Lifestyle and Culinary Medicine
The Six Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine
Lifestyle medicine is centered on six key areas of daily life that may be influencing or causing health problems in your life. By working together with your primary care and specialist doctors, we identify and help you modify your relationship to each one.
Nutrition
Whole food, plant-forward eating helps your body function at its best. We focus on choosing more foods that are rich in fiber and nutrients, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, whole grains, and beans.
Stress Management
Using healthy coping skills in times of stress has positive effects on the body and mind, including lower blood pressure and increased focus. Our expert providers will help you find the right techniques for you.
Physical Activity
Consistent physical activity is essential for a healthy body and mind. You don’t need to become a marathon runner. A daily walk is a good activity to get your body moving.
Sleep
A lack of sleep or poor sleep quality negatively impacts your overall health – including your immune system and decision-making processes. Being exhausted also makes it very difficult to make other healthy changes. We can help identify ways to improve your sleep health.
Relationships &
Purpose
Research shows having healthy relationships and a sense of purpose not only improve the quality of your life, but can also help you live up to 8 years longer. We can help you explore and make changes in this area if needed.
Avoidance of Risky Substances
Various substances can negatively impact your health. When we have our initial consultation, we will help you identify any potential health risks due to these substances and help you make a plan to minimize risk.
Health Systems Council Founding Member
The ACLM Health Systems Council (HSC) is a collaborative learning community of health systems that have actively begun integrating lifestyle medicine programs into their organizations and have made a commitment to:
- Enhance their efforts by embracing strategies that are most effective in enhancing health and achieving organization level goals; and
- Share their learnings with other Council member health systems.
Member health systems will focus on integrating a therapeutic dose of lifestyle medicine into patient care, employee health and their broader communities.
Learn more about ACLM
Community Collaborations
Providers with Rochester Regional Health Lifestyle & Culinary Medicine are fortunate to work together with other organizations and groups to offer a broader and more comprehensive number of services.
JCC of Rochester
The Louis S. Wolk Jewish Community Center of Rochester is one of the most community-oriented organizations in our area. They partner with us for our Wellness Wednesday series, along with other events and classes for JCC members and the community at large. Rochester Regional Health also features a satellite location at the JCC campus, which allows our team to offer wellness screenings and coaching, care navigation and referrals, clinical support, and other services.
Rochester Lifestyle Medicine Institute
Independent from Rochester Regional Health Lifestyle & Culinary Medicine, the Rochester Lifestyle Medicine Institute is a non-profit organization that offers lifestyle medicine education to medical providers and the public. Their flagship programs include the Complete Health Improvement Program, the 15-day Whole Food, Plant-based Jumpstart, and a facilitated version of the Lift Program.
The Lift Project
Clinically shown to boost mood and well-being by 30 percent, the Lift Project is a multi-session program focused on developing ‘happiness habits’ featuring a fun and enlightening video about the habit to be practiced each week. This self-led program is educational and should not replace the advice of your physician or personal care from your primary care provider.
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
By promoting plant-based eating, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) aims to improve overall health and prevent disease. With virtual educational opportunities, recipes, shopping lists, and suggestions on how to substitute food ingredients, PCRM has a wealth of resources to get you started on a path toward better health.
