If you are interested in diving deeper into the principles of Lifestyle Medicine, here are a few suggestions of where you can start.
1. ACLM Free Course
The American College of Lifestyle Medicine offers a free course called "Lifestyle Medicine and Food as Medicine Essentials," a 5.5-hour accredited online CME/CE course that introduces you to the therapeutic use of lifestyle medicine.
Link: https://portal.lifestylemedicine.org/ACLM/Education/Campaigns/White-House/WHconference-SignIn.aspx
2. Wiley's Lifestyle Medicine Journal
Lifestyle Medicine is a peer-reviewed, open access, rapid publication, interdisciplinary journal providing a forum for all those interested in the growing specialty of lifestyle medicine.
3. Sage's American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine (AJLM)
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine (AJLM) is a peer-reviewed bi-monthly resource for practitioners seeking to incorporate lifestyle practices into clinical medicine. Not all articles are open access though.
4. Books
The number of books on the topics has increased in the last years, but here are a few examples:
Lifestyle Medicine: A Manual for Clinical Practice, by James M. Rippe
The Lifestyle Medicine Handbook: An Introduction to the Power of Healthy Habits, by Beth Frates, MD
Lifestyle Medicine, by Garry Egger, Andrew Binns, and Stephan Rossner
Lifestyle Medicine: Lifestyle, the Environment and Preventive Medicine in Health and Disease. (2017). United Kingdom: Elsevier Science.
Lifestyle Medicine for Chronic Diseases: An Introduction to the Evidence-Based Approach of Managing Chronic Diseases with Lifestyle Therapeutics, Second Edition, by Thomas Lenz, 2018.
5. Professional Organizations
There are several Lifestyle Medicine organizations around the world, producing excellent content. Here are some of their pages to get you started:
British Society of Lifestyle Medicine: https://bslm.org.uk/lifestyle-medicine/what-is-lifestyle-medicine/
Asian Council of Lifestyle Medicine: https://lifestylemedicineasia.org/lifestyle-medicine/
Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine: https://lifestylemedicine.org.au/lifestyle-medicine/
6. Articles
Lippman D, Stump M, Veazey E, Guimarães ST, Rosenfeld R, Kelly JH, Ornish D, Katz DL. Foundations of Lifestyle Medicine and its Evolution. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2024 Jan 20;8(1):97-111. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2023.11.004. PMID: 38304165; PMCID: PMC10831813. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10831813/
Lianov, L. S., Adamson, K., Kelly, J. H., Matthews, S., Palma, M., & Rea, B. L. (2022). Lifestyle Medicine Core Competencies: 2022 Update. American journal of lifestyle medicine, 16(6), 734–739. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15598276221121580
Bodai, B. I., Nakata, T. E., Wong, W. T., Clark, D. R., Lawenda, S., Tsou, C., Liu, R., Shiue, L., Cooper, N., Rehbein, M., Ha, B. P., Mckeirnan, A., Misquitta, R., Vij, P., Klonecke, A., Mejia, C. S., Dionysian, E., Hashmi, S., Greger, M., Stoll, S., … Campbell, T. M. (2018). Lifestyle Medicine: A Brief Review of Its Dramatic Impact on Health and Survival. The Permanente journal, 22, 17–025. https://doi.org/10.7812/TPP/17-025
7. Videos
Intro to Lifestyle Medicine, with Dr. Sam Manger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8iHbmWang0
What is Lifestyle Medicine?, with Dr. Niki Davis, in the Exam Room: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqEKnqpasDw
Lifestyle Medicine: The Big Picture, with Dr. Donald Hensrud, Mayo Clinic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0eJBTa4mTc
Revolutionizing Health Care, with Lifestyle Medicine, with Beth Frates, MD, on The Chef Doc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyCdtPfqMU8
8. Community
If you are in Singapore and would like to interact with other professionals interested in Lifestyle Medicine, consider joining SGLM as a member! We have online communities as well as in-person events, where you can network, exchange experiences, learn more, and find more ways to make an impact. To learn more, visit our Membership page.
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