I’m excited to be back sharing this FREE 2021 expert brain health lecture series. You already know that much of my work is focused in this space. Well, this series is an incredible opportunity for you to advance your understanding of the brain and its marvelous ability to change and adapt. You’ll listen AT NO COST to four of the world’s leading brain health experts and pioneers, each TUESDAY evening in February (8:00-9:00 PM EST). Guys, these fab four are key insighters! The lecture series is called “The Brain: An Owner’s Guide”.
SUMMARY: Bone Broth is a traditional food that has been on dinner tables for ages, and yet it has nearly disappeared from the American table. I spent years researching what’s in Bone Broth, and why I should make it for my family. After all, it seemed to be loaded with hidden dangers like the potential for lead leaching into the Bone Broth from the slow cooker vessel and the animal bones themselves, histamine reactions due to its long cook, and even contrary to what other bloggers write, the TRUTH is that the evidence finds there’s NOT a huge mineral load in Bone Broth. After reading loads of studies, I decided to post this BRIEF FREE summary of what I found because the evidence proved to me that there are many components in Bone Broth that makes it worthwhile to make. I now do so as do leading functional medicine doctors like Cleveland Clinic Health Essentials, Dr. Mark Hyman, and Dr. Kara Fitzgerald. You can also read here how bone broth is being used during fast just prior to cancer immunotherapy to improve outcomes for insulin resistant related type cancers (breast, colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer, pancreatic cancer, glioblastoma multiforme).
Summary: Please join us for 3 wonderful talks Friday, April 12, 2019, 8:30 AM to 11:55AM, at Caritas Christi, 129 DePaul Center Rd., Greensburg, PA. I will be speaking about diet, microbiome and the aging brain! Much of my talk will feature key points that I presented at the 2019 Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioner (VCNP) Annual Conference! You’ll learn that the Western Diet is aging the brain FASTER than the Mediterranean Diet, and that the MIND diet, a hybrid diet of the heart healthy Mediterranean Diet, DASH, and aging brain literature, decreases the risk of Alzheimer’s Disease and slows cognitive decline better that its constituent diets. This is information you don’t want to miss! Please join us as ALL of the talks presented April 12th encompass keys to grateful and healthy aging, resilience, and holistic health.
SUMMARY: We’re excited to be presenting what the evidence finds for WHAT TO EAT, and WHAT NOT TO EAT, for BRAIN HEALTH! We will be at thebeautiful Blue Ridge Region for the2019 Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioner (VCNP) Annual Conference! IN the meantime, you win too because we decided to share a bonus here –>\0/ the prelude videoto our presentation, which is called “Add 7.5 yrs to Brainspan with MIND diet and SAGE Cognition Assessment Tool”. We also want to let you know that your response has been overwhelming for wanting us to bring our DIET, DEMENTIA, COGNITION, ALZHEIMER’S presentation to you! We’re here to dispel the brain age MYTH–> Those in their 40s and 50s realize that brain changes are occurring in the midlife time-frame. By 2050, 20% of the US population will be over age 65. One fifth will have mild cognitive impairment, increasing risk of Alzheimer’s. The Western diet is aging the brain faster than the Mediterranean diet as found on both MRI and PET imaging. You need to learn all about this! We’re booking now, so if you are interesting in having your group learn this powerful information, click here to contact us! And, just adding… they are also including our other Therapeutic Diet presentations for (1) Hypertension, Atherosclerosis, and Obesity, (2) IBS and Autoimmunity, and of course (3) Dementia, Cognition, and Alzheimer’s. You can learn about all of those programs here! Let’s hear from you today. Let’s move off DiseaseSpan and onto HealthSpan!
SUMMARY: I’m sharing two weeks of FREE access to theTown Hall MedicineMicrobiome Talks from twenty-one key microbiome researchers and includes clinicians integrating microbiome into therapeutics! This educational series is presented by University of Toronto’sHeather BoonPhD, Dean of Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacyand Stewart Brown, Founder & CEO, Genuine Health, a science based natural health company. These talks are short and to the point, AND you can download the transcripts for later reading. There has been a ton going on in the ivory towers of academia and science research uncovering just how important the gut microbiome is to health and well-being and its impact on the immune system. Microbiome associations are now known for hypertension(34 percent population prevalence ), atherosclerosis (39 percent), anxiety and depression (10 percent), weight gain, obesity (29+ percent), autoimmune diseases (20 percent — mostly women), Type 1 and 2 Diabetes (36 percent), metabolic syndrome(34 percent), IBD (10 to 15 percent), asthma allergy, autism, schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, stress-induced and progressive neuropsychiatric diseases, ANDprolonged low-grade inflammation which is behind most all disease (51% of adults have at least one chronic disease, 27% of kids have one or more chronic diseases). Yet none of microbiome — disease impact is pouring down to us mere mortals none the less doctors — I would know;I teach Microbiome CME. Whentwins having 100% identical human DNA only have 40 percent of the same gut microbiota, imagine how different your microbiota is from everyone else. Spoiler alert: Your gut microbiota is 99 percent different from everyone else and our microbiota explains why each and every one of our bodies (and minds) behave so differently! Knowledge is power, and these talks share how microbiome understanding is being put on the forefront of therapeutic integration to reverse and prevent disease. Now that is aggressive preventative medicine especially since 70 to 80 percent of our immune cellsreside in the health of our gut microbiome. Enjoy the listen, and Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, early!
Background on Town Hall Medicine Microbiome Talks
This science based initiative shares my vision that knowledge is power. They believe that through access to credible science-backed information, you can have the knowledge you need to take steps to live a healthier life. To give you that knowledge, they gathered top scientists, researchers, clinicians and thought leaders from around the world – some of the best of the best from such respected institutions as Harvard, UCLA, University of Western Australia, University of British Columbia and University of Toronto – to share their research findings directly with you. These experts are highly respected in their fields, and I’ve followed them for years. Their work is changing how we think about our health and that diet and lifestyle can alter gene expression, and reverse and prevent chronic disease. For more on that, this post simply explains How Diet Pierces the Disease Epigenetics Process.The goal of Town Hall Medicine is to elevate the conversation on current health topics by providing information that is accurate, credible, proven and trusted.
Town Hall Medicine Microbiome Talks_FREE 2 week pass
Here are just some of the talks you may find interesting…
Stress and aging is talked about under “The New Path to Health”. Noodle around these recent studies in this area:
[Kimball et al 2017] found that in women, skingene expression progressively changes from the 20s to the 70s in pathways related to oxidative stress, energy metabolism, senescence, and epidermal barrier and that these changes accelerated in the 60s and 70s. The gene expression patterns from the subset of women who were younger-appearing were similar to those in women who were actually younger!Here’s a good ScienceDaily article on this study,and this post simply explains How Diet Pierces the Disease Epigenetics Process. Suffice it to say, these skin epigenetic findings makes all the sense in the world — Eating a diet that supports your gut microbiota does GREAT things both inside our bodies and on the outside — I see these “side effect facelift” transformations everyday!
SUMMARY: Microbiome CME!!! If you are a healthcare provider or medical professional, attend thisCME Microbiome. Disease, Therapeutics, and NutritionatUPMC Passavant Hospital, Pittsburgh, October 25, 2017, Assembly Hall, noon–1PM! The new discovery of the microbiome, a 2 to 3 pound organ having a key role in over 70 percent of our immunity, is a paradigm shift changing up our understanding of physiological and psychological health and disease.This CME shares current no–nonsense evidence of what the microbiome is and includes valuable insights into what is overselling the microbiome.Click here for the PDF:CME Microbiome. Disease, Therapeutics, and Nutrition, Oct 25, 2017, UPMC Passavant Hospital. LEARN eye-opening insights and actionable tips about the KEY role the microbiome plays in your organ of choice, in chronic disease(2/3 of deaths in Allegheny County are attributed to chronic disease)including hypertension, heart disease(this leading cause of death, at 30% in Allegheny County, is higher compared to the state of PA), diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity, cognition, Alzheimer’s, IBD, IBS, MS, and more, as well as its role in increasing drug efficacy and prevention of medication failures. Listen as local patients share how they use evidence–based microbiome therapeutics to induce and maintain remission for autoimmune disease, and learn about the Pittsburgh—based cohort forming for inclusion in upcoming leading light microbiome researcher, Dr. Rob Knight, UCSF studies looking at ferment consumer gut microbiomes (see bio below). Bottom line — DON’T MISS THIS CME — Healthcare provider, medical professional, AND patient education/awareness of this organ is the “why” that causes patient diet and lifestyle behavior changes that moves them OFF diseasespan.The only way to do better is to know better. —poet Maya Angelou.The point of CME is to try to move the field and do right by our patients. Attend and LEARN the role of this new player in the organ/disease of your choice!
I decided to eat gluten-free, ketogenic or MIND, ReCODE, Mediterranean, DASH, Caveman PALEO, FODMAPs, Specific Carbohydrate Diet, GAPs, AIP…, and I fast. Will that help prevent my getting chronic disease or help my existing disease condition?I’m restricting carbs and ‘focussing on protein’ but baffled because weight is increasing and I’m tired, moody, and feel lousy. I’m sleeping poorly or not exercising. This antibiotic script, how long will it take to recover my microbiome, and what should I do to best protect my microbiome? Here’s my 23AndMe genomic testing; I have the ApoE4 Alzheimer’s gene, or MTHFR. I am a C-Section baby. How do I protect myself from getting diabetes, obesity, asthma, IBD, and celiac disease? Can I reseed my babies microbiome? I can’t breastfeed; should I use a human milk bank even though its pasteurization process kills off beneficial microbes? Will daycare help or harm my child’s microbiome? Should I get a dog to increase microbiome diversity and reduce my allergy risks?
Published papers are beginning to address these questions. We are learning there is more to the story, albeit much has yet to be written. Still, attend this CME, Microbiome. Disease, Therapeutics, and Nutrition and shoot up the microbiome learning curve. Recognize the key role of gut microbes as participants in cardiovascular and metabolic disease pathogenesis. Learn actionable evidence–based tips, from the perspective of the microbiome, where over
SUMMARY: I always share good worthwhile Workshops. Here’s your chance to participate in a FREE Workshop led by Dr. Mark Hyman’s group. He calls it a Detox Workshop, but it actually is going to get you off the sugar and carb addiction roller coaster. This Dr.Hyman Free 10 Day Detox Challenge is something everyone should try! What you learn will change your health and help to keep you off, or move you off, the diseasespan! Dr. Hymanis the Director theCleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine which opened in 2014. Since then, it has expanded twice to accommodate more patients, and the wait list at the start of 2017 was still 3,000 patients. Good luck getting seen there! Dr. Hyman is also the founder and medical director of The UltraWellness Center, chairman of the board of theInstitute for Functional Medicine, a medical editor of The Huffington Post, and was a regular medical contributor on many television shows including CBS This Morning, Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, and The View, Katie and The Dr. Oz Show. Participating in one of his Workshops… WELL… It doesn’t get much better than that! Sign up. NOW!!!
Here’s what’s going down ♥ Dr. Hyman, Free 10 Day Detox Challenge:
Obvoiusly, I think highly of Dr. Hyman’s work, and I cite it as appropriate in my posts. One example coming quickly to mind is What to Do if Taking an Antibiotic. So there is no way I’m not going to give you a heads up on his upcoming FREE Workshop!
Regarding this detox Workshop opportunity, Dr. Hyman says, “Sluggishness, brain-fog, skin challenges, cravings and just plain feeling like crap are all signs that your body needs to detox frombiologically addictiveprocessed foods and sugars that hook your tastebuds with everybite. Why not give your body the deep reset that it deserves?”
SUMMARY: I want to let you know about this amazing 3rd annual Citizens of the World Wellness Conference, that you can attend, hosted by The Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill on May 5, 2017, in Greensburg, PA. This year,“Lifespan Rhythms: A Focus on Memory, Hormones, and Vitality”is the theme. Come and learn the latest studies about the Vitality, Memory, Hormones link.Expert speakers throughout the day will discuss how to support families across the lifespan with a focus on MEMORY IMPAIRMENT. I participated in last years conference and am thrilled to do so again this year. I don’t normally give you a heads up of opportunities like this unless they are truely worthwhile learning opportunities. This conference makes my cut! If you can attend, you’ll leave with a boatleg of practical information! Come learn about the Vitality, Memory, Hormones link.
SUMMARY: Our food choices are fundamental for health. The next Integrated Functional Medicine Grand Rounds installment with Cleveland Clinic is coming up on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. Listen, for FREE as Dr. Alessio FASANO, MD speaks on How Early Nutrition Influences Microbiome, Disease. This is an incredible opportunity officially titled: “How Early Nutrition Influences Gut Microbiome and Metabolic Profiles in Health and Disease: Shifting From a Disease-Centered Approach to Patient-Oriented Functional Medicine.”For background, I have followed Dr. Fasano’s work for ages. He is a leading gut inflammation light who put Celiac Disease, and Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity, on the map in the US when all US health agencies literally told him those were “across the pond”. When that happens, you know you are about to make a major break thru that will ruffle lots of feathers. He persevered, and his findings will re-write the medical books. Those findings opened the doors for what is now understood as: Gut permeability ⇒ immune stimulation ⇒ inflammation ⇒ gut and systemic ramifications ⇒ autoimmune and chronic disease. Listen in to Dr. Fasano, FREE, Early Nutrition Influences Microbiome, Disease!
Your doc wasn’t taught this nor are they likely talking to you about microbiome and inflammation andhow to move off the spectrum of inflammation, autoimmune and chronic disease.That is sad because many are learning about microbiome and changing diet and lifestyle to reduce that inflammatory microbiome disease tone. You can too by restoring and optimizing your microbiome. Contact me for the EASY How-To — that doesn’t break the bank either.
Listen in to Dr. Fasano, FREE, Early Nutrition Influences Microbiome, Disease!
REGISTER HERE, “How Early Nutrition Influences Gut Microbiome and Metabolic Profiles in Health and Disease: Shifting From a Disease-Centered Approach to Patient-Oriented Functional Medicine.”
Summary: Can we really use food as medicine? This is the questionProfessor Helen Truby and her team at the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Monash University seek to answer in a new 3 week, FREE online course offered by the department.
Eat lots of plants: 5 to 30 different varieties each week preferably. Eating 5 to 10 each week is good, but eating 30 plus different varieties is best.
Alcohol: One drink is helpful, more than one reduces diversity. Alcohol imbibers tended to have greater microbial diversity than those that don’t drink alcohol at all.
Spikes in microbiome populations seem to occur around holidays: in July, and in November through January. Is it what we eat????
Dr. Knight did caution that what has been shown thus far to be most beneficial for the microbiome is preliminary.
Way too many are needlessly suffering from chronic disease and autoimmunity.
Check out the epidemic on the below slide. While there are many red flags behind this swing, the only thing you have no control over is how you were born, and how you were fed, which both are major determinants of your microbiome. But understanding the power of diet and lifestyle factors that nudge the microbiome towards health is empowering, and many are doing just that! If you are new to this, the Monash University class may help get you up that learning curve quickly! I am hoping it teaches the latest information including the “Meet the Fats” series that you’ve read:
Why am I sharing this course? Because it is by Monash University, and I’m hopeful the course is progressively current with the microbiome science.
Monash University is the creator of the “Low FODMAP Diet” book and app (by Sue Shepherd and Dr. Peter Gibson, MD) that many of you use to tweak the healing diet tenets to individualize intolerances. While the “Food as Medicine” course looks to not be specific for FODMAPs, it is hard to imagine (since it is evidence based) that microbiome and diet impact won’t be discussed. From the course description:
“This course will have broad general interest appeal to everyone interested in food, nutrition and health; but will be of particular interest to healthcare professionals who are looking to learn more evidenced-based information to assist them in providing food-based recommendations to their patients. This course is designed for anyone with an interest in food, nutrition and health and does not require previous knowledge or experience in science or health studies.”
Where and When
I am hoping we’ll learn: