Wednesday 30 October 2024 at 7pm GMT London
Role of Exercise on Health over Lifespan
with Dr Nicky Keay
Hosted by Rohini Bajekal, Nutritionist & Board Member of Plant-Based Health Professionals UK
(CPD Accredited by the CPD Certification Service for 1 CPD hour and CME accredited for the LM MOC)
What will I learn from this webinar?
- Understand the key role of hormones in determining overall health
- Appreciate how hormones can be harnessed through lifestyle choices around exercise and nutrition
- Learn what modification of lifestyle choices, in step with changes in hormones over the lifespan, will lead to optimal health over the lifespan
- Be aware of potential pitfalls, for example in underfuelling leading to the syndrome of relative energy deficiency in sport (REDs).
Dr. Nicky Keay is a medical doctor with specialist expertise in exercise endocrinology. Her research into the impacts of lifestyle, nutrition, and exercise on hormone networks has been published in peer-reviewed journals. She is the author of “Hormones, Health and Human Potential” and editor of the forthcoming “Myths of Menopause.” Nicky holds the position of Honorary Clinical Lecturer in the Division of Medicine at University College London.
Nicky’s clinical endocrine work focuses on exercisers, dancers, and athletes, particularly on relative energy deficiency in sport (REDs) and women experiencing perimenopause and menopause. Her passion is to provide a personalized approach to hormone health to optimize overall health and performance. Nicky is a medical advisor to Scottish Ballet and a keen ballet dancer.
Nicky studied medicine at Cambridge University. After gaining Membership of the Royal College of Physicians, she worked as a Research Fellow at St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, where she was part of the international medical team that developed an anti-doping test for growth hormone. She is currently working with colleagues at University College London, backed by leading women’s health organizations, to develop a UK menopause support programme, InTune.
Instagram: @drnickykeay
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This webinar lasts one hour including a Live Q&A. Questions may be submitted to rohini@pbhp.uk