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Written by Cam McDonald
Same Diagnosis. Opposite Treatment. Why Lifestyle Diseases Can No Longer Be Managed Generically by Dr Cam McDonald BSc (Hlth Ex Sci); MSc (Nut+Diet); PhD (Nut+Ex); FASLMCEO of Precision Health Alliance Lifestyle Medicine Is the Solution to Chronic Disease Lifestyle Medicine is the key modality that will solve chronic disease. Not only because it addresses root […]
Written by Andrew Leggatt
What Is a Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner? Lifestyle Medicine is an emerging clinical discipline that equips health care practitioners with the skills and frameworks to prevent, manage and, in some cases, improve chronic conditions through evidence-based lifestyle interventions. Rather than focusing solely on symptom management or pharmacological escalation, Lifestyle Medicine addresses the behavioural, environmental and social […]
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GLP-1 Agonists in Practice: A Lifestyle Medicine Approach Wednesday 12 November 2025 | 7:00pm-8:30pm AEDT (6.00pm-7.30pm AEST / 9.00pm-10.30pm NZDT) Prescriptions for GLP-1 agonist medications are rapidly increasing for weight loss and diabetes. Yet their long-term effectiveness and safety rely on more than medication alone – they require concurrent, whole-of-person lifestyle strategies. This webinar will […]
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ASLM Submission Calls for Lifestyle Medicine to Form the Foundation of Mental Health Education The Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine (ASLM) has proudly contributed to the Department of Health and Aged Care’s public consultation on the Emerging Mental Health Curriculum Framework. In our submission, ASLM has recommended that Lifestyle Medicine (LM) should be embedded as […]
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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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Rediscovering behaviourism to create healthy habits: Starting tiny without shooting dogs When I enrolled in university I thought I would study towards becoming either a lawyer (my English skills were strong, and I enjoyed John Grisham novels), or a clinical psychologist (I was interested in better understanding people and ‘helping’ them). Law school got off to a […]
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The neuroscience of changing habits One of the biggest challenges Lifestyle Medicine practitioners face is facilitating changes in patients’ behaviour that improve health outcomes. We may be optimistic when we have a patient in front of us who agrees that they need to change their lifestyle, however, more often than not, many have difficulty making those changes […]
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