Lifestyle Medicine Essentials
This course is part of Lifestyle Medicine: Improving the Future of Health Care.
This comprehensive course introduces the fundamental principles of Lifestyle Medicine, an emerging field focused on evidence-based therapeutic approaches to prevent, treat, and reverse lifestyle-related chronic diseases. Students will explore key concepts including oxidative stress, microbiome, and epigenetics as root causes of chronic conditions. The course examines how environmental factors contribute to disease development and covers essential lifestyle components including exercise, sleep, and stress management. Through practical applications and scientific understanding, learners will gain insights into how lifestyle modifications can significantly impact health outcomes.
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What you'll learn
Define and explain key concepts of oxidative stress, microbiome, and epigenetics
Understand the role of lifestyle factors in chronic disease development
Recognize how exercise impacts overall health and disease prevention
Evaluate the relationship between sleep patterns and health outcomes
Assess how stress management techniques influence wellness
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Module Description
This foundational course in Lifestyle Medicine explores the scientific basis of lifestyle interventions for preventing and treating chronic diseases. The curriculum covers essential concepts including oxidative stress, microbiome health, and epigenetics, examining their roles in disease development. Students learn about the impact of environmental factors on health and study key lifestyle components such as exercise, sleep, and stress management. The course emphasizes evidence-based approaches and practical applications of lifestyle medicine principles in healthcare.
Fee Structure
Individual course purchase is not available - to enroll in this course with a certificate, you need to purchase the complete Professional Certificate Course. For enrollment and detailed fee structure, visit the following: Lifestyle Medicine: Improving the Future of Health Care
Instructor
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Physician Promoting Lifestyle Medicine for Human and Environmental Health
Dr. Amanda McKinney is a physician and instructor at Doane University who specializes in Lifestyle Medicine and its connections to environmental health. As a Fellow and Board Member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, she advocates for transforming medical education and healthcare delivery to focus on creating healthy, resilient communities through sustainable food systems and lifestyle changes.
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