Overview
This presentation on Functional Medicine focuses on the root causes of chronic diseases, contrasting it with conventional symptom-based care. It emphasizes the importance of a healthy lifestyle. Optimizing sleep, exercise, nutrition, stress, purpose and relationships is the path to optimal health The presentation also explores the concepts of healthspan versus lifespan and introduces the "Blue Zones" model of healthy aging. Finally, it offers practical action steps and resources for improving one's health through lifestyle modifications.
Why you should Attend
- Chronic disease is an epidemic in America. 6 in 10 Americans have ONE chronic disease, 4 in 10 two or more. 41% of children under the age of 18 also are involved. 1 in 3 of today’s children will develop diabetes in their lifetime
- We have been told for generations that our genes are our destiny. Many genes that can lead to illness can be turned off by our habits. Many serious diseases can be treated or prevented by our lifestyle
- Our health system is not a health care system but a sick care system. Our physicians are not trained to teach us to be healthy but to make a diagnosis and figure out what procedure, drug, etc we need to relieve our SYMPTOMS
- Each of us has the power within us to maximize our healthspan living many years free of chronic disease by the choices we make every day.
- Teaching future generations these tools, by example, will lead them to live healthier, more productive lives.
- There is a better way of obtaining, regaining and maintaining optimal health using Functional medicine.
Areas Covered in the Session
- What is Functional Medicine
- Contrasting a Functional Medicine approach to chronic disease compared to what has been taught to most physicians
- Reviewing the pillars of optimal health
- Show how lifestyle can correct over 70% of the ‘bad’ genes we have inherited through epigenetics.
- Discover the different tools utilized by Functional Medicine physicians to accomplish the goal of personalized, individualized medicine.
- Discover the difference between healthspan vs lifespan through observation of the world’s Blue Zones
- Briefly review the Lifestyle changes we can take to optimize health with subsequent lectures diving deeply into each area. Learn some practical steps YOU can take to began the journey of optimizing your health
Who Will Benefit
- All People
- Healthcare workers
Speaker Profile
Dr David Katz a native of Brooklyn NY grew up in Southern New Jersey. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and medical school at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX. and completed his medical training in Michigan. His medical career continued in Canton, OH where he practiced pediatrics from 1981 and Functional Medicine from 2007 until 2013 when he moved to the North Carolina Triangle to be near four of his seven grandchildren and practice medicine. He is currently semi-retired.
He has always believed in the body’s inherent ability to heal and was thrilled to learn of Functional Medicine and the tools used to discover the root cause of chronic disease and help return the body to its optimal state. He has treated many patients utilizing the Functional Medicine approach.
Dr. Katz has been certified in Pediatrics, Functional Medicine and Medical Hypnosis. As of April 2019, he is one of about 50 doubly certified practitioners in Pediatrics and Functional Medicine worldwide.
He has brought his expertise in these areas to many venues and lectures extensively on these topics to diverse audiences.
Instructor
Dr David Katz