Acknowledgments viiForeword ix1 Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine 12 Fundamentals of Health Behaviour Change 143 Key Clinical Processes in Lifestyle Medicine 344 Physician Health 555 Nutrition Science, Assessment and Prescription 666 Physical Activity Science and Prescription 907 Sleep Health Science and Interventions 1308 Emotional and Mental Wellbeing 1579 The Role of Connectedness and Positive Psychology 16910 Fundamentals of Tobacco Cessation and Managing Risky Alcohol Use 18611 Sexual Health and HIV Lifestyle Medicine 19612 Special Considerations: Women's and Men's Health, Epigenetics, Sickle Cell Disease and Diabetes 204Index 213
Ifeoma Monye is a Founding Regional Director for the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine (BSLM) and Board-Certified in Lifestyle Medicine; Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners, Sessional GP, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, UK. Chief Consultant Family Physician, National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria & Founder, Brookfield Centre for Lifestyle Medicine, Abuja, Nigeria. A member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and she is the Founding President of the Society of Lifestyle Medicine of Nigeria.Adaeze Ifezulike is a Regional Director for the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine (BSLM) and Board-Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician, GP NHS Grampian in the UK.Karen Adamson is a Regional Director of BSLM and a Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician in the UK. Consultant Physician, Diabetologist and Endocrinologist; Clinical Director of Medicine and Associated Services, NHS Lothian.Fraser Birrell is Director of Science & Research, BSLM, Editor-in Chief of Lifestyle Medicine, Engagement Lead Centre for Integrated Research into Musculoskeletal Ageing Newcastle University, Consultant & Senior Lecturer Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom.