Lifestyle Medicine

Did you know that many diseases are heavily

influenced by lifestyle choices that we make?

Whether you are looking to optimise your health,

prevent chronic diseases, or simply enhance your well-being,

we are here to support you every step of the way!

Lifestyle Choices That Will Help You Maintain Your Best Health

Lifestyle diseases are often preventable and manageable through modifying our lifestyle and changing our behaviours.

Lifestyle medicine focuses on preventing and managing chronic disease through lifestyle interventions. It is an evidence-based approach shown to prevent and treat disease. It treats the underlying cause of disease rather than its symptoms. It focuses on 6 key areas – nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, substance use, and social connections. By making changes in these areas we can significantly improve health outcomes and quality of life.

Hypertension - High Blood Pressure

Taking medication for blood pressure?

Struggling to get control of your blood pressure?

Or perhaps your blood pressure is creeping up but not not yet at the stage of medication.

High blood pressure is a risk factor for conditons such as heart disease, strokes, type 2 diabetes, kidney disease and peripheral vascular disease. Making specific lifestyle changes cn help to addess high blood pressure and can reduced your risk of further disease .

High Cholesterol

Do you have high cholesterol? Are you taking medication for high cholesterol?

Are you concerned that your cholesterol may be high and would like it checked?Would you like to exploure how your lifestyle could be playing a role in raised cholesterol?

Having high cholesterol doesn’t always present with symptoms which is why it is sometimes known as a silent condition, although like high blood pressure it can be a sigificant risk factor for conditions such as heart disease, strokes and peripheral vascular disease.

Type 2 Diabetes

Have you been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes or are concerned that you may have it? Has your mental health be affected by the diagnosis, or struggling to cope with daily challenges of management, concerns about complications, or potential lifestyle changes?

Are you looking to explore diet and lifestyle supportive measures to help with management of diabetes?

Type 2 diabetes can have a significant impact on quality of life. The impact of lifestyle on the disease is profound, as lifestyle factors play a significant role in the development and management of the disease.

Obesity

Is your weight creeping up?

Has your body shape changed?

Are you already trying changes to your diet and exercise but struggling to lose weight?

Could hormonal changes be having an effect on weight?

We understand the frustration and impact that being overweight can have on you. There are lots of factors that can be playing a role in weight gain – addresing these is key when it comes to weight management.

Chronic Stress

Are you struggling to cope with long term stress in your life? Do you feel on edge or low in mood as a result of stress?

Or perhaps fatigued and feel like you are walking through treacle? Is your sleep suffering?

Maybe you have other symptoms as a result of stress. Are you concerned about the impact of your health from long term stress?

Lifestyle medicine addressed causes of stress and supports targeted management strategies to help with reducing stress or giving you the tools to be in a better place if stress comes your way.