Mobilizing The Nutrition Ecosystem, Wed. Oct. 26

Wed. October 26, 2022 | Aligning Availability, Access & Adoption | 8AM-11:30AM 

The American Nutrition Association (ANA) believes that Nutrition is for Everyone. In this opening session of its annual gathering, the ANA is bringing together a collective force of change-agents who are passionate about empowering individuals and communities to flourish and be the healthiest versions of themselves. Each nutrition change maker, representing a unique sector of the nutrition ecosystem, will give a lightning talk to highlight how their work challenges or addresses three essential ingredients in the recipe for transforming societal health with nutrition: availability, access, and adoption. The session concludes with a thought-leaders fireside chat moderated by ANA CEO Michael Stroka.

• Welcome – Michael Stroka, JD, MBA, MS, CNS, LDN – Chief Executive Officer, American Nutrition Association + Jeffrey Blumberg, PhD, FACN, FASN, CNS-S – Board Chair, American Nutrition Association
• State of the Personalized Nutrition Industry – Tom Aarts, MBA Founder and Managing Director, Nutrition Business Advisors
• Introducing Precision Framework, Opportunities, + Challenges for a Future of Preventive Health + Wellbeing – Ali Mostashari, PhD CEO, LifeNome
• Why Food Democracy Matters: Opportunities Post White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health – Tambra Raye Stevenson, MPH, PhD-c Founder/CEO, WANDA
• Affordable Nutrition: Feeding America’s Response to this National Crisis – Tom Summerfelt, PhD Chief Research Officer, Feeding America
• The Time is Ripe for ESG + Nutrition: Evidence-Based Nutrition Metrics for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Investing – Meghan O’Hearn, MS Doctoral Candidate, Mozaffarian Research Group, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
• A Sustained Population Heath Approach to Help San Diegans Live Well – Nick Macchione, MS, MPH, FACHE Director, County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency
• Presenting Sponsor Keynote: Fueling Your Vibrant Mind – Stacie Stephenson, DC, CNS, DABAAHP, FAARM, CFMP, Founder + CEO, Vibrant Doc
• Paving New Paths for Proactive Health through Nutrition – Sofia Elizondo, Co-founder + COO, Brightseed

Science + Practice Sessions, Wed. Oct. 26-Fri. Oct. 28

Wed. October 26, 2022 | Personalized Nutrition in Practice Clinical Sessions | 1PM-5:15PM 

• Addressing Root Causes of Chronic Depression, Anxiety, + Insomnia with Personalized Nutrition – Jill Sheppard-Davenport, MS, CNS, LDN, MPP
• Beyond Serotonin: Exploring the Bidirectional Gut-Brain Connection in Mental Health – Lara Zakaria, PharmD, MS, CNS, CDN, IFMCP
• Functional Nutrition for Clients with Eating Disorders + GI Imbalances – Abra Pappa, MS, CNS
• Amino Acid Therapy for Mood Disorders – Kim Ross, DCN, MS, MBA, CNS, CDN, LDN, IFMCP
• Herbal Adaptogens: Selecting Herbs for Mood Imbalances, Insomnia + Other Stress-Related Disorders – Rebecca Snow, MS, CNS, LDN, RH(AHG)
• Nutrition Assessment for Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy in a Transgender Woman- Dana Chicarelli, DCN-c, MS, CNS-c + Rachel Knowles, DCN-c, MS, LDN, CNS, BCHN, CDSP, CBS
• Integrative Therapies for Inebriate Patients in Nutrition Practice – Jasmine Hollywood, DCN(c), LDN, CNS, BA-Psy, CRPS, ORDM
• When Chronic Conditions are Barriers to Mental Health + Eating Disorder Recovery – Alyson Roux, MS, CNS, LDN, MFA 

5:30-7:30PM – CNS Connect Happy Hour (Virtual & In-Person)

Thur. October 27, 2022 | Meeting of the Minds: Interdisciplinary Mental Health Nutrition| 8AM-12:10PM

• Nutrition Hall of Fame Induction (Non-CME)
• Food + Mood: Scientific Understanding + Clinical Strategies – Deanna Minich, MS, PhD, CNS, FACN (Non-CME)
• The Mind-Gut-Immune Connection – Emeran Mayer, MD
• Feed Your Mental Health – Drew Ramsey, MD

Thur. October 27, 2022 | Zooming In: Molecular Science + Personalized Nutrition| 1:30-5PM

• Nutrition, Genetics + Mental Health – Ahmed El-Sohemy, PhD
• Customization of Diet + Lifestyle: Toward Personalized Therapy – Lina Begdache, PhD, CDN, RDN, CNS-S
• Nutritional Psychiatry: Implications for the Prevention + Treatment of Mental Disorders – Felice Jacka, PhD
• Fireside Chat/Q+A

Fri. October 28, 2022 | Micro to Macro: Systems + Science in Mental Health Nutrition| 8AM-12:15PM

• Uric Acid + Metabolic Mayhem – David Perlmutter, MD, FACN, ABIHM
• Sustainable + Equitable Food Systems for Human + Planetary Health – Selena Ahmed, PhD
• Nutrition, Microbes + the Brain: Key Mechanism + Emerging Concepts – Derrick MacFabe, MD, FACN
• Personalized Nutrition Across the Mental Health Continuum – Karen Davison, PhD, MSc, RD, CHES

Fri. October 28, 2022 | Maintaining Brain Health + Mental Wellbeing | 1:30-5PM

• Constructing the Body’s Ecosystem for Mental Health – Cheng Ruan, MD
• Nutritional Approaches for Comorbid Pain + Mental Health – Robert Bonakdar, MD, FAAFP, FACN
• Nutrition for Brain Health + Reversing Cognitive Decline – Dale Bredesen, MD
• Fireside Chat/Q+A

On-Demand Sessions 

Access to the pre-recorded on-demand sessions are included when you register for the entire Summit. 

• The Importance of Nutrition to Sexual Health + Mental Health – Barbara Bartlik, MD
• Psychological + Behavioral Influences on Food Intake + Body Weight – Susan Carnell, PhD
• Personalized Nutrition in the LGBTQ+ Community – Daniel O’Shaughnessy, Dip ION, mBANT, IFMCP
• Nutritional Genomics + Major Depression Disorder – Jenny Bapton, MS, RDN, PhD-c
• Exploring the Antidepressant Actions of Bioflavonoids – Jess Zadra, MS, CNS
• Bingey, bloated and blue—Personalized Nutrition + Nutrigenomics From the Frontlines – Jennifer Kraker, MD, MS, PC