Lifestyle Medicine Pillar #1: How eating more whole, plant-based foods can support your long-term health.

Physical activity and exercise are not the same—but both play an important role in your health. Learn the difference between everyday movement and structured exercise, how much exercise you need each week, and how to build a sustainable routine that supports fitness and longevity.

Weight gain isn’t always a matter of willpower or discipline. Hormonal changes, stress, poor sleep, medications, aging, and shifts in muscle mass can all influence how your body changes over time. If you’ve been trying hard but still seeing unexpected changes, it may be time to look beyond the scale and understand what your body is telling you.

Prediabetes often has no symptoms, but catching it early gives you an opportunity to take action. Learn five practical steps—from knowing your A1C and walking after meals to improving nutrition, sleep, and support—that can help lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

If you're getting fewer than 5,000 steps a day, you're technically sedentary — even if you don't think of yourself that way. Here's why walking is one of the most underused tools in medicine, and how it fits into a real lifestyle medicine plan.