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The American College of<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>

Lifestyle Medicine<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>
provides healthcare professionals the support, education and certification\u00a0to treat, reverse and prevent chronic disease by addressing the root causes with evidence-based\u00a0therapies in lifestyle behaviors such as diet, exercise, sleep and stress.<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>
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The importance and urgency of lifestyle medicine<\/h2>\n

Chronic disease is the leading cause of death and disability in the U.S. Rates of chronic disease have never been higher, with the cost of chronic conditions eating up 86% of all health care dollars spent. Chronic disease is so common that more than half of U.S. adults have at least one condition, accounting for 90% of health care spending.<\/p>\n

According to the World Health Organization, 80% of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes and 40% of cancer could be prevented, primarily with improvements to diet and lifestyle.<\/p>\n

The U.S. spends at least 18% of its GDP ($3.35 trillion) on health expenditures. If costs continue to rise, by 2050 Medicare and Medicaid alone will account for 20% of the GDP. All projections point to continued rises in chronic disease. If we don\u2019t reverse this trend, we are headed for bankruptcy as a country. The solvency of our nation is at stake.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

What is lifestyle medicine?<\/h2>\n

Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic\u00a0lifestyle\u00a0interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions\u00a0including,<\/b>\u00a0but not limited to,<\/b>\u00a0cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.\u00a0\u00a0Lifestyle medicine certified clinicians are trained to apply\u00a0evidence-based,\u00a0whole-person, prescriptive lifestyle change to treat and, when used intensively, often reverse such conditions. Applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine\u2014a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances and positive social connections\u2014also provides effective prevention for these conditions.<\/p>\n

How lifestyle medicine can help?<\/h2>\n

Lifestyle medicine is an evidence-based approach shown to prevent and treat disease. It treats the underlying cause of disease rather than its symptoms that are too often addressed with ever-increasing quantities of pills and procedures. Because it treats causes and not just symptoms, only through lifestyle medicine can we alter the course of spiraling health care costs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

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CERTIFICATION<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>

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