'Inflammation – a critical factor in chronic disease?' Saturday 27 March 2010
Cavendish Conference Centre.
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Refreshments and registration 9.30
10.00-11.00
'Inflammation and chronic diseases: a nutritional approach'
Inflammation is a hot topic in medical research today. Asthma, eczema and hay fever sufferers know only too well the discomfort and suffering of ongoing inflammation as do sufferers of chronic pain and infections. Inflammation appears central to chronic diseases including: Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, diabetes, heart disease and obesity and that understanding the inflammatory response might lead to better intervention strategies for many diseases. Activating the immune system to fight an invader is crucial. This presentation will explore nutritional strategies to modify persistent often silent inflammation associated with chronic disease.
Kate Neil
Kate Neil is Director of the Centre for Nutrition Education & Lifestyle Management. The Centre teaches two undergraduate nutrition degrees and postgraduate courses validated by Middlesex University. Kate is Editor of The Nutrition Practitioner professional journal and author of Balancing Hormones Naturally. Kate has a Master's degree in Nutritional Medicine and has practiced as a nutritional therapist for more than 20 years and specializes in women’s health and supporting parents with children with learning and behavioral difficulties. Kate received the 2004 CAM Award for her contribution to the nutritional therapy community.
Refreshments 11.00-11.30
11.30-12.30
'The Role of the Intestine in the Cause and Resolution of Chronic Inflammatory Disease'
Chronic inflammation is the mediator of symptoms of most of the very common and intractable diseases of the developed world including cardiovascular disease, cancer, allergy, IBS, autoimmune syndromes such as IBD, chronic fatigue and pain syndromes, and perhaps surprisingly, diseases which affect cognitive function and mood such as Alzheimer’s, and depressive disorders.
As the intestine is our largest immune organ it is the source of most chronic inflammation stimulus but also provides the key to the management and resolution of these diseases, by controlling of inflammation and also re-balancing of the immune system to restore correct homeostasis.
Dr Nigel Plummer
Dr Nigel Plummer graduated from Surrey University in 1983 with a BSc (Hons) and PHD in microbiology. He started his career at Pfizer as a senior research scientist and moved on to set up his own company in 1995 specialising in research, development and manufacture of probiotic bacteria.
Dr Plummer also lectures extensively around the world especially North America and Europe to Doctors and members of the public on all aspects of nutrition and the contribution diet and lifestyle makes to health and disease.
Lunch 12.30-1.45
1.45-2.30 CAM Awards
This year's Practitioner Awards, sponsored by BioCare, continues CAM's commitment to recognising the practitioners' and students' who use CAM to make a real difference to their community, or simply excel in their field of work. To nominate yourself, or a fellow practitioner click here
2.30-3.30
'Phytonutrients - beyond anti-oxidants'
Prof Dan Burke examines the application of phytochemicals to help boost the immune-compromised system. His research has identified a host of compounds with beneficial effects that are missing from today’s diet due to modern day farming and food production methods.
He will also examine those factors which impact upon the
bioavaliability of these compounds and ways in which detoxifying
enzymes can be modified.
Professor Dan Burke
Professor Dan Burke has a university career spanning more than 35 years of medical and scientific research and teaching in the fields of pharmacology, toxicology and cancer. Recently retired from acadaemia, he is currently Head of Research for Nature’s Defence (UK) Ltd.
Prof. Burke’s research experience includes the University of Texas Medical School in Dallas, the U.S. Government’s Citrus Research Laboratories and the prestigious Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. He is an expert in the area of metabolism and toxicology of drugs and carcinogens and he has published more than 200 research articles.
3.30-4.00 Refreshments
4.00-5.00
'Immiflex, a well researched method of stimulating cell mediated immune function, and in turn downregulating inflammation'
The innate immune system is a complex network of immune cells that circulate throughout the body to identify and destroy foreign pathogens and damaged cells.
It is well documented that cancer rates are higher in those who are on immunosuppressant medication and those with poor innate immune cell function.
Of all the natural compounds known to activate the innate immune system, the best documented and most effective are the 1-3, 1-6 beta glucans, generally derived from baker‘s yeast.
Biothera has spent many millions of dollars researching a specific beta glucans, 1-3,1-6 beta glucans, with a specific side chain attached which makes it a perfect fit to the CR3 receptor on the white cells. They have also developed a proprietary purification technique for removing the mannan from specific strain of sach cervisae (bakers yeast), to isolate and make a pure sample of 1-3, 1-6 beta glucans. This preparation is available in the UK as ‘Immiflex’.
Dr Julian Kenyon
Dr Julian Kenyon is the Medical Director of The Dove Clinic for Integrated Medicine, London and Winchester (www.doveclinic.com).
He is the founder Chairman of the British Medical Acupuncture Society, and founder President of the British Society of Integrated Medicine.
He has a keen interest in complex illnesses, particularly cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome
5.00 Sponsor wrap-up
5.15 Finish
