American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM)

What is Lifestyle Medicine?

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 […]

The Critical Role of Nursing in the Burgeoning Specialty of Lifestyle Medicine

Join us for a unique webinar featuring board-certified lifestyle medicine nurses and advanced practice nurses to hear why they chose this field, what training is required, career opportunities and future roles of nurses in this fast-growing specialty focused on treating the root-cause of chronic illness. 1. Explore opportunities within the field of lifestyle medicine for […]

Lifestyle Medicine–A Powerful Paradigm Shift for Employers

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 […]

Lifestyle Medicine Midland Texas

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 […]