Lifestyle Nursing

Gia Merlo, MD, MBA, DipABLM, FACLM Gia Merlo is clinical professor of nursing and Senior Advisor on Wellness at New York University (NYU). She is also a clinical professor of psychiatry in the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Merlo is the author of Principles of Medical Professionalism with Oxford University Press, where she stresses the importance of physician wellness and addressing the social determinants of health, as well as the need to address chronic diseases with prevention. Merlo serves on the editorial board of the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. She is a contributing author of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) curriculum Lifestyle Medicine 101, its board review course, Foundations to Lifestyle Medicine, and was elected a fellow of ACLM in 2021. Merlo developed a novel Lifestyle Medicine curriculum titled Wellness in Nursing Through the Lens of Lifestyle Medicine and has been teaching this elective course to doctoral and graduate nursing students at the Rory Meyers College of Nursing at NYU since 2020. Before joining NYU, Merlo was associate dean of health professions at Rice University. She has served on the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Rice University, Texas Children’s Hospital, and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Merlo has served on the board of directors of many nonprofits over the years and is currently on the board of directors of Plant-Powered Metro of New York (PPMNY). She has been involved in clinician care and medical education for nearly 30 years in professional development and mental health, particularly of healthcare professionals. Kathy Berra, MSN, NP-BC, FAHA, FPCNA, FAANKathy Berra graduated from Stanford University and received her Master's and Adult Nurse Practitioner Degree from the University of San Francisco. She worked in clinical research for 26 years at the Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine. Her research activities focused on heart disease prevention, women and heart disease, and nurse case management for CVD risk reduction. She has published extensively in the medical literature, has authored 2 books, and speaks internationally on heart disease prevention and treatment. In 2007, Kathy started a home based care management company - LifeCare Company. Her business is dedicated to caring for persons with complex medical problems who are living at home.Kathy has been active in the American Heart Association for over 35 years and was awarded "AHA Clinician of the Year" in 2008. She is active on the AHA Council for Cardiovascular Nursing currently serving as member of the Epidemiology and Prevention Sciences Committee. She is a founding member and past president of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and past Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation. She is a founder and past president of the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association and serves on their Board of Directors. She is a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee for WomenHeart – a national coalition of women with heart disease. WomenHeart's mission is to improve the health and quality of life of women living with or at risk of heart disease, and to advocate for their benefit.

All chapters are written by content experts, peer reviewed, and supported by rigorous research findings. Each chapter includes an introduction to its topics, key points, definitions, and best practices across cultures and lifespans, along with a complete reference list. As part of the publisher's "Lifestyle Medical Series," this book addresses challenges unique to the nursing experience. It effectively recognizes the distinct vulnerability, health threats, and health outcomes inherent to a calling where often the professional expectation is to prioritize and safeguard the needs of others above one's own needs.- S. W. Gustafson, Elmira College

• 1. The Nursing Roadmap to Lifestyle Medicine2. Nutrition and Nursing Practice3. Structured Exercise, Lifestyle Physical Activity, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in the Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Diseases4. Sleep Science5. Emotional Wellness and Stress Resilience6. Happiness and Social Connectivity7. Substance Use Risk Reduction8. Environmental Toxins9. Self-Care Including the History of the Nurses’ Code 10. Theories Around Self-Promotion and Self-Management11. Nurse as Patient12. Effects of Disease on Families and Support Systems13. Health Disparities14. Preventing, Treating and Reversing Chronic Disease with Nutritional Interventions15. Hypertension16. Impact of Lifestyle on Cardiometabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes17. Obesity and Weight Management18. Dyslipidemia19. Autoimmune Disease20. Cancer21. Cognitive Disorders and Lifestyle Change22. Mental Health in Lifestyle Medicine23. Tobacco Products: Risk Reduction and Cessation24. How Often Do You Think About Oral Health as an Essential Part of Wellness and a Healthy Lifestyle?25. Men's Health: Special Considerations 26. Midwifery Approach to Lifestyle Medicine for Reproductive Health27. Pediatric Health28. Optimizing Function and Physical Health in Frail Adults29. Spiritual Care: Practice Implications30. Empowering Patients toward Motivation and Maintenance to Change31. Mindfulness and Meditation Practices32. Promoting Optimal Lifestyle Behaviors: Strategies and Resources33. Digital Therapeutics