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Building Health Equity: Action Steps From the American College of Lifestyle Medicine’s Health Disparities Solutions Summit (HDSS) 2020
This paper, published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, provides background on the realities of health disparities in the United States, introduces the entrance point of lifestyle medicine (LM) practice in the struggle for health equity, and summarizes Summit proceedings and recommended action steps.
The Biology of Veganism: Plasma Metabolomics Analysis Reveals Distinct Profiles of Vegans and Non-Vegetarians in the Adventist Health Study-2 Cohort
Study “results suggest that multiple potentially bioactive metabolites are increased by consumption of plant-based foods, and may lower the risk of metabolic diseases through anti-inflammatory mechanisms.”
A Healthy Diet Can Add Years to Your Life
You’re never too old to add years to your life by eating a healthier diet. Extend your life a decade or more when incorporating specific dietary changes shown in a recently published study.
Rationale and Design of the Emory Healthy Kitchen Collaborative: A 12-month Culinary-Based Lifestyle Program
The International Journal of Disease Reversal and Prevention published a paper featuring the Ardmore Institute of Health supported Emory Healthy Kitchen Collaborative, a 12-month Culinary-Based Lifestyle Program.
Dietary change in high-income nations alone can lead to substantial double climate dividend
Dietary change toward plant focused diets not only improves health it may offer substantial opportunities for greenhouse gas reductions.
A Family Physician's Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine Supplement Published in Journal of Family Practice
The urgent need to treat the root cause of lifestyle-related chronic disease led to the creation of this supplement. The goal is to provide family physicians with information on all aspects of Lifestyle Medicine.
The Safe and Effective Use of Plant-Based Diets with Guidelines for Health Professionals
This article in the journal Nutrients reviews the scientific data on plant-based diets to summarize their preventative and therapeutic role in chronic disease. Nutrient needs and supplements for vitamin B12, calcium, vitamin D, iron, zinc, and omega-3 fats, are discussed including guidelines for physicians.
Development of Culinary and Self-Care Programs in Diverse Settings: Theoretical Considerations and Available Evidence
Ardmore Institute of Health helped to fund the Emory Healthy Kitchen collaborative to promote learnings around teaching kitchens and lifestyle medicine. This article in Analytic Review provides a qualitative summary of the evidence-informed development of the project.
Building Health Equity: Action Steps From the American College of Lifestyle Medicine’s Health Disparities Solutions Summit (HDSS) 2020
This paper provides background on the realities of health disparities in the United States, introduces the entrance point of lifestyle medicine (LM) practice in the struggle for health equity, and summarizes Summit proceedings and recommended action steps.
Lifestyle Medicine Reimbursement: A Proposal for Policy Priorities Informed by a Cross-Sectional Survey of Lifestyle Medicine Practitioners
This article published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health presents the results of a cross-sectional survey of lifestyle medicine practitioners regarding reimbursement and proposes policy priorities to help with reimbursement for lifestyle medicine services.
Plant-Based Foods for Skin Health: A Narrative Review
This article was published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Diet or Exercise Interventions vs Combined Behavioral Weight Management Programs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Direct Comparisons
This article was published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Guiding Global Best Practice in Personalized Nutrition Based on Genetics: The Development of a Nutrigenomics Care Map
This article was published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Lifestyle Medicine and Economics: A Proposal for Research Priorities Informed by a Case Series of Disease Reversal
A recent article in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health demonstrates the value of Lifestyle Medicine by detailing four cases that utilized an intensive, therapeutic lifestyle intervention change approach to dramatically reverse disease and reduce healthcare costs.
Association between Ultra-processed Food Consumption and Dietary Intake and Diet Quality in Korean Adults
Critical Role of Nutrition in Improving Quality of Care: An Interdisciplinary Call to Action to Address Adult Hospital Malnutrition
Published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Plant-based dietary intake moderates adverse childhood experiences associated with early mortality in an older adventist cohort
A study published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research indicates plant-based dietary intake moderates adverse childhood experiences associated with early mortality.
Medical Education Transformation: Lifestyle Medicine in Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Education, Fellowship, and Continuing Medical Education
Read an update on the progress in this recent article in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine.
Implementing Lifestyle Medicine Education in a New Public Health and General Preventive Medicine Residency Program
A new residency program in Mississippi is implementing American College of Lifestyle Medicine’s Lifestyle Medicine Residency Curriculum. The curriculum is funded in part by Ardmore Institute of Health.
Jumpstarting Health With a 15-Day Whole-Food Plant-Based Program
A 15-day jumpstart nutrition program published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine was funded in part by Ardmore Institute of Health.