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A prisoner of hope In a recent conversation with a dear friend, Gamilaraay educator Professor Bob Morgan, my spirit was lifted when he told me that after 50+ years of struggling for justice and equity for first nations’ people in Australia and overseas, that he remains ‘a prisoner of hope’ despite the glacial speed of […]
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The importance of our breath and nasal breathing Short, shallow breathing often occurs when we are stressed. We often forget to use our nose and breathe in and out through our mouths instead. When we are stressed, we are often advised to draw in a big deep breath and take our time in exhalation. When […]
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My patient is ambivalent about change. What can I do? The field of health coaching is growing rapidly worldwide1,2,3,4, including here in Australia. One element of the many skills developed as part of a coaching approach is the use of motivational interviewing5. MI first emerged as a means of supporting people to manage significant and […]
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Deprescription in reversed type-2 diabetes melitus Evidence, now, abound that Type 2 diabetes mellitus can be successfully reversed, and maintained with non-pharmacological therapies1,2,3,4. Reversal of type 2 diabetes can be achieved with metabolic surgery, low-caloric diets and carbohydrate restriction4. Patients with type 2 diabetes presenting to a lifestyle physician for disease reversal can be a […]
Written by Abigail Harris
Self-care for health professional students: Lifestyle Medicine, mindfulness & Monash University’s Health Enhancement Program It is amazing how little most health professional students are taught about lifestyle management, self-care and mindfulness throughout their training. This deficit in training has a number of negative implications. Such skills are central to training the informed, competent and safe […]
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Drs Sam Manger and Hung The Nguyen win RACGP GP of the Year in QLD and VIC for 2021 ASLM is very happy to announce that our President Dr Sam Manger and Fellow Dr Hung The Nguyen have been awarded the RACGP GP of the Year 2021 in Queensland and Victoria respectively. These awards are […]
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Why we need to make workplace mental wellbeing the norm We need to talk. During these peculiar times there has been a lot of talk about the growing mental health crisis, the loneliness epidemic, the level of angst, anxiety and ongoing uncertainty around when can we expect to return to a life that we recognise as more […]
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In review: Diabetes Revolution international online summit Every patient deserves to be offered the opportunity to put their diabetes into remission. When we started planning this event, we thought we would try and deliver a single stream of about 7½ hours to make it as accessible as possible for practitioners to attend. But as we […]
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Creating Change in a 15 Minute Consultation Health professionals want to support clients to change their behaviours, but often believe a behaviour change approach takes more time than their consultation offers.Delivered in partnership with Accredited Health Coaching Australia, this live webinar will demonstrate that it is possible to create change in a 15-minute consultation, and […]
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I would like to draw your attention to something remarkable happening in post graduate education in Lifestyle Medicine in Australasia, and which will have global impact.
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