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.
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.
Ardmore Institute of Health Welcomes Elliot Smith as Newest Trustee
At the Fall board meeting, Ardmore Institute of Health Trustees elected Chaplain Elliot Smith to the AIH Board of Trustees.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Best Beverage for the Best Blood Pressure
A simple lifestyle habit that can help optimize blood pressure.