New Yorkers suffering from diabetes and other chronic health conditions now can take advantage of the city’s Lifestyle Medicine program.

For people like Bronx resident Raul Cobeo, the Lifestyle Medicine program has been a game-changer. He was averse to medication but this new style of treatment has helped him treat his COPD, hypertension and diabetes.

“Most of these conditions, their root causes is poor lifestyle habits. So the lifestyle medicine program will be able to address these habits and modify them,” said Dr. Carmen Oviedo, medical director of lifestyle medicine at Lincoln Hospital.

Staff and elected officials came together at Lincoln Hospital to inaugurate the program’s seventh location in the South Bronx.

Patients in the program receive personalized counseling from professionals who help them start and keep healthier habits regarding sleep, eating, exercise and stress.

“We have evidence that they can treat, reverse or even prevent these conditions, so it's very important that we offer this to our community,” said Oviedo.

The Lifestyle Medicine program is open to all NYC Health + Hospital patients.