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Intersection of Nutrition and Fitness

Lifestyle is discussed as the gold standard of health care … but behavior change is not easy, especially when working toward change with nutrition and fitness. In this recorded session, view nationally recognized wellbeing expert, Chris Mohr, PhD, RD, to explore men’s health and the relationship between lifestyle, nutrition and fitness when working toward well-being goals. You’ll learn simple, yet powerful techniques with nutrition and fitness recommendations that easily fit into your treatment sessions. You’ll also get to weigh in on combatting common weight loss, popular diet and exercise myths. What are you waiting for? Register today to integrate lifestyle medicine into your practice and help men make healthy a habit.

Program Information

Objectives

Develop a set of nutrition and fitness recommendations that help to meet individual body composition goals.
Debate common weight loss, popular diet and exercise myths with science-based approaches to help patients meet individual goals.
Utilize appropriate interview techniques to lead patients through the steps of successful change and habit implementation.
Implement the powerful concept of “habit stacking” for long lasting behavior change to prevent, treat or reverse disease using effective lifestyle medicine techniques.

Outline

Relation of Nutrition and Fitness to each other and into overall wellness

Is one more important than the other?
The role of each in overall well-being
The role of exercise in weight loss (and health)
The role of nutrition in weight loss (and health)

Nutrition & Common Eating Patterns

SAD – ultra processed and high calorie
Diet wars:
- Keto, low carb, intermittent fasting
Nutrition and hydration recommendations
The power of plants
How to balance a plate

Bust Common Weight Loss and Exercise Myths

Can you out exercise a poor diet?
Fad diets, shakes and cleanses
Cardio is the most important for weight loss
Spot reduction

Exercise Recommendations and Strategies to Make it a Habit

Strength
Cardio
Stretching

Behavior Change Tactics for Lifestyle Medicine

Interview techniques to identify goals and habit change prioritization
Habit stacking for long lasting behavior change

Target Audience

Chiropractors
Dietitians
Exercise Physiologists
Nurse Practitioners
Personal Trainers
Physician Assistants
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapy Assistants
Registered Nurses
Strength and Conditioning Coaches

Copyright : 05/15/2023

Sleep: The True Fix-All of Health & Human Performance

Sleep has become a “hot topic” over the last 10 years, but is it really as powerful as we think? Are naps bad? Does alcohol help you sleep? Is it okay to sleep in? What about sleep apps and wearables? This lecture will provide details about sleep, its impact on health and performance, sleep mythology, and answer many more questions regarding this essential element to performance, life, and well-being.

Program Information

Objectives

Investigate the 4 domains of health and human performance and how they impact patient care: cognitive, physical, social, and emotional.
Evaluate the impact of sleep deprivation and sleep extension as it relates to human physiology in the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional domains.
Determine sleep strategies for optimizing sleep in order to enhance human performance.

Outline

Sleep: The True Fix-All of Health & Human Performance

Fatigue
4-Domains of Health and Human Performance
Impacts of sleep (and not enough)
Impacts of sleep deprivation
Sleep debt
Sleep Extension
Sleep and the Physical Domain
Sleep and the Cognitive Domain
Sleep in the Social Domain
Sleep in the Emotional Domain
Sleep Strategies
Sleep Technologies
Resource to Learn More

Target Audience

Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
Physician Assistants
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapy Assistants
Occupational Therapists
Occupational Therapy Assistants
Chiropractors
Dietitians
Exercise Physiologists
Strength and Conditioning Coaches
Athletic Trainers

Copyright : 05/15/2023

The Effect of Nutrition on Hormones in Men

The effects of our endocrine system and subsequent hormones on optimal health is vitally important. Testosterone has been precipitously dropping in males over the last 30+ years. As a result, there is growing interest in natural hormone optimization. But for many, there are more questions than answers.

How do you improve total and free testosterone without pharmaceuticals?
Are there specific foods to eat or avoid?
What types of exercises are best?
How do sleep and stress affect total and free testosterone?
Herbs and supplements … do they work?

Get the answers to these pivotal questions and more in this science-backed training that will help you to improve hormonal profiles for men.

Program Information

Objectives

Evaluate how macronutrient intake can affect total and/or free testosterone and cortisol in men.
Evaluate how various micronutrients can influence total and/or free testosterone and SHBG in men.
Determine the impact of sleep, stress, and exercise on total and/or free testosterone and cortisol in men.

Outline

Hormonal Profile & Balance

Total testosterone
Free testosterone
Dihydrotestosterone
Cortisol
Estradiol

The Effect of Macronutrients on Hormones in Men

Carbohydrates
Lipids
Protein

The Effect of Micronutrients on Hormones in Men

Vitamins
Minerals

The Effect of Specific Dietary Supplements on Hormones in Men

Ashwagandha
Shilajit
Forskohlii Root Extract
L-theanine,
Tongkat ali

Target Audience

Chiropractors
Dietitians
Exercise Physiologists
Nurse Practitioners
Personal Trainers
Physician Assistants
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapy Assistants
Registered Nurses
Strength and Conditioning Coaches

Copyright : 05/15/2023

Nutrition and Cardiovascular Mortality

From hypertension and stroke to obesity and diabetes, the science to support a shift toward a plant-based approach for disease reversal and prevention is abundant. Poor nutrition is the root cause of a myriad of health issues, health disparities, ethnic disparities and exorbitant healthcare costs. Explore how even small reductions in animal product intake can have a measurable health impact. In our dual pandemic of CVD and COVID, we need to advocate for risk factor reduction, whenever and wherever possible by improving our microbiome to reduce mortality associated with nutrition-related illnesses.

Program Information

Objectives

Demonstrate the underlying causes of cardiovascular risk factors and their relationship to trauma.
Evaluate the relationship between ethnic disparities in mortality in the dual pandemic.
Assess how the outcomes of COVID-19 are related to the changes in the microbiome with nutrition.

Outline

Disease Risk, Prevalence and the State of the Healthcare System

Preventable disease is on the rise
Drivers of disease risk:
- Diet
- Exercise
- Lifestyle
- Microbiome
Poor nutrition promotes
- Health inequities
- Ethnic disparities
- Exorbitant healthcare costs
Congressional subsidies

The Power of a Plant Based Diet

Systemic impact and reduction of:
- Hypertension
- Obesity
- Diabetes
- Dyslipidemia
- MI
- Heart failure
- Even small reductions in animal product intake make a difference
- How food choices impact the microbiome

The Dual Pandemic: CVD & COVID

Specific nutrition strategies for risk reduction

Target Audience

Chiropractors
Dietitians
Exercise Physiologists
Nurse Practitioners
Personal Trainers
Physician Assistants
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapy Assistants
Registered Nurses
Strength and Conditioning Coaches

Copyright : 05/16/2023

Body Composition, Performance, and Health: Nutrition and Physical Activity Interventions to Accelerate Success

Is BMI “outdated”? Explore the current issues in body composition measures and newer discoveries such as normal weight obesity and body composition index. Bust myths surrounding protein use and enhance your understanding of protein and fat metabolism. We’ll also explore hot topics like pre-sleep feeding, sleep, and specific exercises for hypertrophy and fat loss, with tips that are applicable to any health discipline working with body composition, performance and health.

Program Information

Objectives

Determine what BMI, BCI, and Body Fat all mean and why that is important.
Demonstrate how protein can be strategically used with exercise training in the general population and athletes to aid in improved body composition.
Investigate recent evidence for nutrient timing strategies

Outline

Body Composition: Managing Expectations

Is BMI Outdated?
What is “skinny fat”

Macronutrient Intake: Optimizing the Plate

How much protein do people really need?
Effects of protein on a fat metabolism

Fine Tune Physical Activity to Meet Goals Faster

Specific exercises for fat loss and hypertrophy
Framework for intensity and time

Can I Eat Before Bed?

Implications for RMR, Weight Control, Muscle Mass, and Recovery

Target Audience

Chiropractors
Dietitians
Exercise Physiologists
Nurse Practitioners
Personal Trainers
Physician Assistants
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapy Assistants
Registered Nurses
Strength and Conditioning Coaches

Copyright : 05/16/2023

Strength in Numbers: The Exploration of Emotional, Cognitive and Physical Strength as Markers of Health

Sadly, only 20% of Americans are meeting the ACSM and CDC guidelines for physical activity. The benefits of exercise go far beyond just being “fit”. Explore the markers of strength across the age span alongside actionable tips to help patients build and maintain strength in every domain: physical, nutrition, and cognitive.

No one routine is superior, and more isn’t necessarily better. Learn practical techniques that get your patients up and moving – feeling better than ever before! As we age, muscle strength begins to decline – but with these proven strategies, you can improve strength, slow the process of muscle decline and prolong independence.

Simple tips for recovery that reduce DOMS and enhance tissue repair
How to build muscle with your fork
Special considerations for protein type, timing and total intake

Program Information

Objectives

Assess strategies to address the challenges impacting middle-aged and older adults’ quality of life.
Determine how strength can be used as a marker of health status.
Integrate practical techniques that help clients and patients build and maintain strength, thereby improving performance to ensure independence and remain active as they age.

Outline

What Does Strength Mean?

Variance across the age spectrum
Across domains: physical, nutrition, cognitive

Exercise & Physical Activity

Enhances protein synthesis
Improves body composition
Physical Strength
Recovery

Nutrition

80/20
Balanced plate
Protein recommendations
Implications for leucine

Cognitive and Emotional

Socioecological model
Connection
Sleep
Stress

Practical Applications and Take-Aways

Target Audience

Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
Physician Assistants
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapy Assistants
Occupational Therapists
Occupational Therapy Assistants
Chiropractors
Dietitians
Exercise Physiologists
Strength and Conditioning Coaches
Athletic Trainers

Copyright : 05/16/2023

Behavior Change and Making Habits Stick

Lifestyle is discussed as the gold standard of health care … but behavior change is not easy. And very few clinicians have actionable tools that equip patients to make healthy habits stick long term.

Learn a step-by-step framework and master this evidence based, whole person approach to treat – and often reverse – up to 80% of chronic disease. Led by nationally recognized wellbeing expert, Chris Mohr, PhD, RD this session explores the relationship between lifestyle, behavioral and environmental drivers alongside major modern chronic diseases.

Program Information

Objectives

Assess steps to successful behavioral changes.
Utilize appropriate interview techniques to lead patients through the steps of successful change and habit implementation.
Develop elements for putting sustainable behavior changes into practice

Outline

Process of change
Strategies to move toward positive change
Habit stacking
Learning positive habits
Unlearning negative habits
Self-monitoring
Assessing for change readiness
Fixed vs growth mindset
Leading toward change with motivational interviewing
Developing life habits and putting change into action

Target Audience

Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
Physician Assistants
Pharmacists
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapy Assistants
Occupational Therapists
Occupational Therapy Assistants
Chiropractors
Dietitians
Exercise Physiologists
Strength and Conditioning Coaches
Athletic Trainers

Copyright : 05/16/2023

Lifestyle Interventions to Rebalance Men’s Hormones

Get the lifestyle-focused interventions your patients have been waiting for. Cindi Lockhart, RDN, LD, IFNCP, will explore how simple lifestyle modifications can rebalance hormones and help your male patients feel better and stay healthier, hormone wise.

The impact of these easy, yet intentional behavior changes are significant. With this approach, symptoms can be mitigated without medication. Learn strategies to:

Naturally manage stress and improve sleep
Identify the specific action steps to optimize your patients’ hormone balance via targeted nutritional tactics
Kick those salt or sugar cravings to the curb!
Optimize testosterone levels via specific nutrition and lifestyle adjustments.

You have the power to guide your patients to better well-being. Thanks to Cindi’s proven methods, you can arm yourself with tools you can easily integrate and immediately apply — as soon as your next session!

Program Information

Objectives

Assess the core hormone systems in men and how they are inter-related – cortisol, insulin, estrogen, and testosterone.
Determine common etiologies for disrupted cortisol and testosterone levels, as well as common symptoms and chronic conditions associated with their imbalance.
Develop a complete assessment of male hormones via signs and symptoms as well as laboratory of evaluations.
Demonstrate 5 key lifestyle strategies naturally rebalance men’s hormone systems – diet, exercise/activity, stress management, sleep optimization, and reduction in toxin exposures.
Determine a prioritized and systemized approach for effective lifestyle interventions.

Outline

The Hormone Web
Testing / Assessments

Subjective
Objective

Cortisol

Stress response
Associated hormone imbalances
Associated symptoms & conditions
Causes of imbalance
Lab testing

Insulin

Diet & stress impact
Associated hormone imbalances
Associated symptoms & conditions
Causes of imbalance
Lab testing

Estrogen

Associated symptoms & conditions
Causes of imbalance
Lab testing

Testosterone

Associated hormone imbalances
Associated symptoms & conditions
Causes of imbalance
Lab testing

Lifestyle strategies to optimize male hormone balance

Lower inflammation
Weight loss
Optimize gut function
Diet/Nutrition
Exercise
Sleep
Stress management
Detox environment

Prioritizing an effective lifestyle intervention

Target Audience

Chiropractors
Dietitians
Exercise Physiologists
Nurse Practitioners
Personal Trainers
Physician Assistants
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapy Assistants
Registered Nurses
Strength and Conditioning Coaches

Dietary Supplements: the good, the bad and the ugly for healthcare providers

The power and glittery appeal of the dietary supplement industry can mislead both patients and clinicals. In this recorded session, registered dietitian and certified athletic trainer Dana White, MS, RD, ATC will provide a comprehensive run-down of the dietary supplement industry regulations and common pitfalls. The session will also include recommendations for specific types of supplements that health care providers are most often asked about.

Program Information

Objectives

Investigate how and why dietary supplements can be dangerous.
Evaluate current literature on which dietary supplements are currently popular.
Explore strategies for counseling patients/clients who may be inclined to use dietary supplements.
Practice tactics for vetting dietary supplements for safety and effectiveness.

Outline

Stats on Dietary Supplement Industry + Usage
- DSHEA
FDA and College + Professional Sports Regulatory Practices
- NCAA, USADA, WADA, IOC, AIS
Most Dangerous Supplements
How to use appropriate supplements safely
- Resources for supplement evaluation
- Corresponding biochemical assessments
Supplement Safety
- 3rd part verification
Case Studies
Q+A

Target Audience

Atheltic Trainers
Physical Therapists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Speech Language Pathologists
Other Professions

Disordered Drinking: A Shame-Free Approach to Helping Clients Examine Their Relationship with Alcohol

Do you work with clients whose drinking has become problematic but who don’t identify as “alcoholics”?

Perhaps they don’t meet criteria for an alcohol use disorder. Perhaps they have zero interest in traditional abstinence-based treatment methods that involve going to rehab or attending 12-step groups. And, above all, you’re not a “substance use counselor.”

You’re not alone. Many clients struggle with excessive alcohol use, or disordered drinking, but are unwilling to question their relationship with alcohol without feeling pressured to admit they are an alcoholic. This type of problematic alcohol use is rampant, underreported, and showing up in clinician offices everywhere.

Watch Amanda E. White, LPC, clinician, author, and a sober person herself, for this 3-hour recording, as she teaches you how to help clients pivot away from the question “Am I an alcoholic?” and consider instead “Would my life be better without alcohol?”

Using a harm-reduction approach that meets clients wherever they are on the journey to sobriety, Amanda will show you how to help clients:

Explore their alcohol use in a non-stigmatizing way
Build the motivation to cut back or abstain from alcohol altogether
Work through barriers to recovery and relapse prevention
Optimize the three essential tools for recovery from disordered drinking—whether they choose to stop drinking or not
And so much more!

Program Information

Objectives

Utilize clinical interventions with clients who exhibit problematic drinking behavior.
Create treatment goals and skills for clients who identify as disordered drinkers.
Appraise clients’ barriers to treatment.

Outline

Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs) v. Disordered Drinking

When does drinking become a disorder?

Changes from DSM IV to V criteria for AUDs (and what they mean for clients)

Who are we leaving out?

Countertransference: Exploring our own biases around alcohol

Unpacking cultural expectations and dispelling myths about alcohol

3 Essential Tools for Recovery: Emotion Regulation, Boundaries, and Self-Care

The Iceberg Theory

Strategies to help clients identify and process their emotions

Six types of boundaries

Why alcohol isn’t self-care (and exploring what is)

Barriers to Recovery and Relapse Prevention:

When clients’ jobs, families, and social lives revolve around alcohol

Sober dating, socializing, and sex

Supporting your client when their partner still drinks

Types of triggers and how to realistically plan for them

Coping with cravings and urge surfing

Harm Reduction: Mindful Drinking and Moderation

What is harm reduction?

Evidence supporting harm reduction

How to help clients identify when moderation isn’t working

Mindful drinking practices