🔥 Celebrate LPU’s 10th Anniversary. $1,000,000 in scholarships & tuition credits in 2026. Limited spots available!

As a healthcare professional and health coach, consider taking the next step and earning your

Lifestyle Medicine WORKS Certification (LMWC)

Master and practice evidence-based Lifestyle Medicine Coaching while earning your certification.

$995 One-time offer. SAVE 45% = $802 in tuition credits. No risk with our 7 Day LMWC Refund Option!

3 Reasons to join the Global Lifestyle Medicine Revolution.

  • Fastest-growing chronic disease solution in healthcare

  • Master evidence-based Lifestyle Medicine protocols and skills

  • Earn your board certification (IBLM-aligned curriculum)

Curious about how to secure up to $10,000 in degree program tuition credits and scholarships?
Schedule a discovery call.

* LMWC has been submitted for the International / American Board of Lifestyle Medicine (IBLM/ABLM) exam eligibility to earn the coveted DipIBLM credential. Estimated approval will be Fall 2026.

  • Master Lifestyle Medicine core competencies and skills.

  • For healthcare professionals and health coaches.

Includes:

  • 4-Month LMWC Evidence-Based Certification Training

  • 89 Lifestyle Medicine Core Competencies Video Lessons

  • LMWC Live Practicum Classes (over 12 weeks)

  • LMWC ExamPrep Questions

  • Lifestyle Medicine AI Assistants (24/7 learning & productivity)

$995 One-time offer. SAVE 45% = $802 in tuition credits

No risk with our 7 Day Refund Option!

Why Lifestyle Medicine? Core Concepts.

Become a leader in one of the fastest-growing fields in healthcare, providing chronic disease root-cause solutions.

Certified Lifestyle Medicine practitioners are in demand with well-paying job opportunities opening up daily.

Our Lifestyle Medicine WORKS™ Training (with LMWC Certification*) is open to ALL healthcare professionals:

  • Clinicians

  • Allied healthcare professionals

  • Healthcare professionals and practitioners

  • Health coaches

LMWC has been developed to align with the standards and competencies of the American and International Board of Lifestyle Medicine (IBLM).*

The program integrates behavioral science, clinical lifestyle interventions, and systems-based healthcare approaches to prepare healthcare professionals to implement evidence-based lifestyle medicine in real-world practice.

In the LMWC training, you'll learn:

  • LM Pillars: What you will prescribe.

  • LM Domains: What you must know.

  • LM Competencies: What you must be able to do.

* IBLM approval is expected to be completed by Fall 2026.

* Once you pass the LMWC certification, you may sit for the ABLM/IBLM exam and earn your DipIBLM or DipABLM board certification.

LM Foundations Course

The LMWC Certification Training includes the pragmatic and easy-to-implement Lifestyle Medicine Foundations 101 Course, allowing you to offer micro-habit Lifestyle Prescriptions® within 10 days - even if you have only 5-10 minutes per patient.

  • 15 Video Lessons with assignments

  • 6 AI Assistants (Educational & Conversational)

  • Clinical Lifestyle Medicine AI (for Patient Management and to increase productivity).


Foundations course lessons include:

  • HOW TO USE THE CLINICAL LIFESTYLE MEDICINE AI™ PLATFORM

  • Chronic Disease Epidemic Solutions

  • Why Lifestyle Medicine

  • Challenges integrating Lifestyle Medicine

  • The 6 Lifestyle Medicine Protocols

  • Measure. Measure. Measure (SUD-SUT)

  • The Coaching Mindset

  • Active Listening & Being Present

  • Asking Conscious Questions

  • The Why, What, How of Micro-Habits

  • Write micro-habit Lifestyle Prescriptions®

Lifestyle Medicine 10 Domains

Lifestyle Medicine standards are organized into 10 Domains, with each domain containing multiple specific competencies that outline observable and assessable performance expectations.

Here are the 10 domains:

  • 01 Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine

  • 02 The Role of the Practitioner's Personal Health and

    Community Advocacy

  • 03 Nutrition Science, Assessment, and Prescription

  • 04 Physical Activity Science, Assessment, and Prescription

  • 05 Sleep Health Science and Interventions

  • 06 Treating Tobacco Use Disorder and Managing Other Toxic

    Exposures

  • 07 Key Clinical Processes in Lifestyle Medicine

  • 08 Fundamentals of Health Behavior Change

  • 09 Emotional and Mental Health Assessment and Interventions

  • 10 The Role of Connectedness and Positive Psychology

Lifestyle Medicine 89 Core Competencies

Based on the 2025 Lifestyle Medicine Standards (ABLM/IBLM), the 10 domains comprise 89 measurable Competencies that collectively define the knowledge base, clinical skill set, and professional standards required for certification.

This structure provides a comprehensive and standardized framework for competency development and certification.

The 6 Lifestyle Medicine Pillars

The 6 Lifestyle Medicine Pillars are the therapeutic intervention targets. They are the clinical behaviours that influence disease biology.

You will learn how to apply evidence-based lifestyle interventions, including nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, substance avoidance, and social connection, to help clients improve lifestyle habits and prevent, treat, and reverse chronic diseases.

Live Classes Dates 👩🏼‍🎓 Fall 2026

Live Classes will be on Thursdays from 1 pm EST | 18 UK (75-90 minutes). Attending LIVE is highly suggested (though recordings will be available).

Each weekly LMWC lesson includes pre-study (self-study videos with slides - recorded release) followed by the Thursday live class.

The FALL 2026 Classes will be anno

  • LMWC Program Introduction

    April 23 — Recorded Release introducing the Lifestyle Prescriptions® University: LM WORKS™ Certification Program

  • Domain A — Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine
    April 30 — Recorded Release

    May 7 — Live Class 1

  • Domain H — Fundamentals of Health Behavior Change
    May 8 — Recorded Release

    May 14 — Live Class 2

  • Domain I — Emotional and Mental Health

    May 15 — Recorded Release

    May 21 — Live Class 3: Emotional and Mental Health

  • Domain J — Connectedness and Positive Psychology

    May 22 — Recorded Release

    May 28 — Live Class 4

  • Domain C — Nutrition

    May 29 — Recorded Release

    June 4 — Live Class 5

  • Domain D — Physical Activity

    June 5 — Recorded Release

    June 11 — Live Class 6

  • Domain E — Sleep

    June 12 — Recorded Release

    June 18 — Live Class 7

  • Domain F — Tobacco & Toxic Exposures

    June 19 — Recorded Release

    June 25 — Live Class 8

  • Domain G — Key Clinical Processes

    June 26 — Recorded Release

    July 2 — Live Class 9

  • Domain B — Practitioner Role & Advocacy

    July 3 — Recorded Release

    July 9 — Live Class 10

  • Beyond the Gut: How the Microbiome Shapes Brain, Mood, and Immunity

    July 10 — Recorded Release
    A: Beyond the Gut: How the Microbiome Shapes Brain, Mood, and Immunity B: The Microbiome Reset: A Practical Plan for Gut Health

    July 16 — Live Class 11: Your Gut’s Hidden Universe:

    Exploring the Microbiome’s Impact on Health

  • Capstone Session: Lifestyle Medicine as a Unified Clinical System

    July 17 — Recorded Release:
    July 23 — Live Class 12: Integration Session

  • Exam Certification Preparation

    July 30 — Resource Release

    120 IBLM Exam Preparatory Questions

    Mock examination resource designed to support final certification preparation.

    Watch out for email course updates and reminders.

LMWC Certification Pathways

By passing the LMWC Certification Training:

1) You earn your Lifestyle Medicine WORKS (LMWC) credential.

2) As an LMWC graduates may sit for the DipIBLM exam** and become board-certified. *

3) You may credit your Lifestyle Medicine WORKS (LMWC) Credential (50 ECTS credits) toward your Master's or Ph.D. Degree in Lifestyle Medicine.

4) Select the Ph.D. Fast-Track, which includes the

  • LMWC (6 months)

  • Master's (1-2 years),

  • Ph.D. degree (2-3 years)*

ABLM/IBLM Exam Requirements*

IMPORTANT: LMWC has applied but has not been approved by ABLM/IBLM yet (expected to be finalized by Fall 2026).

LPU's Lifestyle Medicine WORKS™ Certification Training has been developed to align with the International / American Board of Lifestyle Medicine.

After you've passed and graduated from the Lifestyle Medicine WORKS™ Certification Training, you may apply and sit for the IBLM/ACLM exam* (to receive the DipIBLM or DipABLM credential).

The IBLM requirements are:

1) FOR PHYSICIANS - DipIBLM (International Board of Lifestyle Medicine)

  • Are a licensed doctor (MD, MBBS, or equivalent)

  • Have 2+ years of board certification (U.S. doctors only)

Required Steps to pass ABLM/IBLM Exam

  • Pass the LMWC Certification Training (30 hours of online Lifestyle Medicine education

  • Attend an upcoming Lifestyle Medicine Summit (20 hours of in-person or virtual LM events)

  • Pass the ABLM/IBLM exam (120 multiple-choice questions in 4 hours)

  • No case study required.


2) For NON-PHYSICIANS HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
DipACLM (ACLM Certified Lifestyle Medicine Professional)

  • Have a master’s or doctorate in a health-related field (e.g., nursing, dietetics, psychology)

Required Steps to pass ABLM/IBLM Exam

  • Pass the LMWC Certification Training (30 hours of online Lifestyle Medicine education

  • Attend an upcoming Lifestyle Medicine Summit (20 hours of in-person or virtual LM events)

  • Pass the ABLM/IBLM exam (120 multiple-choice questions in 4 hours)

  • No case study required.

For details, contact IBLM.

BONUS: LM AI Assistants (Education)

Why trust a generic chatbot that hallucinates, compromises your health data, and lacks security — when you can use curated, HIPAA-compliant AI Assistants fine-tuned for evidence-based Lifestyle Medicine and Health Coaching?

If your LMWC Training Package includes the Clinical Lifestyle Medicine AI Assistant Platform, you'll receive access to our 6 AI Assistants.

  • Lifestyle Medicine Protocols

Instant nutrition, fitness, stress management, sleep, social support, removal of toxins, and mindset protocols answers.

  • Remedies & Biomarkers

Explore vitamins, minerals, supplements, remedies for specific chronic symptoms using Lifestyle-Functional-Natural Medicine research.

  • Write & Share Lifestyle Prescriptions®

Prescribe micro-habit Lifestyle Medicine for patients; share, email or print Lifestyle Prescriptions® for patients.

  • Lifestyle Medicine Science & Stats

Quickly search for relevant Lifestyle Medicine research papers & stats with a summary, key findings, and the research link for further review.

  • BioPsychoSocial Stressors

Explore which psychosocial stressors, emotions, thoughts affect specific organ tissues (with stress and regeneration phase symptoms).

  • SELF-CARE: Dr. HealthiWealthi™ AI

Take care of yourself, walk the talk. Practice the 7 lifestyle superpowers, reduce burnout, improve your vitality guided by Dr. HealthiWealthi™ AI

BONUS: Clinical Lifestyle Medicine AI™ (Productivity)

In addition, you receive access to the Clinical Lifestyle Medicine AI Platform, a productivity tool designed to help practitioners

  • Save time,

  • Boost patient engagement,

  • Reduce burnout while

  • Delivering trusted, AI-powered lifestyle medicine care.

Acting as your AI assistants for a smarter, healthier practice, the platform streamlines workflows, supports faster decisions, lightens the administrative workload, and improves patient outcomes — all within a secure, HIPAA-compliant environment.

  • Empower Patients with unlimited knowledge

Be ready to answer root-cause and lifestyle medicine-related questions with evidence-based answers (with citations).

  • Make smarter decisions, faster

CLM AI remembers patient history, biomarkers, habits, and conversations for improved analysis and guidance.

  • Lab Results Upload, Tracking & Analysis

Manually add/upload patient reports & notes; sync LMW/CLM AI with your EMR system; and allow AI to analyze data.

  • Sync & Analyze Patient Data (EMR)

Manually add new patients, sync with your EMR, for effective patient history, biomarker, and lifestyle habit integration.

  • One-Click Micro Action Insights

View patient history, LM / Rx benefits & side effects, micro-habit health plans, lab result comparisons (no prompt needed)

  • Write multi-habit Lifestyle Prescriptions®

Prescribe 3-7 micro-habit Lifestyle Medicine for patients; share, email or print Lifestyle Prescriptions® reports.

  • Comprehensive 4-week health plans

Develop patient-specific, personalized health plans based on symptoms, biomarkers, and lifestyle habits (from 4-12 weeks).

Created by and for Clinicians


Developed by board-certified Lifestyle Medicine physicians and clinicians and the Lifestyle Prescriptions® University faculty ensuring scientific rigor and practical relevance.

Radu Baila, MD, DipIBLM (USA)
LPU Advisory Board & Faculty, LMWC Course Creator, Scientific Advisor

Aisling Killoran, PhD, LPHCS (Ireland)
LPU Faculty, Lifestyle Medicine Root-Cause Infertility Specialist, Ph.D. in Lifestyle Medicine

Mohamad I. Yamani, MD (USA)
LPU Chief Medical Officer, Lifestyle Medicine Primary Care Physician, Ornish Provider

Nicoleta Baila, MD, PsyD, DiplIBLM (USA)
Lifestyle Medicine Physician, Clinical Psychologist, Lifestyle Medicine Research & Reviews Journal Editor, LPU Faculty

Johannes R. Fisslinger, MA, LPHCS ​​​(USA, Germany)
Founder LPU, Clinical Lifestyle Medicine AI™, Dr. HealthiWealthi™ AI, Host Lifestyle Medicine Summit

Sharon Ellert, PhD, NBH-HWC, LPHCS (Canada)
LPU Faculty, Root-Cause Health Coach Specialist, Ph.D. in Lifestyle Medicine

  • Peer-reviewed, IBLM-aligned curriculum*

  • Backed by extensive scientific literature

  • 100% online and flexible — study while working

  • AI Assistants personalize and support your learning

  • Productivity tools for patient care and coaching

  • Boosts professional credibility and career opportunities

  • Join a global network of like-minded health professionals

Why study with LPU?

Quick history: Teaching health coaching since 2010 | Lifestyle Prescriptions® introduced 2013 | Accredited Lifestyle Medicine Degree programs launched worldwide 2023 | Lifestyle Medicine WORKS™ Certification Training launched Fall 2026

  • 7829

Students are currently enrolled in Lifestyle Prescriptions® University

  • 59

Countries From Which Students Are Pursuing Their Online Education

  • 91

% Lifestyle Prescriptions® University Students Satisfied

  • 83

% Students Likely Or Very Likely To Recommend Lifestyle Prescriptions® University

👩🏼‍🎓Curious about our degree programs (which include the LMWC Certification). Schedule a discovery call.

* Degree graduation time depends on your current academic skills, the amount of time you can allocate to your studies, research, and capstone/dissertation writing.

LPU Graduates Feedback

Listen to our graduates and how they built their Lifestyle Medicine careers.

“I have a huge influx of clients, which is incredible for me, managing 16 clients in my 3-month program. 🙂 The work I can offer now is so PROFOUND and TRANSFORMATIVE compared to what I did before for 6 years!”

Nigora Normatova, Certified Lifestyle Prescriptions® University Graduate

"Amazing accredited university. Since I started my PhD program, I have learned valuable protocols & knowledge and implemented them with my patients, which has rewarded me with a senior position. Thank you to all professionals at this university."

Mrs. Almansowri, Lifestyle Prescriptions® University Ph.D. Student

"I feel honored to be the first Pakistani Lifestyle Prescriptions® University Coaching graduate. Indeed, it was an outstanding learning journey and equipped me with skills to practice as a Lifestyle Medicine Physician."

Fatima Ehsan MD, 2023 Lifestyle Medicine Root-Cause Coaching Graduate

“In my busy integrative and lifestyle medical practice, I love using Lifestyle Prescriptions® .”

Dr. Kevin Chan, Lifestyle Medicine Arizona USA

"It has been a great journey so far with exceptional results. This work amazes me at what health outcomes and transformations it can achieve in people's lives."

Simon Klein LPHC, Certified Lifestyle Prescriptions® University Health Coach

“Lifestyle Prescriptions® Root-Cause Analysis allows me to get to the root-cause of chronic symptoms fast. It is a life changing and an amazing tool.”

Dr. Stephane Provencher​​​​​, USA

“I’m COMPLETELY BLOWN AWAY by this training. I have never taken anything (and I’ve done tons of online learning) this amazing before, both in content and in delivery.”

​Cari Nadeau. EFT Practitioner, Lifestyle Prescriptions® University Student

​I love the program, I’ve learned so much, about the body and about myself. It’s been an incredible journey so far for my own self-healing. Looking forward to live practicum classes!”

Olivia Schoen, Lifestyle Prescriptions® University Student

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