American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM)

Description: There is preventive medicine, integrative medicine, functional medicine, alternative medicine, holistic medicine, naturopathic medicine…. and then there is Lifestyle Medicine. What are the key differences and what makes Lifestyle Medicine unique? Join us for this webinar as ACLM’s president-elect, Dr. Dexter Shurney, defines Lifestyle Medicine, differentiates Lifestyle Medicine from other types of medicine, and […]

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Midland Health Cardiothoracic Surgeon Staton Awtrey and his wife, RN Blythe Awtrey, watched the documentary Forks Over Knives in 2012. This ignited the initial lifestyle medicine spark. Flash forward, at the invitation of Dr. Awtrey, ACLM Member and Co-Founder of The Plantrician Project Scott Stoll, MD was showcased as a lifestyle medicine / food as […]

ACLM is fortunate to partner with a number of large organizations, working steadily to integrate Lifestyle Medicine strategies into their companies, to improve employee health and productivity, reduce absenteeism, cut health care costs and, as they have told us, because it’s also the right thing to do. This video captures some recent discussions we had […]

Standard medical, nursing and allied health professional training programs often lack adequate Lifestyle Medicine curricula. With more than 80% of medical costs in the US attributed to treating lifestyle-related chronic disease, incorporation of training in Lifestyle Medicine to treat the underlying cause of chronic disease is critical to effectively address both patient health and the […]