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Lifestyle Medicine is defined as, “The application of environmental, behavioural, medical and motivational principles to the management (including self-care and self-management) of lifestyle-related health problems in a clinical and/or public health setting” (Egger et al, 2017).

Or put another way, Lifestyle Medicine focuses on using lifestyle changes to manage and prevent health problems. This means making adjustments in six main areas like diet, exercise, quitting smoking and reducing alcohol use, improving sleep, managing stress, and fostering social connections. It’s about treating the underlying causes of diseases by changing behaviours and environments. There are many aspects to health beyond these six main areas, including broader societal and environmental factors that require collective effort and policy changes.