Redefine Nutrition
Week of May 18, 2024
Nutrition refers not only to the food that we eat, but also how we engage in movement and sleep, the words that we use to speak to ourselves and the company that we keep. Dr. Adrienne Youdim will share science based skills she teaches her patients every day to cultivate health and wellbeing and to be more intentional, productive and purposeful in their lives.
Nourishing the Body
In this workshop, we will redefine nutrition to discuss how food, sleep, and movement are critical to our physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing. Participants will learn the science behind these practices and actionable ways to incorporate them into their daily lives.
Nourishing the Mind
In this workshop, we will redefine nutrition to discuss how nature, connection and contemplative practices are critical to our physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. Participants will learn the science behind these practices and actionable ways to incorporate them into their daily lives.
Saboteurs- Why Knowing Does Not Translate into Doing
So often we know what we should do to live healthier lives and yet knowing does not translate into doing. In this workshop, Dr. Adrienne shares the 10 most common saboteurs that interfere with the adoption of healthy habits. And demonstrates how these very saboteurs interfere with our work, our relationships and with showing up in our lives with intention, adaptability and resilience.
Self-Compassion: The (Surprising) Key to Transforming your Life
Self-compassion is not only kind, but is essential to our ability to lead our lives with clarity and purpose. In this workshop we will discuss why positive self acceptance and self compassion are necessary for successful habit change, and for any kind of success in life. We will learn the three elements of an effective self-compassion practice and how to incorporate them into your life.
Adrienne Youdim, MD, is a physician, author, TEDx speaker specializing in medical weight loss and nutrition. Her mission is to empower people to adopt scientifically backed mind-body techniques to enhance greater mental, emotional and physical health and wellbeing. She holds multiple board certifications awarded by the American Board of Internal Medicine, the National Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists, the American Board of Obesity Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. Her book Hungry for More: Stories and Science to Inspire Weight Loss from the Inside Out explores the emotional and spiritual hungers that present as a hunger for food. Dr. Youdim currently sees patients in her private practice in Beverly Hills. She also hosts the Health Bite podcast, ranked amongst the top 5% most listened to globally. Dr Youdim is a national speaker sought after by the media and has been featured on The Doctors, Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz, ABC news, Inside Edition, National Public Radio among other news outlets. Dr. Youdim lives in Los Angeles with her high school sweetheart, three kids and labradoodle. In her spare time, she can be found running, reading and gathered around a home-cooked meal with family and friends.