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June 2, 2016
The term “lifestyle medicine” was first coined in 1999, and it covers daily habits and practices, such as diet and exercise. These modifiable factors are important in nearly every health condition. Allen Bowling, MD, PhD, a practicing multiple sclerosis specialist in Colorado, explained how the factors apply to this condition at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Center (CMSC) in National Harbor, Maryland.It’s true that multiple sclerosis isn’t considered a typical lifestyle disease, like obesity and high blood pressure. Bowling said, however, that he would call it an atypical lifestyle disease. Evidence continues to emerge pointing to “westernization” – consisting of diet, physical activity, hygienic conditions, and high stress – as playing a role in the central nervous system disease.“Lifestyle factors can have an effect on MS,” Bowling said during the talk at CMSC 2016. But it’s not a one-way street; multiple sclerosis can impact lifestyle choices as well.
– See more at: http://www.hcplive.com/conference-coverage/cmsc-2016/allen-bowling-what-we-know-about-lifestyle-factors-and-ms#sthash.dGjMxqqy.dpuf
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