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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.
Now Showing: PlantWise - An Inspirational Film that Offers Hope for Better Health
Witness the Transformative Power of a Plant-Based Diet in PlantWise – a documentary film sponsored in part by Ardmore Institute of Health in partnership with the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Eating You Alive, and AdventHealth.
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.
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.
Four Habits to Help You Avoid Severe COVID-19 Outcomes
Despite all the gloom and doom you hear about COVID-19, there’s a lot you can do to protect yourself and your family.
Undergraduate Medical Education: Lifestyle Medicine Curriculum Implementation Standards
Ardmore Institute of Health supports these curriculum standards for undergraduate medical education.
Full Plate Living Featured on Whole Health Cure Podcast
Full Plate Living’s Director Amy Hanus joined Dr. Sharon Bergquist to talk about how Full Plate Living’s small step approach can lead to big health outcomes.
Emory Healthy Kitchen Collaborative Thrives in New Virtual Delivery
Ardmore Institute of Health grants contributed to the Emory Healthy Kitchen projects including the latest phase to deliver the program virtually. Read more about them in the following news release from Emory.
Culinary Medicine Lab For Southern Adventist University Nursing Students
Ardmore Institute of Health provided a grant to support Southern Adventist University’s initiative to test a Culinary Medicine Lab curriculum.
It is Possible to Lose Weight As You Age
The older we get the more weight we tend to gain, and it feels like there’s absolutely nothing we can do about it. Find out how it’s possible to lose weight even as we age.
How Occupational Therapy Can Deliver Lifestyle Medicine
The American Academy of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) worked with Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) to develop a new brochure highlighting how Occupational Therapy and Lifestyle Medicine work together.
AMA Offers Lifestyle Medicine CME & MOC
The American Medical Association is offering CME (Continuing Medical Education) and MOC (Maintenance of Certification) courses to aid healthcare providers in integrating lifestyle factors such as diet, exercise, and behavioral changes into their practice.
How to Balance Processed Food on Your Plate
Learn the 4 groups of processed foods and how you can balance them on your plate.
Can Pickleball Help You Live Longer?
Watch the video to see how pickleball grew in popularity in Loma Linda, California.
AAFP Promotes New Tools to Guide Lifestyle Medicine Integration for Family Physicians
Lifestyle Medicine Materials for physicians created by the American Academy of Family Physicians and funded by Ardmore Institute of Health are available to download from the AAFP website.
Lifestyle and Performance Medicine shows promising impact on Airman, Guardian readiness
A new medical approach is being offered to Airmen and Guardians, which has shown to improve and sustain medical readiness and health by taking a more patient-driven, whole body approach to care.
The Best Beverage for the Best Blood Pressure
A simple lifestyle habit that can help optimize blood pressure.