What the World Needs Now: Lifestyle Medicine for All Women

Abstract

Over the last several centuries, economic progress has allowed millions of women to move from rural subsistence agriculture to urban, more economically prosperous lifestyles. This trend is set to continue, even accelerate in the next century. Due to changes in diet, activity, and lifestyle, non-communicable diseases, such as cancer and heart disease, will continue to rise for women globally. At this time, we are uniquely positioned to anticipate this impact and empower women in both the developed and the developing world to learn from what has worked. Choosing the best approaches to nutrition, exercise, sleep, connectedness, substances, and stress can optimize women’s health span across the globe.

Women empowerment is a tool to improve the quality of life of a community-case study

“…Economic hardship, lack of social support and low education level were reported as common lifestyle factors which influence community well-being in LMIC (7). An analytical review was done on the current trend of enhancing community well-being in LMIC emphasizing the selection of women in rural areas (8).…”