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Cat Dillon, RHN

VeraVia
Nutrition Director
Carlsbad, CA
Websitemailto:cat@veraviafit.com
I am a Holistic Nutritionist that has a private practice using food as medicine, lifestyle change, Transformational coaching, Functional Nutrition, and adapting Eastern principles, to help clients achieve their maximum in health and healing potential. I am also the director of Nutrition at VeraVia, a well known wellness resort which recently won USA Today's Top 10 Wellness Retreats. I am a former professional Chef that instills the positive influence of real, whole, quality-driven foods for optimal health.
Thursday, August 11
 

8:00am MDT

Registration and Badge Pick-Up Central

9:00am MDT

Opening Remarks West

9:10am MDT

Poster Previews West

9:45am MDT

break: 5 minutes Break

9:50am MDT

Calorie Intake: A Cornerstone of Ancestral Health WestStephan Guyenet

10:30am MDT

break: 10 minutes Break

10:40am MDT

Diet and cognition: Data, theory, and some solutions from the playbook of psychology WestAaron Blaisdell

11:20am MDT

break: 10 minutes Break

11:30am MDT

Is There One Truly Optimal, Universally Foundational Human Diet: Bio-individuality as a Secondary and not a Primary Issue WestNora Gedgaudas

12:10pm MDT

(12:10-12:40) Primal Play Method Outside (meet on UMC patio)Darryl Edwards

1:40pm MDT

Dietary Management of the Apo E 4 Genotype, the True Ancestral Gene EastSteven Gundry

2:20pm MDT

break: 10 minutes Break

2:30pm MDT

ApoE4 Mechanistics and a Protocol for the Reversal of Cognitive Decline East

3:20pm MDT

Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathophysiology and Nutritional Implications EastRand T. Akasheh

4:00pm MDT

break: 10 minutes Break

4:10pm MDT

Fatty Acids in Obesity and Disease: The Case Against Being a Fat Burner West

5:00pm MDT

(5-6) Self-Care and Integrated Movement for The Modern World Outside (meet on UMC patio)Aaron Alexander
 
Friday, August 12
 

7:45am MDT

As Essential as Brushing Your Teeth: The Deep Squat Outside (meet on UMC patio)Georges Dagher

9:00am MDT

Increase Your Healthspan By Mimicking Hunter Gathers' Meal Frequency EastJake Jacobson

9:40am MDT

break: 10 minutes Break

10:30am MDT

break: 10 minutes Break

10:40am MDT

Proprioception and Play: Were our Ancestors Better Behaved? WestAllyson Chrystal

11:20am MDT

break: 10 minutes Break

11:30am MDT

Biohacking vs. Natural Living EastBen Greenfield

12:10pm MDT

Primal Play Method (12:10-12:40) Outside (meet on UMC patio)Darryl Edwards

1:10pm MDT

As Essential as Brushing Your Teeth: The Deep Squat (1:10-1:30) Outside (meet on UMC patio)Georges Dagher

1:50pm MDT

Food Choice & Vision Loss: Is Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Preventable? EastChris Knobbe, MD

2:30pm MDT

break: 10 minutes Break

2:40pm MDT

Poster: Challenging Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Assessment CentralMD

4:10pm MDT

Ancestral Sleep in the Modern Age EastSarah Ballantyne

5:00pm MDT

Parkour Outside (meet on UMC patio)Ryan Ford
 
Saturday, August 13
 

9:00am MDT

Ancient Apothecary: Frankincense, Myrrh and other Tools to Mend the Modern Gut Against Opportunistic Phages, Fungi and Other Offenders WestGrace Liu

9:40am MDT

break: 10 minutes Break

9:50am MDT

Refined Foods and The Gut Microbiota – A Toxic Mix? WestIan Spreadbury

10:30am MDT

break: 10 minutes Break

10:40am MDT

Do You Really Want A Hunter Gatherer Microbiota? Pearls and Pitfalls for Your Gut Health WestMichael Ruscio

11:20am MDT

break: 10 minutes Break

11:30am MDT

Feeding Your Microbiome for Optimal Health WestTerry Wahls

12:10pm MDT

Primal Play Method Outside (meet on UMC patio)Darryl Edwards

1:10pm MDT

As Essential as Brushing Your Teeth: The Deep Squat Outside (meet on UMC patio)Georges Dagher

1:50pm MDT

Bad Diet, Bad DNA? Are epigenetic and sequence mutations redefining the human race? WestCate Shanahan

2:30pm MDT

break: 10 minutes Break

2:40pm MDT

Poster: Improving the Health of the New Zealand Defence Force—A Whole-food, Lower Carbohydrate Approach CentralMikki Williden

4:10pm MDT

Paleopathology and the Origins of the Paleo Diet EastMichael Eades, MD

5:30pm MDT

Primal Play Method Outside (meet on UMC patio)Darryl Edwards Self-Care and Integrated Movement for The Modern World Outside (meet on UMC patio)Aaron Alexander