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And now on to the show. Welcome to Helix Talk episode 108. I'm your co-host Dr. Kane.

I'm Dr. Patel. And today with us, we have Dr. Shrivostovah,

who is back with us, and we're going to talk about some exciting steps. So I'll have her

introduce the topic. Thanks. And I'm excited to be here today with you all. Our title is

six reasons to be addicted to lifestyle medicine. And really today we're focusing on really the six

pillars of lifestyle medicine. And Dr. Shravastva, I understand you're kind of an expert in this

field because of a recent exam that you took, right? Yes, I recently became certified in

lifestyle medicine and maybe partly expert, but definitely very passionate about

lifestyle medicine. And I'm going to be honest here. I actually don't know that much about lifestyle

medicine, so I'm excited to understand why there's even a certification for this and kind of what that

entails. And really for anyone listening, whether you're certified or not, how you can apply some

of the principles

of lifestyle medicine to how you care for patients. So maybe we should just start with what is lifestyle

medicine and why are we talking about it today? Okay. So I can just take a minute to actually tell you

what the actual definition is. So pretend I have quotes up. And it's the evidence-based approach to preventing treating and even reversing diseases by replacing unhealthy behaviors with positive ones.

And then this is where the six pillars come in. So eating healthfully, a predominantly whole food plant-based diet, being physically active, managing stress, avoiding risky substance abuse, adequate sleep, and

having a strong support system. So I'd say that this is kind of along the lines of non-pharmacologic

therapy, which is what we talk somewhat about in pharmacy school, but it sounds like this is a little

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