Lifestyle medicine
Lifestyle medicine - a field of healthcare based on the science of non-pharmacological interventions for the prevention and management of chronic diseases. It is applied both in the management and prevention of various chronic diseases.
Lifestyle is one of the most important determinants of health. Although it may seem surprising, even 50 % our health depends on our lifestyle. This is good news: improving your health, reducing symptoms or even avoiding some diseases is partly due to in your hands.
Foundations of lifestyle medicine: the 6 key pillars
- Balanced diet
- Sufficient physical activity
- Quality sleep
- Stress management
- Positive social relations
- Avoiding psychoactive substances (e.g. alcohol, tobacco)
What is the benefit of a lifestyle medicine service?
Lifestyle medicine services can be useful if:
- sergate Type 2 diabetes mellitus whether you have prediabetic condition (high blood glucose levels);
- diagnosed hypertensive heart disease;
- increased blood cholesterol levels;
- Available at overweight or obese;
- sergate autoimmune diseases;
- found at anaemia;
- Available at thyroid disorders;
- being treated for oncological diseases;
- you feel gastrointestinal disorders (e.g. gastrooesophageal reflux, constipation);
- sergate inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis).
Lifestyle medicine interventions can reduce symptoms, slow down disease progression and improve quality of life.
Lifestyle medicine is also useful if you:
- micronutrient, vitamin or other tests to determine deviations from the norm;
- you feel chronic fatigue;
- deteriorated sleep quality;
- Available at emotional eating via disturbed relationship with food.
Services recommended Allwho want to change their Lifestyle, give up harmful habits, preventing the onset of chronic diseases.
How do lifestyle medicine consultations work?
Consultations can be short-term or - if necessary long term. They include:
- assessing lifestyle factors,
- setting individual targets,
- available at personalised recommendations and tasks.
How do I get a lifestyle medicine consultation?
All patients registered with the Zaliakalnis polyclinics can register for a lifestyle medicine consultation by phone or by visiting reception.