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Review
. 2021 Jul 18;17(1):97-107.
doi: 10.1177/15598276211028101. eCollection 2023 Jan-Feb.

What the World Needs Now: Lifestyle Medicine for All Women

Dopke Ba  1 , Somers Ba  1 , McHugh Md  1
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What the World Needs Now: Lifestyle Medicine for All Women

Dopke Ba et al. Am J Lifestyle Med. .

Abstract

Over the last several centuries, economic progress has allowed millions of women to move from rural subsistence agriculture to urban, more economically prosperous lifestyles. This trend is set to continue, even accelerate in the next century. Due to changes in diet, activity, and lifestyle, non-communicable diseases, such as cancer and heart disease, will continue to rise for women globally. At this time, we are uniquely positioned to anticipate this impact and empower women in both the developed and the developing world to learn from what has worked. Choosing the best approaches to nutrition, exercise, sleep, connectedness, substances, and stress can optimize women's health span across the globe.

Keywords: global; lifestyle medicine; women’s health.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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