TLC

A bit of TLC…
I always thought TLC was “tender loving care”. A bit of TLC is definitely a good thing – we need to show kindness to ourselves and look after ourselves, particularly when things are difficult. Taking time to de-stress and do some active relaxation increases our wellbeing, whether that’s time dedicated mindfulness practice or just taking a bath.

But in the world of lifestyle medicine TLC also means Therapeutic Lifestyle Change.

Therapeutic lifestyle change is what we prescribe to our patients. We ask patients to make changes to the way they live because the evidence tells us that the changes recommended will help reduce illness, promote well-being and they will feel better.

So really, it’s the same thing! Making just one healthy change to your lifestyle is taking good care of yourself, and giving yourself some much needed TLC.
What #1change are you going to make this week?