"Momentum in the Mountains" - A Health Connections Retreat

61 Highland Center Drive,Monterey VA 24465

31 July, 2021

Description

A two-day retreat to the mountains of Highland County, VA to immerse yourself in the knowledge of world renowned health & wellness experts! Join Positive Momentum for this AMAZING two days that will empower you to "take charge of your health" through world- renowned speaker presentations, networking opportunities, and communal connection through local food and music. Additionally, the event will end with an exciting and fun "Ask Me Anything" session where you can ask ANY question you may have to the entire panel of speakers below!!! (PLEASE ALSO SEE EVENT SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES IN FAQ SECTION BELOW.) IMPORTANT NOTE: The event sponsor, Positive Momentum, LLC, is donating ALL net proceeds, to support providing Standing/Active Desks to the Highland County Public Schools to help improve academic performance, physical health, and classroom engagement of our community's very valuable resource...our children. Thanks to all who have come to our events or contributed, we now have these desks in the 1st and 2nd grade!!! Our speaker line up for the two days includes: Mr. Joel Salatin , Farmer Extraordinaire. Joel , calls himself a Christian libertarian environmentalist capitalist lunatic farmer. Others who know him call him the most famous farmer in the world, the high priest of the pasture, and the most eclectic thinker from Virginia since Thomas Jefferson. With a room full of debate trophies from high school and college days, 12 published books, and a thriving multi-generational family farm, he draws on a lifetime of food, farming and fantasy to entertain and inspire audiences around the world. His wide-ranging topics include nitty-gritty how-to for profitable regenerative farming as well as cultural philosophy like orthodoxy vs. heresy. Joel co-owns, with his family, Polyface Farm in Swoope, Virginia. Featured in the New York Times bestseller Omnivore’s Dilemma and award-winning documentary Food Inc., the farm services more than 5,000 families, 50 restaurants, 10 retail outlets, and a farmers’ market with salad bar beef, pig-aerator pork, pastured poultry, and forestry products. When he’s not on the road speaking, he’s at home on the farm, keeping the callouses on his hands and dirt under his fingernails, mentoring young people, inspiring visitors, and promoting local, regenerative food and farming systems. Salatin is the editor of The Stockman Grass Farmer, granddaddy catalyst for the grass farming movement. A frequent guest on radio programs and podcasts targeting preppers, homesteaders, and foodies, Salatin’s practical, can-do solutions tied to passionate soliloquies for sustainability offer everyone food for thought and plans for action. For more on Joel and Polyface Farm, go here: www.polyfacefarm.com.Amy Berger, MS, CNS, NTP, is a Certified Nutrition Specialist and Nutritional Therapy Practitioner. She is an US Air Force veteran who now specializes in using low-carbohydrate nutrition to help people reclaim their vitality through eating delicious, wholesome foods, and teaching them that achieving vibrant health doesn’t require starvation, deprivation, or living at the gym. Amy has presented internationally on this and related topics, and is the author of the books "The Alzheimer’s Antidote: Using a Low-Carb, High-Fat Diet to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease, Memory Loss, and Cognitive Decline", "The Stall Slayer: Seven Road Blocks to Keto Fat Loss and What to Do About Them", and is co-author of her most recent book "End Your Carb Confusion". You can read her blog at www.tuitnutrition.com, where she writes about a wide range of health and nutrition-related topics, such as insulin, metabolism, weight loss, thyroid function, and more. Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, MD is part of the team at West Virginia University's Center for Diabetes & Metabolic Health. Dr. Mark Cucuzzella ("Dr. Mark") and his colleagues have set the bold goal of preventing and reversing diabetes and related metabolic diseases with not MORE medication, but LESS! By combining state-of-the-art medical care with the four pillars of food, exercise, sleep and stress reduction, and an emphasis on community connection, the Center aims to prevent, treat and reverse diabetes and metabolic diseases such as high blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist and abnormal cholesterol or triglyceride levels that occur together, increasing the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes. For more on Dr. Mark go here: https://wvumedicine.org/diabetes-obesity/sample-page/about-us/.Dr. ("Doc") Kirk Parsley, MD served as an Undersea Medical Officer at Naval Special Warfare Group One from June 2009 to January 2013. While there, he led the development and supervised the group’s first Sports Medicine Rehabilitation center. He is a former SEAL, and received his Medical Degree from Bethesda, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences (USUHS) in 2004. He interned in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Balboa Naval Hospital San Diego in 2005 and subsequently completed a Navy residency in Hyperbarics and Diving Medicine in 2006. Doc has been a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine since 2006 and has served as Naval Special Warfare’s expert on Sleep Medicine. In addition, he is certified in hormonal modulation (Age-Management Medicine). Doc lectures worldwide on sleep, wellness, and hormonal optimization. His philosophy for wellness is simple; in order to optimize our health and get the most out of our bodies and minds, we must live more closely to the way we evolved as a species. He believes that many diseases and disorders that we accept as “inevitable” in modern society are unnecessary complications of poor sleeping habits, living in a toxic environment, eating foods we were not designed to digest, and allowing stress to overwhelm us. For more on Doc, go here: https://docparsley.com/about/.Dr. Bill Schindler is the director of the Eastern Shore Food Lab, an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Archaeology at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland and the co-star of both the National Geographic series, The Great Human Race and Curiosity Stream’s, The Modern Stone Age Family. He is a food archaeologist, primitive technologist and chef. He travels the world documenting traditional food ways and works to draw inspiration from the deep archaeological record, rich ethnographic record and modern culinary world to create food solutions that are relevant, meaningful and accessible. Bill believes that how we acquire, process, store, share and consume food is uniquely human and embedded in practically all aspects of our lives. Learning to eat like humans again is really about learning to live like humans again. For more on Dr. Schindler, and to check out his latest ventures, go to: https://eatlikeahuman.com/.This event will cover topics such as: Root causes of today's top metabolic diseases (heart disease, cancer, and diabetes) and how you can avoid themHow to adapt the diets of our ancestors into our current modern day eating habits for a healthier youHow we grow our foods and why it mattersIt's all about the soil and the ecosystemWhy hormones matter, for sleep, overall performance, and better agingWhat is a CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor) and how do I use it to improve my health?Are fermented foods good for you? If so, why?Alzheimer's and cognitive decline....what do we know now and how can we reduce our risk?What is my "personal fat threshold" and how does it effect my health? AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Event Overview: Saturday, July 31: 8:00AM - 8:30AM: Guest check-in8:30AM - 10:00AM: Dr. Mark Cucuzzella Presentation and Q&A10:00AM - 10:30AM: Break (Take a short walk & connect w/ others)10:30AM - 12:00PM: Amy Berger Presentation and Q&A12:00PM - 1:00PM: Boxed "local" foods lunch (included in ticket price)1:00PM - 2:30PM: Dr. Kirk Parsley Presentation and Q&A2:30PM - 3:00PM: Break (Take a short walk & connect w/ others)3:00PM - 4:30PM: Dr. Bill Schindler presentation and Q&A4:30PM - 5:00PM: Relax and prepare for the evening5:00PM - 6:30PM: Happy Hour and music by Short Hill Mountain Boys6:30PM - 8:30PM: Local Foods Supper and music (included in ticket price)Sunday, August 1: 9:00AM - 10:30AM: Joel Salatin presentation and Q&A10:30AM - 11:00AM: Break11:00AM - 12:30PM: Q&A/"Ask Me Anything" Panel w/ ALL five event speakers______________________________________________________________________________________________________ FAQs: Can I be an event sponsor? Of course! Event sponsorships are greatly needed for the success of our event. Sponsorship levels are as follows: "Happy" Sponsor: $1,200 – includes 6 event tickets, premium-advertising placement, & reserved premium seating "Healthy" Sponsor: $800 – includes 4 event tickets, preferred-advertising placement, & reserved preferred seating "Strong" Sponsor": $400 - includes 2 event tickets & advertising placement For more information on sponsorship levels and benefits, please email us at [email protected] or [email protected] or call 434-546-1268 or 434-546-3552. Can I purchase tickets locally in Highland County? YES!!! You may purchase your tickets during normal business hours at Shamrock & Stephenson Realty located at 131 West Main Street, Monterey, VA 24465...Richard and Charlotte will take care of you! What are my parking options at the event? There is ample street parking nearby in our quaint mountain village of Monterey, VA. Please come early and enjoy our local businesses, restaurants, farms, sights, and community. Due to the size of the event, limited parking MAY be available at The Highland Center. Where can I contact the organizer with any questions? Contact Positive Momentum, LLC (Steve Fullerton and Somers Stephenson) at [email protected] or [email protected], or PM us on Facebook. Are there ID requirements or an age limit to enter the event? There is no age limit to enter the event, but please bring ID in case there is a need to match the ticket to its holder. Where are the proceeds from the event going? The event sponsor, Positive Momentum, LLC, is donating ALL net proceeds, to support providing Standing/Active Desks to the Highland County Public Schools to help improve academic performance, physical health, and classroom engagement of our community's very valuable resource...our children. Thanks to all who have come to our events or contributed, we now have these desks in the 1st and 2nd grade!!! Where can I stay in Highland County? If you are traveling to our event from out of town, follow this link for some FANTASTIC local accommodations: https://members.highlandcounty.org/member-directory/Search/lodging-209181 What should I bring to the event? A curious mind, a desire to learn and have fun doing it, and, of course, pen & paper to take notes. Oh, and a healthy appetite for some fantastic local foods! Mr. Joel Salatin, Polyface Farm Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, MD Amy Berger, MS/CNS/NTP Dr. Kirk Parsley, MD Dr. Bill Schindler, PhD