DIGI19Digital Dementia Summit

Event Experts

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  Judy Seeger, ND

  3 Steps for a Family Digital Detox

  What You'll Learn +

  • Tips to help parents get started
  • How to separate yourself from your phone
  • Foods that support healing and detox
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  Titus Chiu, MS, DC, DACNB

  3 Ways to Help Prevent a Concussion

  What You'll Learn +

  • What’s causing the silent concussion epidemic?
  • Strategies and safeguards
  • Decrease the risk of digital dementia
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  Sam Shay, DC, DACNB, FACFN, PGDip(Acu)

  5 Phases of Screen / Gaming Addiction

  What You'll Learn +

  • Why is gaming so addictive?
  • Understanding the neurology of digital dementia
  • 3 red flags that point to a screen disorder
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  Partha Nandi, MD, FACP

  5 Steps to Combat Digital Dependence

  What You'll Learn +

  • Society’s growing dependence on technology
  • How to be your own health “hero”
  • Practical steps to reconnect to physical and mental health
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  Heidi Hanna, PhD

  5 Steps to Recharge Your Brain

  What You'll Learn +

  • Impact of chronic stress on emotional health 
  • Effects of stress on your nervous system and brain function
  • Strategies to recharge and refresh
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  Nicolas Pineault

  Are EMFs Zapping Your Children's Health?

  What You'll Learn +

  • Discover the health concerns linked to EMF radiation
  • Top sources of EMFs
  • Minimize your exposure to reduce risks
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  Louise Swartswalter, ND, CBS

  Are Screens Contributing to ADD/ADHD?

  What You'll Learn +

  • Positive impacts of biofeedback and alternative therapies
  • Simple steps to achieve super-optimal brain power
  • 5-minute exercise to increase focus, memory and productivity
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  Wendy Myers, FDN-P

  Beat Fatigue with a Digital Detox

  What You'll Learn +

  • Health benefits of detox
  • Impact of heavy metals on brain function
  • Strategies to help your child thrive
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  Rodger Murphree, DC, CNS

  Beating Anxiety and Depression

  What You'll Learn +

  • Increased stress in the digital age 
  • Impact of screen time 
  • Curating positive mental family health
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  Peter Kan, DC, DACNB, FAAIM

  Brain-Immune-Gut Connection in Digital Dementia

  What You'll Learn +

  • Effects of technology on brain health
  • How your brain impacts immune and gut function
  • Resetting the brain-immune-gut axis naturally
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  Melissa Wolak, MS

  Connection through Communication

  What You'll Learn +

  • Value of connection and communication
  • Effects of technology on development
  • Increase quality of relationships and improve brain function
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  Keira Barr L, MD

  Digital Dilemmas in Dermatology

  What You'll Learn +

  • Good, bad and the ugly impact of digital devices
  • Technology advances for tracking skin health
  • How the intimate and intricate brain-skin connection is critical
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  Elena Villanueva, DC

  Effects of Blue Light on Children

  What You'll Learn +

  • Link between blue light and sleep
  • Root cause of poor focus, anxiety and faulty memory
  • Tips to reduce exposure
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  Lori La Bey

  Effects of Digital Dementia on Society

  What You'll Learn +

  • Signs and symptoms of dementia
  • Impact on younger people
  • Societal considerations of digital dementia
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  Robert Melillo J, DC, DABCN, PhD(c)

  Effects of Digital Devices on Your Brain

  What You'll Learn +

  • Causes of brain imbalance
  • How digital devices increase symptoms
  • Strategies to improve brain health
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  Greg Eckel, ND, LAc

  Effects of Screen Time on Your Attention Span

  What You'll Learn +

  • How your brain processes digital information
  • Reasons to limit screen time
  • Strategies to maintain a healthy brain for life!
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  Tami Meraglia, MD

  Effects of Tech on Stem Cells and Health

  What You'll Learn +

  • Risks vs. rewards of technology
  • Benefits of limiting daily exposure
  • Protecting your mitochondria
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  Nicole Beurkens, PhD

  Electronics-Behavior Connection for Kids

  What You'll Learn +

  • As screen time increases, so do mood and behavior problems
  • Why does screen time have a negative emotional impact?
  • Strategies to support positive mood and behavior
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  Libby Darnell, DC

  EMF Action Plan

  What You'll Learn +

  • What are EMFs? 
  • Signs of exposure
  • Reduce EMF exposure in your home
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  Mandy Barbee, MA, CCHT

  Establishing Control with Technology

  What You'll Learn +

  • Fun ways to beat tech obsession
  • Understanding neurolinguistic programming
  • Steps for enriched and fulfilling interaction
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  David Bayer

  Extraordinary Mindset

  What You'll Learn +

  • Beauty vs. suffering
  • Overcoming self-limiting beliefs
  • Mindset breakthroughs for healthy children
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  Trudy Scott, CN

  Food and Mood Support to Prevent Digital Dementia

  What You'll Learn +

  • Role of neurotransmitters in brain function
  • Superfoods for brain support
  • Screen and anxiety connection
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  Tom Meyers, BSc, DO, OSD, MISMA

  Futurize Your Family

  What You'll Learn +

  • Prevent chronic stress
  • Improve your family’s health
  • Reconnect with your purpose
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  Brad Ellisor, DC

  Health Hacks in the Digital Age

  What You'll Learn +

  • Is tech causing the ADHD epidemic in kids?
  • Separating fact from fiction
  • Steps for screen time balance and good health
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  Ken Sharlin, MD, MPH, IFMCP

  Healthy Brain Toolbox

  What You'll Learn +

  • Digital dementia matrix 
  • Recognizing signs and symptoms 
  • Healthy habits for a healthy brain
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  Elisa Song, MD

  Healthy Kids, Happy Kids in the Digital Age

  What You'll Learn +

  • Negative effects of screen time
  • Symptoms of digital dementia in children
  • Practical tips to help kids thrive
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  Michelle Sands, ND

  Healthy Tech, Healthy Hormones

  What You'll Learn +

  • Effects of EMF on the endocrine system
  • Role of hormones and neurotransmitters
  • Practical solutions to prevent overstimulation and hormone disruption
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  Sean D. Waters, DAIS

  How to Beat Technostress

  What You'll Learn +

  • What is Technostress?
  • How to overcome stress 
  • Prevention strategies for a healthier and happier life
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  Tammy Anderson Ward

  How to Have a Healthy Relationship with Screens

  What You'll Learn +

  • Insights, tips and ideas
  • Screens as part of your family culture
  • Healthy alternatives to screen time
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  Andrew Herr, MS, MA

  Human Performance Enhancement

  What You'll Learn +

  • Role of nutrition 
  • Key steps for performance enhancement 
  • Strategies for positive technology use
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  Zachary Renner

  Humans Being Human

  What You'll Learn +

  • Establish intentional connections
  • Human "being" vs. human "doing"
  • Hacks to improve mental, emotional and physical health
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  Ben Lerner, DC

  Improving Emotional Intelligence of Children

  What You'll Learn +

  • Effects of screens on the Emotional Quotient (EQ) of adolescents 
  • How brain function controls your consumption behaviors
  • 3 strategies to raise healthier children in the digital age
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  Leah Lund, BCHC, NNT, RTT

  It's Not You, It's Your Brain

  What You'll Learn +

  • Neuro nutrition for mental clarity
  • Understanding brain chemistry
  • Impact of screen time on neurotransmitters
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  Kirk Gair, DC, IDE

  Lasers: Secret Weapon Against Digital Dementia

  What You'll Learn +

  • Recent research and amazing case studies
  • This "Star Trek" treatment has been around since the ‘60s!
  • Benefits of low-level lasers for brain support
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  Ann Kristin Homdrum, DC, MSc Paediatrics

  Little Kids, Big Problems

  What You'll Learn +

  • Effects of digital stress on children's brains
  • How sitting and bad posture affect the nervous system
  • Limiting screen time to improve sleep
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  Jay Davidson, DC, PScD

  Mapping Out Your Protocol

  What You'll Learn +

  • Impact of mold and parasites on your child's health
  • How to safeguard your child in an unhealthy environment
  • Practical strategies to prevent cognitive decline
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  Alda Karen, CEO

  MindGym: Strengthening Your Brain

  What You'll Learn +

  • Learn “mental” life skills
  • Face your fears through virtual reality
  • Be prepared for anything life throws at you
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  Todd Watts, DC, PScD

  Mitochondria, Infections and Brain Health

  What You'll Learn +

  • Role of mitochondria in brain health
  • Managing oxidative stress and infection
  • Choosing the best lab tests and supplements
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  Matt Gersper

  My Philosophy for Mental Fitness

  What You'll Learn +

  • Taking better care of your brain helps it care for you
  • How to feed, rest, exercise and rewire your brain
  • The more you do things you love...
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  John Dempster, ND, FAARFM, ABAAHP

  Nutritional Strategies to Overcome Digital Dementia

  What You'll Learn +

  • Link between an inflammatory diet and digital over-stimuli
  • Role of gut health in brain development
  • Best nutrients to support your brain
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  Ryan Cedermark, DC

  Positive Tech Use Tips to Safeguard Your Child's Brain

  What You'll Learn +

  • Using technology to improve health
  • Physical exercises to improve brain function
  • Digital dementia case study
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  Jess Sherman, MEd, RHN

  Practical Strategies for Busy Parents

  What You'll Learn +

  • Dangers of our digital era
  • Managing digital interactions as busy parents
  • How NOT to hide your family under a rock
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  Blake Fleischacker

  Preparing Your Child for a Smartphone

  What You'll Learn +

  • Prep your child for a life online
  • Goal-based approach for social media
  • Positively impact family health and happiness
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  Danielle Sax

  Prevent Chronic Digital Stress

  What You'll Learn +

  • Strategies to prevent burn out 
  • How to be authentic and improve self-care
  • 7-step solution to break free from chronic stress
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  Heather and Brandon Credeur, DC

  Protecting Your Child's Brain in the Digital Age

  What You'll Learn +

  • Exercise and nutrition hacks
  • Limiting negative effects of screen time
  • Decreasing risk of digital dementia
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  Jared Seigler, DC, CFMP, CGP

  Reboot Your Child's Brain

  What You'll Learn +

  • Impact of screens on brain function
  • Improve focus and attention
  • Why "play" is fundamental for childhood development
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  Victoria Dunckley L, MD

  Reset Your Child's Brain

  What You'll Learn +

  • Effects of screens on the nervous system
  • How a “tech fast” can benefit your child
  • Correlation between increased screen time and poor behavior
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  Krista Burns, DHA, DC, CPX, CPN, CErg

  Safe Tech Use

  What You'll Learn +

  Learn from these experts in a healthy way when you apply these 3 healthy tech tips while watching The Digital Dementia Summit.
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  Jason Piken, DC, CNS

  Screen Time and the Gut-Brain Axis

  What You'll Learn +

  • How digital overstimulation impacts the nervous system
  • Distressing symptoms in adults and children 
  • Improve your ability to rest, digest and heal
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  James Swanwick

  Sleep Your Way to a High-Performing Brain

  What You'll Learn +

  • How sleep influences your productivity
  • Negative effects of blue light on circadian rhythms and deep sleep
  • Solutions to safeguard your child's eyes and brain
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  Ryan Wohlfert, DC, CCSP

  Strategies to Upgrade Your Child's Brain

  What You'll Learn +

  • How movement fuels the brain
  • Super human brain strategies
  • Practical tips to help your child thrive in the digital age
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  Megan Rafuse, MSW, RSW

  Strong Mental Health from a Young Age

  What You'll Learn +

  • How social media promotes "compare and despair" 
  • Impact of screens on behavior
  • Reconnect as a family
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  Drew Canole

  Superfoods to Boost Brain Health

  What You'll Learn +

  • Choosing organic superfoods 
  • Role of a healthy diet 
  • How to reconnect with your health
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  Michael Lewis, MD, MPH, MBA, FACPM, FACN

  Targeted Nutritional Therapy for Dementia

  What You'll Learn +

  • Arrest or decrease the decline of cognitive function
  • Lifestyle changes important for anyone
  • Holistic approaches used to prevent dementia
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  Tim Jackson, DPT, CNS(c)

  The Infection Connection

  What You'll Learn +

  • How pathogens affect the brain
  • Effects of mold toxicity
  • Role of epigenetics
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  Sachin Patel, DC

  The Patient is the Doctor of the Future

  What You'll Learn +

  • How to be an empowered health advocate for your family
  • How to work with your healthcare provider for best outcomes
  • Natural Solutions to help your child thrive
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  Tara Hunkin, NTP, CGP, RWP

  Thriving Children in the Digital Age

  What You'll Learn +

  • Understanding the effects of screen time 
  • Strategies for appropriate amounts of screen time
  • Steps to protect and encourage brain development
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  Krista Burns, DHA, DC, CPX, CPN, CErg

  Truth About Digital Dementia

  What You'll Learn +

  • Alarming research of brain shrinkage in adolescents
  • Exercise, proper posture and healthy tech habits 
  • Actionable steps to safeguard your child's brain
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  Katie Kimball, CSME

  Using Your Kitchen to Heal Kids

  What You'll Learn +

  • Solutions to get your kids off technology
  • Routines to improve mental health
  • Using social media to improve self esteem
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  Jonathan Landsman

  Your Brain and Wireless Technology

  What You'll Learn +

  • Truth about wireless devices and EMF pollution
  • Everyday source of danger
  • How to quickly protect you and your family

Meet Your Host

Krista Burns, DHA, DC, CPX, CPN, CErg

Dr. Krista Burns, co-founder of the American Posture Institute, is a Certified Postural Neurologist, Certified Posture Expert, Doctor of Health Administration and Doctor of Chiropractic, as well as a highly-sought media expert, author and speaker. Fox News and Global Woman Magazine have featured her work, and she has delivered keynote presentations at TEDx and the World Congress of Neurology and Neurological Disorders. She's also the author of the textbook The Posture Principles.