Health & Wellness Academy

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Come and hear (national and worldwide) authorities in wellness discuss the most current knowledge about wellness that can help you make decisions about living your best and healthiest life. Professors, scientists, and other leading experts will present on areas affecting well-being, such as movement and resilience, healthy eating and agriculture, the microbiome, and mindset.

https://health.ucdavis.edu/wellness/wellness-academy

 

Each virtual session will take place from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. PDT on Saturdays:

  1. Oct. 14, 2023

  2. Oct. 21, 2023

  3. Oct. 28, 2023

  4. Nov. 4, 2023

 

Weekend 1 Oct. 14, 2023

  1. Introduction to Wellness – Scott Fishman, M.D.

  2. Our Microbiome – Maria Marco, Ph.D.

  3. Busy But Fit – Brandee Waite, M.D.

Weekend 2 Oct. 21, 2023

  1. The “How” and “Why” of Fitness – Judd Van Sickle, M.S., M.B.A.

  2. Improving Our Diet for Disease Prevention: A Special Focus on Cancer – Gerardo Mackenzie, Ph.D.

  3. Empowered Eating: The Intersection of Agriculture and Individual Wellness – Skyler Hanka, MSc, NBC-HWC

Weekend 3 Oct. 28, 2023

  1. Exercise and Nutrition to Extend an Active Life – Keith Baar, Ph.D.

  2. Supplements: Who Needs Them? – Robert Bonakdar, M.D.

  3. Perspective of a Primary Care Physician: What I did not learn in Medical School but I learned from my patients – Victor Baquero, M.D.

Weekend 4 Nov. 4, 2023

  1. A Personal Approach to Wellness and the Environment – Craig McNamara

  2. Mind-Body Medicine: Tools for a Well Mind and Body – Michelle Dossett, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.

  3. Using a Wellness Lens to Address the Planet’s Wicked Problems – Jonna Mazet, D.V.M., M.P.V.M., Ph.D.

 

Everyone is welcome and encouraged to register now!

 Register HERE

 

For more information about the UC Davis Wellness Academy- go to:

https://health.ucdavis.edu/wellness/wellness-academy

 

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