Lifestyle Medicine is the newest field of sub-specialisation in modern medicine. The specialty was named in 2008, and the field of practice has only gained worldwide momentum among GP's and Allied Health Providers (such as physiotherapists & dieticians) and public health sectors over the past few years. It is now finding it's place in the curriculum of top medical schools internationally.

Abundant evidence now connects overweight/obesity to a chronic low-grade inflammatory state manifested not only by cells of the immune system but also, notably, by the fat cells (adipocytes).

This process is collectively known as 'Meta-flammation', or “chronic metabolic inflammation” and proves that there is a common cause to our pandemic of modern illnesses like Type 2 Diabetes, Pre-diabetes, heart attacks, 13 types of cancer and dementia, to name a few.

Metaflammation has either NO symptoms, or vague symptoms such as fatigue, sugar cravings, generalised aches, low vitality and low grade mental health issues.

The diagram illustrates how lifestyle and the environment is the CAUSE directly, (or indirectly through obesity)…which is the CAUSE of Metaflammation…which is the CAUSE of our modern chronic diseases.

This is why Lifestyle Medicine can address the real cause of 80% of our modern day medical problems. Lifestyle Medicine is not “alternative or holistic medicine”.