The major killers in modern society: heart disease, stroke and cancer all have lifestyle choices as common etiologies. These issues are particularly relevant to physicians and healthcare professionals in India where cardiac disease and diabetes plague an increasingly overweight and sedentary society. Each day you are on the front lines in the battle to help patients modify harmful behaviors including overeating, lack of physical activity, stress and smoking. However, we avoid counseling patients on lifestyle change due to a lack of training, restrictions on time, a dearth of materials and a decreased confidence in the efficacy of counseling.

This course is designed to remedy this by providing the theoretical basis and practical application of lifestyle medicine within your existing practice.

By participating in this ground breaking seminar you will gain the knowledge, insights, and skills to efficiently and effectively guide your patients towards improved lifestyle choices and consequently better health. Specifically you will learn to:

• Incorporate Lifestyle Medicine within your existing practice


• Understand and use coaching psychology to initiate behavioral change


• Prescribe exercise and physical activity


• Understand stress and psychosomatic risk factors


• Develop smoking cessation strategies with your patients


• Address weight management and obesity issues


• Improve your personal health habits