Brain Food: Nutrition & Cognition

Brain Food: Nutrition & Cognition Live Online Seminar

Key topics to be covered:

• A comprehensive look at how refined carbohydrates play a role in neuronal death. A complete overview on the effects of macronutrients (protein, carbohydrate and fat), and brain cell health.
• Aging brain: prevention of oxidative stress by vitamin E and exercise.
• Nutrition and Alzheimer’s disease: the role of antioxidants, high dose B‐vitamins, homocysteine, and folic acid.
• The role of environmental and food toxins on cognitive function (e.g. aluminum,methylmercury).
• Artificial sweeteners: potential neurotoxins?

Course Objectives

• Discuss how dietary macronutrient intake and composition can affect cognition.
• Review the mechanisms by which select vitamins/minerals that have been shown to have beneficial effect in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (n/a pharmacy techs). 
• Review the mechanisms of action of potential neurotoxins.

Accreditations

	Nursing Professionals (3 hours LIVE credit) CE International is an approved provider by the Alabama State Nurses Association, which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (provider # 5-132). MED2000’s CA BRN#CEP 11697.
	Pharmacists (3 hours LIVE credit) This course is cosponsored by MED2000, Inc. who is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. ACPE # 826-999-10-029-L01-P & ACPE # 826-999-10-029-L01-T, IRD: 8-10. Full attendance and completion of course evaluation is required to receive statement of credit at conclusion of seminar. This is a knowledge based seminar.
	Registered Dietitians and RDTs (3 hours LIVE CPEUs) This course is cosponsored by MED2000, Inc. who is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider (ME001) with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CPE level I and II.
	Physical Therapy Professionals (3 hours LIVE credit) This course offers 6 hours of credit.
	Occupational Therapy Professionals (3 hours LIVE credit) The course is co-sponsored by MED2000, Inc., an approved provider by the American Occupational Therapy Association and the FL Board of OT Practice (#133). The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA. Category 1.
	Certified Athletic Trainers (#P2662) (3 hours LIVE credit) This course is cosponsored by MED2000, Inc. who is recognized by the NATA Board of Certification, Inc. to offer continuing education for certified athletic trainers .