The Key to Unlocking Your Best Self and Best Health

Lifestyle Medicine is a branch of medicine that has experienced a strong resurgence of interest in recent years. The understanding that lifestyle and state of health are tightly intertwined is a truth as old as time. However, the fact that lifestyle choices contribute to the pathogenesis of chronic disease has been recognized for just shy of four decades. 

WHAT IS LIFESTYLE MEDICINE?

This medical paradigm is an evidence-based therapeutic approach to healthcare that combats chronic illness by identifying and modifying personal habits and behaviors (known as lifestyle factors) that are contributing to the development of - or severity of - disease. 

Lifestyle Factors associated with chronic illness include: physical inactivity, chronic stress, poor sleep quality, unhealthy diet, lack of positive social connection, exposure to environmental toxins, consumption of alcohol/tobacco/etc.

THE CONNECTION BETWEEN LIFESTYLE AND CHRONIC ILLNESS.

Forgive me for over-simplifying; but 

Smoking causes cancer. 

Alcohol damages the brain.

Sleep restores our immune system.

Stress disrupts our hormones. 

Sugar harms the liver - our body’s master detoxifier and energy producer.

Sedentary living contributes to early mortality; think diabetes and obesity. 

Diet regulates inflammation which manifests as joint pain, fatigue, and headaches.

Environmental Toxins harm our cells and have been linked to Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

 You see, our state of health is strongly dependent on the way we live. Lifestyle Medicine exists to raise awareness of this reality. Practitioners trained in lifestyle medicine help guide their clients to positive lifestyle changes that may lead to a greater state of health.