The New Normal (for medical conferences)

In the B.C. era (Before Covid), it used to be that attending a medical conference was travel, arranging clinic cover, jet lag, wearing obligatory sponsored lanyards…now, well, it’s simply downloading a Zoom background and keeping one eye on sleeping children. I do like that I don’t have to pack, but miss the travel and socialising. And I’m definitely going to miss some sleep due to the time difference (yes, I know, the irony of this being about #wellness)

I’m going to talking a lot about lifestyle med over coming days because I’m attending the conference (and a break from talking about covid is great, too.)

Tonight, I’ll just start with the basics for anyone who’s missed previous discussions: what is #lifestylemedicine?

“Lifestyle Medicine is the use of evidence-based lifestyle therapeutic intervention—including a whole-food, plant-predominant eating pattern, regular physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances and positive social connection—as a primary modality, delivered by clinicians trained and certified in this specialty, to prevent, treat and often reverse chronic disease.” (from ACLM)

If you are interested, follow along with me this week.