The Indian Society of Lifestyle Medicine (ISLM) is the professional body for medical doctors who are certified as Lifestyle Medical Physicians by the International board of Lifestyle Medicine IBLM, who incorporate Lifestyle medicine in their clinical practice. Its members include doctors from across the entire spectrum of modern medicine, for e.g General Practitioners, Specialists and Super-Specialists. The Allopathic doctors certified by IBLM will be referred to as Lifestyle Medicine Physicians.
The Indian Society of Lifestyle Medicine is constituted as an independent, evidence-informed, non-profit organization dedicated to fulfilling our fundamental objectives as laid out in our mission statement.
Our income is derived from membership subscriptions, educational events/seminars and Lifestyle Medicine Certification exam fees. One third of the exam fee is paid to the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine, which has ‘ownership’ of the exam.
All the members of the Executive Committee are elected at our AGM and serve out their term of two years without any monetary gains from the organization itself.
We advocate for optimal lifestyle and socio-environmental health determinants and provide education, training and support for members in their practice of Lifestyle Medicine.
We promote evidence-informed ‘Lifestyle’ management as the primary step in the prevention and treatment of lifestyle related diseases.
Lifestyle management or Lifestyle optimization would include, but is not limited to, recommendations in the following domains :-
a. Exposure to toxins / Pollutants
b. Physical activity / Exercise
c. Exposure to sunlight
d. Food, nutrition and hydration
e. Sleep and rest
f. Stress management
g. Social connectedness
h. Environmental hygiene and sustainability
The Indian Society of Lifestyle Medicine, while primarily Whole Food Plant Based, does not adhere to any single approach to nutrition or physical activity and encourages approaches that are best supported by scientific evidence and appropriate for the individual patient.
The Indian Society of Lifestyle Medicine has no religious or political affiliations.
ISLM is registered as a member of the Lifestyle Medicine Global Alliance, which is a conglomerate of various properly constituted Lifestyle Medicine Societies around the world.
The Indian Society of Lifestyle Medicine, recognizing that the general public as well as professionals of other disciplines have a keen interest in Lifestyle Medicine, provides Affiliate membership to such persons. Affiliate members have the opportunity to learn more about Lifestyle Medicine and network with like-minded individuals to bring about transformative changes in society in general and among their clients in particular (as the case may be).