Magyar Életmód Orvostani Társaság Information

Magyar Életmód Orvostani Társaság (Hungarian College of Lifestyle Medicine) Our vision is to improve the health of the individual and the community with the science and methods of Lifestyle Medicine in the prevention and treatment of non-communicable chronic diseases. Our goal is to keep the body, mind and spirit healthy as long as possible, improve quality of life and help successful ageing. Our geographical operation is in Hungary and we primarily focus on the Hungarian population but with scientific collaborations and network we would like to enhance our presence in the European and International community. We follow evidence based medical literature and guidelines and work together with other medical fields. Background Lifestyle Medicine recognizes the importance of lifestyle factors in the development and the treatment of many chronic medical conditions, like type 2 diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular diseases, cancers, hyperlipidemia, high blood pressure. What we do: • Education – we work out and incorporate Lifestyle Medicine protocols for the curriculum of medical students, family practice residents, exercise physiologists, trainers, dietitians, health care workers • Counseling • Networking – we build network and collaboration with other medical specialties and communities • Building database – we provide presence of specialists who offer lifestyle medicine • Organize medical scientific conference • Research – we plan to conduct studies related to lifestyle medicine • Community involvement – we want to raise awareness and increase knowledge about the importance of lifestyle choices related to the overall health • Added value - we want to involve families, workplaces, schools, institutions and community resources