National Guidelines

National Health Organizations Recommend Lifestyle Therapy First

Leading health organizations and medical experts―including the National Institutes of Health, American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association, and Arthritis Foundation―now recommend lifestyle interventions (lifestyle medicine) as the "first line of therapy" for treating and reducing the risk of common conditions such as:
  • High cholesterol
  • High blood pressure
  • Metabolic syndrome
  • Type 2 diabetes
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Overweight/Obesity
  • Osteoporosis
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Conditions related to aging

Healthy lifestyle choices are also the key to addressing other health concerns and symptoms, such as:
  • Fatigue
  • Hormone imbalance
  • Menopausal symptoms
  • Low sex drive
  • Stress-related symptoms
  • Poor memory or lack of mental clarity
  • And many others

For information on how to implement a clinically tested lifestyle medicine program to help prevent and treat chronic health problems in your practice, please Contact Us.