Neuroinflammation is implicated in the pathophysiology of many neurological disorders. This often involves several key steps which when interfered with can prevent the normal resolution of the proinflammatory state. Central to this is the importance of phytochemicals, antioxidants and various vitamins and minerals. One such important vitamin is thiamine(B1). Vitamin B1 has been found to be helpful in many metabolic reactions involving brain function. Now, research has centered on the fat-soluble form of thiamine, namely benfotiamine. During my presentation, I will review the importance of thiamine and focus on the benefits of benfotiamine and its role in preventing neuroinflammation.

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The brain is the control for the neuromusculoskeletal system. Some evidence points to oxidative stress causing inflammation in the brain with damage to the brain cells. Ongoing inflammation inhibits regeneration and neuroplasticity of new brain cells. Activating resident metabolics that can differentiate then transmigrate by traveling to restore the brain function may be a key solution. The downstream effects of brain inflammation affect the neuromuscular skeletal complexes in various ways. Inflammation of these systems are directly correlated with the vertebral subluxation complex.

Learn how women’s health for the 30-40 years after menopause requires additional care and attention, including how hormone insufficiency can be at the root of many age-related disorders.

Understand the importance of hormone sufficiency to address mental, cardiovascular, breast, metabolic, and bone health.The importance of hormone supplementation for genitourinary health including vaginal atrophy, urinary incontinence, recurrent UTI’s, prolapse.

Understand the role of hormone testing for women post menopause.What does long term hormone use look like and what can be done to increase attainability and compliance.

Dr. Gangemi will discuss optimizing nutrition for the endurance athlete for peak performance, injury prevention, and recovery. The attendee will learn the differences in training intensities and how they can lead to overtraining and which nutritional strategies to implement with such metabolically taxing conditions.

The aging process can bring about many challenges. One of these challenges is the impact of chronic diseases, which can affect activities of daily living, reduce quality of life, and increase mortality risk. Seniors’ life expectancy is increasing as well as the risk of developing chronic disease increases with age. In addition, certain diseases occur more often in the senior population. The good news is that many common chronic diseases are preventable and manageable.The prevalence of co-morbid conditions makes treating elderly patients different from other populations. While mortality rates have declined for most chronic diseases, some have increased.

Many of these patients are on numerous medications which can have interactions or serious side effects. Therefore, the treatment or management of a variety of conditions in the elderly population can be a challenge.

This presentation combines the risk factors, patient evaluation, laboratory assessment, prevention and support strategies, dietary and lifestyle recommendations, and novel nutritional therapeutics to support the geriatric patient's overall health and wellbeing.

Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis continue to increase in prevalence but conventional medicine in the United States mainly approaches these illnesses with prescription medications. This presentation will cover evidence-based approaches to IBD including elemental dieting, nutrition strategies, supplementation, and herbal medicines. An updated literature review on proper diagnostic methods will also be covered in detail. All attendees will come away with a thorough understanding of how to diagnose and manage patients with IBD.

The panelists will discuss two case studies relating to the nutritional treatment needed in a case where the patient presents with heart related issues. Though they wouldn’t treat the patient'sheart, the panelists will discuss their personal approach based on each of their medical areas of
specialty and the scope of each to assist the patient towards improvement leveraging nutrition.

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Moderated by Dr. Cindy Howard with panelists including Dr. Delilah Renegar, Dr. Stephen Hussey, and Dr. Lynn Lafferty.

In past symposium presentations I have addressed insulin metabolism in relationship meal timing, with emphasis on intermittent fasting. In addition, I have discussed fluid and electrolyte metabolism as it relates to low grade chronic metabolic acidosis with
emphasis on potassium and magnesium optimization. In this presentation I will present a review of current published literature that addresses the intriguing relationship between the two – the impact of acid/alkaline balance on insulin metabolism. This literature makes it clear that dietary regulation of insulin metabolism is more than just a matter of meal timing and the creation of optimal carbohydrate/protein/lipid ratios. A diet high in acid-ash, refined foods will also have a profound adverse effect on insulin metabolism.

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This presentation on new information about anxiety and depression will include: The Real and Many Causes of Anxiety and Depression, A Brief Neurotransmitter Overview, Biochemical Individuality and Epi Genetics, Nutrient Power: Heal The Biochemistry, Heal the Body, Key Nutrients in Support of Mental Health, Methylation Issues Over/Under, Depression Nutrient Biotypes, and more.

As clinicians we are being challenged daily treating patients suffering with more complex conditions. Patient management is crucial in obtaining improved clinical outcomes. In this presentation we will examine several algorithms to achieve better clinical outcomes.

Sponsored by Moss Nutrition.

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*Practice Building Sessions are not for Continuing Education credits.

Sponsored by Professional Health Products & MaxGen Labs.

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*Practice Building Sessions are not for Continuing Education credits.

Sponsored by RGCC.

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*Practice Building Sessions are not for Continuing Education credits.

Over the last several years, levels of stress, insomnia, anxiety, and pain-induced anxiety have skyrocketed and prescriptions in the benzodiazepine class have correspondingly (and exponentially) grown as well. Unfortunately, these drugs are not usually the answer and will often lead to dependence, withdrawal, and tolerance. As clinicians, it’s imperative that we understand the essential roles of GABA -- after all, it’s responsible for 20% of all brain neurotransmitter activity -- and have safer alternatives that can bring the GABAergic system back into balance.In this lecture, we will discuss Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), the major inhibitory neurotransmitter of the brain, the intricacies of the GABA receptor, as well as the various drugs, phytoceuticals, and lifestyle measures (including meditation) that modulate GABA release via orthosteric or allosteric mechanisms.We will also discuss the pitfalls of direct GABA supplementation (hint: there is zero blood brain barrier permeability!).

Depression, anxiety, and stress-related conditions impact almost 40 million Americans each year. With so many patients suffering, practitioners need tools to help assess and determine therapeutic approaches to treating the ailments seen within scope and how they may be impacted by common
mental health conditions.

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Sinus, tension, migraines and cluster are the 4 main classifications of headaches. While musculoskeletal and biomechanical causes may be found so may hormonal, nutritional, environmental causes. Searching to get to the root cause can be life changing and knowing how to find them through appropriate history taking, laboratory testing and examination will help the astute practitioner be more successful in the treatment of headaches.

Some of the more perplexing and clinically challenging issues with Long COVID are related to its impact on the brain. Symptoms can run the gamut from anxiety/depression and cognitive decline to the more common brain fog and fatigue. In the presentation, we will delve into mechanisms driving Long COVID’s effect and walk through developing a strategy for the functional nutrition practice.

• Overview of contributing factors that threaten the lives of those in remission.
• Steps to support the overall health and wellbeing of remission patients.
• Repurposing treatments and modalities to bring about homeostasis
• Natural substances to support longevity
• Immune stimulants such as boswellia extract to help lower inflammation
• Inhibitors, i.e. High-dose melatonin, curcumin
• SOT Therapy
• Cellular therapies to support long-term Immunity
• The Power of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy (PEMF) to support patient health and energy.

We live in a changed world. A toxic world. These toxicities are adversely affecting epigenetics and contributing to modern diseases, many of them in the past only seen in aging humans. Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDC’s) are being linked to metabolic syndrome, obesity, infertility and even dementia.Yet, today’s medical world has not advanced in prophylaxis, identification or treatment of these growing issues. Allopathic interventions are based on treating acute diseases, not knowing how to turn epigenetic tides or reducing exposures or keeping hormone receptors and thus multiple tissues, optimal and functional.Many EDCs act as direct obesogens. This is based on the stunning work of Dr. Bruce Blumberg. These chemicals damage fat stem cells, causing larger fat cells that are harder to shed. These stem cell changes are often at the sacrifice of healthy bone stem cells, promoting two epidemics concurrently: metabolic + osteoporosis.

In this talk you will learn how EDC exposures in the egg, sperm, placenta, amniotic fluid, mother’s milk and throughout life, contribute to harder to shed metabolic syndrome. You will learn not only the critical role of reducing exposure to EDCs, especially prenatally, but also exact supplements and protocols helping to turn away from this growing unhealthy epigenetic tsunami.

Review of Texas and all states requirements with Ethics, Risk Management, and Documentation.