choices, and mindfulness. As a young leader in the fields of Preventive Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine, she has a devout passion for teaching and prescribing health-oriented medical interventions while at the same time promoting the power of mindfulness in health care. Born and raised a Denver native, Regan is excited to be back in her home state to further pursue her career and calling in Preventive and Lifestyle Medicine, while exploring the surrounding nature Colorado has to offer…
Location
Denver, CO
What’s your favorite vegetable?
Three-way tie: beets, artichokes, and okra.
What’s your motto?
I like to think my attitude matches my blood type: B+.
What’s your favorite book?
How to be Happy, Dammit: A Cynics Guide to Spiritual Happiness, by Karen Salmansohn
What’s your favorite YouTube video?
Men In Black, Bench Scene
What’s your favorite exercise?
Going out dancing, hot yoga, and those 30-day at home bodyweight resistance fitness challenges.
What’s your favorite way to center?
NATURE! In any capacity…
Regan’s Daily Routine:
- 530am: Watch the sunrise
- 6am: Gratitude prayers to set the tone for the day
- 630am: Start meal prep for breakfast and lunch
- 715am-12pm: Work like a champion
- 12pm-1pm: Re-center with some physical activity
- 1pm-4pm: Continue working like a champion
- 4pm-530pm: Hot yoga class
- 6pm-8pm: Cook delicious dinner with my husband and friends
- 8pm-830pm: Journal about the day
- 830pm: Watch the sunset
- 10pm: Wind down for some ZZZ
What gets you out of bed in the morning?
NPR and a good quote.
What is the most important part of your daily routine?
Taking 20 seconds with my husband every morning to simultaneously recite out loud a nice, simple good juju prayer in honor of Nature, the pleasure of existence, and the honor of waking up to another new day. Our love note goes like this:
“Dear Nature, we are grateful for your work, we love you and we want to be in harmony with you.”
What is your favorite part about living a healthy lifestyle?
How much fun it is to help others who are eager to learn about optimizing their own health blossom into lifestyle medicine champions, and to see how good they feel as a result!
What is the best piece of health advice you’ve ever received?
“Whether you think you can or can’t, either way, you are right.” – Henry Ford
What is your biggest wellness challenge? How do you overcome it?
I’ve always had an incessant sweet tooth for gummy and sour candy! So, I’ve found the most effective approach to tempering that less-than-healthy habit is to swap out other similar tasting options like granny smith apples, dried natural fruit, or 100% fruit leathers, which offer either the gummy, sour, or tangy texture that I crave, but in a much healthier, and more fiber-rich medium.
If you could give one piece of health advice to your future kids, what would it be and why?
Learn how to cook, learn how to season properly, learn efficient kitchen life-hacks! Collect and create recipes that taste great so you can wow everyone’s taste buds.
Dr. Regan Stiegmann is a Preventive Medicine Physician, Air Force Flight Surgeon and Healthcare Administrator. For more tips from Regan, follow her on Twitter. To learn more about the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, read here.