Darwish, Fatima
(2023-06-07)
Background: The six pillars of lifestyle medicine (LM) (nutrition, physical activity, stress management, quality sleep, social relationships and addiction cessation) improve behaviours that play a causal role in the occurrence of chronic diseases and medical deterioration among adults. LM has shown a positive impact on health outcomes for the last few decades. Therefore, it is highly encouraged to implement it in primary care practice in Lebanon and the Middle East for the prevention and treatment of non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs). To our knowledge, no study has been performed on the ...