Lifestyle Medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.
Lifestyle Medicine certified clinicians are trained to apply evidence-based, whole-person, prescriptive lifestyle changes to treat and, when used intensively, often reverse such conditions.
LM plays a critical role in achieving the
quintuple aim of healthcare: better patient outcomes, lower costs, improved patient experience, better healthcare team well-being, and addressing health equity.
The NASEM report on Implementing High-Quality Primary Care provides an excellent primary care transformation framework. However, how can clinicians who need to be trained to address the whole-person approach integrate interdisciplinary teams into their care models?
Lifestyle medicine, which is synonymous with high-value care, offers innovative care models that focus on the prevention, treatment, and often remission of chronic diseases.
