functional nutrition
Nutrition for a Healthy Heart
Oak RoomThis seminar takes a look at the nutrients that help keep the heart beating. Specific vitamins and minerals aid in the proper functioning of the heart, which is essential to maintaining a healthy cardiovascular system. Katheryn will also address the best ways to lower cholesterol and blood pressure through diet to reduce the risk of heart disease. Register through our class schedule on the PALM app. Free for members and their guests.
Fueling Up: The Fundamentals of Digestion
Oak RoomDigestion is one of the many body systems vital to health and well-being: it involves different organs working together to fuel the body by converting food into energy and by breaking food down into essential nutrients. In this seminar, dietitian Victoria Nieveen will help you understand the process of digestion and teach you simple strategies to optimize the overall health of your digestive system and naturally overcome some common digestive issues.
Nutrition for Brain Health
The human brain is the most complex organ in the body; naturally, it makes sense that the brain requires a range of specific vitamins and minerals in order to function properly. In this seminar, registered dietitian Katheryn Scauzzo will take a deeper look at brain-boosting nutrients such as antioxidants, B vitamins, healthy fats, and omega-3 fatty acids to help you choose the best foods to fuel your body’s most intricate organ.
Functional Nutrition
Oak RoomPoor eating and stress-related habits have resulted in high levels of obesity, heart disease, and other health problems in our world today. In this seminar, Victoria Nieveen, registered dietitian and Integrative and Functional Nutrition Certified Practitioner, will take a deeper look into why food matters and address how functional nutrition focuses on the underlying causes of chronic illnesses to lead individuals to a healthier and significantly more sustainable life of quality and wellness.
Fasting Fundamentals
Oak RoomIntermittent fasting is a popular topic right now in the wellness community. Should you be fasting, and what is the best way to do it? In this seminar, dietitian Katheryn Scauzzo will describe the basics of fasting, the benefits of abstaining from food for a period of time, and the best techniques for voluntary food restriction. She will also emphasize the importance of fasting under the supervision of a medical professional or registered dietitian for optimal safety.
Making the Most of Summer Fruits and Vegetables
This time of year, the grocery store aisles are stacked high with fresh fruits, vegetables, and herbs. What are the best ways to take advantage of the abundance of produce during this season? In this webinar, nurse practitioner Amanda Peregrin will describe the body’s particular needs during the summer months, discuss her top choices of late summer produce to eat along with their specific nutrients and benefits, and provide recipes to try at home.
Nutrition: The Underrated Preventative Medicine
Join us for an evening with Jillian Tedesco, founder and CEO of fit-flavors and Le Cordon Bleu certified chef. Jillian will tell her personal story of how Dr. Karrie Hohn and Ashley Kumar at PALM Health assisted in her healing, specifically through the Elimination Diet and figuring out the root cause of her symptoms. She will address how going through the protocol at PALM served as an inspiration for the anti-inflammatory menu items she developed at her own company, fit-flavors.