The Integrative Healthcare Symposium, which took place February 15-17, 2024, at the Hilton Midtown in New York City, brought together practitioners from a variety of disciplines interested in advancing the field of integrative healthcare.
Experts presented on topics ranging from epigenetics to artificial intelligence in clinical practice. Below are some of the conference highlights.
Building a Resilient Immune System
The Covid-19 pandemic, Jeffrey Bland, MD, FACN, CNS, explained, is an exemplar of the confusing yet promising period of public health in which we find ourselves. New, unprecedented challenges like Covid-19 are being met with medical and technological advancements at record speed. “If you take any sector of our society and ask, ‘What is stable?’ the answer is, ‘Nothing’,” he said. “This phase of change is moving at such a dramatic pace that you can feel a bit overwhelmed.” Read more …
The Key to Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease
Recently, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expedited the approval of two types of drugs aimed at addressing β-amyloid, the sticky protein widely recognized as the cause of Alzheimer’s. However, research suggests that decreasing β-amyloids is not the solution to preventing cognitive decline, said David Perlmutter, MD, FACN, ABIHM, at the Integrative Healthcare Symposium in New York City. Read more …
The Hyperoxic-Hypoxic Paradox: A Revolution in Regenerative Medicine
In his presentation, Shai Efrati, MD, director of the Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at Shamir (Assaf-Harofeh) Medical Center in Israel, discussed the hyperoxic-hypoxic paradox, which he says optimizes health and performance by encouraging the regenerative process. Read more …
How Technology is Transforming Integrative Medicine
During his plenary presentation, Daniel Kraft, MD, discussed the potential of artificial intelligence (AI), wearable devices, genomics, digital health platforms, 3D printing, and virtual reality to transform how medicine is practiced. These technologies, he said, have the power to provide earlier detection of disease, personalize treatment protocols, decrease time spent on administrative tasks, and improve access to healthcare. Read more …
Q&A: Healing the Fascia for Pain Management
In his presentation, Hal Blatman, MD, a board-certified practitioner in integrative medicine and occupational and environmental medicine, discussed the importance of treating fascia for pain management. We caught up with Blatman before his presentation to discuss how pain originates from damaged fascia, how it gets damaged in the first place, and how to fix it. Read more …
Kenneth R. Pelletier, PhD, MD, Receives 2024 Visionary Award at IHSNY24
Kenneth R. Pelletier, PhD, MD, was named the 2024 Visionary Award recipient. Presented each year at the annual in-person Symposium, the Visionary Award recognizes an industry leader whose contributions have shaped integrative healthcare and paved the way for other practitioners and professionals. Read more …
Q&A: The Brain-Gut-Vagina Axis and How It Impacts Women's Health
After learning about the brain-gut connection some 10 years ago, Betsy Greenleaf, DO, FACOOG, FACOG, MBA, started to wonder how the concept could apply to her work as a urogynecologist specializing in pelvic medicine. “I kept thinking about the gut-brain axis, and this light bulb went off, and I was like, ‘Wait a minute, there's a connection to the vagina too,’” Greenleaf said. “I was starting to see that when women’s gut microbiomes were off, they were getting more recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) and vaginal dryness.” Read more …
Using GLP-1 Agonists in Long-Term Integrative Treatment Protocols
In this special edition of the Integrative Practitioner Podcast Darshan Shah, MD, and Ashley Koff, RD, joined me for a live interview to discuss how to approach GLP-1 agonists with integrative medicine. Read more …
Mark Hyman, MD: Reimagining Healthcare with Artificial Intelligence
In this special edition of the Integrative Practitioner Podcast, Mark Hyman, MD, joined me for a live interview to discuss how artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies will transform the practice of medicine. Read more …
