Lifestyle Medicine

Lifestyle Medicine

“Lifestyle medicine – encompassing healthy eating, physical activity, mental well-being, avoidance of risky substances, restorative sleep and healthy relationships – offers a…”.1

Umbrella

What may the Lifestyle Medicine Umbrella include?

Depending on the Source (DotS) this umbrella may include:

  • Lifestyle Medicine
  • Menopause Lifestyle
  • Menopause Lifestyle Medicine
  • Self-Care

World Menopause Day Theme 2025

What was the International Society’s (IMS) World Menopause Day theme 2025 on 18 October?

The IMS’s World Menopause Day theme 2025 was:

Lifestyle Medicine

What is lifestyle medicine?

Dots the definition may vary.In What Is Lifestyle Medicine? the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine’s definition is:

“Lifestyle Medicine is evidence-based, clinical care that supports behaviour change through person-centred techniques to improve mental wellbeing, social connection, healthy eating, physical activity, sleep and minimisation of harmful substances and behaviours.

It acknowledges the need for action on socio-economic determinants of health, provides education around the 6 key pillars as well proven techniques to sustain lifestyle changes”.2

In What Is Lifestyle Medicine? the American College of Lifestyle Medicine’s definition:

“Lifestyle medicine is an evidence-based medical specialty that applies therapeutic lifestyle interventions to treat, reverse, and prevent chronic conditions like cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. By empowering patients to make lifestyle behavior changes in six interconnected pillars—optimal nutrition, physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, connectedness, and risky substance avoidance—lifestyle medicine aims to eliminate the root cause of a disease. And it works: studies have shown that lifestyle medicine can impact up to 80% of chronic diseases”.3

Lifestyle Medicine In Menopause Care

What does lifestyle medicine in menopause care include?

Dots this may include (in alphabetical order):

  • Lifestyle MedicineHealthy eating
  • Healthy relationships
  • Physical activity
  • Restorative sleep
  • Mental wellbeing
  • Minimising harmful substances

In The Role of Lifestyle Medicine In Menopausal Health: A Review of Non-Pharmacologic Interventions – Abstract: Objective the authors explain:

“Lifestyle medicine – encompassing healthy eating, physical activity, mental well-being, avoidance of risky substances, restorative sleep and healthy relationships – offers a promising non-pharmacological strategy to optimize health during this period”.4

Menopause Symptoms

How effective is lifestyle medicine for menopause symptoms?

In The Role of Lifestyle Medicine In Menopausal Health: A Review of Non-Pharmacologic Interventions the results include:

“Results: Lifestyle medicine interventions were associated with reductions in vasomotor symptoms, improved sleep quality, enhanced mental well-being, healthier weight regulation, and reduced cardiometabolic and osteoporosis risk”.5

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Sources

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  1. Anewke CV, Cano A, Mulligan J, et al. 2025:1. The Role of Lifestyle Medicine In Menopausal Health: A Review of Non-Pharmacologic Interventions – Abstract: Objective. 12 September 2025:1. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13697137.2025.2548806 Accessed: 06 August 2026
  2. What Is Lifestyle Medicine? British Society of Lifestyle Medicine https://bslm.org.uk/lifestyle-medicine/what-is-lifestyle-medicine/ Accessed: 06 August 2026
  3. What Is Lifestyle Medicine? American College of Lifestyle Medicine https://lifestylemedicine.org/about-lifestyle-medicine/ Accessed: 06 August 2026
  4. Anewke CV, Cano A, Mulligan J, et al. 12 September 2025:1. The Role of Lifestyle Medicine In Menopausal Health: A Review of Non-Pharmacologic Interventions – Abstract: Objective. 2025:1. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13697137.2025.2548806 Accessed: 06 August 2026
  5. Anewke CV, Cano A, Mulligan J, et al. 12 September 2025:1. The Role of Lifestyle Medicine In Menopausal Health: A Review of Non-Pharmacologic Interventions. 2025:1. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13697137.2025.2548806 Accessed: 06 August 2026

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