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Jumpstart The Academic Year With A4M's Fall Courses

Jumpstart The Academic Season With A4M: A Calendar Full Of Innovative Courses For Limitless Learning 

September 1, 2023

For many, the Labor Day weekend marks the end of summer and the official beginning of the school year. As health professionals gear up for a new academic season, A4M is excited to present a stellar lineup of cutting-edge educational experiences to keep them at the top of their game, up to date on the latest research, and equipped to take on any challenge in their practice.

With so many sought-after and highly-awaited events taking place soon, numerous courses nearing capacity, and a limited-time holiday offer, the time is now to fill up the rest of your 2023 calendar with A4M’s unrivaled learning opportunities.

And as leaders in anti-aging and longevity medicine, A4M’s innovative curricula focus on emerging topics and skills that are lightyears ahead of conventional practices. Our courses provide professionals exclusive access to education they won’t find anywhere else.

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Predicting Disease Susceptibility Through Changes in Cognitive Performance

March 25, 2023

Cognitive function and other physiological factors, such as stress levels, have long been associated with physiological health and immunocompetence. Markers of cognitive function, such as reaction time, vigilance, and processing speed, are central to human ability and optimal performance. Variability in these measures is common, as numerous environmental, physical, and mental factors can modify them, including sleep quality, dietary patterns, and other lifestyle choices.

A burgeoning body of scientific evidence suggests that intra-individual variability reaction time and other cognitive performance markers may reflect neurobiological disturbances and, thus, have valuable prognostic significance. Prior research has shown that a heightened variability in reaction time is explicitly associated with greater mortality risk in both younger and older adults. Now, the results of a recent 2022 study reveal a potential connection between cognitive performance and disease susceptibility that could transform our understanding of and approach to the brain-immune system pathway.

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Finding Balance With The Immune System

June 2, 2022

By James LaValle, RPh, CCN, MT 

One of the biggest things that can work against us when it comes to mounting a strong immune defense is increased inflammation. When your immune system is working to kill a bacteria or a virus – the immune cells themselves creates inflammatory substances. That’s part of how they fight the bugs.  If your body is already under metabolic stress (due to an unhealthy diet, being overweight or having a condition like heart disease or diabetes), the continued inflammation signaling from the immune cells can lead to metaflammation and inflammageing. Anything that causes chronic inflammation impairs our immune response and anything that prevents or fights inflammation helps it. This is why lifestyle choices like managing our weight, eating a healthy diet, getting regular physical activity and adequate sleep are so important. Many of us struggle to accomplish healthier diets and overall health-oriented lifestyles, and this is where supplemental support can help.

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