ABSTRACT
The field of lifestyle medicine, which is the study of how daily habits and actions impact on both short- and long-term health and quality of life, continues to expand globally. The scientific and medical literature that supports the success of these lifestyle habits and actions is now overwhelming. Thousands of studies provide evidence that regular physical activity, maintenance of a health body weight, following sound nutritional practices, stress reduction, and other good practices all profoundly impact both health and quality of life.
Following its predecessors, Lifestyle Medicine, Third Edition, is edited by lifestyle medicine pioneer, cardiologist Dr. James Rippe. This edition has been thoroughly updated and represents the expert opinions of 20 section editors as well as more than 150 expert chapter authors whose knowledge span all aspects of this emerging discipline. Topics cover lifestyle medicine practices including regular physical activity, proper nutrition, and weight management. These principles are applied to the prevention and or treatment of a wide variety of chronic conditions ranging from heart disease and diabetes to cancer, mental health, addiction, and injury prevention.
This book serves as evidence base for individuals who wish to practice lifestyle medicine or incorporate some of its principles into either general medicine or subspecialty practice. It provides valuable information to healthcare workers in the fields of nutrition, exercise physiology, psychology, behavioral medicine, health promotion, and public policy where lifestyle medicine principles play an ever-increasing role.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Lifestyle Management and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
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Nutritional Aspects of Lifestyle Medicine
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Physical Activity
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Behavioral Medicine
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Women’s Health
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Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Lifestyle Issues in the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer
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Obesity and Weight Management
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Immunology and Infectious Disease
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Pulmonary Medicine
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Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention
chapter |9 pages
Counseling Coronary Patients About Their Body Weight: Implications Regarding the Obesity Paradox
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Lifestyle Components of Pediatric Medicine
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The Practice of Lifestyle Medicine
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Substance Abuse and Addiction Elizabeth Pegg Frates
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Lifestyle Medicine in Geriatrics
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Health Promotion
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Exercise Psychology
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Injury Prevention
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Public Policy and Environmental Supports for Lifestyle Medicine