Concepts in Lifestyle Medicine
Learn how toĀ incorporate advancedĀ lifestyle medicine concepts into yourĀ practice.
Get StartedWhy Lifestyle Medicine?
Modern healthcare often focuses on treating symptoms, but lifestyle medicine addresses the root causes of many chronic diseases.
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Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for more than 80% of deaths in the WHO European Region and are among the leading causes of death globally.
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41 million people die each year worldwide from preventable chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease.
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The major drivers of chronic disease are largely lifestyle-related, including poor nutrition, physical inactivity, tobacco use, and harmful alcohol consumption.
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Approximately 27% of adults do not meet recommended physical activity guidelines, increasing their risk of chronic disease and premature death.
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Physical inactivity contributes to about 9% of all premature deaths.
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In the United States, 90% of annual healthcare spending is associated with people living with chronic and mental health conditions.
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Research consistently shows that healthy lifestyle habits, including nutritious eating, regular exercise, quality sleep, and avoiding tobacco, can significantly reduce the risk and progression of chronic disease
By understanding how daily choices influence long-term health outcomes, participants gain the knowledge and skills needed to create lasting, meaningful change for themselves, their families, and their communities.
Empower Individuals
UsingĀ a ComprehensiveĀ Approach
This course includes a deep exploration of core lifestyle domains:
- Work: How an individual expresses themselves in the world.
- Environment: How an individual interacts with the environment.
- Love and Loss: Nuances of relationships.
- Leisure: What one does to recover.
- Nutrition: Let food be thy medicine.
- Exercise: The power of movement.
- Sleep: Nuances of rest, recovery, and dreams.
- Substance use: Approaching addiction holistically.
- Spirituality: Practices that supports one's essence.
Honoring Interconnectedness
Modern healthcare often focuses on treating detached or fragmented symptomatic experiences, but lifestyle medicine honors the interconnectedness of our internal experiences and our external environment. We express our internal world through the windows of our lifestyle domains. Here we can glimpse the collision of the two worlds and better understand the unfolding process of human experience.
addresses the root causes of many chronic diseases. By understanding how daily choices influence long-term health outcomes, participants gain the knowledge and skills needed to create lasting, meaningful change for themselves, their families, and their communities.
Organized to Flow Logically
Course material is organized around aĀ memorable acronym to streamline translation into clinical practice.
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Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine
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Approaching Behavioral Change
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W - Work & Occupational Considerations
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E - Environmental Health & the Exposome
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L - Love & Loss, Relationship Dynamics
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L - Leisure & Recreation
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N - Nutrition & Dietary Patterns
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E - Exercise & the Importance of Movement
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S - Sleep & Recovery
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S - Substance Use & Addiction
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S - Spirituality & Practices
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Quiz & Next Steps
1 lesson- Concepts in Lifestyle Medicine Exam
What's in the Lessons
When you purchase this course, you'll get:
- 6 months of access to course materials
- Concise presentations focused on topics
- Downloadable lecture notes
- Clinical practice guides
- Experiential and practical recommendations
- Access to continuing education credits (COMING SOON)
Transform Your Practice!
Get started today and learn how to incorporate lifestyle medicine in your practice.
