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Asian Lifestyle Medicine Council is a non-profit coalition of lifestyle medicine societies in Asia that promotes evidence-based approaches to prevent, treat, and reverse lifestyle-related diseases and enhance health and well-being.

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Lifestyle Medicine is the use of evidence-based lifestyle therapeutic approaches such as whole-food plant-based diet, regular physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and positive social connection as a primary therapeutic modality for prevention, treatment, reversal of lifestyle-related diseases, and enhance health and well-being.

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ALMC provides a platform to establish industry standards, enable mechanisms for quality assurance, and develop frameworks required for sustainable growth of the lifestyle medicine discipline in Asia.

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Lifestyle Medicine is the use of evidence-based lifestyle therapeutic approaches such as whole-food plant-based diet, regular physical activity, restorative sleep, stress management, avoidance of risky substances, and positive social connection as a primary therapeutic modality for prevention, treatment, reversal of lifestyle-related diseases, and enhance health and well-being.

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Welcome to the

Asian Lifestyle Medicine Council

The ALMC represents a group of exceptional lifestyle medicine leaders who will support the advancement of this critically important work of healthy lifestyles for primary chronic disease treatment. I'm confident the Council will make a significant difference for lifestyle medicine professionals and their patients across Asia.

- Liana Lianov, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACLM, DipABLM -

President, Global Positive Health Institute | Past President, American College of Lifestyle Medicine | Founding Vice-Chair, American Board of Lifestyle Medicine

The establishment of ALMC is a crucial development which ensures the health of its National members becomes a focus at individual level and for policy makers and planners. As part of the World LM Organisation ALMC has a very important presence. Together we can address the upstream determinants of health.

- Rob Lawson, FRCGP, FBSLM, Dip IBLM/BSLM -

Chair, British Society of Lifestyle Medicine | President, European Lifestyle Medicine Council | Vice President | Mediterranean Lifestyle Medicine Institute

ALMC is a much-needed space for sharing knowledge and lessons learned among lifestyle medicine organizations to advance the development of lifestyle medicine as a field in the Asian context. Building this community will enable future research collaborations and the development of national policy changes to improve people's health in Asia.

- Agnese Lapsa-Lešinske -

Executive Director, Lifestyle Medicine Global Alliance

Events and Conferences

ALMC ANNUAL FORUM 2024

From: October 5, 2024 at 2:00 PKT / 5:00 PM SGT

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To: October 5, 2024 at 3:00 PKT / 6:00 PM SGT

Location: In person (Islamabad, Pakistan) / Online (via Zoom)

We are thrilled to announce the first Annual Forum of the ALMC, taking place on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at 2:00 PM PKT / 5:00 PM SGT. The panel discussion will explore the theme: "Adapting the Lifestyle Medicine Healthcare Model for the Global South: ALMC's Perspectives." Our distinguished panelists include Dr. Sheela Nambiar, Past President of the Indian Society of Lifestyle Medicine and Chair of ALMC's Board of Directors/Membership Committee, Dr. Samandika Saparamadu, President of ALMC and the Sri Lankan Society of Lifestyle Medicine, and Dr. Yongyuth Mayalarp, President of the Thai Lifestyle Medicine and Wellbeing Association. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Muhammad Zia Abbas, President of PALM. We look forward to your participation!

5th Lifestyle Medicine Conference of PALM

From: October 5, 2024

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To: October 6, 2024

Location: Islamabad, Pakistan

The Pakistan Association of Lifestyle Medicine (PALM) will be holding the 5th Lifestyle Medicine conference in Islamabad, Pakistan on October 5-6, 2024.

ISLMCON 2024

From: October 4, 2024

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To: October 6, 2024

Location: New Delhi, India.

The Indian Society of Lifestyle Medicine (ISLM) is hosting its 5th international conference from October 4-6, 2024 in New Delhi, India.

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