Empowering Health Through Lifestyle Medicine

Lifestyle Medicine focuses on how diet, exercise, sleep, stress management, and social connections prevent, manage, and treat chronic diseases. This course teaches physicians and other healthcare practitioners how to integrate lifestyle medicine principles into clinical practice to improve patient care.

The course covers evidence-based strategies to help patients prevent and manage chronic lifestyle-related diseases. Case studies and exercises teach you to apply these principles in clinical settings.

Course Structure

The course focuses on six foundational pillars: nutrition, physical activity, stress management, avoidance of harmful substances, restorative sleep, and social connectedness. Additional topics include happiness, nature, and environmental health.

Module	Details
Module 1	Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine
Module 2	Nutrition Plant-based whole food nutrition as a foundation of lifestyle medicine. Scientific evidence linking plant-based diets to reduced risks of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. Impact on cholesterol, inflammation, and gut health. Practical strategies for patient education and overcoming barriers.
Module 3	Practical Nutrition Meal preparation, batch cooking, dining-out strategies. Nutrient adequacy (protein, B12, omega-3s), supplements, affordability, sustainability, and case studies in cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.
Module 4	Inflammation Chronic inflammation in disease progression. Anti-inflammatory nutrition, exercise, stress reduction, and sleep interventions. Developing personalised anti-inflammatory plans.
Module 5	Exercise Physical activity for prevention and management of chronic disease. Evidence-based recommendations, motivation strategies, and integration with sleep and stress management.
Module 6	Sleep Sleep cycles, metabolic and cognitive impacts, risks of deprivation, and evidence-based strategies for improving sleep quality with personalised plans.
Module 7	Stress Effects of stress on metabolism, cardiovascular health, and immunity. Mindfulness, physical activity, and personalised stress management techniques.
Module 8	Mindfulness Meditation, yoga, mindful eating, and emotional regulation. Integration into daily life and clinical practice.
Module 9	Neurobiology of Happiness Dopamine, serotonin, and endorphins. How lifestyle factors enhance emotional wellbeing through neurobiological pathways.
Module 10	Nature Therapeutic benefits of nature exposure: stress reduction, immune support, cognitive enhancement, and practical daily integration.
Module 11	Relationships Social support, resilience, emotional regulation, and addressing loneliness. Communication and building supportive networks.
Module 12	Environmental Health Health risks from pollutants, toxins, EMFs, and strategies for reducing exposure and promoting sustainable living.
Module 13	Relaxation Response Activating the parasympathetic nervous system to reduce cortisol and improve cardiovascular and emotional health.
Module 14	Epigenetics How lifestyle influences gene expression, ageing, and intergenerational health outcomes.
Module 15	Harmful Substances Tobacco, alcohol, addictions, and behavioural dependencies. Evidence-based strategies for behaviour change.
Module 16	Neuroplasticity Brain adaptability, cognitive resilience, recovery, and lifestyle interventions supporting brain health.