11. What is Lifestyle Medicine?
Walk, Don't Run to the Doctor with Miles Hassell, MD
Release Date: 08/09/2024
37. Make Your Own Ozempic
Walk, Don't Run to the Doctor with Miles Hassell, MD
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36. Cancer Treatment: Include Exercise to Improve Survival
Walk, Don't Run to the Doctor with Miles Hassell, MD
What if a free, side-effect-free therapy could significantly improve your cancer survival— and even help prevent recurrence? In this episode, we explore the powerful, research-backed role of exercise in cancer prevention and treatment, centered around the recent CHALLENGE trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Here is the link to that study: Dr. Hassell shares groundbreaking findings showing that moderate, consistent exercise significantly reduces cancer recurrence and mortality — particularly in colon cancer survivors — when added to conventional treatments. More...
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35. Fight Cancer with Every Meal: The Power of Home Cooking
Walk, Don't Run to the Doctor with Miles Hassell, MD
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34. The Power of Muscle: Strength Training for Real Life Health (Part 2)
Walk, Don't Run to the Doctor with Miles Hassell, MD
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33. The Power of Muscle: Strength Training for Real Life Health (Part 1)
Walk, Don't Run to the Doctor with Miles Hassell, MD
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32. Overcoming your health fears
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31. Realistic Meal Prepping
Walk, Don't Run to the Doctor with Miles Hassell, MD
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30. The Great Diabetes Debate: Reversing Type 2 Diabetes with Fawn Wolf, MD
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29. The Power of Home Cooking (Part 2)
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28. The Power of Home Cooking (Part 1)
Walk, Don't Run to the Doctor with Miles Hassell, MD
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info_outlineYou’ve heard Miles Hassell, MD discuss the transformative benefits of lifestyle medicine—how it can enhance your well-being through daily choices. But what exactly is lifestyle medicine, and why is it so effective?
Today Miles Hassell, MD explains the core benefits of lifestyle medicine, exploring its key principles, and helps listeners discover how these foundational practices can lead to meaningful and lasting health improvements.
Lifestyle medicine is an approach to health that emphasizes the importance of everyday lifestyle choices in preventing and managing chronic diseases. Rather than focusing solely on medications and treatments, lifestyle medicine encourages proactive, evidence-based changes that promote long-term wellness.
By integrating healthy habits into your daily routine, you can significantly improve your overall quality of life.
Important takeaways from today’s episode:
- Discover how a balanced diet rich in whole foods, regular physical activity, maintaining a healthy weight, getting moderate sun exposure, using heat and cold therapy effectively, and incorporating faith or spirituality can collectively enhance your overall health and well-being.
- When adopting lifestyle changes, it’s important to evaluate their impact. Start by setting clear health goals, such as improving mental health or preventing chronic diseases.
- Avoid chasing after fads and focus on evidence-based practices that have proven benefits.
- To ensure that lifestyle changes are grounded in solid research, consider three lines of evidence. Evaluate lifestyle practices by examining their historical effectiveness, reviewing findings from multiple high-quality studies, and considering the real-life outcomes of individuals who have adopted these changes
Lifestyle medicine provides a practical framework for enhancing health through everyday choices. By focusing on foundational practices like diet, activity, and emotional well-being, you can make informed decisions that lead to significant and lasting improvements in your health.
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Resources for Today’s Episode:
Colditz GA, Hankinson SE. The Nurses' Health Study: lifestyle and health among women. Nat Rev Cancer. 2005 May;5(5):388-96. doi: 10.1038/nrc1608. PMID: 15864280.