Course Session Details
The Effect of Nutrition of Hormones on Men
Paul La Bounty, PhD, MPT, CSCS, CPT |
The effects of our endocrine system and subsequent hormones on optimal health are 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 improve hormonal profiles for men.
Cardiovascular Disease and Health Disparities
Kim Williams, MD, MACC, MASNC, FAHA, FESC |
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.
The Intersection of Nutrition and Fitness
Chris Mohr, PhD, RD |
Learn simple, yet powerful techniques for nutrition and fitness recommendations that easily fit into your treatment sessions. Combat common myths for weight loss, popular diets and exercise. Implement the powerful concept of “habit stacking” for long-lasting behavior change to prevent, treat, or reverse disease using effective lifestyle medicine techniques. What are you waiting for? Integrate lifestyle medicine into your practice and help men make health a habit.
Sleep: The True Fix-All of Health & Human Performance
Brandon Marcello, PhD |
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.
Body Composition, Performance, and Health: Nutrition and Physical Activity Interventions to Accelerate Success
Michael Ormsbee, PhD, FACSM, FISSN, CSCS |
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 used and enhance your understanding of protein and fat metabolism. We’ll also explore hot topics like pre-sleep feeding, plant-based diets and specific exercises for hypertrophy with tips that are applicable to any health discipline working with body composition, performance and health.
Strength in Numbers: The Exploration of Emotional, Cognitive and Physical Strength as Markers of Health
Jim White, Rd, ACSM, E-P |
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
Behavior Change and Making Habits Stick
Chris Mohr, PhD, RD |
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 diseases. 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.
