Board Review Course 2024: Lifestyle Medicine (Video & Slides)-DrSarinLifestyleMedicine

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Dr. Seema Sareen discusses lifestyle medicine, focusing on lifestyle modification, well-being programs, and prevention of disease through six pillars: nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress management, positive relationships, and avoiding risky substance use. Lifestyle medicine aims to prevent, treat, and potentially reverse chronic conditions like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity through lifestyle interventions. Evidence supports lifestyle medicine's effectiveness, aligning with national guidelines for disease prevention and treatment. Lifestyle medicine involves behavior change, assessment, and interventions to support patients' positive lifestyle adaptations. Dr. Sareen emphasizes the importance of addressing social determinants of health, providing patient-centered care, and utilizing motivational interviewing techniques. By incorporating lifestyle medicine principles into patient care, healthcare providers can improve outcomes, reduce costs, enhance patient and provider well-being, and address health disparities. Lifestyle medicine offers a holistic approach to health that focuses on empowering patients to make healthier choices and improve their overall well-being.

Keywords

lifestyle medicine

well-being programs

disease prevention

nutrition

exercise

stress management

chronic conditions

behavior change

motivational interviewing