“Nearly everything you have been told about the food you eat and the exercise you do and their effects on your health should be met with a raised eyebrow.” The point of confusion in this article has little to do with scientific rigor or a gold standard of measurement. Rather, the confusion lies in the predominant focus of dissecting lifestyle medicine practices into microscopic elements. Such microscopic levels of lifestyle medicine practices, as seen in micronutrient potency and effectiveness and independent variables of exercise prescription design, move us farther from simplicity, functionality, sustainability and practicality. Yes, single micronutrients, exercises, and sleep strategies envelope their own power to improve cellular processes, muscular endurance and strength, and brain function but why are we compartmentalizing such microscopic pieces when we know the sum of the whole is much more powerful than the parts? With 35.7% of adults considered obese and 6.3% of adults considered morbidly obese, maximizing the power of lifestyle medicine is a non-argumentative way to improve both individual and population health. This maximization is best approached through the COLLECTIVE power of multiple, diverse strategies-not microscopic parts-that, when applied frequently enough, have the potent ability to add years to life and life to years. The confusion about whether to eat an apple or banana, to avoid carbohydrates or not, or to bike or strength train is a moot point. With a nation that is so malnourished and overweight, sedentary, sleep deprived, and highly stressed, we are losing precious time on topics that may not beneficially impact the whole when we can be focusing on purposeful movement, wholesome nourishment, sleep-thriving nights, and stress-free minds. As Dr. David Katz mentioned, “We are not clueless about the basic care of homo sapiens.” Likewise, there should be no confusion about the power lifestyle medicine has on adding years to life and life to years. This, we should all find agreement with:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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