The world is ravaged by more than one epidemic. Alzheimer’s disease, cancers, heart failure, diabetes, allergies, asthma, substance abuse, autism, auto-immune diseases have all been increasing dramatically in incidence over the past decades.
Burnout of medical personnel and failing health services are commonplace. Medicine treats only the symptoms and there have been no significant medical advances to tackle these epidemics.
Lifestyle medicine is a breakthrough. A new paradigm that is beginning to gain medical credibility due to its rapidly growing evidence base. Scientific research is showing that change in our lifestyle prevents, treats, and even in some cases reverses many of these chronic conditions.
We are blessed to have a life expectancy of 81 years. Unfortunately for many, the last decade of life will be marred by disease and disability, much of which we now know would be preventable, maybe even reversible.
But the better reason to use lifestyle medicine is that it has also been shown to prolong and to improve the quality of life.
It is said that knowledge is power. Yet unfortunately, only 10% of people informed will make change. For that reason, this seminar will also suggest evidence-based approaches for motivation and making change.
All the suggestions from evidence-based lifestyle medicine were already recommended by Ayurveda. And more. So, we will also look at how this time-tested tradition can personalise, further inform, and effectively motivate us for a healthier, longer, and more fulfilled life.
includes a Q&A at the end.
