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Therapeutic Lifestyle Change (TLC) is a treatment for depression which was developed by Dr. Stephen Ilardi and several graduate students [1] at the University of Kansas. [2] The TLC program is drug-free and relies on six lifestyle changes.
The Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes macronutrient profile includes: Total fat: 25–35% of total calories; Saturated fat: Less than 7% of total calories; Polyunsaturated fat: Up to 10% of total calories; Monounsaturated fat: Up to 20% of total calories; Carbohydrate: 50–60% of total calories; Dietary fiber: 20–30 grams per day
Lifestyle medicine (LM) is a branch of medicine focused on preventive healthcare and self-care dealing with prevention, research, education, and treatment of disorders caused by lifestyle factors and preventable causes of death such as nutrition, physical inactivity, chronic stress, and self-destructive behaviors including the consumption of tobacco products and drug or alcohol abuse. [1]
The first line of treatment for hypertension is lifestyle changes, including dietary changes, physical exercise, and weight loss. Although these have all been recommended in scientific advisories, [7] a Cochrane systematic review of available relevant studies found that although weigh-loss diets did reduce body weight and blood pressure, beneficial effects of those changes could not be ...
Multimodal therapy (MMT) is an approach to psychotherapy devised by psychologist Arnold Lazarus, who originated the term behavior therapy in psychotherapy. It is based on the idea that humans are biological beings that think, feel, act, sense, imagine, and interact—and that psychological treatment should address each of these modalities.
Therapeutic yoga workshop, Jakarta, 2016. Yoga as therapy is the use of yoga as exercise, consisting mainly of postures called asanas, as a gentle form of exercise and relaxation applied specifically with the intention of improving health.
Lifestyle management programmes are closely linked to the concept of health promotion, which is "the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health." [ 1 ] Based on this, a lifestyle management programme is defined as a structured, action-oriented health promotion initiative designed to help individuals ...
Through this therapy, patients learn alternative routes to deal with such a huge change in their lifestyle. Similar to MT, therapists attempt throughout MET to evoke a feeling of optimism within patients, but unlike motivational therapy, therapists are very clear on their advice and suggestions for change.