CO-PRESENTED BY FOOD FOR THE BRAIN AND THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ORTHOMOLECULAR MEDICINE (ISOM)
“Becoming an Alzheimer’s patient is almost always a choice. This conference explains why.” Dr David Perlmutter, neurologist
The evidence is clear. It’s time for prevention to lead clinical practice.
Fewer than one percent of Alzheimer’s cases are caused by genes. Which means that, for 99 per cent of people, the majority of risk is modifiable.
This conference brings together world-class scientists and clinicians to explore the metabolic, nutritional, and lifestyle drivers of brain ageing. Over one focused day, leading researchers will present the latest evidence, emerging biomarkers, and practical pathways that make prevention a reality, with measurable interventions practitioners can use right now.
This is for any clinician wishing to be up to date and ready to move beyond outdated narratives and step into a systems-based approach grounded in biology and evidence-based science.
Join practitioners from the UK, North America and beyond.
Drawing directly from the research presented by our speakers, this conference will show you:
The emerging picture of amyloid, why the story has changed, and what the evidence now tells us about underlying pathology. It is a fireman, not the fire.
An update on predictive biomarkers, from amyloid, p-tau and homocysteine
The central role of homocysteine as a causal and measurable driver of decline
The critical interaction between omega-3 and B vitamins that creates neuronal integrity
Why phospholipids form the backbone of healthy brain architecture
The impact of menopause, hormones and disrupted sleep on long-term cognitive resilience
The need for brain stimulation to build and maintain the neural network
The influence of sugar, ultra processed food, insulin resistance and microvascular stress on the ageing brain
How ketones energise the brain when glucose transport is compromised
The growing evidence around periodontal, gut and microbial infections as hidden accelerants of inflammation
Why reducing oxidative stress, promoting glutathione and plant-derived polyphenols are key for cellular protection
How nutritional biomarkers and real-world citizen science data from the COGNITION Biobank are helping to define personalised prevention
Prevention is no longer theoretical. It is doable. It is the new clinical frontier.
Reserve your seat and join the global movement reshaping Alzheimer’s prevention.
Ideal for practitioners working in: • Nutrition • Functional and integrative medicine • Primary care and general practice • Naturopathic and lifestyle medicine • Ageing, metabolic health and neurology • Coaching, nursing and allied health professions • Research and academic settings
If you support patients in midlife or older, this knowledge is essential. It will also provide you with the blueprint for dementia-proofing your own diet and lifestyle.
OUR GLOBAL PARTNER: ISOM
The International Society for Orthomolecular Medicine is a global leader in nutritional, metabolic and functional medicine education. Their involvement connects this event to an international community of clinicians and expands access for practitioners across North America.
THE AGENDA
Opening Framework
Associate Professor Tommy Wood A systems-based model of cognitive decline and demand coupling Author, The Stimulated Mind. A leading thinker in systems biology and one of the most influential educators in functional neuroscience. Dr Tommy Wood is Head of Research at Food for the brain.
Professor Robert Lustig Ultraprocessed foods and their role in dementia
Professor Jeremy Spencer The role of plants, antioxidants and polyphenols for cognitive protection
Associate Professor David Vauzour Microbial infection, gut and gum health and the brain
Understanding Amyloid and p-Tau
Professor Jonathan Stone Amyloid, the fireman not the fire created by vascular disease and infection
Professor Karl Herrup The amyloid anomaly – author of ‘How Not to study a disease: The story of Alzheimer’s’
Professor Peter Garrard Update on amyloid and p-tau tests for dementia diagnosis and targets for pathology
Domains of Prevention
Professor Joshua Miller Is homocysteine causative for Alzheimer’s and how to lower risk
Professor William Harris Omega 3 and B vitamin interactions
Dr Simon Dyall Why phospholipids are a brain essential
Dr William Grant Vitamin D, how much for brain protection
Sleep, Hormones and Brain Energy
Professor Stephen Cunnane Ketones, an essential brain fuel to support cognitive function during ageing
Dr Deborah Gordon The role of hormones, menopause and the brain A key voice in understanding hormone influence on cognition, especially in midlife women.
Dr Greg Potter Bothersome bedfellows, the two-way path from sleep to dementia and what to do about it
Associate Professor Tommy Wood Use it or lose it
Nutritional Biomarkers and the New Frontier
Dr Konrad Kowalski The Glutathione Index as a functional biomarker for oxidative stress
Patrick Holford Nutritional biomarkers for cognition, the DRIfT study results
Closing Keynote
Dr David Perlmutter The Five Key Brain Defenders Internationally renowned neurologist and multiple New York Times bestselling author. A standout authority on metabolic pathways affecting the brain.
