Lifestyle Medicine: Treating the Causes of Disease

Lifestyle Medicine: Treating the Causes of Disease "Lifestyle is not only a public health issue; it is also a medical and clinical care issue. Lifestyle medicine is not just about preventing chronic disease but also about treating it, often more effectively and less expensively than relying only on drugs and surgery. Nearly all the major medical societies recently joined in publishing a review of the scientific evidence for lifestyle medicine both for the prevention and treatment of chronic disease.1 There is strong evidence that this approach works and saves money. Unfortunately, insurance doesn’t usually pay for it. No one profits from lifestyle medicine, so it is not part of medical education or practice. It should be the foundation of our healthcare system."