How to breathe for better health Breathing is such an essential part of life that we do not even think about it. It’s simply something we do that does not require conscious thinking, and many of us may think or have been told that breathing through the nose or mouth makes very little difference as […]
The movement for change Be a leader of change Become a member Thank you for your support of the movement of Lifestyle Medicine. ASLM is honoured to represent the voices of those health practitioners in Australia and New Zealand who are leading the push for lifestyle interventions to be embedded in mainstream medicine. We acknowledge that […]
Mindfulness in medicine: Is there a place for meditation? Mindfulness and meditation are powerful practices that impact mental and physical wellbeing. But how can it impact the patients and clients we care for? Where is its place in our professional lives and practice? Fortunately, there is a wealth of research that shows the vast benefits […]
Exercise and mental health: How Accredited Exercise Physiologists interact in the mental health field This webinar forms part of a live webinar series whereby recordings are made available online exclusively to ASLM Members. To gain access, please log in to your account or if you are not yet a member, please join here.
Home cooking helps our health and our wallet – so what stops us and our patients? As Lifestyle Medicine professionals we know eating whole, mostly plant-based foods is associated with numerous health benefits. Research also shows that people who cook at home generally eat higher quality food, consume less kilojoules, spend less money on food, and experience […]
The evidence for change Be a leader of change Become a member Lifestyle Medicine is a rapidly growing field that brings together people from every discipline in health to provide evidence-based tools and strategies needed to address the growing challenge of chronic mental and physical illness. The very serious challenges we are all facing, often alone, indicate a great need to bring together and support health care practitioners from diverse backgrounds to […]
Taking Lifestyle Medicine to work What do we spend about 90, 000 hours doing on average during our lifetime? More than 13 years consecutively or about 15% of our total lifetime? And for many of us, it currently occupies more than half of our waking hours? The answer is work. Since work comprises an essential component […]
What people like: Communicating health in the online era This webinar forms part of a live webinar series whereby recordings are made available online exclusively to ASLM Members. To gain access, please log in to your account or if you are not yet a member, please join here.
Introducing Malpa’s Young Doctors for Life Program: A community-centred approach to achieving strong health and wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples ASLM is excited to announce our collaboration with Malpa and their Young Doctors for Life Program! Malpa was founded to address the vast inequality in health between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians. They […]
Mindfulness in children Meet Jaxon, a healthy 12 year old boy with longstanding concentration difficulties. He is disorganized, often submits assessments and homework late or incomplete. He gets in trouble frequently at school for calling out and losing his temper with peers. He is achieving at grade level for most subjects though his teacher feels […]
