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How to Manage Chronic Diseases for a Healthier Life: Expert Tips from Edge Family Medicine

Edge Family Medicine

Taking Control of Your Health with Chronic Disease Management Chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and COPD can be challenging, but at Edge Family Medicine , we specialize in helping patients regain control of their health. Stay Informed Learn as much as you can about your condition.

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The Role of Lifestyle Medicine in Reversing Early Chronic Disease

Edge Family Medicine

A Health Revolution with Lifestyle Medicine At Edge Family Medicine, we recognize the transformative power of lifestyle medicine in reversing early-stage chronic diseases. Lifestyle medicine is a patient-centered, evidence-based approach that treats the root causes of chronic diseases. What is Lifestyle Medicine?

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Rural Ontario Complete Lifestyle Medicine Intervention Program (CLIP-ON) [Dissemination and implementation research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Chronic illness is at a record high in society. Lifestyle medicine programs have demonstrated a positive impact in managing these diseases but are poorly implemented and unavailable in rural communities. Setting: Program was conducted in Parry Sound, ON with participants recruited from the local community.

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Hypertension In Seniors: Can Exercise & Diet Save Your Heart?

Center for Family Medicine

What Is Hypertension? Hypertension is another name for high blood pressure. When the level of pressure is too high, doctors label this condition as hypertension or high blood pressure. When the level of pressure is too high, doctors label this condition as hypertension or high blood pressure.

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What Is Nutrition Counseling and How it Can Help You Achieve Your Weight Management Goals

Dr. Michael Bazel

Yet, for many people, weight management feels like an uphill battle. It takes into account several key factors: Health conditions: Properly managing health concerns like diabetes, high blood pressure, or digestive disorders. Weight management goals: Supporting efforts to lose, gain, or maintain weight effectively.

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How Can Chronic Care Management Help with Chronic Diseases?

Newnan Family Medicine Associates

Life is not always easy for individuals who experience chronic diseases. Medical conditions such as asthma, hypertension, diabetes, chronic kidney diseases, and liver cirrhosis can require extensive treatment and care to prevent fatal. Long-term illness can cause patients to be irritable and exhausted.

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Tapping the potential applications of mHealth

The Health Policy Exchange

Smartphone apps now include a variety of self-management tools for weight loss, physical activity, and chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes. Food and Drug Administration recently moved to regulate health apps that act as medical devices (e.g.,