Lifestyle Medicine Made Easy
California Academy of Family Physicians
CAFP empowers, educates, and connects current and future family physicians to improve the health of all Californians.
In a 15 or 20 minute visit with a patient, how effective can we be at counseling on diet or exercise? I’ll admit for me, most times it feels like an impossible task to give a patient the information that will change the course of their chronic illness. I recently attended an Orange County chapter meeting and Dr. Everard Esteban shared the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. This is a great place to start for patient resources and educational content for those looking to learn more.?
Some of my favorite handouts include “Food as Medicine Jumpstart” and “Calorie Density – A Simple Yet Powerful Approach to Weight Loss”. They provide tangible examples of changes patients can make along with a how and why. You can create a free account to access these resources along with a free CME course, “Lifestyle Medicine and Food as Medicine Essentials Course”. This really boosted my ability to help my patients move toward their goals.
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.?Discover evidence-based education, practice resources and a network of colleagues that support the therapeutic use of lifestyle change as the foundation of health care. https://lifestylemedicine.org/?org=794&lvl=100&ite=4839&lea=0&ctr=0&par=1&trk=a0SUd000001EfqjMAC