Lifestyle medicine · Canada
At Lifestyle Strategists, we help people, practitioners, and organizations adopt lifestyle medicine: the six evidence-based pillars of long-term health, built into daily life through behavioural science.
Three levels
Training physicians and clinical teams to bring lifestyle medicine into the rooms where their patients already are.
Workshops, curricula, and adoption strategies for organizations weaving lifestyle medicine into how they care for people.
Conducting and supporting research that asks honest questions about what lifestyle medicine can—and can’t—do.
The six pillars of lifestyle medicine
Not a lifestyle. Not a vibe. Six clinical pillars with decades of research behind them—and a thousand small ways to fit them into a real week.
Mostly plants.
A whole-food, predominantly plant-based pattern—nutrient dense, rich in fibre, full of minimally processed vegetables, fruit, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds—is one of the most studied tools in preventing and treating chronic disease.
A body that gets used.
Regular, consistent physical activity counteracts the long, quiet harm of sitting. A weekly rhythm of general movement and purposeful exercise builds mental health, physical health, and resiliency you can feel.
Pressure, in the right dose.
A little stress sharpens us; too much corrodes mood, weight, sleep, and immunity. Learning to notice your own stress signals—and the small techniques that take the edge off—is a skill, not a personality trait.
Less of what costs you.
Tobacco, excess alcohol, opioids, and recreational drugs quietly raise the price of being alive. Cessation takes time, patience, and several attempts—support and the right approach matter more than willpower.
Seven to nine, most nights.
Short sleep dulls attention, mood, satiety, and insulin sensitivity. Seven to nine hours is associated with optimal health; consistently fewer than six (or more than nine) is associated with greater mortality.
The people around the table.
Positive relationships shape physical, mental, and emotional health. Social networks are not a sentimental footnote—they are one of the strongest reinforcers of every other healthy behaviour on this list.
Behavioural science · positive psychology
The hard part is making it stick. Behavioural science gives us tools that actually move the needle—working with motivation as it is, not as we wish it were; reducing friction; building cues; designing kinder rewards.
“It’s hard to go for a run when you’ve spent the last decade identifying as a couch enthusiast. Science suggests we don’t need a personality transplant; we just need a few gentle nudges. Start by putting on your sneakers to check the mail.”
Habits and inclusion—not novelty, not willpower—are some of the most important drivers of behaviour change. We help people get healthier today, tomorrow, and the day after that.
Working together
If you’re a practitioner curious about lifestyle medicine, an organization ready to make it part of how you care for people, or a researcher looking for collaborators—we’d like to hear from you.
hello@lifestylestrategists.ca