Smoking, eating poorly, and engaging in sedentary behaviour are among the behavioural risk factors associated to lifestyle that account for 50% of early deaths in the United States. This emphasises how important it is to design lifestyle-focused interventions in order to successfully prevent and treat chronic illnesses. Lifestyle medicine has therefore become a significant advancement in healthcare.
The goal of lifestyle medicine is to provide people the tools they need to take control of their health and well-being. These tools include six main pillars that support this approach: eating a healthy diet, getting regular exercise, avoiding drugs and alcohol, managing stress, getting enough restorative sleep, and building meaningful relationships.
Lifestyle medicine promotes extensive lifestyle alterations to address the underlying causes rather than just treating symptoms. In addition to increasing longevity, this integrative strategy raises people’s general quality of life.
This patient-centered approach to healthcare considers the particular needs, preferences, and difficulties faced by each person. Interventions that are successful, realistic, and sustainable can be customised by providers. Lifestyle medicine emphasises the significance of individualised care to achieve long-term success, whether it is through the development of customised exercise regimens, the prescription of individualised nutrition plans, or the application of stress-reduction approaches.
Barton Health physicians have long embraced the principles of lifestyle medicine, which have their roots in community wellness. A few methods that healthcare professionals employ with their patients to encourage and sustain healthy living are lifestyle programmes like Vitamin (N) wellness excursions, exercise, and dietary counselling.
Our community has the best opportunity of reaching health objectives and leading an active, fulfilling life when we work together and receive high-quality medical care.