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Lifestyle Medicine, the USDA and the Land-Grant University Cooperative Extension System: A Call to Action at the Intersection of Personal, Public and Planetary Health
This article, co-authored by Ardmore Institute of Health President and CEO, Dr. Ron Stout, highlights the potential for improved community well-being through increased collaboration between Lifestyle Medicine practitioners and the Cooperative Extension System (CES).
CME Available: Religion and Spirituality in Lifestyle Medicine
Religion and Spirituality in Lifestyle Medicine was published in 2024 and co-authored by Ardmore Institute of Health President and CEO, Dr. Ron Stout. This CME, offered by ACLM, provides the article and one quiz for one CME credit.
Impact of Physicians’ Perception of Social Determinants of Health on the Practice of Lifestyle Medicine
This new study underscores the importance of comprehensive education on social determinants of health across all levels of medical training to ensure equitable care.
New Food as Medicine E-Book Features Full Plate Living Weight Loss Study
Frontiers in Nutrition released a new Food as Medicine e-book that features a study demonstrating the association between increased dietary fiber and weight loss among Full Plate Living participants.
Incorporating Lifestyle Medicine into Occupational Medicine Practice
Ardmore Institute of Health is delighted to share this new article that outlines how occupational and environmental medicine clinicians and medical directors can integrate Lifestyle Medicine to enhance worker health and performance, manage chronic disease, and facilitate faster recovery from injury and illness.
New Study Recommends 36 Nutrition Competencies for Medical Students and Physician Trainees
Ardmore Institute of Health is delighted to support this pivotal study, spearheaded by The Teaching Kitchen Collaborative, that proposes nutrition competencies for medical students and physician trainees.
Religion and Spirituality in Lifestyle Medicine
Ardmore Institute of Health is happy to share this new research article that presents a faith-practice framework to support Lifestyle Medicine practitioners in integrating religion/spirituality into their patient-centered care.
Implementation of a virtual, shared medical appointment program that focuses on food as medicine principles in a population with obesity: the SLIM program
Emory Healthy Kitchen Collaborative Paper Features Full Plate Living
Paper published from Emory Healthy Kitchen grant features Full Plate Living.
Current Challenges and New Directions in Preventive Medicine, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America: Includes Chapters on Lifestyle Medicine and Wholeness
Ardmore Institute of Health is delighted this new Preventive Medicine text includes chapters on Lifestyle Medicine and Wholeness.
Dietary fiber intake and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies
Ardmore Institute of Health is happy to share yet another paper that supports the Full Plate Living approach to healthy Nutrition.
American Journal of Health Promotion Issue Features Four Lifestyle Medicine Articles
The August 2023 American Journal of Health Promotion Knowing Well, Being WelI issue features articles highlighting how employers are agents of healthcare change.
Two Articles on the Health Benefits of Fiber
This research article published in Frontiers in Nutrition looks at the relationship between fiber intake and weight loss. Related, a recent paper in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine highlighted that “fiber intake can alter human physiology through multiple mechanisms that result in positive health benefits.”
Medication Deprescribing Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Qualitative Case Series of Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner Protocols
This paper shares examples of how deprescribing in the context of lifestyle medicine treatment is conducted.
Maximizing Lifestyle Changes To Manage Type 2 Diabetes
“This evidence could reframe our understanding of type 2 diabetes therapy and could change the conversations we have with patients regarding their treatment. Instead of focusing on an A1C goal that is adequate for control of type 2 diabetes, we would instead focus on achieving remission.”
Health Benefits of A 16-Week Whole Food, High Fiber, Plant Predominant Diet Among U.S. Employees
This study of corporate employees participating in the online Full Plate Living program found significant pre-post improvements in employee’s nutrition and wellbeing.
Plant-Based and Ketogenic Diets As Diverging Paths to Address Cancer
This review article in JAMA Oncology concludes “the collective evidence supports plant-enriched diets vs KD for the reduction of cancer risk and the improvement of metabolic disorders in survivors.”
Study Associates Intake of Dairy Milk With Greater Risk of Prostate Cancer
Men with higher intakes of dairy foods, especially milk, face a significantly higher risk of prostate cancer compared to men with lower intakes, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Loma Linda University Health.
Ultra-processed food intake and animal-based food intake and mortality in the Adventist Health Study-2
The research finds the total of animal based food consumption (meat, dairy, eggs) was not associated with mortality, but higher red meat intake was. The findings suggest that high consumption of ultra-processed foods may be an important indicator of mortality.
Incorporating Lifestyle Medicine Into Primary Care Practice: Perceptions and Practices of Family Physicians
Lifestyle medicine concepts resonate strongly with family physicians although gaps exist surrounding engaging in community partnerships, advocacy, and certain domains of LM.