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Every clinician knows lifestyle matters. It’s known that diet, physical activity, sleep, stress management, tobacco use, and other behaviors are major drivers of chronic disease. It’s known that hypertension, diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and many other conditions are profoundly influenced by lifestyle choices. It is also known that patients who adopt healthier habits often experience better outcomes, require fewer medications, and enjoy a higher quality of life. So why aren't lifestyle...

This is the next post in our series on how to assess a patient's (or anyone’s for that matter) readiness to change and how to guide a quick conversation for each stage of readiness. The first article in the series is named The First Rule for Successful Lifestyle Conversations is to start with Readiness. This discusses the use of the Readiness Scale or Ruler to determine readiness. The second, is Rolling with Resistance. This discusses conversation strategies to deal with the...

What to Do with Patients in the Contemplation or Thinking Phase We are continuing our series on how to assess a patient's readiness to change and how to guide a quick conversation for each stage of readiness. The first article in the series is named The First Rule for Successful Lifestyle Conversations is to start with Readiness. This discusses the use of the Readiness Scale or Ruler to determine readiness. The second, is Rolling with Resistance. This discusses conversation strategies to...