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September 3, 2024
Presented by: Valter Longo, PhD
Decades of genetic and nutrition studies by my laboratory and others have resulted in the identification and understanding of strategies to activate high protection, repair and regeneration systems able to prevent but also treat diseases. We now know that certain genetic mutations are effective in greatly reducing cancer and diabetes rates in mice and humans. Chronic dietary restriction is also able to prevent major diseases in monkeys and has strong effects on disease risk factors in humans, but it also has detrimental effects on lean body mass, and potentially on immunity and wound healing.
Presented by: James Gordon, MD
Traumatic and stressful events affect our emotional and physical health, social functioning, and overall wellbeing. This discussion is designed to give participants evidence-based practical tools for preventing and managing life’s inevitable stresses, building resilience, and self-awareness. The approach utilized is practical, accessible, and evidence-based, and can transform even the most devastating trauma into an opportunity for discovering personal meaning and purpose.
The incidence of virtually all neurodegenerative diseases has been increasing relentlessly the past half century. While numerous causes, such as obesity and diabetes, have been proposed as the causes, the substantial role of environmental toxicants has been seriously under-recognized.
The spectacular role of the human microbiome in preventing post-prandial or metabolic endotoxemia, the number one cause of mortality worldwide.
How to Boost Mitochondrial Function and the Benefits
Do you love what you do, but wish you were busier with patients? Is your practice busy, but you're not sure how to grow?
Sugar on Fire: A Functional Medicine Approach to Reversing Diabetes/Cardiometabolic Syndrome
Presented by: James Gordon, MD
This session will present a comprehensive approach to trauma healing which emphasizes the capacity to transform a sometimes-overwhelming crisis into an opportunity for profound psychological and spiritual growth.
Two mind-body techniques will be shared that create the psychological and biological foundation for this process of transformation. These and other mind-body techniques have been used to successfully reverse the damage done by psychological trauma with millions of adults and children in the United States and around the world.
Integrative Perspectives on Mast Cell Activation
Many patients experience trouble sleeping, whether due to stress, illness, or other disruptions to normal routine. However, ongoing sleep problems and sleep disorders are becoming more widely recognized in healthcare and can significantly impact mood, energy, and overall health and wellbeing.
In this case study report, we review a sleep disorder patient and how he interacts with three specialists in sleep, mental health, and nutrition. Featuring expert perspectives from Catherine Darley, ND, Kristen Allott, ND, LAc, and Kate Garden, BSc(Hons), Dip ION, IFMCP, the authors walk the reader through integrative sleep protocol in practice.