Integrative Health & Lifestyle Medicine

*What is good for the Heart is often good for the Brain.

*Learn more about how to develop a better understanding of factors contributing to poor mental health, fatigue, pain, stress, low mood & anxiety, poor attention, declining cognition, IBS, or lack of sleep; underpinned by the important pillars of Lifestyle Medicine.

* Poor lifestyle factors are recognised in many of the mental health conditions including depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, psychosis, cognitive impairment & dementia. Key lifestyle factors include physical activity, poor diet, high stress, sleep deprivation & substance misuse.

*You will gain knowledge of how to manage your chronic illness by adopting a better lifestyle including healthy diet, exercise, healthy mind body practices like mindfulness, breathwork & CBT to manage stress & developing new healthier habits to regain your health, longevity & vitality!

. Healthy lifestyle helps with –

• . Improving Sleep
• . Improving mood
• . Managing stress & anxiety
• . Reducing pain
• . Menopausal Wellbeing
• . Reversal of Pre-Diabetes
• . Insulin resistance
• . Better Sugar Control in type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
• . Lower Blood Pressure
• . Managing IBS symptoms

*.As more research is emerging, it is evident that how we live has a bigger impact on our physical as well as mental health. About 70-80% of these chronic non-communicable diseases are largely preventable & possibly revertible by addressing our health related behaviours since they are lifestyle related! As a medically trained doctor, I am passionate about improving your mental & physical health & wellbeing. Hence, I have developed an integrative approach to health & healing so that individuals gain more understanding of factors contributing to their ill health & access techniques to facilitate body’s innate ability to heal & function better by addressing the factors contributory to their ill health.

*.Integrative Health & Lifestyle Medicine is a whole person approach to health. It draws on eliminating modifiable poor lifestyle choices contributing to chronic health conditions. Poor lifestyle choices are recognised in many of the health conditions including Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Burnout, Cognitive impairment, Dementia, Hypertension, Prediabetes, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, High cholesterol, IBS & Obesity. Studies show people who engage in moderate physical activity & healthy diet significantly reduce the risk of heart disease, dementia, stroke, anxiety & depression. Nutrition, Stress Management, Gut health, Sleep, Physical Activity, Social Relations, Avoidance of substances & Positive Mental Health have all been identified as the important pillars of Lifestyle Medicine in order to achieve sustained health benefits & longevity.

Read more here Healthy Living – Cha(lle)nge your Lifestyle

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– Dr Suchita Karthik

Email – drsuchita.karthik@mindinsightleeds.com

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