Supporting Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Good health is about more than treating illness - it's about making sustainable lifestyle choices that support your long-term wellbeing. At Terrey Hills Family Surgery, we provide evidence-based lifestyle medicine and weight management support to assist with the prevention and management of chronic health conditions.
Obesity is recognised as a chronic health condition requiring an individualised, long-term approach. Assessment and management involve consideration of multiple factors, including weight history, body composition, waist measurement, metabolic risk factors, medical history, lifestyle factors and your individual health goals.
Our GPs work with you to identify health risks and develop personalised strategies that support improved health, function and wellbeing. Lifestyle interventions complement medical care and are tailored to your circumstances, preferences and current Australian clinical guidelines.
Our Services Include
If you live with a chronic health condition, you may be eligible for a GP Chronic Condition Management Plan, which can provide Medicare-subsidised visits to allied health professionals such as dietitians and exercise physiologists. Your GP can discuss your eligibility.
The Six Pillars of Lifestyle medicine
Our approach incorporates the key lifestyle factors that contribute to overall health and wellbeing:
A collaborative approach to health
Lifestyle medicine forms an important part of preventive healthcare and the management of many chronic conditions. Our GPs work collaboratively with you to establish realistic health goals, review progress, and adjust care plans as your needs change. Where appropriate, we coordinate care with dietitians, exercise physiologists, psychologists and other healthcare professionals to support a comprehensive approach to your health.
Book an appointment to discuss your health goals and develop an individualised plan to support your long-term wellbeing - call us on (02) 9450 1083 or book online.