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American College of Lifestyle Medicine
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Apr 3

First-Time Attendee Finds a Home at ACLM Annual Conference

Dr. David Gutierrez, who embraced lifestyle medicine after his minor heart attack in 2021, was energized by the annual gathering of clinicians focused on the fast-growing medical specialty. — David Gutierrez, MD, didn’t meet any other doctors from rural Louisiana at Lifestyle Medicine 2022. Franklin Parish, where he practices general surgery, ranks near the bottom of the national health rankings and lifestyle is a big reason why.

Lifestyle

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First-Time Attendee Finds a Home at ACLM Annual Conference
First-Time Attendee Finds a Home at ACLM Annual Conference
Lifestyle

5 min read


Feb 20

How One Physician Rediscovered Her Passion Through Lifestyle Medicine

Endocrinologist Dr. Mahima Gulati was dissatisfied and on the path to burn out until a discovery that transformed how she lived and practiced medicine. Mahima Gulati, MD, DipABLM, FACLM, was at her lowest point when a chance encounter transformed how she approached medicine — and her own life. It was…

Lifestyle

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How One Physician Rediscovered Her Passion Through Lifestyle Medicine
How One Physician Rediscovered Her Passion Through Lifestyle Medicine
Lifestyle

8 min read


Jan 25

HEAL Scholarship helps Heal Communities one Physician at a time

By Jamal Lawrence, MD, DipABLM If you asked me in college what I would be if I didn’t become a doctor, I would have said a social activist. As I pursued medicine, bridging the gap between the two was not clear to me until learning about the terms “health equity” and “social determinants of health”…

Healthcare

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HEAL Scholarship helps Heal Communities one Physician at a time
HEAL Scholarship helps Heal Communities one Physician at a time
Healthcare

3 min read


Dec 12, 2022

“I can manage my health”

How one health system is eliminating barriers to self-efficacy — Serving on the American College of Lifestyle Medicine Board of Directors as Young Director is a full-circle achievement for Hugo Ortega, MD. Hugo Ortega, MD, an internist at Northwell Health, was recently elected to the ACLM Board of Directors as Young Director. Serving in this leadership role is a full-circle…

Lifestyle

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“I can manage my health”
“I can manage my health”
Lifestyle

6 min read


Nov 3, 2022

ACLM to honor Dr. Liana Lianov with Trailblazer Award

Trailblazer Awards recognize individuals who provide leadership in lifestyle medicine, helping strengthen the foundation laid by others, while advancing it through innovation. — Lifestyle medicine was still a little-known medical specialty and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine a fledging medical professional organization when the July 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association went to print.

Lifestyle

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ACLM to honor Dr. Liana Lianov with Trailblazer Award
ACLM to honor Dr. Liana Lianov with Trailblazer Award
Lifestyle

3 min read


Oct 17, 2022

A doctor discovered she was genetically predisposed to cancer. Now she inspires others to believe genes don’t equal destiny.

“The everyday things that we all do in our lives — the way we eat, the way we move, the way we think — have so much of a bigger impact on our health and wellbeing than we are often led to believe,” Dr. Simran Malhotra says. — Simran Malhotra was 26, close to finishing her medical residency training and preparing to marry the man of her dreams, a fellow doctor. Life was good, but one worry lingered.

Cancer

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A doctor discovered she was genetically predisposed to cancer.
A doctor discovered she was genetically predisposed to cancer.
Cancer

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Oct 3, 2022

ACLM to honor Jack and Elaine LaLanne and Dr. Kenneth Cooper for lifetime achievement

“Jack LaLanne, Elaine LaLanne and Dr. Kenneth Cooper inspired millions of people to take control of their health and embrace physical activity and nutrition to live healthier and longer lives,” said ACLM President Cate Collings. Jack LaLanne, aka “the Godfather of fitness,” twice swam handcuffed from Alcatraz to Fisherman’s Wharf…

Lifstyle

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ACLM to honor Jack and Elaine LaLanne and Dr. Kenneth Cooper for lifetime achievement
ACLM to honor Jack and Elaine LaLanne and Dr. Kenneth Cooper for lifetime achievement
Lifstyle

6 min read


Sep 12, 2022

Curbing childhood obesity one family habit at a time

Dr. Qadira Huff grew up in a medically under-resourced neighborhood known as “East of the River” in Washington D.C. Today the pediatrician is using lifestyle medicine to help families there break cycles of chronic disease. For Qadira Ali Huff, MD, MPH, DipABLM, pediatrics is at the center of prevention, education…

Healthy Lifestyle

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Curbing childhood obesity one family habit at a time
Curbing childhood obesity one family habit at a time
Healthy Lifestyle

6 min read


Aug 22, 2022

Can paying doctors more for making patients healthier transform primary care?

A hospital system in Appalachia believes lifestyle medicine could be key to making the Medicare payment model Primary Care First successful. An Ohio hospital system has included lifestyle medicine in its strategy for a recently introduced primary care model that rewards physicians for making patients healthy. Marietta’s Memorial Health System…

Lifestyle

4 min read

Can paying doctors more for making patients healthier transform primary care?
Can paying doctors more for making patients healthier transform primary care?
Lifestyle

4 min read


Jul 28, 2022

Five things you can do to eat healthier on a tight budget

Inflation is straining household budgets but there are many low-cost, nutritious and tasty food options that health clinicians can explore with patients as part of a lifestyle medicine treatment plan. Inflation is forcing more people to make difficult decisions about how to spend their money. Food prices rose by 10…

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Five things you can do to eat healthier on a tight budget
Five things you can do to eat healthier on a tight budget

4 min read

American College of Lifestyle Medicine

American College of Lifestyle Medicine

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We are medical professionals who treat and reverse disease with lifestyle change for health restoration. https://www.lifestylemedicine.org/

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