Applying Precision Medicine to Healthy Living for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease

Healthy living medicine (HLM) is an emerging concept that recognizes the importance of: 1) Moving more and sitting less; 2) Consuming a healthy diet at the appropriate caloric load; 3) Maintaining a healthy body weight; and 4) Not smoking. Suffice to say, HLM should be practiced by all health professionals, prescribing a personalized healthy living polypill to individuals under their care while titrating the dosage for optimal adherence and therapeutic efficacy. Traditionally, HLM, particularly when practiced in the context of physical activity and diet, is commonly viewed as an all-or-none and one-size-fits-all paradigm.

Source: Current Problems in Cardiology - June 13, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ross Arena, Cemal Ozemek, Deepika Laddu-Patel, Tavis Campbell, Codie R. Rouleau, Robert Standley, Samantha Bond, Eul àlia P. Abril, Andrew P Hills, Carl Lavie Source Type: research