Which lifestyle changes could best support my health and symptom management?
Health Conditions
Autoimmune conditions
Support your health and well-being
Living with an autoimmune condition can mean managing symptoms that change over time. Lifestyle medicine works alongside medical treatment to support your energy, daily function, symptom management, and overall well-being. Healthy changes across nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress, and other areas can become an important part of your care.
Proactive care
Autoimmune conditions occur when the immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s own tissues. While there is no single cause, many factors can influence your overall health and how you feel, including:
- Nutrition and dietary patterns
- Sleep quality and recovery
- Stress management
- Physical activity and movement
- Metabolic health
- Connectedness and emotional well-being
These factors can interact and may affect symptoms, energy, and quality of life. Lifestyle medicine brings them together as part of a whole-person approach that works alongside medical care to help manage your condition and support your overall health.
Questions to ask your care team
Are there nutrition changes that may be helpful for my specific condition?
What types of physical activity are safe and appropriate for me?
How might sleep and stress be affecting how I feel day to day?
What additional support could help me, such as a dietitian, health coach, behavioral health professional, or care team?
Health Conditions
Autoimmune Disease and Plant-Based Nutrition
An introduction to how plant-predominant nutrition may support overall health for people living with autoimmune disease.
Best for: People with an autoimmune condition who want to explore nutrition as one part of their care plan.
Use with your clinician: Bring questions like, “Could a plant-predominant eating pattern support my health, and how can I make changes without creating nutrient gaps?” to your next visit.
Important: Nutrition does not replace medical treatment for autoimmune disease. Avoid restrictive elimination diets or changes to medication without qualified guidance.
First Steps to Health Restoration
A practical starting guide for using evidence-based lifestyle habits to address root causes and move toward better health.
Best for: People ready to take an active role in preventing, treating, or potentially improving a chronic condition.
Use with your clinician: Bring questions like, “What is the safest and most meaningful first step for improving my health?” to your next visit.
Important: Lifestyle changes can affect symptoms, blood pressure, blood sugar, and medication needs. Work with your healthcare team as your health changes.
SMART Goals for Adults
A worksheet for turning a broad health goal into a specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound action.
Best for: People who have a health goal but need help deciding exactly where and how to begin.
Use with your clinician: Bring questions like, “Can you help me make this goal realistic, measurable, and appropriate for my health?” to your next visit.
Important: Start with a goal small enough to complete consistently, then adjust it as you learn what works.