SO WHAT IS ‘LIFESTYLE MEDICINE’?
lifestyle medicine focuses on enabling a healthy lifestyle to prevent and treat chronic conditions.
What makes it so remarkable is that it is informed by scientific evidence. The research which is emerging constantly in this rapidly growing field of medicine has convincingly shown us that a healthy lifestyle can be an incredibly powerful tool for positively affecting our health and wellbeing. A more detailed explanation can be found here.
More information about the Diploma of Lifestyle Medicine is available here.
And, for a short video explaining why some of my colleagues and myself found the diploma so helpful please click here.
WHAT ARE THE 6 PILLARS OF HEALTH?
1. NUTRITION: Unprocessed, whole-food and mainly plant-based
2. SLEEP: Our most undervalued health and wellbeing resource
3. SOCIAL CONNECTION AND PURPOSE: Vital for our health in times of rising social isolation
4. AVOIDANCE OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES: Includes smoking, alcohol, illegal and some prescription drugs
5. MOVEMENT: Proven to reduce dementia, diabetes, some cancers and much more
6. STRESS MANAGEMENT: Needed more than ever in our frantic, modern world