Lifestyle medicine is a growing and rapidly expanding concept based on evidence-based, patient education and activation in health-promoting activities. Lifestyle medicine, as defined by A, is a medical specialty that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as the primary treatment for chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and obesity, among others. Lifestyle changes are recommended for treatment and are often conducive to halting the progression or even reversing these diseases. The basis is to consider the 6 pillars of lifestyle medicine – a wholesome diet high in vegetables, physical activity, restorative sleep, managing stress, avoiding risky stimulants and maintaining positive social relationships, which in healthy individuals can be a form of effective prevention of these conditions.
Longevity Blue Zones concept was initiated in 2000 and scientifically revealed in 2004 is defined as a rather limited and homogenous geographical area where people share common life style and the same environment and their longevity has been scientifically proved to be exceptional.
The Longevity Blues Zones are regions of the world where the population demonstrates an exceptional longevity and includes a significant proportion of centenarians. To date, there are five of them: Okinawa (Japan), Sardinia (Italy), Nicoya (Costa Rica), Ikaria (Greece), to which Martinique (France) has recently been added.
Read more: about BZ https://longevitybluezone.com/the-5-blue-zones/
about LM: https://www.eulm.org/what-is-lifestyle-medicine/