Lifestyle Medicine
Lifestyle medicine is an evidence-based approach to healthcare that focuses on the 6 pillars of health used to treat, prevent, and sometimes reverse chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and more. Each individual pillar can have a substantial impact on your health and wellness. When all 6 are combined, you will have the keys to a limitless health care transformation.
Instead of addressing just the symptoms you face, lifestyle medicine helps to identify the root causes of your illness. From there, we can work together to make small, sustainable changes to your lifestyle in order to build lasting positive habits and a lifetime of health.
The 6 pillars are:
Quality Nutrition:
Adopting a whole food, plant-predominant diet that includes vegetables, fruit, beans, lentils, whole grains, nuts and seeds
Physical Activity:
Engaging in consistent physical activity that is purposeful and meaningful to each individual
Stress Management:
Recognizing negative stressors and strengthening positive interventions to boost mood and well-being
Substance Avoidance:
Removing tobacco and reducing excessive alcohol consumption
Healthy Relationships:
Growing positive connections in the most optimal way for each person
Restorative Sleep:
Improving sleep habits and the quality of sleep