Title
Diet and Inflammation in Rheumatic Diseases
Document Type
Presentation
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Publication Date
6-5-2018
Abstract
Overall Goals and Objectives
Following this activity, a participant should be able to:
- Identify recent advances in integrative medical care and discuss their application to clinical practice.
- Describe the latest data on complementary and alternative medical therapies that could improve patient outcomes.
- Discuss core integrative medicine topics that patients frequently ask physicians about.
Outline
- Nutrition and risk of developing rheumatic diseases
- The immune system and the gut
- Influence of gut microbiome on rheumatic disease
- Influence of diet on gut microbiome and inflammation
Recommended Citation
Leung, MD, PhD, Yiu Tak, "Diet and Inflammation in Rheumatic Diseases" (2018). Integrative Medicine Lectures, Presentations & Grand Rounds. Presentation 101.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/jmbcim_lectures/101
Language
English
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Comments
Dr. Leung is an Assistant Professor in the Section of Rheumatology at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. Her research studies have focused on epigenetics in systemic lupus erythematosus, and she is expanding her interests to incorporating integrative medicine approaches into rheumatology practice and teaching. She is a recipient of the Jones/Lovell Scholarship in Integrative Rheumatology at The University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine.
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