Health and wellness company Love.Life, created by former Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, announces it has acquired US telemedicine service Plant Based TeleHealth Inc. Following the acquisition, the company has rebranded to Love.Life Telehealth and says the service will add to the robust suite of medical offerings at Love.Life’s physical locations, set to open in 2024.
“Love.Life is about making lasting health and vitality achievable”
Using video conferencing and patient portal technologies, Love.Life Telehealth provides virtual medical care for patients who are focused on optimal wellness or have chronic diseases. The service utilizes lifestyle medicine to help prevent or reverse a wide spectrum of diseases and medical conditions, including diabetes, high blood pressue, high cholesterol, heart disease, obesity, autoimmune diseases, inflammation and digestive issues.
According to Love.Life, these conditions and overall wellness needs can be addressed by promoting healthy behaviors and lifestyle modification, which includes a whole food, plant-based diet.
“Love.Life is about making lasting health and vitality achievable, and acquiring Plant Based TeleHealth accelerates our ability to help more people without geographic limitations,” said John Mackey, Love.Life’s CEO and co-founder of Whole Foods Market. “Appointments are available now, and we’re excited to offer telehealth services as part of the comprehensive medical offering available in our physical locations, which will begin opening in 2024.”
Nationwide doctors
According to Love.Life Telehealth, its service offers licensed physicians practicing in all 50 states and Washington, DC, and has also reached patients in 27 different countries.
As part of the acquisition, Anthony Masiello, co-founder and former CEO of Plant Based TeleHealth, has joined the executive leadership team of Love.Life, which includes Mackey and several former Whole Foods Market leaders.
Beyond medical care
“Plant Based TeleHealth and Love.Life are both mission-based companies and we’re thrilled to be part of an integrated health solution that aspires to move beyond medical care that simply treats symptoms and manages disease with medications,” said Masiello. “Whether you’re someone seeking overall wellness, preventative care, or a better path for treating existing conditions, our physicians make achieving personal health goals attainable by looking at the total health of an individual, addressing root cause of disease, and creating an environment where the body can heal.”
Patients can sign up for 30- and 60-minute appointments using the online portal at https://love.life/telehealth/ for $175 and $350.
