Physicians are educated and trained to use words, phrases and concepts that are unfamiliar to the average patient. Additionally, the...

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the...

My main attraction to Lifestyle Medicine is how it provides a path for low, middle and upper class communities to achieve, maintain and...

.In 1940 under President. Franklin D Roosevelt, April was proclaimed to be Cancer Control Month. So today's blog will focus on how...

SPIRITUALITY IS MEDICINE ! This is the area of health that is not officially recognized by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine but...

AVOIDANCE OF DRUG ABUSE AND TOXINS IS MEDICINE: Although this is the sixth pillar it is no less important than the previous five. A...

SOCIAL SUPPORT IS MEDICINE! Are you lonely? We as human beings are hard-wired for human interaction. Without it, we suffer emotionally,...

SLEEP IS MEDICINE! When I first heard the term sleep hygiene I was initially surprised by the term because I had never thought about...

STRESS MANAGEMENT IS MEDICINE! Stress, like love, is invisible but can manifest in powerful ways. Stress has taken on a negative...

EXERCISE IS MEDICINE! Several years ago the American Medical Association began a campaign to encourage healthcare providers, their...

FOOD IS MEDICINE! There is a famous quote" let medicine be thy food and let food be thy medicine" attributed to the Greek physician...

Welcome to the new AHAD Health & Wellness website and our inaugural blog. We will be posting a new blog article every week to help you...