About HELPcare and HELPcare Clinic

We HELP people take charge of their health, their health care, and their health care careers.

Our Founders:

Lee Aase, Managing Member, was the founder of Mayo Clinic's industry-leading social media programs, including the Mayo Clinic Social Media Network and Mayo Clinic Connect. In 2016, Lee and his wife, Lisa, became concerned about their health status and embarked on a journey of exploration that led them to restore their metabolic health and lose 50 lbs. each. Lee documented what they learned through this four-year journey on his personal blog. He later developed #BodyBabySteps to condense their learnings and to emphasize how he and Lisa would approach healthy living if they were starting their journey over again. Follow Lee on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

Lisa Aase, Founding Member, was feeling frustrated and defeated five years ago when - as a post-menopausal woman with autoimmune thyroiditis - she found that the weight loss methods that had worked when she was younger were no longer effective. Her journey with Lee led to embracing a low-carbohydrate lifestyle with time-restricted eating and intermittent fasting, and together they have coached friends to make similar changes.

David Strobel, M.D., Medical Director, has more than 30 years experience as a family physician and geriatrician with a focus on teaching patients so they can take action to protect, preserve and restore their own health.

In February 2022 Dr. Strobel opened the first HELPcare Clinic in Austin, Minnesota to provide unhurried, unlimited primary care based on a membership model instead of the expensive, inefficient insurance system.

Besides metabolic health coaching, education and peer support, HELPcare provides management services for HELPcare Clinic so Dr. Strobel and future providers can focus on patient care.

To understand what motivates us in this mission, see our Statement of Faith.

HELP: The Health, Energy & Longevity Plan

The Health, Energy & Longevity Plan (HELP) is a synthesis of the #BodyBabySteps and an educational approach Dr. Strobel has developed in his practice over the last 25 years. It's designed in recognition that metabolic syndrome is a chief cause of many of the most serious, costly and feared diseases and conditions worldwide, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, dementia and many types of cancer. Through HELP you can take charge of your health to maximize both your lifespan and healthspan.

Call us at (507) 279-2345.

You can get your free copy by signing up for a website account and taking this eLearning course.

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