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Explore the why and how of lifestyle medicine

The ACLM Blog offers an accessible entry point into the field of lifestyle medicine. Here, we break down common barriers and provide real-world examples of how this evidence-based approach is being integrated into clinical practice, medical education, and healthcare systems at large. Through expert insights, implementation strategies, research highlights, and stories from the front lines, you’ll gain a clearer understanding of what lifestyle medicine looks like in action—and why it matters. If you’re exploring whether this path is right for you or your patients, this is where the conversation begins.

Clinical & community integration

Delivery Models & Payment

Doctor talking to patient
Doctor using calculator at desk
Close up of doctor's hand as he uses a calculator
Helath insurance forms on a clipboard next to stethoscope
Stethoscope, pen, and calculator on top of ledger

Type 2 diabetes

Close up of clinician examining bandaged amputated leg

Lifestyle medicine certification

Doctor reviewing charts
Diverse group of healthcare professionals
Group of doctors working at computer
Diverse team of healthcare professionals giving the thumbs up
Group of clinicians with the lifestyle medicine pillar icons overlaid

Optimal nutrition

The six pillar icons over healthy food
Doctor writing on clipboard with produce and a tape measure on the table
Top down view of a spread of health produce with nuts and seed in heart-shaped bowls

Research & innovation

SMiling black doctor talking to patient
Groups of doctors in labcoats in a circle with hands in
smiling hispanic family
Top view pr tomatoes, cucmbers, and garlic on a wood cuttingboard with a blood glucose monitor

Workforce development

Doctor reviewing charts
Doctor writing on clipboard with produce and a tape measure on the table
Group of doctors talking at a table