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Integrative Healthcare Symposium

DIFM Members:  Save 20% on the 21st Annual Integrative Healthcare Symposium (IHS)

We're excited to let you know that DIFM is once again partnering with the Integrative Healthcare Symposium on its 21st annual event. Taking place February 19-21 at the Hilton Midtown in New York, the 2026 agenda features an evidence-based program that brings together a powerful mix of established experts and rising stars to deliver research-driven content, discuss bold new protocols, and explore next-gen strategies. You will walk away with enhanced clinical knowledge that you can put to use right away and a stronger, lasting professional network.

Use Promo Code DIFM20 and Save 20% on a Full Conference Pass

*Offer valid only for new registrations and the Full Conference Pass option.

Subject to review and approval by the IHS team & cannot be combined with any other offer.

Early bird registration deadline: December 19

Discounted hotel rates end: January 16

https://www.ihsymposium.com/

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Metabolic Health as a Driver of Disease: A Spotlight on Autoimmunity, Cancer, and Immune Resilience

A powerful perspective in medicine is gaining evidentiary momentum: the root causes of immune dysregulation—including cancer and autoimmunity—stem from metabolic dysfunction. At its core, metabolic health encompasses mitochondrial and cellular integrity, lipid and glucose metabolism, energy production, and fuel utilization, all of which directly influence immune resilience. In oncology, the field is shifting from the Somatic Mutation Theory, which focuses on genetic damage, to the Metabolic Theory of Cancer, which emphasizes mitochondrial dysfunction as a driver of disrupted signaling and energy metabolism. Adding further complexity, the gut microbiota plays a pivotal role, as its metabolites can either safeguard or impair health-protecting or damaging DNA, regulating inflammation, influencing tumor proliferation, and modulating autoimmunity. All of this places nutrition, diet, and lifestyle front and center in both disease prevention and the optimization of health and immune resilience.