HEALTH STAGE SCHEDULE
Saturday
10.45 am: Unveiling the Secrets to Longevity
How to not just live longer, but better, like those in the world’s Blue Zones. This talk delves into the impact of free radicals and the process of Glycation on illness and ageing and ways to minimize your risk and age smarter.
Presenter: Vytautė Balanaškaitė-Šatė
11.30 am: NAD+. The Hype Around The “Miracle Molecule”?
Move over collagen, NAD+ is an energy-generating molecule that’s found in every cell in the body. And its levels decrease drastically with age. In supplement form, It’s touted by some as ‘the ultimate anti-aging pill’ as it gives us more energy, reduces cravings, protects against cell damage, decreases inflammation, and much more. Our expert explains how it works.
Presenter: Dr Abs
12.15 pm: Biohack your life & body with world-leading Biohacker Tim Gray. Tim will explain how to use biohacking science and techniques to optimize your well-being. Think improved physical ability, cognitive function, and mental health. It’s taken over Silicon Valley – tech gurus and millionaire entrepreneurs do it, but there are so many ways to dip your toe in. Tim will share how he reversed his biological age by a decade and how you can work simple bio hacks into your life for better health and wellness. Presenter: Tim Gray
1.00 pm: Viva La Vulva (mini version)
Pharmacist, founder of supplement brand fabuwellness, and women’s health advocate, Laura Dowling, will be talking about all things vaginas, sexual health, and stamping out the Irish mentality of ‘putting up and shutting’ up with women’s health issues. Her vulva puppet will be making a star appearance.
Presenter: Laura Dowling
1.45pm: Drug-free technology to help with joint and body pain Chronic pain is one of the most common ailments affecting women over 35, but new radio frequency, electrotherapy and ultrasound devices can reduce acute and chronic pain caused by musculoskeletal disorders, aid muscle relaxation, release blocked joints, and expedite healing. Lead Clinician in UCD and physiotherapist, Dr Karl Fullam, will explain how these new advances can positively change lives.
Presenter: Dr Karl Fullam
2.15 pm: Jennifer Rock’s top 10 Skin Commandments
Jennifer Rock, best-selling author, and founder of the world’s first online skin consultancy, The Skin Nerd, and refillable skincare range Skingredients, will talk us through her steps to superstar skin. From supplements to essential skincare ingredients to aesthetic treatments to round it all off, Jennifer has nailed the secret beauty recipe.
Presenter: Jennifer Rock
3.00 pm: The skinny on weight loss injections, surgery and management.
We look at the realities of prescription weight management injections in the greater scheme of health and safety. Is weight management simply “calories in /calories out” or is it far more complex (hormones, metabolism, genetics)? We examine gastric balloons, bands and bypasses, and the expectations, long-term commitment and realities of choosing a surgical option.
Presenter: Dr Mick Crotty
3.30 pm: The Great Supplement Swizz
Most health supplements are made for male bodies, tested on males, and signed off by males in labs. The gals behind Sisterly – supplements designed by women for female bodies, and female hormone and health problems, Jennifer O’Connell, Co-Founder of SISTERLY and Adrienne Byrne, Nutritional Therapist, Sports Nutritionist and SISTERLY Expert talk about how they got their health back on track by launching their brand for modern women.
Presenters: Jennifer O’Connell and Louise O’Riordan
Sunday
10.45 am: Why a blood test could be the best beauty investment Inflammation can cause all sorts of knock-on problems in the body inside and outside, we discuss how regenerative medicine can be used to find the root cause of issues before therapies are prescribed to harness the body’s right healing responses.
Presenter: Muriel Cuddy
11.30 am: Drug-free Technology to Help with Joint & Body Pain Chronic pain is one of the most common ailments affecting women over 35, but new radio frequency, electrotherapy, and ultrasound devices can reduce acute and chronic pain caused by musculoskeletal disorders, aid muscle relaxation, release blocked joints, and expedite healing. Lead Clinician in UCD and physiotherapist, Dr Karl Fullam, will explain how these new advances can positively change lives.
Presenter: Dr Karl Fullam
12.15 pm: Skin SOS. Checking, identifying, and treating moles
Skin cancer is endemic in Ireland. Our medics discuss everything you want to know about moles, tags, freckles, lesions, melanoma, and skin cancer. From prevention with the 'ABCDE' method to plasma lasers that zap melanomas, to online diagnosis and surgical options.
Presenters: Prof Paul Redmond, Patricia Molloy RGN
1.00 pm: Freeze Time For Future Fertility
If you are thinking about starting a family someday, fertility testing can help you make the right decisions. It can help you keep your options open and empower you to make the decisions that will help you reach your goals. Midwife and Fertility Nurse Specialist Laura Hackett talks us through the options to consider and the tests you can do now to see if there are any fertility red flags to be worried about in the future.
Presenter: Laura Hackett
1.45 pm: Sleep better & stop waking & feeling knackered
Sleep coach and health scientist Tom touches on everything from proven “calming responses”, to why dreaming is crucial for mental energy. Followed by an explanation of sleep mechanics, sleep hygiene, and why it is so important. Complete with tips and proven coping strategies for building consistent, quality sleep and dealing with broken sleep and blurry mornings. Presenter: Tom Coleman
2.30 pm: Intimate well-being and intimacy enhancement
With age, many women find they suffer from a lack of sensitivity, dryness, and laxity in the vulva and vagina. Or they might suffer from the painful condition of vulvodynia. There are now noninvasive treatments for the rejuvenation of all intimate areas, so pain and discomfort are minimized, and pleasure increases as they function optimally.
Presenter: Dr Nabil Elmahdawi
3.15 pm: Beauty treatments for those compromised by cancer
For anyone going through or living with cancer there are now more treatments than ever to help holistically and also with the physical toll cancer and its treatments can take on the skin, hair, and body, Louise O Loughlin, who runs Oncology Training International, will explain where to locate trained oncology therapists and what treatments can help those on a cancer journey. Presenter: Louise O’Loughlin