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Post Categories: Healthy Aging Practices | Integrative Medicine | Longevity Research

Transforming Patient Care Takes Center Stage at

2014 Metagenics Lifestyle Medicine Summit

Health care is evolving as an ever-growing body of research and clinical experience demonstrate the effectiveness of lifestyle medicine therapies in helping to manage, prevent, and reverse some of today’s most challenging and prevalent chronic illnesses – including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease . Lifestyle medicine protocols are also evolving, as are strategies to personalize these protocols for individual patients. Metagenics Inc., a nutrigenomics and lifestyle medicine company, hosted its third annual Lifestyle Medicine Summit, held September 26–28, 2014, in Nashville, Tennessee. Nearly 600 health-care practitioners attended the summit to connect with peers and opinion leaders to discover the most effective lifestyle medicine protocols and advancements in nutritional science – and learn how to implement them in clinical practice.

Nearly 600 practitioner attendees attended the 2014 Lifestyle Summit.

This “shift” in health care was the theme of this year’s summit: “Transformational Patient Care: Powering the Paradigm Shift.” This landmark event included discussions and breakout sessions led by 16 world-class research clinicians, physicians, and other respected practitioners across a variety of fields. Each year the summit becomes larger – attracting more exhibits, sought-after speakers, leading research scientists, and new attendees.

“For over 30 years, practitioner education has been a driving force behind the Metagenics mission to improve patient health. It is an honor each year to host the Lifestyle Medicine Summit, the highest-caliber educational event in our industry,” said Fred Howard, chief executive officer of Metagenics Inc. “This unique collaborative forum also fosters connections between like-minded health-care providers – the ones who are truly powering the change for the future of health care.”

The goal of these annual summits is to inform and inspire practitioners with innovative nutritional and lifestyle medicine strategies. As in years past, presentations began with Jeffrey S. Bland, PhD, founder of the Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute and well-known functional medicine pioneer, research scientist, and educator. His discussion mirrored his latest book, The Disease Delusion: Conquering the Causes of Chronic Illness for a Healthier, Longer, and Happier Life. Other notable speakers included:

  • Mark Hyman, MD

    : Chairman, Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM); practicing family physician; eight-time #1 New York Times best-selling author; internationally recognized leader, speaker, and educator.

  • Osama Hamdy, MD

    : Director of the Inpatient Diabetes Program, Joslin Diabetes Center; assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School; clinical researcher and author of more than 150 publications.

  • Mimi Guarneri, MD

    : President, American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine; founder Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine; noted physician, speaker, and health-care adviser.

    David Katz, MD

    : Director, Yale Prevention Research Center; clinical instructor of medicine at the Yale School of Medicine; ABC News medical consultant and author of numerous scientific articles.

    Robert Martindale, MD, PhD

    : Professor of surgery, chief of the division of gastrointestinal and general surgery, and medical director for hospital nutrition at Oregon Health & Science University; author of over 200 publications, coeditor of a major textbook on ICU nutrition; editorial board member for several surgical and nutritional journals.

    Mark C. Houston, MD

    : Associate clinical professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and director of the Hypertension Institute and Vascular Biology; medical director of the division of human nutrition at Saint Thomas Medical Group; has published six best-selling books and over 200 articles and scientific abstracts, and completed over 80 clinical studies in hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and cardiovascular disease.

Dr. Mark Houston presents on integrative management of dyslipidemia-induced vascular disease.

“The Metagenics Lifestyle Summit was amazing! It taught us how to position ourselves as the ‘lifestyle experts.’ I can now better serve my patients and attract more new patients,” said Fabrizio “Fab” Mancini, DC, president emeritus of Parker University and a well-known author, television health expert, and integrative chiropractor. This was his first year as a featured speaker at the conference.

Other presenters and workshop leaders included Alison Monette, ND, RD; Michael Nova, MD, PhD; Dane Donohue, DC; Eamonn Quigley, MD, PhD; Bob Rakowski, DC, CCN; Samantha Eagle, ND; Robert Silverman, DC; and Michael Kyrchman, MD.

A special award was also presented to Naomi Judd – country music superstar, television personality, actress, humanitarian, former RN, and mother of two successful daughters – for her contributions to health and wellness. She has helped increase awareness of the benefits of lifestyle therapies through publicly sharing her own personal journey to better health.

Fred Howard, CEO, presents the Metagenics Health and Healing award to Naomi Judd.

The 2015 Lifestyle Summit will be held on September 25–27, 2015 at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. The theme is “Healthy Aging – 100% vitality for your first 100 years: Restoring and Maintaining Optimal Health.” Early registration at metagenics.com/education is encouraged to guarantee participation.

About Metagenics Inc.

Metagenics Inc. (www.metagenics.com) is a nutrigenomics and Lifestyle Medicine company dedicated to helping people live happier, healthier lives by realizing their genetic potential. Founded in 1983, Metagenics serves more than 75,000 health-care providers worldwide through premium quality, science-based medical foods , nutritional formulas, and lifestyle therapy programs such as FirstLine Therapy to help their patients achieve a lifetime of good health. Metagenics’ scientific staff – among the largest in the nutrigenomics industry – has published more than 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals and has been awarded more than 50 patents in the US and around the globe. The company collaborates with renowned medical experts to annually deliver more than 200 events designed to help health-care professionals stay on the leading edge of lifestyle medicine and incorporate nutrition into their clinical practice.

Metagenics maintains its corporate headquarters in Aliso Viejo, California; R&D headquarters in Gig Harbor, Washington; and operating subsidiaries in Brussels, Belgium and Australia.

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  • David T. Zava, PhD

    Dr. Zava earned his PhD in biochemistry and has extensive experience researching hormones and breast cancer. He established ZRT Laboratory in 1998 to provide health care practitioners and patients with a deeper understanding of the role hormones play in wellness, and remains a strong advocate of wellness through preventative health. He is the co-author of What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Breast Cancer and the author of many peer-reviewed articles.

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  • Mark Houston, MD

    Dr. Mark Houston is the Director of the Hypertension Institute and Vascular Biology, Medical Director of the Division of Human Nutrition and Medical Director of Clinical Research at the Hypertension Institute in Nashville, TN. He is on the faculty and Director of the Advanced Cardiovascular Modules XVI A4M/MMI in the US and Director of the Cardiovascular Module 2 for A4M/MMI. He is a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Health Care Sciences at George Washington University (GWU) School of Medicine and Health Science. He served as an Assistant Professor of Medicine and then as an Associate Professor of Medicine from 1978-1990 at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and was an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, (VUMS) (1990-2012). He also served as an Adjunct Professor in Metabolic Medicine at the University of South Florida, Tampa (USF) Medical School (2014-2918)

    Dr. Houston has four board certifications by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), the American Society of Hypertension (ASH) (FASH-Fellow), the American Board of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine (ABAARM, FAARM) and American Board of Cardiology (ABC) Certification in Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease (DABC). He holds two Masters of Science degrees in Human Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport, CT (MS) and another in Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine (University of South Florida School of Medicine-Tampa (MSc).

    He was selected as one of the top physicians in the US in Cardiovascular Medicine in 2018 by the US Consumer Research Council. Dr. Houston was also named as one of the Top Physicians in Hypertension in the US in 2008-2014 by the Consumer Research Council. He was honored by USA Today as one of the Most Influential Doctors in the US in both Hypertension and Hyperlipidemia twice in 2009 and 2010. Dr. Houston was selected as The Patient’s Choice Award in 2010 -2012 by Consumer Reports USA. He was selected as one of the Top 100 physicians in the US by the American Health Council in 2017 and one of the Top 50 Functional and Integrative Medical Doctors in the USA in August 2017. He was also named one of America’s Best Physicians in Cardiology 2018 by the National Consumer Advisory Board. In 2019 he was elected to the Continental WHO’S WHO as a Top Doctor in the field of Medicine as the Medical Director and Founder of the Hypertension Institute.

    Dr. Houston has presented over 10,000 lectures, nationally and internationally and published over 250 medical articles, scientific abstracts in peer reviewed medical journals, books and book chapters. He is an author, teacher, clinician and researcher.

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