What is Wellness RX: Transforming Lives through Lifestyle Medicine?
Wellness RX: Transforming Lives through Lifestyle Medicine uses evidence-based lifestyle therapeutic approaches to prevent, treat and reverse lifestyle-related chronic conditions. The lifestyle medicine approach includes encouraging:
- A predominantly whole foods, plant-based diet
- Regular physical activity
- Adequate sleep
- Stress management
- Avoidance of risky substance use
- Social connection
Who is a Good Candidate for Wellness RX: Transforming Lives through Lifestyle Medicine?
Everyone! The majority of adults in the United States have at least one lifestyle factor that could be improved in order to improve their overall health or assist in managing a chronic disease or condition. The American College of Lifestyle Medicine encourages lifestyle changes as the first and optimal whole-person treatment option for all people, getting to the root cause of much of the chronic disease epidemic.
This program may especially benefit patients who have been diagnosed with:
- Pre-diabetes and diabetes
- Coronary artery disease
- Depression
- Stroke
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Metabolic syndrome
- Obesity
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
- Mild cognitive impairment
- Osteoarthritis
- Certain autoimmune disorders
Wellness RX: Transforming Lives through Lifestyle Medicine is a complement to traditional medical care. It doesn’t replace any medical care you’re already receiving or appointments you already have.
