Lifestyle Medicine

“Lifestyle Medicine promotes… dare we say it,
​even regression of ​many chronic conditions”
(Dr Hamish Meldrum, President of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine)

Lifestyle Medicine focuses on how you can influence your own health and healing capacity.  ​It considers the therapeutic value of:

• diet
• exercise
• reducing stress
• sunlight and Vitamin D  
• the quality of relationships
• psychological and emotional states
• relaxation and meditation techniques 
• habits such as smoking or drinking alcohol
• environmental - at home, work & elsewhere, and
• sense of connection, meaning and purpose.

It's about good common sense, backed up by good evidence.  ​Scientific evidence consistently shows that adopting a healthy lifestyle helps:

• prevent chronic illness
• minimise side effects of medical treatment
• manage pain, and
• promote healing.

What's all the fuss about stress?

These days, many of us feel constantly under pressure, running from task to task, with an endless list of ‘to dos’.
We feel anxious or grumpy; have difficulty sleeping; ‘loose our cool’ in traffic, with the kids, dog, partner…  
Our heads are in a whirl, and it’s hard to think clearly.  It becomes difficult to remember simple things.
We’re tossed about by events, competing demands, non-stop thoughts, up and down emotions.
We may eat more junk than we’d like, exercise less than we should, indulge
in excess screen time because we’re too tired to do anything else,
or racing to get more things done sooner. 

We accept this as normal. 
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Well, isn't it?

If you're unclear what to do, how to do it, the best place to start is with good support.  At Noble Heart Therapy, we can help.  Even when you’re confident about the choices you’ve made, it can be difficult putting them into practice and maintaining a new lifestyle.  We can support you along the way.

We also provide on-going support for people who've attended programs run by The Gawler Cancer Foundation.