Community of Wellness Celebration Gala
Learn nutritional principles involved in enhancing brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in opening the way for positive brain changes
Understand nutritional principles in how the brain can become more balanced and change for the better
Discover some inherited and developed differences in individuals and why nutritional advice should vary between certain emotional subtypes
| When |
Mar 20, 2020
from 05:30 PM to 09:00 PM |
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| Where | DoubleTree by Hilton Rochester Mayo Clinic Area 150 South Broadway Rochester, MN 55904 |
| Contact Name | Meiping Liu |
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Agenda
- Learn nutritional principles involved in enhancing brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in opening the way for positive brain changes
- Understand nutritional principles in how the brain can become more balanced and change for the better
- Discover some inherited and developed differences in individuals and why nutritional advice should vary between certain emotional subtypes
8:15 pm - 8:55 pm
How Not to Die: The Role of Diet in Preventing, Arresting, and Reversing Our Top 15 Killers
Dr. Michael Greger
Dr. Greger has scoured the world's scholarly literature on clinical nutrition and developed this new presentation based on the latest in cutting-edge research exploring the role diet may play in preventing, arresting, and even reversing our leading causes of death and disability.
Objectives:
- Describe the role diet may play in preventing some of the leading causes of death in the United States
- Describe the role diet may play in treating some of the leading causes of death in the United States
- Describe the diet followed by populations largely free of "Western" diseases such as ischemic heart disease and type 2 diabetes
About the speakers
Neil Nedley, M.D. is founder and medical director of the Nedley Depression and Anxiety Recovery Programs, and “Optimize Your Brain” program designed to enhance emotional intelligence. Dr. Nedley is an award-winning practicing physician who also serves as President of Weimar Institute, a higher education college that houses the world famous NEWSTART program and the residential and outpatient Depression and Anxiety Recovery Program. He has presented and published numerous scientific studies in the medical/scientific literature and is well known as a public speaker and teacher throughout the world. He is author of Proof Positive, Depression—the Way Out, The Lost Art of Thinking, and Optimize Your Brain. Dr. Nedley pioneered the comprehensive Depression and Anxiety Recovery Programs, with options for home-based versions, community facilitator coached programs, and the ten-day live-in residential therapeutic program.
Michael Greger, M.D., FACLM, A founding member and Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Michael Greger, MD, is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues. He has lectured at the Conference on World Affairs, testified before Congress, and was invited as an expert witness in the defense of Oprah Winfrey in the infamous “meat defamation” trial. In 2017, Dr. Greger was honored with the ACLM Lifestyle Medicine Trailblazer Award. He is a graduate of Cornell University School of Agriculture and Tufts University School of Medicine. His latest book How Not to Die became an instant New York Times Best Seller. He has videos on more than 2,000 health topics freely available at NutritionFacts.org, with new videos and articles uploaded every day. All proceeds he receives from his books, DVDs, and speaking engagements is all donated to charity.