TeachingDoctorstoTeachPatientsaboutLifestyle
Everybodyknowsthatdiet, exerciseandotheraspectsoflifestyleplayasignificantroleinhealth. Butthespecificsarelesswellunderstood.
Towhatextentdoeslifestylecauseorcontributetodiseaseanddisability? Andwhatexactlyisahealthylifestyleanyway? Thereismuchconfusionaboutwhattypeofdietorexerciseisbest, nottomentionhowmuchsleep, stressorsexisideal. Norisitclearhowbesttomotivatepeopletochangetheirhabits.
Thislackofclarityhasinspiredagrowingmovementtoinformhealthprofessionalsandpatientsabouttheimportanceoflifestyleinpreventingandtreatingdisease. Itsaimsaretodisseminatescientificresearchaboutwhatitmeanstolivewellandtoencouragedoctorsandotherproviderstoincorporatethisknowledgeintotheirpractices.
Twoyearsago, agroupofdoctorsfoundedanorganizationwiththegoalofmakinglifestylemedicineacredentialedclinicalspecialtyandapartofbasicmedicaltraining. Symptomaticallytreatingdiseasewithoutassessingpatientslifestylesorofferingthemguidanceonhowtochangeisirresponsibleandborderingonneglect, saidDr. JohnH. KellyJr. , presidentofthefledglingorganization, theAmericanCollegeofLifestyleMedicine.
AprofessorofpreventivemedicineattheLomaLindaUniversitySchoolofMedicineinCalifornia, Dr. Kellysaidthegroupwasformedbecauseofpeoplelikehisuncle.
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