Past Events

Spring FAME Weekly Workshops, April 12 – June 18, 2021 | Learn at your own pace online   The Food as Medicine Everyday (FAME) series is a series of weekly workshops that demonstrate simple techniques for selecting and cooking tasty, nutritious whole foods and teach how these foods can improve health and fitness. FAME Online is an 11-week series which includes online nutrition education lessons and video cooking workshops. Each week our naturopathic physicians and nutritionists share their in-depth knowledge around chronic…

Join us for virtual cooking demonstrations provided by nutrition and culinary experts. Presentations will focus on cooking demonstrations highlighting anti-inflammatory foods, including using vegetables front and center, alternative protein sources, and fermentation. These presentations are for all audiences, but will be particularly geared towards the public. No CE units provided. "In the Kitchen" presentations will be offered live on Friday, February 19, 2021, with a live Q&A with each speaker afterwards. All participants will also receive a recording of the…

  Fight Inflammation with Everyday Culinary Herbs and Spices | Chelsie Falk, ND Everyday culinary herbs and spices are rich sources of antioxidants and unique phytochemicals. In this talk, we will explore the unique healing properties of the herbs and spices commonly found in the home kitchen. We will learn how to make a variety of spice blends and infused oils and I will share recipes infused with these anti-inflammatory and health-promoting blends. Dr. Chelsie Falk is an associate professor…

Professional Track: Saturday & Sunday, February 20-21, 2021 This year’s Food as Medicine Symposium will discuss clinical nutrition applications for inflammation and chronic disease. Speakers will present on nutrition application for chronic inflammation in areas such as dermatology, auto-immune disorders, mental health, cardiovascular health, histamine intolerance, sulfur intolerance, SIBO, and more! The professional track of the conference is perfect for any healthcare practitioner or nutritionist looking to deepen their understanding of clinical nutrition.   Location: This conference will be offered…

Public Track: Saturday, February 20, 2021 This year’s Food as Medicine Symposium will discuss how nutrition can help inflammation and chronic disease. Speakers will be presenting on how to use nutrition to fight inflammation in areas such as skin health, auto-immune disorders, mental health, cardiovascular health, histamine intolerance, sulfur intolerance, SIBO, and more! The public track of the conference is suited for the general public (not healthcare professionals).   Location: This conference will be offered virtually via live webinar! Join…

  An Ayurvedic Approach in the Treatment of Diabetes Type 2 | Olatokunboh Obasi MSc, RH, CNS Diabetes Type 2 is one of the most prevalent disease states that many suffer from throughout the world and especially on the island of Puerto Rico. Diet and exercise provide the greatest success in improvement for the diabetic population. This presentation will focus on herbal medicine and foods common in the Ayurveda medicine approach and will discuss various treatments involving food as medicine to address the…

 ~~~Registration Closed ~~~ The Spring 2021 FAME Educator Training is an online, 10-week, work-at-your-own-pace training: April 5 - June 11, 2021   The Food as Medicine Everyday (FAME) Educator Training will prepare qualified educators to successfully implement a 12-week community-based whole-foods nutrition program: the Food as Medicine Everyday (FAME) series.  Because a foundation in nutrition is required to teach the FAME series,* those eligible to be FAME Educators are licensed naturopathic physicians, masters of science in nutrition practitioners, as well as other…