The 2017 Diabetes Summit, 20th – 27th March 2017

The 2017 Diabetes Summit, 20th – 27th March 2017

A functional medicine approach to diabetes
+ Is type 2 diabetes really reversible?
+ Understanding and addressing the root cause
+ Natural strategies to lose weight and normalize blood sugar

Sajer Ji
What the evidence reveals about reversing diabetes
+ What the peer reviewed, medical literature shows
+ The best natural strategies to reverse diabetes
+ The role of supplements and helpful nutrients

Kellyann Petrucci, MS, ND
The bone broth diet for optimal blood sugar control
+ Understanding the healing powers of bone broth
+ Nutrition concepts to improve and stabilize blood sugar
+ How to use nature’s nourishing foods to support healing

Joel Kahn, MD
A plant-based approach to blood sugar health
+ Sorting throught the confusion about dietary strategies
+ Understanding the importance of plant-based foods
+ Key nutrients and supplement for blood sugar health

Robyn Openshaw
The power of a real food diet and detox for blood sugar health
+ How Robyn became the Green Smoothie Girl
+ How to do a proper detox to support the body
+ Incorporating more plants into the diet for better health

Dr. Peter Osborne
The autoimmune connection to blood sugar and diabetes
+ The connection between autoimmune and blood sugar
+ How to test and treat autoimmune disease effectively
+ Natural solutions to reduce inflammation and heal the body

Anna Cabeca, DO
Creating hormone balance to optimize metabolic health
+ The keys to balancing hormones to burn fat and control sugar
+ Understanding the connection between menopause and metabolism
+ How to optimize hormone levels

Micheal T. Murray, ND
The four types of blood sugar problems in diabetes
+ Understanding a natural medicine approach to diabetes
+ Dr. Murray’s four types of blood sugar problems
+ Natural strategies to address the specific blood sugar issues

Micheal Breus, MD
How to get your sleep right to improve insulin and blood sugar
+ The powerful effect of sleep disturbance on metabolism
+ How to evaluate and correct disturbed sleep
+ Secrets to improving even difficult sleep problems

Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo
Exploring lada: Latent autoimmune diabetes of adulthood
+ Defining and understanding latent autoimmune diabetes
+ Could your type 2 diabetes really be LADA?
+ Solutions for managing blood sugar with autoimmune diabetes

Dr. Rangan Chatterjee
Doctor in the house: Reversing diabetes on the biggest stage
+ Lessons from BBC One’s “Doctor In The House” program
+ The key steps to addressing and correcting metabolic problems
+ Functional medicine solutions to diabetes and blood sugar

Razi Berry
Using naturopathic principles to prevent diabetes
+ Learning from Razi’s health experience and journey
+ How toxins in our environment can disrupt metabolism
+ Natural solutions to improve blood sugar and overall health

Jody Stanislaw, ND
Dr. Jody’s plan for optimal blood sugar control
+ Very helpful information for those with Type 1 and Type 2 DM
+ Dr. Jody outlines her detailed plan to optimize blood sugar
+ Understanding insulin and how to use it properly

Dr. Sachin Patel
An alternate way to view healthcare, diabetes, and blood sugar health
+ Re-evaluating the healthcare model and redefining our roles
+ How to be empowered to control your health as a patient
+ A new model for caring for the body and optimizing health

Mark Menolascino, MD
Diabetes care in the trenches of primary care
+ Dr. Mark shares his experience working with patients every day
+ The root cause of type 2 diabetes and how to address it
+ Seeing diabetes care and health care through a new lens

Brett Hoebel
Applying fitness with soul to diabetes and metabolic health
+ Brett’s unique and fun perspective to fitness
+ How to use exercise to improve blood sugar and metabolism
+ The key strategies to making fitness work in your life

Gabriel Cousens, MD
Using a raw foods approach to reversing type 2 diabetes
+ Dr. Cousens shares his experiences from Tree of Life
+ How raw foods can support healthy blood sugar metabolism
+ Learning which fats help and which fats hurt blood sugar

Daphne Olivier, RD, CDE
Developing the right eating and lifestyle strategy for you
+ Understanding how diet and lifestyle impact blood sugar
+ How to customize an eating strategy that works for you
+ Non-dietary factors that you may be overlooking

Jonathan Bailor
What I learned from superman: valuable lessons about diabetes
+ Why the caloried approach to weight loss is a myth
+ The real secrets to optimizing metabolism and blood sugar
+ The SANE approach to metabolic weight loss

Jay Wortman, MD
How a practicing clinician was able to reverse his type 2 diabetes
+ Dr. Wortman shares his type 2 diabetes story and results
+ The keys to addressing metabolic dysfunction
+ What most people don’t understand about diabetes

Niki Gratrix
The mind-body energy connection to metabolic health
+ How to tap into your internal abundance of energy
+ Understand ACE score and how childhood events impact health
+ Natural techniques and strategies to let go of limits

Dr. BJ Hardick
Sugar, detox, and the brain: Natural strategies for healing
+ Understanding damaging foods and how to remove them
+ How to properly structure a detoxification program
+ Type 3 diabetes and how dysglycemia effects the brain

John Hayes, MD
Assessment and solutions for peripheral neuropathy
+ Understanding the various types of neuropathy
+ Learning to properly assess the feet for neurological health
+ Natural solutions to address and eliminate neuropathy

Amy Berger, MS, CNS
Breaking down the ketogenic diet for optimal blood sugar control
+ Understanding the ketogenic diet and how to do it
+ Why a low carb, high fat deit makes the most sense
+ The link between blood sugar problems and Alzheimer’s

Dr. Tom O’Bryan
Autoimmune disease and the connection to diabetes
+ Understanding what drives autoimmunie disease
+ Exporing various toxins that inundate our lives
+ How to balance the immune response to allow proper healing

Daniele Hargenrader
The step-by-step approach to solving difficult blood sugar problems
+ Daniele’s story of growing up with Type 1 Diabetes
+ The Dominator Method that she uses with private clients
+ Key factors to preventing complications from diabetes

Dr. Robert Rakowski
Exploring the causes and solution for insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes
+ How the gut microbiome effects metabolism and blood sugar
+ What the latest research shows about natural strategies
+ Sleep and other lifestyle factors and their effect on diabetes

Dr. Will Cole
Using functional medicine to address inflammation and diabetes
+ Testing and evaluating the root causes of diabesity
+ The connection between gut, inflammation, and blood sugar
+ How to calm inflammation with diet, lifestyle, and supplements

RD Dikeman
How to master type I diabetes from a parent’s perspective
+ Learning how to control blood sugar the hard way
+ Daily strategies for optimizing glucose levels and health
+ Using diabetes as blessing to improve the family’s health

Joseph Kraft, MD
A deeper understanding of insulin from decades of research
+ What decades of research taught this medical pathologist
+ The five patterns of insulin response from a glucose load
+ Why elevated insulin may be even more harmful than glucose

Trudy Scott, CN
Understanding anxiety: The connection to diabetes
+ Learn about the link between diabetes, anxiety, and depression
+ Understanding the root imbalances underlying anxiety
+ Natural solutions and supplemental support for anxiety