Reactive Care vs Root Cause Care

Our current health care model for chronic disease focuses on detecting a disease that has become established, and then using pills, potions and procedures to manage or mitigate it.  Meds to manage T2 diabetes or high blood pressure being two examples. This is REACTIVE CARE (not preventive care like we've been led to believe).  
More often than not, chronic disease remains evident and health continues to decline with age.

 

Lifestyle Medicine focuses on ROOT CAUSE / PROACTIVE / PREVENTIVE CARE - teaching, enabling and supporting lifestyle behaviors that prevent problems from even starting, and monitoring to catch problems early, before they erupt into bigger medical issues that require medications/procedures..... thus enabling sustained vibrant, med-free health. 
More often than not, chronic disease is avoided and life span / health span remain equal.