Meditation is simpler (and harder) than most people think. Read these steps, make sure you’re somewhere where you can relax into this process, set a timer, and give it a shot: 1) Take a seat Find place to sit that feels calm and quiet to you. 2) Set a time limit If you’re just […]...

Today is day 3 of our daily #LSMWeek2021 challenge: Do something nice to a stranger! Social connections and relationships affect our physical, mental and emotional health. Social connectedness is essential to emotional resiliency. Studies show that isolation is associated with increased mortality an...

Lifestyle Medicine Week focuses awareness on the six essential lifestyle elements that optimize health – nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress, substance abuse, and social connection. It is a global celebration of healthy behaviors and a public awareness campaign on the impact our choices can have on...

In preparation for the Global Lifestyle Medicine week, 30 May-5 June, the Executive Council of the Society of Lifestyle Medicine of Nigeria (SOLONg), paid a courtesy call on the President of Nigerian Medical Association, Prof Innocent Ujah at the national headquarters in Abuja.  ...

Channel’s TV (Health Matters) interview with Dr Ifeoma Monye (SOLONg President) discussing Hypertension  ...

By Vanita Smith (the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine)|April 12th, 2021 One of the biggest challenges Lifestyle Medicine practitioners face is facilitating changes in patients’ behaviour that improve health outcomes. We may be optimistic when we have a patient in front of us who agrees t...

By Hannah O’Malley (ASLM) |April 12th, 2021 Community pharmacists are medication experts and are usually the health professional that people see most often. The foundation of our role is making sure medications are used appropriately, which means no medicine is overused, underused or misused. ...

Kick out the imposter syndrome. Show up and Stand out!  (Mental Health in the workplace)   Dr Ifeoma Monye 28 April 2021   Recognizing the great challenge that governments, employers, workers and whole societies are facing worldwide to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Day for Safety and H...

Your DNA is not your destiny; your lifestyle is! By: Dr Ifeoma Monye 25th April 2021 National DNA Day is a unique day when students, teachers, and the public can learn more about genetics and genomics. The day commemorates the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA&#...

Planetary Health: Pampering the Earth to Pamper You By: Dr Ifeoma Monye 22nd April 2021 Earth Day on April 22nd each year marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. Earth Day is assigned a different theme or area of focus each year; this year’s theme is �...