Session 1: Science of Healthy Aging & Longevity

1-5:30 PM ET

Speakers:  

• Nathan Price, PhD - Healthy Aging and Precision Prevention in the Age of Scientific Wellness
• Ahmed El-Sohemy, PhD - Science of Longevity & Nutritional Genomics  
• Ramona Wallace, DO - Functional Medicine Reveals Our “Exposome” and Lights the Path to Healthy Aging and Longevity

 
This session will explore the exciting advances in personalized medicine, predictive analytics, and data-rich technologies in the fields of nutrition, longevity, and healthy aging. Speakers will discuss how scientific advances in predictive technologies, epigenetics, and genomics are transforming the way we understand the power of nutrition for lifelong health. We will discuss how personalized nutrition helps to prevent, manage, and treat age-related diseases. We will also learn how data-rich technologies help clinicians make better decisions about nutrition and health. Finally, we will discuss how these new approaches to aging and longevity can be used to empower individuals to take control of their own health.

Learning Objectives

• Describe how data-rich technologies can support clinical decision-making in personalized nutrition and related fields
• Summarize scientific advances in predictive technologies, epigenetics, and genomics that are impacting our understanding of aging and longevity
• Discuss how precision approaches to health, including personalized nutrition, can support healthy aging

Session 2: Food as Medicine for Longevity

8AM-12:25PM ET

Speakers:  

• Dariush Mozaffarian, PhD (virtual) - Food as Medicine for Longevity
• Geeta Maker-Clark, MD - Healing BIPOC Communities by Decolonizing Food as Medicine
• Romilly Hodges, MS, CNS - Targeting Biological Age with Diet and Lifestyle

This session will provide a comprehensive overview of how food can be used as medicine to improve and maintain health to support healthy aging. We will also discuss the practical applications of food as medicine, including how to design an effective diet and lifestyle plan that incorporates foods that promote health and longevity. Finally, we will consider the role of food as medicine in the context of public health, looking at the challenges and opportunities associated with improving access to nutritious food and nutrition services for all. This session will equip attendees with the knowledge and skills to implement food as medicine into their own practices and to advocate for the importance of food as medicine to policy makers and other healthcare providers.

Learning Objectives

• Discuss the concept of food as medicine and describe why it is gaining national attention
•  Design and implement food as medicine strategies for clients  
• Advocate for incorporation of food as medicine interventions in healthcare and public health settings

Session 3: Transforming Aging with Nutrition

1:20PM-4:45PM ET

Speakers:  

• Jill Sheppard Davenport, MS, MPP, CNS, LDN – Mental Health for a Lifetime
• Rachel Kopec – Bridging the Gap: Leveraging Metabolomics to Understand Healthy Aging Practices
• Fireside Chat/Q&A (All Speakers Welcome)

This session will provide an overview of personalized nutrition and longevity, covering the latest research and developments in the field. Attendees will gain insight into the role diet plays in longevity and healthy aging, and how to use personalized nutrition to optimize health. The session will explore advanced methods for assessment related to aging and longevity and evidence-based strategies for designing personalized nutrition plans to improve physiological health, cognitive performance, and overall quality of life in aging individuals. Additionally, the session will consider benefits and limitations of personalized nutrition to reduce the risk of age-related diseases.  

Learning Objectives

• Discuss benefits and challenges of applying personalized nutrition approaches to optimize health and reduce the risk of age-related diseases
• Describe the role nutrition can play in healthy aging and longevity
• Design personalized nutrition plans to improve physiological health, cognitive performance, and overall quality of life in aging individuals  
• Apply advanced personalized nutrition assessment related to aging in clinical settings

On-Demand/Virtual-Only Presentations

• Sara Gottfried, MD - Women's Health, Aging, and Nutritional Genomics
• Sebastian Brandhorst, PhD - Fasting in Ageing and Age-related Diseases
• Chris Masterjohn, PhD - Anti-Aging Interventions: Distinguishing Truths & Myths
• Camille Freeman, CNS - The Transformative Power of Perimenopause
•  Amy Burkholder, CNS, LDN - Epigenetics and Nutritional Legacy: How Prenatal and Pediatric Nutrition Influence Longevity and Health Span
• Kim Ross, DCN, MS, MBA, CNS, LDN/CDN, IFMCP - Melatonin Therapy for Anti-Aging and Longevity
•  Lara Zakaria, PharmD, CNS, CDN, IFMCP - Healthy Aging: Blending Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals Safely
•  Grace Bell, MSACN, CNS, LDN - Adverse Childhood Experiences: How Survival Responses Impact Longevity
• Neda Gioia, OD, CNS, FOWNS, CFMP and Julie Poteet, OD, MS, CNS, FOWNS - Healthy Aging for Healthy Eyes
• Corey Schuler, PhD(c), FNP, DC, CNS, LN - Nutrition & Exercise for Major Depressive Disorder