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Local physician earns certification in lifestyle medicine

EASLEY — The American Board of Lifestyle Medicine (ABLM) recently announced that Lori Carnsew, MD is among the small group of clinicians who have become the first medical professionals globally to be certified as Diplomates of the ABLM/American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) and the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine.

Carnsew, who recently opened Verity Medicine in downtown Easley, was one of just 204 physicians who earned the certification.

The exam was given Oct. 26 in Tucson, Ariz., following the American College of Lifestyle Medicine’s Lifestyle Medicine 2017 conference.

Lifestyle Medicine, defined by the ACLM, is “the use of evidence-based lifestyle therapeutic approaches, such as a predominantly whole food, plant-based diet, physical activity, adequate sleep, stress management, tobacco cessation, and other non-drug modalities, to prevent, treat, and, oftentimes, reverse chronic disease.”

As a result of this global pioneering effort, Lifestyle Medicine Global Alliance sister organizations in Europe, Asia, Oceania and Latin America are scheduled to host Lifestyle Medicine certifications in their respective countries and regions, using the identical exam, proctoring, and pass rates, resulting in standardization of the field on a world-wide basis.

“Gone are the days of diagnosing the ill, prescribing the pill and sending the bill, which has worked so well in combating communicable disease, but is hopelessly inadequate in the fight against chronic disease,” said ABLM Executive Director Stephan Herzog. “Nourishment, movement, resilience and social connectedness will become the focal point of physicians in addressing the underlying causes of chronic disease, with increasing numbers of medical schools starting to train their students in the principles of lifestyle medicine.

“Driven primarily by large, self-insured employers, the requirement for healthcare providers to employ and deploy lifestyle medicine-certified physicians and health professionals will increase rapidly, as the reduction in medical utilization costs on a per-person per-annum basis is becoming increasingly evident when Lifestyle Medicine is used across the treatment spectrum,” Herzog continued.

ACLM President George Guthrie, MD, MPH, FACLM added, “For the patient, having health care providers not only look at the symptoms, but also at the underlying cause of disease, will help them take charge of their health and prevent, arrest and reverse chronic disease, thus returning years to their life and life to their years.”

Exams were scheduled to be conducted in Sydney, Australia, on Nov. 18, 2017, by the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine and the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine and in Manila, Philippines on Feb. 8th, 2018, by the Asia Society of Lifestyle Medicine and the IBLM.

The next exam conducted in the U.S. will be Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018, from 8 a.m. to noon at the 2018 ACLM Lifestyle Medicine Conference at the JW Marriott in Indianapolis, Ind.

Dr. Carnsew’s practice, Verity Medicine, is at 118 South Pendleton Street, Suite A, in Easley.

Dr. Carnsew’s practice, Verity Medicine, is at 118 South Pendleton Street, Suite A, in Easley.
https://www.theeasleyprogress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/web1_019.jpgDr. Carnsew’s practice, Verity Medicine, is at 118 South Pendleton Street, Suite A, in Easley. File photo | The Sentinel-Progress

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