The RxLife program and Why Lifestyle Medicine Matters

Lifestyle medicine is an emerging discipline that focuses on nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, social connections, and avoiding risky substances.

The RxLife program and Why Lifestyle Medicine Matters

Lifestyle changes can actually reverse markers of aging and chronic disease!

  • Lifestyle medicine is medical specialty that uses lifestyle interventions for chronic disease prevention and management.

  • Changing how we eat, sleep, move, and stress can positively change our microbiome, regulate our genes more positively, protect DNA, improve immune function and more!

  • Lifestyle changes can improve how our body functions in a way that can improve total health and reduce or reverse multiple chronic diseases.

  • Although medications may still be necessary, lifestyle changes can be highly effective for most people.

The RxLife Programs covers:

The RxLife programs consists of the following:

  • Nutrition: help understand how you are eating and find ways to make small, sustainable and personalized changes. We focus on:

    • Eating a rainbow of vegetables and fruit

    • Maximizing fibre

    • Selecting good proteins

    • Improving diet quality

    • Increasing whole or less processed foods

    • We know that food has social, cultural, ethical, and other implications so we don’t suggest one specific plan. We want to help you shape the right pattern.

  • Exercise and physical activity

    • Get started with the right setup

    • Level-up your exercise routine by adding in more resistance, stabilization, and flexibility

    • Optimize cardio for mitochondrial health and VO2 max

  • Stress managment

    • Be more aware of your level of stress

    • Develop techniques to reduce stress

    • Be more mindful with our time, movements, eating, and more

  • Sleep better

    • Understand how restorative your sleep is and how you can optimize it

  • Appreciate the power of small changes in each of these areas and how they combine to improve the way you feel and function

  • Build new mindsets to continue to grow and focus on what matters most