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The time to fix healthcare is NOW!
Speak up and demand a change in healthcare culture from managing to preventing chronic symptoms.
Do you suffer from Chronic Symptoms?
Obesity, diabetes, heart, auto-immune, digestive, addictions, depression, anxiety, or loneliness? Chronic diseases are out of control and affect over 65% of adults and youth, reducing productivity, and life expectancy, and bankrupting our economy.¹
For Health Professionals
The majority of physicians and healthcare providers suffer from burnout, overwhelm, and frustration about healthcare as it is now. Join Chronic Disease Solutions Month™ and the Lifestyle Medicine Summit Oct 18-24, demand healthcare improvements, and start writing micro-habit Lifestyle Prescriptions®.
Evidence-Based Root-Cause Solutions
Research clearly shows that most non-communicable, chronic health issues can be substantially reduced or reversed through comprehensive evidence-based lifestyle medicine improvements and with the help of certified Lifestyle Medicine Practitioners and Health Coaches.²
The Chronic Disease Solutions Month™ October
The Chronic Disease Solutions Month™ is an annual awareness campaign focused on educating the public about chronic diseases like heart disease, diabetes, obesity, pain, depression, anxiety, and cancer. Thousands of volunteer ambassadors host local or online events (lectures, podcasts, articles, and more) about prevention, lifestyle-based medicine, and health coaching.
The Chronic Disease Proclamation
"We, the People, call on governments and presidential candidates to prioritize solutions that address the root causes of chronic diseases in their administrative agendas and public health policies by investing in preventive measures and lifestyle-based medicine, ensuring universal accessibility to these resources."
* The specific policy suggestions will be defined by our proclamation healthcare committee and published on this website by October 1, 2024
Why join Chronic Disease Month™?
We need to stand up and urge governments and healthcare leaders to provide options for the billions of people suffering from chronic health issues. True change will happen if you and millions sign the Chronic Disease Solutions Proclamation because the winning formula is a strong grassroots movement supported by our government leaders and decision-makers.
Let Your Voice Be Heard.
Join Chronic Disease Month, host a local or online event, share your story, and inspire your community.
Government Declaration of Support
Our volunteer team will submit the proclamation to country and state governments by October 1, 2024, and request a declaration of support to make Chronic Disease Root-Cause Solutions a priority in their administration and public health policies.
Join 100,000+ Health Professionals & Health Lovers for the Largest Global Lifestyle Medicine and Health Coaching Event in 2024
The highlight of Chronic Disease Month™ and global campaign is the
With 50+ Politicians and World leaders in Lifestyle / Integrative / Functional / Holistic Medicine sharing actionable root-cause solutions and policies to resolve the Chronic Disease Epidemic.
2024 and Previous Presenters include:
JOHANNES R. FISSLINGER, M.A.
Summit Host, Author, Founder Lifestyle Prescriptions® University & Dr. HealthiWealthi™ Coaching
DEAN ORNISH, MD
Founder Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Clinical Professor of Medicine UCSF
BETH FRATES, MD, FACLM
President-Elect American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Director Lifestyle Medicine Dept. Massachusetts General Hospital
DAVID KATZ, MD
Founding Director Yale University’s Prevention Research Center
MARK HYMAN, MD
Director UltraWellness Center, Founder Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, New York Times best-selling author
BRUCE LIPTON PHD
Author Biology of Belief and the Honeymoon Effect. A leading voice in Epigenetics and Spirituality
LEIGH-ANN WEBSTER, NBHWC
Executive Director National Board for Wellness & Health Coaching
JOEL FUHRMAN, MD
Board-Certified Family Physician, Seven-Time New York Times bestselling author
ROBERT PEARL, MD
Former Kaiser Permanente Medical Group CEO, Stanford University School of Medicine
IZABELLA NATRINS (UKIHCA)
CEO UK & International Health Coaching Association
DR. WILLIAM LI
World-renowned physician, scientist, cancer researcher, New York Times bestselling author
OCEAN ROBBINS
Co-Founder Food Revolution Network
WAYNE S. DYSINGER, MD, MPH
Founder Lifestyle Medical, Chair American/Intl. Board of Lifestyle Medicine, Faculty at Loma Linda University
MICHAEL ARLOSKI, PH.D., PCC
PCC, Psychologist, Founder & CEO Real Balance Global Wellness, Co-Founder NBHWC
DR. AINHOA DE FEDERICO
Research Professor at the University of Toulouse, Founder Clearsight Method
MOHAMMAD YAMANI MD
Owner All-Care Medical, Ornish Provider, Lifestyle Prescriptions® University Chief Medical Officer, Value-Based Medicine Expert
MARCI SHIMOFF
New York Times bestselling author, transformational teacher and happiness expert
DAWSON CHURCH, PH.D.
Energy Psychology Researcher, Best-Selling Author
BERNIE SIEGEL, MD
Pioneer in Mind-Body Medicine, Bestselling Author
REHAM GARASH, MD,
Founder Holistic Wellness Academy, MSc, DipIBLM, FAAMFM, ABAARM
PEDRAM SHOJAI, OMD
Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Qi Gong Master, Founder The Urban Monk, Producer “Vitality”, “Origins”, “Prosperit Movies
NEAL BARNARD MD
Author, Researcher, Founding President Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
DR. RITAMARIE LOSCALZO
Nutrition and Women's Health Authority, Founder Institute of Nutritional Endocrinology
DR. TOM O'BRYAN
Bestselling Author, Autoimmune, Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity (NCGS), Celiac Disease (CD)
Supporting Organizations
The following esteemed organizations support our global movement to make Lifestyle Medicine and Health Coaching accessible to everyone and demand governments and state officials to make solving the Chronic Disease Pandemic a priority in their administrations.
The Chronic Disease Epidemic
The shocking reality is that over 1 billion people worldwide suffer from one or more chronic symptoms. Over 75% of those hospitalized with COVID had pre-existing chronic conditions.¹
✔ Obesity, diabetes, heart, auto-immune, digestive, addictions, and other chronic diseases are out of control.
✔ Patients deserve and demand options and a choice of treatment in addition to medical management of chronic conditions.
✔ Families, parents, and children suffer unnecessarily because they are not being told about evidence-based lifestyle healthcare options.
Healthcare needs to change
Healthcare systems must pivot towards preventive and integrated care to effectively combat chronic diseases, which now dominate global health burdens.
The current reactive, acute-care model falls short in managing conditions like diabetes, heart disease, and obesity, which demand long-term, holistic approaches.
By focusing on prevention, addressing lifestyle factors, and tackling social determinants of health, healthcare can significantly reduce the prevalence and impact of these diseases.
Such a shift not only promises better health outcomes but also offers a sustainable path forward, reducing the overwhelming costs associated with chronic disease management.
Prevention and Lifestyle Medicine WORK™
The majority of non-communicable, chronic health issues like diabetes, heart disease, obesity, cancer, depression, and anxiety can be reversed through comprehensive Lifestyle Medicine protocols and with the help of certified Lifestyle Medicine Practitioners and Health Coaches.¹
Based upon proven results in numerous scientific studies and journal articles ¹, the following conditions will almost certainly show improvement: ✔ Hypertension ✔ Diabetes ✔ Obesity ✔ Early prostate cancer ✔ Gall & Kidney stones ✔ Rheumatoid arthritis ✔ Ulcerative colitis ✔ Crohn's disease ✔ Depression ✔ Anxiety ✔ Pain and many others ...
The Root-Causes of Chronic Disease
Unhealthy Nutrition
Toxins, chemicals, excessive sugar sodas, low-quality carbs and proteins, and more.
Lack of Exercise
Sedentary lifestyle, lack of exercise & more.
Psychosocial & Life Stress
Chronic disease-inducing work, financial, relationship, emotional, and mental stress including lack of regenerative sleep.
Loneliness & Lack of Support
Change of social and family structures, lack of a supportive and loving environment.
Why join Chronic Disease Month & The Summit?
Feel healthier and happier
Imagine a life without chronic symptoms living longer and better.
Save healthcare cost
Save healthcare expenses for yourself and your family.
Get coaching support
Get professional support and improve one habit at a time.
Patient-centered healthcare
Access to Lifestyle Medicine-trained Physicians and Health Professionals.
Support your family & community
A healthy you means a healthier and more productive family, community, and country.
"Chronic Disease Month™ is not a war against Chronic Diseases but about implementing evidence-based root-cause solutions in healthcare."
Johannes R. Fisslinger, Founder Lifestyle Prescriptions® University
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REFERENCES
- American College of Lifestyle Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine Alliance
- Dean Ornish MD Ground-breaking Lifestyle Medicine Research
- Nutritional Update for Physicians: Plant-Based Diets
- Compendium of the Health and Wellness Coaching Literature
- 90% of Healthcare Costs deal with Chronic Disease
- How To Solve The Chronic Disease Pandemic, Save Billions in Healthcare Costs, and create 100,000 high-paying jobs.
- Prescribing Lifestyle Medicine
- Writing@ Lifestyle Prescriptions® and Root-Cause Health Coaching
- Dr. HealthiWealthi™ AI Coaching
Host & Partners
The Chronic Disease Petition and Lifestyle Medicine Summit are coordinated by the Lifestyle Medicine University Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit volunteer charity organization with the mission to inspire healthy and conscious living through national or global awareness campaigns and scholarships in partnership with our affiliate, media, and institutional partners. Our partners may receive commission payments. Summit proceeds benefit Lifestyle Medicine and Health Coaching Leadership in Healthcare by providing degree program scholarships to health professionals in disadvantaged communities.
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