Evidence-based Lifestyle Factors that Enhance Cardiovascular, Cognitive, Metabolic and Hormone Function 2015 is a Mediterranean cruise conference from Venice, Italy to Barcelona, Spain, dedicated to lifestyle enhancers, including food, exercise, and nutritional supplements.
Topics
- Recommendations designs to enhance aerobic activity, build lean muscle mass and strength
- How to calculate strength, body fat, lean mass measures
- How exercise enhances cognitive performance
- Specific foods for greater vitality and how to meet nutritional needs in everyday patients
- An exercise prescription based upon an individual`s fitness and one that is safe for patients with CVD and/or obesity
- How to calculate intake of fish oil and fiber and provides recommended goals for daily intake
- Several eating recommendations for weight loss
- Food selection choices that enhance cardiac health
- Intake of vitamin D , fish oil, calcium, and fiber
- When medications and bariatric procedures are indicated for weight loss
- A choice of food or supplement sources to achieve these dosing recommendations
- Appropriate dosing to correct deficiencies and treat various clinical conditions
- How alcohol impacts cancer risk
- Role of Vitamin D and cancer
- How soy products impact breast cancer risk
- Data from clinical trials in humans of commonly used supplements in cancer therapy
- Common dietary carcinogens within the American diet
- Show how a multivitamin impacts cancer
- Supplements (Don Quai and Black Cohosh) that have not shown a consistent benefit in clinical trials
- Phytoestrogen options and benefits associated with their use based upon data from randomized studies
- Pharmaceutical and bio-identical hormone topics with patients
- Clinical trial data related to use of micronized progesterone (oral and topical) and forms of topical estrogen
- List a variety of factors that accelerate cognitive decline
- Problems and treatment options that are available for low libido issues
- Distinguish between normal blood sugar regulation and abnormal regulation
- Treatment options that enhance cognitive performance
- Evidence for supplements that impact blood sugar regulation
- How dietary changes and exercise impact blood sugar regulation and published studies that have shown reversal of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes
- How Group Visits can be used to enhance clinical outcomes and enhance physician reimbursement
- Evidence for group visits for chronic disease management
- Symptoms, signs, testing, and treatment options for andropause
Who should Attend
Nurses, Physicians, Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners.
