Self-care in Practice: Daily Habits That Support Health and Wellbeing As health professionals, we spend our days supporting the wellbeing of others, often at the expense of our own. Yet the principles we champion in Lifestyle Medicine apply equally to us. Small, steady acts of self-care are not indulgences. They are essential for sustaining our […]
From Insight to Action: Embedding Social Prescribing and Person-Centred Care in Australia’s Health System by ASLM President Dr Hung The Nguyen Every year ASLM gets invited to lifestyle medicine conference in other jurisdictions. At the BSLM Conference this year I tried to relay what matters to clients, patients or health consumers when it comes […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Preventive Health and Chronic Disease Management with Lifestyle Medicine Chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and obesity are on the rise, making preventive health more important than ever. Rather than focusing solely on treating these conditions once they develop, taking a proactive approach can help you prevent them before they […]
Looking Back, Looking Forward: 20 Years of Lifestyle Medicine in Australasia This year feels a little bit like standing on a mountain ridge – pausing for breath, taking in the view, and reflecting on how far we’ve come while glimpsing the promising path ahead. In 2005, a small group of clinicians met at Southern Cross […]
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 […]
