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Welcome to another episode of Flip Your Script, a vodcast by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, hosted by ACLM President Dr. Padmaja Patel. In each episode, we explore five key takeaways on how lifestyle medicine is helping clinicians and leaders reimagine the future of healthcare. This episode, “From Kitchen to Clinic: The Power of Culinary Medicine,” features Dr. Jaclyn Albin, an associate professor of internal medicine, pediatrics, and public health at UT Southwestern and a certified culinary medicine specialist. Dr. Albin shares how her personal connection to food and experiences in clinical practice led her to integrate culinary medicine into patient care, medical education, and population health. The conversation explores how food can become part of the treatment plan rather than an afterthought—and how culinary medicine can empower patients and communities to make meaningful, sustainable changes. Dr. Albin discusses meeting patients where they are, understanding their relationship with food, building on existing strengths and habits, and creating care plans that reflect their culture, resources, relationships, and everyday lives. The episode also examines how culinary medicine can extend beyond the clinical setting through community partnerships, medical education, policy, schools, and teaching kitchens. Dr. Albin shares her perspective on creating lasting change, empowering the next generation of clinicians, and building healthier communities through nutrition, connection, and practical lifestyle interventions. If you're interested in lifestyle medicine, culinary medicine, food as medicine, nutrition, patient empowerment, behavior change, medical education, preventive medicine, community health, population health, health equity, or building healthier communities, this is an episode you won't want to miss. Subscribe to ACLM on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsjJsNjWtUf30LiofumGRfQ⁠⁠ The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) is the medical professional society for physicians and other professionals dedicated to clinical and worksite practice of lifestyle medicine as the foundation of a transformed and sustainable healthcare system. Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. Lifestyle medicine-certified clinicians are trained to apply evidence-based, whole-person, prescriptive lifestyle change to treat and, when used intensively, often reverse such conditions. Applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine—a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and positive social connections—also provides effective prevention for these conditions. Connect with ACLM Online! Visit lifestylemedicine.org: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lifestylemedicine.org/⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/lifestylemed/⁠⁠ Find ACLM on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/ACLifeMed⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/aclifemed/?hl=en⁠⁠ Find ACLM on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-college-of-lifestyle-medicine/

Welcome to another episode of Flip Your Script, a vodcast by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, hosted by ACLM President Dr. Padmaja Patel. In each episode, we explore five key takeaways on how lifestyle medicine is helping clinicians and leaders reimagine the future of healthcare. This episode, “Starting Early: Building Healthier Futures for Children and Families,” features the leaders of the Child and Adolescent Member Interest Group. Dr. Erin Brackbill, Dr. Blakely Amanti, and Dr. Michelle Loy share their perspectives on the role of lifestyle medicine in supporting the health and well-being of children, adolescents, and their families. The conversation explores why caring for children often means caring for the whole family—and how family routines, relationships, environments, and social connections can shape health across generations. The guests discuss the importance of approaching lifestyle medicine through a family-centered lens and using the six pillars of lifestyle medicine to support children and families in practical, meaningful ways. If you're interested in lifestyle medicine, child and adolescent health, family-centered care, childhood obesity, chronic disease prevention, health equity, social drivers of health, motivational interviewing, behavior change, family health, preventive medicine, or building healthier communities, this is an episode you won't want to miss. Explore the "Early Childhood Lifestyle Medicine" Toolkit: https://lifestylemedicine.org/clinical-toolkits/ Sign up for the Pre LM2026 In-Person "Next Generation Lifestyle Medicine - Family-Based Care Across Practice Settings" Workshop: https://www.lmconference.org/agenda.asp?pfp=FullSchedule Join the "Child and Adolescent Health Member Interest Group": https://connect.lifestylemedicine.org/groups/mycommunities Subscribe to ACLM on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsjJsNjWtUf30LiofumGRfQ⁠ The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) is the medical professional society for physicians and other professionals dedicated to clinical and worksite practice of lifestyle medicine as the foundation of a transformed and sustainable healthcare system. Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. Lifestyle medicine-certified clinicians are trained to apply evidence-based, whole-person, prescriptive lifestyle change to treat and, when used intensively, often reverse such conditions. Applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine—a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and positive social connections—also provides effective prevention for these conditions. Connect with ACLM Online! Visit lifestylemedicine.org: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lifestylemedicine.org/⁠ Find ACLM on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/lifestylemed/⁠ Find ACLM on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/ACLifeMed⁠ Find ACLM on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/aclifemed/?hl=en⁠ Find ACLM on LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-college-of-lifestyle-medicine/

Welcome to another episode of Flip Your Script, a vodcast by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, hosted by ACLM President Dr. Padmaja Patel. In each episode, we explore five key takeaways on how lifestyle medicine is helping clinicians and leaders reimagine the future of healthcare. This episode, “The Future of Workplace Health Is Lifestyle Medicine,” features the leaders of the Lifestyle Medicine in the Workplace Member Interest Group. Together, they share their perspectives on bringing lifestyle medicine into the workplace and creating healthier environments where employees can thrive. The conversation explores why workplace health should extend beyond traditional wellness programs and become part of an organization's culture. The guests discuss how lifestyle medicine can help address the root causes of chronic conditions while supporting employee well-being, productivity, and organizational outcomes. They highlight the importance of creating psychologically safe workplaces, addressing workplace stress and burnout, making healthy behaviors easier and more accessible, and ensuring that employees have a voice in shaping health and well-being initiatives. The conversation also explores practical strategies for employers looking to get started, including conducting an organizational assessment, talking directly with workers and managers about their needs, identifying existing resources, and focusing on opportunities to address workplace stress and psychosocial risks. The guests emphasize that organizations don't need to reinvent the wheel and can begin by leveraging tools and resources that already exist, including the Lifestyle Medicine in the Workplace Guide. Together, they challenge the traditional approach to workplace wellness and emphasize that creating healthier workplaces requires a culture-driven, population-level approach. From leadership and management to frontline employees, everyone has a role to play in building workplaces that support health, reduce stress, and help people move beyond survival mode toward thriving. If you're interested in lifestyle medicine, workplace wellness, occupational medicine, employee well-being, workplace culture, chronic disease prevention, stress management, burnout, population health, organizational health, behavior change, or creating healthier workplaces, this is an episode you won't want to miss. Access the "Lifestyle Medicine in the Workplace" Guide: https://lifestylemedicine.org/clinical-toolkits/ Subscribe to ACLM on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsjJsNjWtUf30LiofumGRfQ The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) is the medical professional society for physicians and other professionals dedicated to clinical and worksite practice of lifestyle medicine as the foundation of a transformed and sustainable healthcare system. Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.  Lifestyle medicine-certified clinicians are trained to apply evidence-based, whole-person, prescriptive lifestyle change to treat and, when used intensively, often reverse such conditions. Applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine—a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and positive social connections—also provides effective prevention for these conditions. Connect with ACLM Online! Visit lifestylemedicine.org: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lifestylemedicine.org/ Find ACLM on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/lifestylemed/ Find ACLM on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/ACLifeMed Find ACLM on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/aclifemed/?hl=en Find ACLM on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-college-of-lifestyle-medicine/

Welcome to another episode of Flip Your Script, a vodcast by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, hosted by ACLM President Dr. Padmaja Patel. In each episode, we explore five key takeaways on how lifestyle medicine is helping clinicians and leaders reimagine the future of healthcare. This episode, “Beyond the Prescription: GLP-1s and Lifestyle Medicine,” features Kate Cohen, a registered dietitian nutritionist with the Lifestyle Medicine Program at Hospital for Special Surgery, and Dr. Prasanthi Tondapu, a triple board-certified endocrinologist and lifestyle medicine specialist and founder and CEO of DFW Endocrinology. They share their perspectives on integrating obesity medications, including GLP-1 medications, with comprehensive lifestyle medicine care. The conversation explores why GLP-1 medications should be viewed as one tool within a broader obesity treatment plan—not a standalone solution—and why lifestyle medicine remains the foundation of sustainable care. They discuss the importance of patient education and support, addressing barriers and social determinants of health, setting realistic expectations, and helping patients build lasting habits around nutrition, physical activity, sleep, and stress management. Kate also shares practical nutrition strategies for patients taking obesity medications, including prioritizing nutrient-dense foods and protein, managing reduced appetite and gastrointestinal side effects, and incorporating resistance training to help maintain muscle mass. Dr. Prasanthi discusses the importance of early follow-up, individualized care, hydration, side-effect management, and meeting patients where they are. If you're interested in lifestyle medicine, GLP-1 medications, obesity treatment, nutrition, chronic disease management, weight management, patient-centered care, behavior change, muscle preservation, resistance training, shared medical appointments, or whole-person care, this is an episode you won't want to miss. Learn more about ACLM's LEADR Program: https://connect.lifestylemedicine.org/leadrcurriculum/home Download the "Obesity Medications and Lifestyle Medicine" Toolkit: https://lifestylemedicine.org/clinical-toolkits/ Subscribe to ACLM on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsjJsNjWtUf30LiofumGRfQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) is the medical professional society for physicians and other professionals dedicated to clinical and worksite practice of lifestyle medicine as the foundation of a transformed and sustainable healthcare system. Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.  Lifestyle medicine-certified clinicians are trained to apply evidence-based, whole-person, prescriptive lifestyle change to treat and, when used intensively, often reverse such conditions. Applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine—a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and positive social connections—also provides effective prevention for these conditions. Connect with ACLM Online! Visit lifestylemedicine.org: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lifestylemedicine.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/lifestylemed/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/ACLifeMed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/aclifemed/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-college-of-lifestyle-medicine/

Welcome to another episode of Flip Your Script, a vodcast by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, hosted by ACLM President Dr. Padmaja Patel. In each episode, we explore five key takeaways on how lifestyle medicine is helping clinicians and leaders reimagine the future of healthcare. This episode, "How Lifestyle Medicine Is Transforming Rural Healthcare," features Dr. Kathleen Findlay, a triple board-certified lifestyle medicine physician, Chief of Staff at Western Wisconsin Health, and a leader in advancing innovative models of care in rural communities. Dr. Findlay shares how lifestyle medicine is helping redefine healthcare by empowering patients to make sustainable behavior changes, addressing the root causes of chronic disease, and creating systems of care that improve health for individuals and entire communities. The conversation explores how lifestyle medicine can transform healthcare through shared medical appointments, interdisciplinary collaboration, personalized care, and community partnerships. Dr. Findlay discusses why lifestyle medicine is "simple—but not easy," the importance of meeting patients where they are, and how small, sustainable changes can create lasting improvements in health. Together with Dr. Patel, she also highlights the unique opportunities and challenges of delivering lifestyle medicine in rural communities, addressing social determinants of health, and building healthcare systems that support both patients and clinicians. If you're interested in lifestyle medicine, rural healthcare, chronic disease prevention, shared medical appointments, social determinants of health, behavior change, preventive medicine, whole-person care, health equity, healthcare transformation, community health, patient-centered care, physician leadership, or innovative models of care, this is an episode you won't want to miss. Learn more about Dr. Findlay's program "Simple Health": https://connect.lifestylemedicine.org/viewdocument/simple-health-kathleen-findlay Subscribe to ACLM on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsjJsNjWtUf30LiofumGRfQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) is the medical professional society for physicians and other professionals dedicated to clinical and worksite practice of lifestyle medicine as the foundation of a transformed and sustainable healthcare system. Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.  Lifestyle medicine-certified clinicians are trained to apply evidence-based, whole-person, prescriptive lifestyle change to treat and, when used intensively, often reverse such conditions. Applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine—a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and positive social connections—also provides effective prevention for these conditions. Connect with ACLM Online! Visit lifestylemedicine.org: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lifestylemedicine.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/lifestylemed/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/ACLifeMed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/aclifemed/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-college-of-lifestyle-medicine/

Welcome to another episode of Flip Your Script, a vodcast by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, hosted by ACLM President Dr. Padmaja Patel. In each episode, we explore five key takeaways on how lifestyle medicine is helping clinicians and leaders reimagine the future of healthcare. This episode, "Reimagining Primary Care with Lifestyle Medicine," features Dr. Akshra Verma, Dr. Heidi Benavides, and Dr. Nikhila Gandrakota, leaders of ACLM's Lifestyle Medicine in Primary Care Member Interest Group. Together, they share how lifestyle medicine is transforming primary care by addressing the root causes of chronic disease, empowering patients through sustainable behavior change, and equipping clinicians with practical strategies to deliver whole-person care. The conversation explores how lifestyle medicine can be integrated into even the busiest primary care practices through team-based care, shared medical appointments, interdisciplinary collaboration, clinician education, and community partnerships. They discuss the importance of asking different questions, treating the person—not just their lab values—and creating systems that make healthy choices easier for both patients and clinicians. Together with Dr. Patel, they share actionable insights for overcoming time constraints, reducing provider burnout, and making lifestyle medicine the standard of care in primary care settings. If you're interested in lifestyle medicine, primary care, chronic disease prevention, team-based care, shared medical appointments, culinary medicine, physician well-being, value-based care, preventive medicine, patient-centered care, behavior change, whole-person health, healthcare innovation, or transforming clinical practice, this is an episode you won't want to miss. Explore ACLM's Patient Facing Handouts: https://connect.lifestylemedicine.org/resources/aclm-resource-landing/six-pillar-resources Join ACLM's Lifestyle Medicine in Primary Care Member Interest Group: https://connect.lifestylemedicine.org/groups/aclm-groups-communityhomepage?CommunityKey=72e5f524-ba2c-43b1-a7c3-01899832e7f4 Subscribe to ACLM on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsjJsNjWtUf30LiofumGRfQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) is the medical professional society for physicians and other professionals dedicated to clinical and worksite practice of lifestyle medicine as the foundation of a transformed and sustainable healthcare system. Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.  Lifestyle medicine-certified clinicians are trained to apply evidence-based, whole-person, prescriptive lifestyle change to treat and, when used intensively, often reverse such conditions. Applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine—a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and positive social connections—also provides effective prevention for these conditions. Connect with ACLM Online! Visit lifestylemedicine.org: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lifestylemedicine.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/lifestylemed/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/ACLifeMed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/aclifemed/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-college-of-lifestyle-medicine/

Welcome to another episode of Flip Your Script, a vodcast by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, hosted by ACLM President Dr. Padmaja Patel. In each episode, we explore five key takeaways on how lifestyle medicine is helping clinicians and leaders reimagine the future of healthcare. This episode, “The Power Behind Lasting Change,” features Dr. Jessica Matthews, a nationally recognized leader in health coaching, behavior change, and whole-person health. As a tenured professor at Point Loma Nazarene University and Founding Director of Health Coaching at UC San Diego Health, Dr. Matthews has spent her career helping clinicians and patients move beyond simply knowing what to do and toward creating meaningful, sustainable lifestyle change. The conversation explores why lasting behavior change is about more than willpower, the science of intrinsic motivation, and how coaching can empower patients to take an active role in their health. Dr. Matthews shares practical insights on self-determination theory, the importance of empathy and curiosity in clinical practice, the growing impact of group medical visits, and how technology can support behavior change without losing sight of the whole person. Together, she and Dr. Patel discuss how lifestyle medicine professionals can build stronger relationships with patients, foster lasting motivation, and create healthier communities through collaborative, person-centered care. If you're interested in lifestyle medicine, health coaching, behavior change, motivational interviewing, self-determination theory, patient empowerment, whole-person health, group medical visits, physician coaching, chronic disease prevention, healthcare innovation, or sustainable healthy habits, this is an episode you won't want to miss. Subscribe to ACLM on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsjJsNjWtUf30LiofumGRfQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) is the medical professional society for physicians and other professionals dedicated to clinical and worksite practice of lifestyle medicine as the foundation of a transformed and sustainable healthcare system. Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.  Lifestyle medicine-certified clinicians are trained to apply evidence-based, whole-person, prescriptive lifestyle change to treat and, when used intensively, often reverse such conditions. Applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine—a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and positive social connections—also provides effective prevention for these conditions. Connect with ACLM Online! Visit lifestylemedicine.org: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lifestylemedicine.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/lifestylemed/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/ACLifeMed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/aclifemed/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-college-of-lifestyle-medicine/

Welcome to another episode of Flip Your Script, a vodcast by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, hosted by ACLM President Dr. Padmaja Patel. In each episode, we explore five key takeaways on how lifestyle medicine is helping clinicians and leaders reimagine the future of healthcare. This episode, “The Science of Happiness: Building Health Through Purpose, Gratitude, and Connection,” features leaders from ACLM’s Happiness Science Member Interest Group who are exploring the powerful connection between well-being and long-term health. Drawing from the fields of lifestyle medicine, positive psychology, coaching, and behavioral science, the discussion highlights how happiness is more than a feeling—it’s a measurable contributor to better health outcomes and a key driver of sustainable lifestyle change. The conversation explores the science behind happiness and flourishing, the role of purpose and social connection in supporting healthy behaviors, and how cultivating gratitude, optimism, and personal strengths can improve both mental and physical well-being. The guests discuss how helping patients build a sense of agency can transform health outcomes, why positive emotions make healthy habits easier to sustain, and practical strategies anyone can use to improve their quality of life. If you're interested in lifestyle medicine, happiness science, positive psychology, behavior change, mental well-being, resilience, purpose, social connection, gratitude, stress management, chronic disease prevention, or human flourishing, this is an episode you won't want to miss. 00:00 Introduction 03:15 What Drew You to Lifestyle Medicine and Happiness Science 09:43 The Connection Between Lifestyle Medicine and Happiness 13:00 How Building Agency Helps People Create Lasting Change 16:01 Why Purpose and Relationships Matter for Sustainable Health Habits 20:02 Simple Practices to Improve Well-Being, Gratitude, and Joy 24:44 Closing Thoughts Subscribe to ACLM on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsjJsNjWtUf30LiofumGRfQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) is the medical professional society for physicians and other professionals dedicated to clinical and worksite practice of lifestyle medicine as the foundation of a transformed and sustainable healthcare system. Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.  Lifestyle medicine-certified clinicians are trained to apply evidence-based, whole-person, prescriptive lifestyle change to treat and, when used intensively, often reverse such conditions. Applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine—a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and positive social connections—also provides effective prevention for these conditions. Connect with ACLM Online! Visit lifestylemedicine.org: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lifestylemedicine.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/lifestylemed/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/ACLifeMed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/aclifemed/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-college-of-lifestyle-medicine/

Welcome to another episode of Flip Your Script, a vodcast by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, hosted by ACLM President Dr. Padmaja Patel. In each episode, we explore five key takeaways on how lifestyle medicine is helping clinicians and leaders reimagine the future of healthcare. This episode, “The Missing Link in Healthcare: The Power of Health Coaching,” features leaders in the health and wellness coaching space who are helping transform how patients make and sustain meaningful lifestyle changes. Through evidence-based behavior change strategies, health coaches bridge the gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it—empowering patients to achieve lasting improvements in their health and well-being. The conversation explores the growing role of health and wellness coaches within healthcare teams, the science behind behavior change, and how coaching supports patients in building healthier habits around nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, and other lifestyle factors. The guests discuss why coaching is becoming an increasingly valuable component of lifestyle medicine, how coaches collaborate with clinicians, and the measurable impact coaching can have on patient engagement and outcomes. If you're interested in lifestyle medicine, behavior change, patient engagement, health coaching, wellness programs, chronic disease prevention, team-based care, or helping patients create lasting healthy habits, this is an episode you won't want to miss. Subscribe to ACLM on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsjJsNjWtUf30LiofumGRfQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Access Lifestyle Medicine for Coaches: https://www.wellcoachesschool.com/lifestyle-medicine-for-coaches Read the Compendium of Health and Wellness Coaching: 2023 Addendum: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40152886/ Learn about the National Board of Certified Health and Wellness Coaches: https://nbhwc.org/ Access the Members-Only Health and Wellness Coaches Toolkit (become a member to access): https://connect.lifestylemedicine.org/viewdocument/health-and-wellness-coach The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) is the medical professional society for physicians and other professionals dedicated to clinical and worksite practice of lifestyle medicine as the foundation of a transformed and sustainable healthcare system. Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.  Lifestyle medicine-certified clinicians are trained to apply evidence-based, whole-person, prescriptive lifestyle change to treat and, when used intensively, often reverse such conditions. Applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine—a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and positive social connections—also provides effective prevention for these conditions. Connect with ACLM Online! Visit lifestylemedicine.org: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lifestylemedicine.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/lifestylemed/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/ACLifeMed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/aclifemed/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-college-of-lifestyle-medicine/

Welcome to another episode of Flip Your Script, a vodcast by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, hosted by ACLM President Dr. Padmaja Patel. In each episode, we explore five key takeaways on how lifestyle medicine is helping clinicians and leaders reimagine the future of healthcare. This episode, “The Future of Surgery Starts Before the OR,” features Dr. Michael Suk, a nationally recognized orthopedic trauma surgeon, physician executive, and pioneer in integrating lifestyle medicine into surgical care. As co-founder of Blue Zone Surgeons and co-editor of the forthcoming textbook Lifestyle Medicine and Surgery, Dr. Suk is helping redefine how clinicians think about perioperative care, recovery, resilience, and long-term health outcomes. The conversation explores why surgery should no longer be viewed as a single isolated procedure, but instead as part of a broader, longitudinal journey of whole-person health. Dr. Suk discusses the role of orthopedic surgeons as unexpected “quarterbacks” of whole-person care, the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration between surgeons and lifestyle medicine clinicians, and why surgical specialties are uniquely positioned to advance prevention-focused healthcare. If you’re interested in lifestyle medicine, surgery, orthopedic care, perioperative optimization, healthcare innovation, prevention, or the future of whole-person medicine, this is an episode you won’t want to miss. Subscribe to ACLM on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsjJsNjWtUf30LiofumGRfQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) is the medical professional society for physicians and other professionals dedicated to clinical and worksite practice of lifestyle medicine as the foundation of a transformed and sustainable healthcare system. Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.  Lifestyle medicine-certified clinicians are trained to apply evidence-based, whole-person, prescriptive lifestyle change to treat and, when used intensively, often reverse such conditions. Applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine—a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and positive social connections—also provides effective prevention for these conditions. Connect with ACLM Online! Visit lifestylemedicine.org: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lifestylemedicine.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/lifestylemed/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/ACLifeMed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/aclifemed/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-college-of-lifestyle-medicine/

Welcome to another episode of Flip Your Script, a vodcast by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, hosted by ACLM President Dr. Padmaja Patel. In each episode, we explore five key takeaways on how lifestyle medicine is helping clinicians and leaders reimagine the future of healthcare. This episode, “The Courage to Pivot: From Sick Care to Lifestyle Medicine,” features Dr. Alicia Craig Rodriguez, a board-certified family nurse practitioner, educator, and leader in integrative health innovation at Florida State University’s College of Nursing. With a career spanning bedside nursing, pharmaceutical drug development, executive leadership, and academic innovation, Dr. Alicia shares the deeply personal and professional journey that led her to rethink how healthcare should be practiced. The conversation explores what it means to step outside your comfort zone in pursuit of meaningful change. After years leading the development of life-saving medications, Dr. Alicia realized that treating chronic disease required more than prescriptions alone. She discusses why she pivoted back to direct patient care, how lifestyle medicine reshaped her understanding of prevention and healing, and why clinicians must move beyond the traditional “expert model” toward coaching and empowering patients. You’ll also hear how Dr. Alicia pioneered the nation’s first full academic pathway to lifestyle medicine certification for nurse practitioners, the resistance she encountered along the way, and how evidence, innovation, and persistence helped transform skepticism into momentum. From redesigning healthcare education to creating clinical environments that support disease reversal and whole-person care, this episode offers an inspiring look at what’s possible when clinicians are willing to challenge the status quo. If you’re interested in lifestyle medicine, nursing leadership, chronic disease prevention, healthcare innovation, or transforming the future workforce of healthcare, this is an episode you won’t want to miss. Subscribe to ACLM on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsjJsNjWtUf30LiofumGRfQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about ACLM's Academic Pathways: https://lifestylemedicine.org/academic-integration/health-profession-schools/ Learn more about ACLM's LEADR program: https://lifestylemedicine.org/about-aclm/research-innovation/leadr-sma/ The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) is the medical professional society for physicians and other professionals dedicated to clinical and worksite practice of lifestyle medicine as the foundation of a transformed and sustainable healthcare system. Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.  Lifestyle medicine-certified clinicians are trained to apply evidence-based, whole-person, prescriptive lifestyle change to treat and, when used intensively, often reverse such conditions. Applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine—a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and positive social connections—also provides effective prevention for these conditions. Connect with ACLM Online! Visit lifestylemedicine.org: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lifestylemedicine.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/lifestylemed/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/ACLifeMed⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/aclifemed/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-college-of-lifestyle-medicine/

Welcome to another episode of Flip Your Script, a vodcast by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, hosted by ACLM President Dr. Padmaja Patel. In each episode, we explore five key takeaways on how lifestyle medicine is helping clinicians and leaders reimagine the future of healthcare. This episode, “Fixing the System: Making Value-Based Care Actually Work,” features Dr. Vivek Garg, President and CEO of the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). With a background spanning clinical care, health policy, and value-based care innovation, Dr. Garg brings a uniquely comprehensive perspective on what it will take to redesign healthcare systems to better serve patients—and the clinicians who care for them. The conversation dives into why value-based care, while promising in theory, often falls short in practice. Dr. Garg explores the structural barriers—misaligned incentives, fragmented measurement systems, and lack of care continuity—that prevent meaningful progress. He also shares why simply adding more metrics isn’t the answer, and how shifting toward aligned, patient-centered outcomes could unlock real change. You’ll hear thoughtful insights on the importance of prevention, the role of lifestyle medicine in slowing and reversing chronic disease, and the urgent need to rethink how we define and measure success in healthcare. From “a thousand lights pointing in different directions” to the vision of a more cohesive, outcomes-driven system, this episode offers a clear-eyed look at where we are—and what must come next. If you’re interested in value-based care, quality measurement, healthcare policy, or building systems that truly support whole-person health, this is an episode you won’t want to miss. Subscribe to ACLM on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsjJsNjWtUf30LiofumGRfQ⁠⁠⁠⁠ The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) is the medical professional society for physicians and other professionals dedicated to clinical and worksite practice of lifestyle medicine as the foundation of a transformed and sustainable healthcare system. Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.  Lifestyle medicine-certified clinicians are trained to apply evidence-based, whole-person, prescriptive lifestyle change to treat and, when used intensively, often reverse such conditions. Applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine—a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and positive social connections—also provides effective prevention for these conditions. Connect with ACLM Online! Visit lifestylemedicine.org: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lifestylemedicine.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/lifestylemed/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/ACLifeMed⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/aclifemed/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-college-of-lifestyle-medicine/

Welcome to another episode of Flip Your Script, a vodcast by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, hosted by ACLM President Dr. Padmaja Patel. In each episode, we explore five key takeaways on how lifestyle medicine is helping clinicians and leaders reimagine the future of healthcare. This episode, “From Buzzwords to Breakthroughs: Making High-Value Care a Reality” features Dr. Samrina Marshall, a pediatrician and lifestyle medicine leader with deep expertise in value-based care and population health. With experience spanning Medicaid populations, health systems, and national strategy, she shares how lifestyle medicine can transform the way we define—and deliver—value in healthcare. The conversation unpacks why “high-value care” has become such a buzzword—and what it actually means in practice. Dr. Marshall explores how today’s healthcare system often falls short, and why a shift toward whole-person, patient-centered care is essential. She also breaks down how lifestyle medicine provides the missing “how”—offering sustainable, scalable solutions that address the root causes of chronic disease. You’ll hear powerful insights on aligning patients, providers, and systems, advancing health equity, and integrating lifestyle medicine across all points of care—from clinics to communities. If you’re interested in value-based care, healthcare transformation, or practical strategies to improve outcomes while reducing costs, this is an episode you won’t want to miss. Subscribe to ACLM on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsjJsNjWtUf30LiofumGRfQ⁠⁠⁠ Lifestyle Medicine as a Framework for High-Value Care: A Position Statement From the American College of Lifestyle Medicine: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15598276251390437 ACLM's Innovator's Council: https://lifestylemedicine.org/potential-partner/innovators-council/ ACLM Resources: https://connect.lifestylemedicine.org/resources/aclm-resource-landing The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) is the medical professional society for physicians and other professionals dedicated to clinical and worksite practice of lifestyle medicine as the foundation of a transformed and sustainable healthcare system. Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.  Lifestyle medicine-certified clinicians are trained to apply evidence-based, whole-person, prescriptive lifestyle change to treat and, when used intensively, often reverse such conditions. Applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine—a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and positive social connections—also provides effective prevention for these conditions. Connect with ACLM Online! Visit lifestylemedicine.org: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lifestylemedicine.org/⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/lifestylemed/⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on X: ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/ACLifeMed⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/aclifemed/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-college-of-lifestyle-medicine/

Welcome to another episode of Flip Your Script, a vodcast by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, hosted by ACLM President Dr. Padmaja Patel. In each episode, we explore five key takeaways on how lifestyle medicine is helping clinicians and leaders reimagine the future of healthcare. This episode, “Lifestyle Psychiatry: The Missing Tool in Mental Health Care” features two visionary leaders advancing the integration of lifestyle medicine into psychiatry: Drs. Gia Merlo and Ramaswamy Viswanathan. Drawing on decades of clinical experience, leadership within organized medicine, and global advocacy, they share how lifestyle interventions are transforming mental health care. The conversation explores the growing momentum behind lifestyle psychiatry and why it’s emerging as a critical “fourth tool” alongside psychotherapy, pharmacology, and somatic treatments. You’ll hear powerful personal stories that sparked their journeys, along with real-world examples of how addressing physical health, nutrition, movement, connection, and purpose can profoundly impact mental health outcomes. If you’re interested in mental health innovation, clinician well-being, patient-centered care, or how to bring lifestyle medicine into your practice or specialty, this is an episode you won’t want to miss. Subscribe to ACLM on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsjJsNjWtUf30LiofumGRfQ⁠⁠⁠ The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) is the medical professional society for physicians and other professionals dedicated to clinical and worksite practice of lifestyle medicine as the foundation of a transformed and sustainable healthcare system. Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.  Lifestyle medicine-certified clinicians are trained to apply evidence-based, whole-person, prescriptive lifestyle change to treat and, when used intensively, often reverse such conditions. Applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine—a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and positive social connections—also provides effective prevention for these conditions. Connect with ACLM Online! Visit lifestylemedicine.org: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lifestylemedicine.org/⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/lifestylemed/⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on X: ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/ACLifeMed⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/aclifemed/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-college-of-lifestyle-medicine/

Welcome to another episode of Flip Your Script, a vodcast by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, hosted by ACLM President Dr. Padmaja Patel. In each episode, we explore five key takeaways on how lifestyle medicine is helping clinicians and leaders reimagine the future of healthcare. This episode, "How Physical & Occupational Therapists Are Leading Lifestyle Medicine Forward," features three trailblazing leaders from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine’s Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Member Interest Group (MIG): Drs. Wendy Price, Ginger Garner, and Nola Peacock. Drawing on their extensive clinical experience, these experts share how integrating lifestyle medicine into rehabilitation can break the cycle of "revolving door" care and treat the root causes of chronic conditions. The conversation dives into why physical and occupational therapists are uniquely positioned to deliver lifestyle medicine. You’ll hear a candid discussion about the role of a "coach approach" in reducing provider burnout. By empowering patients to take the driver’s seat in their own health journey, clinicians can shift from being the sole "fixers" to becoming collaborative partners in long-term well-being. The episode further explores the critical role of policy and advocacy in scaling these practices to a national level. If you’re interested in patient empowerment, trauma-informed care, health coaching, or how to advocate for lifestyle medicine within your own profession, this is an episode you won’t want to miss. Subscribe to ACLM on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsjJsNjWtUf30LiofumGRfQ⁠⁠⁠ The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) is the medical professional society for physicians and other professionals dedicated to clinical and worksite practice of lifestyle medicine as the foundation of a transformed and sustainable healthcare system. Lifestyle medicine is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as a primary modality to treat chronic conditions including, but not limited to, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity.  Lifestyle medicine-certified clinicians are trained to apply evidence-based, whole-person, prescriptive lifestyle change to treat and, when used intensively, often reverse such conditions. Applying the six pillars of lifestyle medicine—a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and positive social connections—also provides effective prevention for these conditions. Connect with ACLM Online! Visit lifestylemedicine.org: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lifestylemedicine.org/⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/lifestylemed/⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on X: ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/ACLifeMed⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/aclifemed/?hl=en⁠⁠⁠ Find ACLM on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-college-of-lifestyle-medicine/