LIFESTYLE MEDICINE
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Leading Cause of Death in the US.
Answer: Smocking
◍ What is Lifestyle Medicine.
Answer: Lifestyle medicine uses evidence-based lifestyle therapeutic
approaches to 1) prevent 2) treat and often times 3) reversed lifestyle related
chronic disease
◍ Lifestyle as Medicine.
Answer: medical approach that prevents and treats chronic disease by
improving daily habits instead of just using medication
◍ Lifestyle as Medicine Pillars.
Answer: -Stress management -Quality sleep -Physical activity -Social
connection -Whole foods =Avoidance of risky substances
◍ Intrinsic motivation of exercise.
Answer: -Exercising because you enjoy it or value the-Better consistent long
term
◍ What does a lifestyle medicine approach include?.
Answer: 1) WFPB2) regular physical exercise3) Adequate sleep4) stress
management5) avoidance of risky substance use6) The use of other
non-drug modalities that promote health and prevent disease (positive
psychology and connectedness)
◍ Extrinsic Motivation.
, Answer: - Exercising for rewards, appearance, or pressure- Less consistent
long-term
◍ List some examples of ITLC Intensive Therapeutic Lifestyle Change.
Answer: Ornish, Pritikin, CHIP
◍ WHO World Health Organization wrote an inaugural report in 1990 on the
reflection of how poor diet and excess calories are related to chronic disease.
What is the title of the article?.
Answer: "Diet, Nutrition, and the prevention of Chronic Disease"
◍ Who wrote the first comprehensive medical text focused on lifestyle
medicine?.
Answer: James Rippe 1990s
◍ When was ACLM founded and by whom?.
Answer: 2004 by Dr John Kelly
◍ Sick Care System.
Answer: Focuses on treating disease after it appears; relies heavy on
medications
◍ What was the name of the Landmark article that was the first to describe the
competencies necessary for a physician to practice primary care lifestyle
medicine. When and where was it published.
Answer: "The Physician Competencies for Prescribing Lifestyle Medicine"
2010 JAMA
◍ Why was The American Board of lifestyle medicine ( ABLM) created?.
Answer: To develop a credible lifestyle medicine certification exam and
process
◍ The inaugural lifestyle medicine certification exam was when and where?.
Answer: 2017 Tucson, AZ
◍ There are two lifestyle medicine certifications what are they.
Answer: ABLM - docs and DOsACLM - phds, dieticians, PharmD etc..
◍ Proactive Healthcare Model.
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Leading Cause of Death in the US.
Answer: Smocking
◍ What is Lifestyle Medicine.
Answer: Lifestyle medicine uses evidence-based lifestyle therapeutic
approaches to 1) prevent 2) treat and often times 3) reversed lifestyle related
chronic disease
◍ Lifestyle as Medicine.
Answer: medical approach that prevents and treats chronic disease by
improving daily habits instead of just using medication
◍ Lifestyle as Medicine Pillars.
Answer: -Stress management -Quality sleep -Physical activity -Social
connection -Whole foods =Avoidance of risky substances
◍ Intrinsic motivation of exercise.
Answer: -Exercising because you enjoy it or value the-Better consistent long
term
◍ What does a lifestyle medicine approach include?.
Answer: 1) WFPB2) regular physical exercise3) Adequate sleep4) stress
management5) avoidance of risky substance use6) The use of other
non-drug modalities that promote health and prevent disease (positive
psychology and connectedness)
◍ Extrinsic Motivation.
, Answer: - Exercising for rewards, appearance, or pressure- Less consistent
long-term
◍ List some examples of ITLC Intensive Therapeutic Lifestyle Change.
Answer: Ornish, Pritikin, CHIP
◍ WHO World Health Organization wrote an inaugural report in 1990 on the
reflection of how poor diet and excess calories are related to chronic disease.
What is the title of the article?.
Answer: "Diet, Nutrition, and the prevention of Chronic Disease"
◍ Who wrote the first comprehensive medical text focused on lifestyle
medicine?.
Answer: James Rippe 1990s
◍ When was ACLM founded and by whom?.
Answer: 2004 by Dr John Kelly
◍ Sick Care System.
Answer: Focuses on treating disease after it appears; relies heavy on
medications
◍ What was the name of the Landmark article that was the first to describe the
competencies necessary for a physician to practice primary care lifestyle
medicine. When and where was it published.
Answer: "The Physician Competencies for Prescribing Lifestyle Medicine"
2010 JAMA
◍ Why was The American Board of lifestyle medicine ( ABLM) created?.
Answer: To develop a credible lifestyle medicine certification exam and
process
◍ The inaugural lifestyle medicine certification exam was when and where?.
Answer: 2017 Tucson, AZ
◍ There are two lifestyle medicine certifications what are they.
Answer: ABLM - docs and DOsACLM - phds, dieticians, PharmD etc..
◍ Proactive Healthcare Model.
