Live from the Integrative Healthcare Symposium

Katherine Shagoury

February 23, 2020
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Ancient wisdom and the future of healthcare

Genes are impacted by experiences of living, said Jeffrey Bland, PhD, FACN, FACB, CNS, president of the Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute, at the 2020 Integrative Healthcare Symposium in New York City.

Historically, people have been able to live long and healthy lives without disease or disability. Age is the greatest independent risk factor for disease. Modern medicine has not been successful in improving quality of life and protecting from disability. Bland said practitioners should focus on health span, looking and being healthy for as long as possible, by adopting gene compatible lifestyles.

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About the Author:

Katherine Shagoury

Katherine Shagoury

Katherine Shagoury is the editor of Integrative Practitioner. She brings a decade of experience creating and managing content for national healthcare audiences as a digital editor and professional journalist, including serving as managing editor for a popular medical billing and coding association and as a reporter for the Boston Globe, Boston.com, and USA Today. A certified personal trainer and nutrition coach with the National Academy of Sports Medicine, a certified group fitness instructor with the Athletics and Fitness Association of America, a certified barre instructor, and a TRX qualified trainer, her passion for and commitment to healthy living fuels her enthusiasm for supporting the integrative healthcare community.

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