There are no coincidences, right?
It's interesting that just when the non-profit 2021 Lifestyle Medicine Summit - a free global live streaming event - is being launched, I've also noticed an increase in news coverage about the potential benefits of Lifestyle Medicine, not just for our individual health, but for healthcare in general.
Many of us feel frustrated and want evidence-based chronic disease solutions.
Lifestyle Medicine is a scientific approach to preventing and treating chronic illness by utilizing comprehensive lifestyle interventions such as nutrition, physical activity, stress reduction and social support.
In the upcoming Lifestyle Medicine Summit 50 of the world's top experts in treating root-cause(s) like Dean Ornish MD, Bruce Lipton Ph.D., David Katz MD, Prof. Ainhoa De Federico, Neal Barnard MD, Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo, Johannes R. Fissinger, Dr. T. Colin Campbell Ph.D., Dr. Jessica Drummond, Bernie Siegel MD, Dawson Church Ph.D. (and myself!) will share how it...
Making small adjustments to your lifestyle can go a long way towards managing chronic disease. Studies show that healthy lifestyle habits can slow and even reverse the damage from certain chronic conditions including diabetes, obesity, hypertension, heart disease, and high cholesterol. With the help of online guides and educational resources like the Lifestyle Medicine Summit, anyone can learn how to take control of their health through simple, daily actions. Let’s explore some practical health habits to get you started!
Chronic stress has an incredibly damaging effect on our whole-body health. While short bouts of acute stress are normal and natural, feeling stressed for days on end can contribute to high blood pressure, insomnia, inflammation, muscle tension, and other symptoms of chronic disease. Work is one of the most common sources of chronic stress. If your job is starting to wear on your mind and body, it might be time for a ...
All over the world, patients are getting sicker and going bankrupt from medical bills.
Doctors are burning out and making dangerous mistakes.
According to a recent article, "In Quebec, the healthcare system is already on the brink of collapse because of a mass exodus of staff quitting the system... Some hospitals have already lost over 50% of their staff" (1).
Both parties blame our nation’s outdated and dysfunctional healthcare system. But that’s only part of the problem.
When former CEO of The Permanente Medical Group Robert Pearl (who led...
There is no beating around the bush anymore.
Adults of any age and even children have it.
If your health is important to you, if your family and friends health is valuable to you then educate yourself now and discover what this pandemic is all about and how to stop and reverse it.
As you may have guessed I am talking about the Chronic Disease Pandemic that's affecting individuals and families everywhere with often devastating consequences.
But there is hope.
The good news is that diabetes, heart disease, obesity, digestive symptoms, skin issues, asthma, arthritis, CFS, ME, pain, cancer or anxiety, depression, loneliness and other chronic symptoms can be stopped or reversed using a new evidence-based approach.
Because...
Six in ten Americans live with at least one chronic disease, such as heart disease and stroke, cancer or diabetes.
These and other chronic diseases are the leading causes of death and disability in America, and are also a leading driver of health care costs.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 90% of national healthcare spending goes toward chronic disease management and mental healthcare.
Excuse me what??
90%?
Yep, that's correct.
The question most often asked by people who are sick is … WHY?
"What is causing my pain, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, migraine, anxiety or depression"?, etc.
The second question is … "what treatment options do I have"?
Well, your answer may lie in a revolution in healthcare, which is already here for those who are ready. And here is how you can find out more about it…
Over 35 of the world’s top lifestyle medicine experts will reveal how to...
It’s been said many times: 'Follow the money' …
Is it time that we consider how this applies to our healthcare system?
Let's look at some facts and figures...
In the U.S. healthcare costs have skyrocketed to $3.65 Trillion - yes! Count the zeros! That's $3,650,000,000,000.
We also know that over 80% of today’s healthcare costs are connected to non-communicable (chronic) lifestyle diseases like obesity, diabetes, heart disease, pain, Alzheimer’s and other auto-immune disorders.
Research studies have shown the reduction of bypass surgery and stents can save $30,000 per patient in the first year alone, cutting healthcare costs by 50% in the first year.
It's safe to estimate that healthcare cost savings of 2-10% annually are absolutely possible.
WOW, that's a whopping $73-365 BILLION in HEALTHCARE COST SAVINGS!
This is how we can create a win-win-win situation, creating new high paying and fulfilling...
In order to return to our natural, calm state, our job is to take away what is preventing that natural state. It's not about adding in - it's about taking away.
"If our consciousness is 'closed' we simply will not see what is right in front of our face. We unconsciously screen it out"...
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