Register now for the July 17th luncheon at the University Club (from 11:30-1:30).
Tracy Thomas, MA, NTP, CGP - Luncheon Speaker on "Food and Mood: How The Gut Influences The Brain.
This luncheon will focus on the new body of medical literature showing poor gut health to be a causal factor in chronic mental health conditions such as anxiety and depressive disorders. Known as the gut-brain axis, researchers are finding that there is constant bi-directional communication not only from the brain down to the gut, but from the gut up to the brain.
The collective landscape of the gut, including the trillions of microbes that live there, play an important role in the messages to the brain that directly affect mood and behavior. By improving the environment of the gut to support positive messaging, one can create the causes and conditions to improve mood and reduce perceptions of stress.
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Tracy Thomas, MA, NTP, CGP is an accomplished gut-brain expert, specializing in nutrition and the microbiome. She brings to life how the food we eat changes the landscape of our gut and the microbes that live there, which in turn, send corresponding messages to the brain that impact mood. She holds a Master's Degree and is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP) and certified Gut and Psychology Syndrome Practitioner (CGP).
Also, a special thank you to our luncheon sponsor: OOTify.
OOTify is a mental health community and mobile application that helps Providers incorporate innovative telehealth and refreshing marketing into their practice, while improving access to mental healthcare for users.
Please Note:
Attendees will earn 1.5 CEUs
Attendees must register and pay in advance in order to attend
Your registration includes a delicious lunch buffet. Please contact the Events Director if you have special dietary needs or grievances at events@SBCAMFT.ORG
You are welcome to park in the University Club parking lot in unreserved spaces.
For more information and online registration, click on the following link: Tracy Thomas, MA, NTP, CGP - July 17 Luncheon Speaker on "Food and Mood: How The Gut Influences The Brain.
Warm regards,