Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine

Episode Outline/Takeaways

• 80% of chronic diseases can be prevented using lifestyle

• Lifestyle as medicine means using lifestyle to prevent and treat the 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 

  1. https://nutritionfacts.org/

  2. Physical Activity

  3. https://www.fitnesspudding.com/

  4. Substance Use Cessation 

  5. https://www.richroll.com/

  6. Social Support

  7. 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/