Lifestyle Medicine Initiative 2026 Trends Initiative Co-Chair: Dr. Melissa Sundermann, Double Board-Certified Physician, Lifestyle Medicine Well-Being Coach, Co-Founder of REVIVE, United States Initiative Co-Chair: Prof. Dr. Sunil Kumar, MD, Board-Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician, United Kingdom TREND 1: Lifestyle Medicine as First-Line Therapy Lifestyle medicine is no longer adjunctive care. In 2026, health systems increasingly deploy evidence-based lifestyle interventions as first-line therapy for cardiometabolic disease, mental health conditions, musculoskeletal…
