Historic Inclusion of Lifestyle Medicine in FY26 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

American Faculty of Life-style Medication and LPM LAB Announce Partnership Following Historic Inclusion of Life-style Efficiency Medication in FY26 NDAA. Life-style and Efficiency Medication (LPM): the army utility of way of life medication to optimize the readiness, well being and lethality of warfighters

AUSTIN, TX / ACCESS Newsline / November 14, 2025 / LPM LAB and the American Faculty of Life-style Medication (ACLM) at this time introduced a groundbreaking partnership to advance Life-style and Efficiency Medication (LPM)-the military-specific utility of Life-style Medication, following its precedent-setting inclusion within the Nationwide Protection Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal 12 months 2026.

Marking a historic milestone, Congress has formally acknowledged the crucial function of LPM in optimizing human efficiency and sustaining the well being of Warfighters all through the Division of Warfare (DoW). In H.R. 3838, the Home Armed Providers Committee Subcommittee on Army Personnel directed:

“Optimizing Human Efficiency by way of Digital Life-style and Efficiency Medication Options: The Committee urges the Division of Protection to prioritize the mixing of evidence-based, digital well being options to deal with elementary well being behaviors that impression readiness and retention… [and] directs the Secretary of Protection to organize a report… on the feasibility of implementing a standardized, digital healthcare answer to enhance Warfighter efficiency throughout all service strains.

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Life-style and Efficiency Medication (LPM) refers back to the utility of evidence-based way of life medication in a army settingcentered on sustaining and optimizing the six core elements of human well being: optimum diet, bodily exercise, restorative sleep, stress administration, connectedness and avoiding dangerous substances. These behaviors type the premise for long-term efficiency, resilience and preparedness.

CEO of LPM LAB Patrick Hitchinsstated:

“This can be a transformative second for army healthcare. Our servicemembers deserve trendy instruments to assist the basic behaviors that impression their long-term efficiency, retention and well-being.”

Chief Medical Officer of LPM LAB Regan StiegmannDO, MPH, a board-certified way of life medication doctor, and USAF Veteran provides:

“Reaching optimum human efficiency is a day by day endeavor, each within the garrison and in theater. The NDAA’s recognition of Life-style and Efficiency Medication confirms what we’ve got recognized for years: army efficiency begins with the day by day behavioral basis of Warfighter well being. LPM stands as essentially the most rigorous, evidence-based medical strategy to treating, reversing and stopping lots of the commonest illnesses that threaten the deployability, readiness, fight effectiveness and lethality of Warfighters.”

Chief Influence Officer of the American Faculty of Life-style Medication Martin Tullacknowledged:

“Given all of the curiosity in way of life medication we have seen in army healthcare, it is a essential improvement in scaling that work. ACLM is proud to accomplice with LPM LAB to additional increase evidence-based way of life medication throughout the army.”

By means of this partnership, ACLM and LPM LAB will collaborate on initiatives aligned with the FY26 NDAA, together with:

• Scalable digital platforms for habits change and efficiency monitoring

• Coaching and Certification for Army Physicians in Life-style Medication

• Integration of wearable expertise and safe, data-based commander surveillance

• Value-effective methods to extend preparedness and scale back avoidable healthcare prices

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SOURCE: LPM LAB