Category: Lifestyle Medicine

Calories VS Nutrients – Learn How to Get Both

Understanding calorie density is a powerful tool for making informed food choices that can support our well-being and overall health. By prioritizing foods with lower calorie density, like fresh fruits and vegetables, we can feel satisfied while managing our weight effectively. Incorporating nutrient-dense whole food plant-based options, such as whole grains, potatoes, and beans, can keep us feeling full and provide vital nutrients. By being mindful of calorie density, we can take control of our health, nourish our bodies, and make choices that benefit our overall well-being.

Why You Doctor Isn’t Telling You About Plant-Based Nutrition and How to Get Started

In promoting plant-based nutrition, the lack of emphasis on it in medical education is apparent. Although change is happening, taking control of one’s health by embracing plant-based nutrition is a faster option. Busting myths and transitioning gradually to plant-based is one option to start a plant-based journey using 3 simple strategies.

What’s The Difference Between living lively and living long?

I have a lot of experience with taking care of septuagenarians, octogenarians, and older. My thoughts are that generally speaking, people often consider living a long life as a marker of success and happiness. However, the truth is that simply living a long life does not necessarily equate to living a healthy one.

Unleash Your Inner Zen: Find Harmony through Yoga by the Water

Have you ever wanted to try yoga near a peaceful lake, surrounded by nature? Discover the opportunity to connect with nature through yoga, and it couldn’t be easier. Whether it’s an outdoor yoga class on a dock suspended over the lake, or a peaceful morning meditation on the shore, yoga at the lake is an experience like no other.

The Alarming Rise: Colon Cancer Strikes at Younger Ages

Every year, thousands of lives are disrupted by a silent threat that strikes without warning. It is a disease that has long been associated with older adults, but now it is setting its sights on a younger generation. Colon cancer, once thought to be a concern for those in the later years of their lives, is increasingly affecting people in their prime. The statistics are unsettling, but the potential factors behind this phenomenon are ones we can take a stand against.

What is Lifestyle Medicine?

more explanation.What is lifestyle medicine?Lifestyle as medicine is using nutrition, fitness, stress management, relaxation, and relationships to build health.