Promoting Evidence-Based Lifestyle Medicine in Vietnam

Together, we empower health professionals to prevent, manage, and reverse chronic disease through lifestyle-based approaches.

Physician-Led. Evidence-Based. Ethically Governed.

The Vietnam Lifestyle Medicine Alliance (VLMA) is a physician-led, non-profit organization dedicated to advancing Lifestyle Medicine across Vietnam.

Founded in 2025, VLMA promotes the science and practice of Lifestyle Medicine to prevent, manage, and even reverse chronic diseases through evidence-based interventions in nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, social connection, and avoidance of harmful substances.

VLMA is committed to improving population health, enhancing clinical quality, and building multidisciplinary collaboration aligned with the global mission of the Lifestyle Medicine Global Alliance (LMGA) and the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine (IBLM).

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What is Lifestyle Medicine?

Lifestyle Medicine is an evidence-based medical discipline that uses therapeutic lifestyle interventions as the primary approach to prevent, treat, and often reverse chronic non-communicable diseases. It empowers individuals to achieve optimal health by addressing the root causes of illness through comprehensive lifestyle change.

Healthy nutrition

Adopting predominantly whole-food, plant-predominant eating patterns.

Physical activity

Engaging in regular, moderate-intensity movement.

Ensuring adequate and high-quality sleep.

Restorative sleep

The practice of Lifestyle Medicine is built on six core pillars:

Lifestyle Medicine integrates science, clinical practice, and public health to reduce the global burden of chronic disease and promote sustainable well-being for individuals and populations.

Stress management

Developing resilience and emotional balance.

Positive social connection

Fostering supportive relationships and community.

Eliminating or reducing tobacco, alcohol, and other harmful substances.

Avoidance of risky substances

The Vietnam Lifestyle Medicine Alliance (VLMA) is a national community of physicians and healthcare professionals dedicated to advancing evidence-based Lifestyle Medicine. Guided by the principles of the Lifestyle Medicine Global Alliance (LMGA) and the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine (IBLM), VLMA aims to build capacity, foster collaboration, and improve health outcomes for individuals and communities across Vietnam.