Dr Sabia
What is Lifestyle Medicine?
At its core, lifestyle medicine is the use of evidence-based practices to manage non-communicable chronic disease (diseases not passed on by infection) such as obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. It has 6 evidenced pillars of health which address the root causes. In 70% of cases this tends to be our daily habits and patterns. It is about understanding that the small choices we make each day can have a monumental impact on our overall health and wellbeing.
Why Lifestyle Medicine?
Over the past 50 years, healthcare in developed countries has been reactive to disease, responding to symptoms and illness when it arises, rather than creating a foundation of health. Lifestyle medicine shifts this focus towards empowering us to make informed decisions that are good for our mind, body and soul.
Lifestyle Medicine Approach
Through a lifestyle medicine approach, you will discover the following 6 pillars of health:
Nutrition:
Embracing food as medicine, to nourish and heal your body from the inside out
Movement:
Finding joy in physical activity that fits your lifestyle, enhancing mobility, and building strength
Sleep:
Prioritizing sleep to restore and rejuvenate mind and body
Mental Wellbeing:
Developing practices that help you to optimise your psychological wellbeing
Social Connectivity:
Fostering healthy relationships which are essential for physical and emotional well-being
Avoidance of Risky Substances:
Making choices that reduce the intake of substances such as alcohol and tobacco. Personally, like Dr Chris van Tulleken, I think ultra-processed foods (UPFs) should be added to the list of harmful substances too.
Nourishing
Foods