Nursing and Lifestyle Medicine

Supporting Nurses Through Lifestyle Medicine

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Transforming healthcare and levelling health inequalities through lifestyle medicine


BSLM is a community of healthcare professionals and patients, committed to a new approach to healthcare, based on the emerging discipline of lifestyle medicine.

About Us


The BSLM is an independent charity set up to promote the role of lifestyle medicine in improving people’s health and wellbeing. We empower healthcare professionals to support patients to prevent, manage and even reverse many chronic conditions through education and connection to our like-minded community.

Lifestyle Medicine is evidence-based, clinical care that supports behaviour change through person-centred techniques to improve mental wellbeing, social connection, healthy eating, physical activity, sleep and minimisation of harmful substances and behaviours.

It acknowledges the need for action on socio-economic determinants of health, provides education around the 6 key pillars as well proven techniques to sustain lifestyle changes.

We now have more than 3000 members focusing on multi-disciplinary teams including primary and secondary care clinicians, allied and public health professionals, scientists, educators, researchers and patients.

What is Lifestyle Medicine?


BSLM’s 3 Principles of Lifestyle Medicine

Acknowledge the Need for Action on Socioeconomic Determinants of Health

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Proven techniques to support people to sustain lifestyle changes

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Knowledge of “The Six Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine”

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The Six Pillars Of Lifestyle Medicine

Learn the evidence behind the six key pillars that form the lifestyle medicine principles

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Free Resources

Access a range of free lifestyle medicine evidence and resources, designed to equip you with key lifestyle medicine knowledge

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#1Change

Improving our health and wellbeing through lifestyle medicine starts with #1change. Find out more about our campaign to think big by starting small.

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Memberships

Whether you’re a healthcare professional, patient, student or member of the public, there is a membership option for everyone.

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Learning Academy

Explore the range of world-class learning options available, ranging from comprehensive certifications to introductory courses.

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BSLM 2025 Conference

Our flagship annual conference, featuring industry-leading insight on a range of topical and important areas within healthcare

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Core Accreditation

An interactive, immersive programme which will provide learners with the attitudes and theoretical knowledge behind Lifestyle Medicine.

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The Skills of Lifestyle Medicine

Find out about the different evidence-based techniques used to support behaviour change

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Ensuring lifestyle medicine education gets to those that need it the most is critical, but education alone is not enough to create sustainable lifestyle changes. There are various skills that have proven to be successful in supporting patients in this regard.

Lifestyle medicine calls for a move away from the traditional doctor-patient relationship where the clinician is the expert information provider. This is needed because we now know that giving simple lifestyle advice such as “eat less and move more” is often ineffective1 2

To be effective in supporting lifestyle change, lifestyle medicine uses knowledge of behavioural science to work with patients. This way we can work with people and their values to support problem solving and equip them with skills to make the changes they want to make. Some of these techniques have been shown to be at least 80% more effective in supporting behaviour change than traditional advice giving 3

Our members include primary and secondary care clinicians, allied and public health professionals, scientists, educators, researchers and patients.

We’re united by a shared commitment to lifestyle medicine, as an effective, evidence-informed approach to preventing, managing and treating lifestyle-related chronic conditions.

We want to reframe healthcare to focus on the lifestyle factors which are the root cause of most chronic illnesses. We support positive behaviour change and improved public health education.

We also believe change is needed at the societal level – to address the ‘upstream’ causes of chronic, lifestyle-related disease such as deprivation, health inequality, social isolation and a lack of hope.

We are an independent, charitable organisation with no religious or political affiliations.

All our work is driven by science and informed by evidence.

What’s Going on at BSLM?


View the Latest BSLM Events:

9.00am, 3rd Jun, 2025 - 5.00pm, 5th Jun, 2025

ICC Wales Newport, UK

Partner Event – Lifestyle Medicine and Pain Workshop

Join the British Pain Society and unlock the future of pain management with lifestyle medicine using this transformative workshop for clinicians!


12.00am, 11th Jun, 2025 - 12.00am, 14th Jun, 2025

Crithoni's Paradise Hotel, Leros, Greece

Mediterranean Lifestyle Medicine Institute 3rd International Symposium

Join the Mediterranean Lifestyle Medicine Institute for their 3rd International Symposium with the theme of “Traditional Mediterranean Lifestyle: Health Effects and Longevity” INVITE ONLY

12.00am, 19th Jun, 2025 - 12.00am, 21st Jun, 2025

QEII Centre, London

Integrative & Personalised Medicine Congress 2025

Join 2500+ healthcare professionals at the IPM congress, incorporating a cutting-edge conference, international exhibition and CPD approved workshops designed for medical & healthcare professionals focusing on whole-person, patient-centred care. BSLM Members get 20% off.


9.00am, 28th Jun, 2025 - 5.00pm, 28th Jun, 2025

Royal College of Physicians, London

Lifestyle Medicine ‘Food & Mood’ Masterclass: From Evidence to Implementation

BSLM and the Food & Mood Academy are teaming up for a collaborative in-person event, followed by a practical online ‘Review, Reflect, Reset’ session to ensure successful application of your learning


Lifestyle Medicine Podcasts

Explore the different Lifestyle Medicine podcasts available through BSLM

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