Prescribing Lifestyle Medicine
Stressed? Overworked? Overtired? Struggling to find balance in your life? A lifestyle prescription from your Health & Wellbeing Coach could just be what you need.
Choosing the right lifestyle choices can improve our immunity, vitality and body-mind function. The majority of chronic symptoms are a result of our lifestyle choices. Lifestyle prescriptions, prescribe change and modification to empower, assist, help and improve our daily habits. They can help us to make the positive health and lifestyle changes needed to improve our lives
“The key to lifestyle medicine is the ability to help people make sustainable lifestyle changes through behavioural change management techniques”- Dr Alex Maxwell, GP, London
What is lifestyle prescribing?
“Evidence based, care that supports behaviour change through person centred techniques to improve mental wellbeing, social connection, healthy eating, physical activity, sleep and minimisation of harmful substances and behaviours.” - BSLM
Some other names for lifestyle prescribing you might hear include.
Green prescriptions – mostly focusing on health foods
Social prescriptions – focused on social lifestyle improvements
Nature prescriptions – like walking in nature
Diet & Nutrition prescriptions – food based and
Lifestyle medicine – teaches techniques to reduce stress & help with relaxation
10 Benefits of Lifestyle prescribing. Why it’s worth embracing healthy change:
Prevents disease
Weight management
Lengthens lifespan
More energy
Increased happiness
Increased feelings of self-worth
Body image
Self-worth
Resilience
Saves money
To be effective in supporting lifestyle change, Health & Wellbeing Coaches can prescribe lifestyle prescriptions that work with us and our values to support problem solving and equip us with skills to make the changes we want to make and sustain.
5 Key elements of a Lifestyle prescription
Eating a healthy wholefood diet & minimising harmful substances
Regular movement, activity & exercise
Adequate sleep & relaxation
Stress management
Personal growth, healthy relationships & mental wellbeing
Choosing to take action today by supporting ourselves to make healthier lifestyle choices, helps towards building and creating a better and happier version of ourselves longer term.
If you’d like to learn more about Prescribing Lifestyle Medicine, or need support with your Health & Wellbeing journey. Please use my contact form to get in touch.
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Helping you achieve success and fulfilment in all areas of your life. Best wishes always - Julie