According to the World Health Organization, 80% of chronic diseases can be prevented using lifestyle!

Lifestyle as medicine means using lifestyle to prevent and treat chronic diseases (like cardiovascular disease) that are prevalent worldwide!

Lifestyle medicine is evidence-based—meaning it combines evidence with action.

Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine (and some resources to check out for each)

Nutrition

https://nutritionfacts.org/

Physical Activity

https://www.fitnesspudding.com/

Substance Use Cessation

https://www.richroll.com/

Social Support

10% Happier App and Book by Dan Harris

Sleep

Check out https://thenapministry.wordpress.com/ or on Instagram

Stress Management

Check out the Calm, Headspace, 10% Happier or Insight Timer*

The pillars are all connected and integrated.

Episode Links and Resources:

ACLM: https://www.lifestylemedicine.org/

Episode Corrections:

We called the Insight Timer app “Intention Timer.” Sorry about that Insight Timer!

NHANES study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31004146/