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Some medications lead to side effects and/or are expensive, which is why many people prefer lifestyle medicine over taking pills. At North Dallas Primary Care Doctors in Frisco, Texas, board-certified physicians Suchitra Kamineni, MD, Arun Amaram, MD, and their team offer healthy lifestyle education as preventive medicine and holistic treatments for illnesses, injuries, and diseases. Schedule an evaluation by calling the office or requesting a visit online today. 

Lifestyle Medicine Q & A

What is lifestyle medicine?

Lifestyle medicine at North Dallas Primary Care Doctors uses holistic, healthy lifestyle changes to treat chronic diseases or reduce your risk of developing medical complications.

Your provider tailors a lifestyle medicine treatment that can add years to your life expectancy, minimize unpleasant symptoms, and reduce your risk of health concerns without harsh medicines and their associated side effects.

What are the benefits of lifestyle medicine?

Lifestyle medicine offers the following benefits and more:

  • Easier weight management
  • Improved overall health and well-being
  • More energy
  • Medical cost savings
  • Lower risk of chronic diseases
  • Improved disease management
  • Enhanced quality of life

You can avoid medication side effects, expensive treatments, and time spent in doctors’ offices when choosing lifestyle medicine at North Dallas Primary Care Doctors.

Which conditions can lifestyle medicine help prevent or treat?

Lifestyle medicine helps treat the following conditions and more:

  • Seasonal allergies
  • Thyroid conditions
  • Asthma
  • Diabetes
  • Hypertension (high blood pressure)
  • High cholesterol (hyperlipidemia)
  • Heart disease
  • Arthritis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions

Chronic diseases are common, affecting about 6 in 10 people in the United States. Lifestyle medicine reduces your risk of developing chronic illnesses.

Which lifestyle medicine options are right for me?

Your provider at North Dallas Primary Care Doctors discusses your lifestyle, reviews your medical history, and completes a physical exam to determine which lifestyle medicine options are best suited for you.

You might need allergy testing, asthma tests, blood work, a urinalysis, heart function testing, or other diagnostic tests to confirm a diagnosis and determine the appropriate treatment plan. 

Which lifestyle medicine solutions are available?

Your primary care specialist could suggest one or more of the following lifestyle medicine options:

  • Medically supervised weight loss
  • Custom diet and exercise programs
  • Meal planning and nutritional guidance
  • Dietary supplements
  • Motivational coaching
  • Mental health support
  • Clinical advice
  • Stress management
  • Behavioral changes
  • Lifestyle coaching

Your provider tracks and adjusts your lifestyle medicine plan during routine follow-up appointments and provides resources to keep you motivated. They adjust your treatment as necessary to perfect its results.

If you need to take medication initially to manage a disease, you might be able to gradually wean off the drug with the help of lifestyle medicine.

Schedule a lifestyle medicine evaluation at North Dallas Primary Care Doctors by calling the office or requesting an appointment online today. Walk-ins are also welcome.