jkemppinen

As mentioned last month, I chose to become a Certified Lifestyle Medicine Coach after seeing how lifestyle choices can change the direction of your health for the better. To begin this blog series on the Six Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine, I am focusing on Physical Activity and how it has impacted my life. It doesn’t need to be costly or time consuming. Simple changes, accountability and choices can improve your life drastically. I have a very curious mind and a bit of drive to try new...

“Lifestyle Medicine” sounds a bit kitschy, eh? That was my first thought. Then I dove deeper into the idea and the research behind it, ultimately becoming certified as a Lifestyle Medicine Coach. The research is that good. Lifestyle can easily be summed up as how we each decide to live our lives with the constant choices we make. From sun up to sun down, we are all bombarded with the need to make decisions constantly throughout our days, both for the short term and the long term. It can be...