A pillar of lifestyle medicine is “food as medicine.” This is a health-focused behavioral approach encouraging patients to follow a whole food, minimally processed and predominantly plant-based pattern. This supports the concept of food serving as a means of preventing, treating and reversing noncommunicable diseases.
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Lewiss on Lifestyle Medicine
June 29, 2026
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