The International Board of Lifestyle Medicine (IBLM) sets and maintains standards for assessment and credentialing of physicians and PhD/Masters level health professionals in Lifestyle Medicine globally. Certification as an IBLM diplomate signifies specialized knowledge in the practice of lifestyle medicine and distinguishes a health professional as having achieved competency in lifestyle medicine. The IBLM certification is co-issued with recognized continental and country lifestyle medicine associations and societies. We are committed to a) high benchmarks that gender irrefutable respect from other scientifically based organisations; b) global standards that are acceptable across international laws and cultures; c) models that are financially viable in the short and long term and d) innovating aggressively so that lifestyle medicine can meet its promise of being a very real part of the solution to the massive NCD epidemic that is overwhelming our planet.