How does a healthy brain impact us day to day?
This panel discussion will go beyond general health of the brain as an organ. We will discuss the importance of the interaction between the brain, mind, body, and environment, including foods that help to improve brain function.

Going beyond discussion, we demonstrate how to put the information into practice through foods you can prepare and consume. This demonstration segment of the session will be held by Chef Marshall Shafkowitz, WCEC, CEC, CCE, MAT, Executive Director of Brightwater with Qadry Ismail, Super Bowl Champion Wide Receiver from the Baltimore Ravens, a 10 Year NFL Veteran, and the Founder/Head Movement Instructor at Missile Training in Maryland

The panel discussion will be led by Neuropsychologist Stephanie Peabody, PSYD, HSPP, who is the Founder/Executive Director of the Brain Health Initiative and a Harvard Faculty member. Joining Dr. Peabody will be Dr. Michael Jaffee, MD, FAAN, FANA. Dr. Jaffee is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurology at the University of Florida

BIO:

Dr. Peabody is a neuropsychologist with over 30 years of experience as a clinician and program designer, consistently working to improve outcomes in brain health, development, aging, and performance at the individual and community levels.

In collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital and a global team of scientists and clinicians, she is the Founding Director of the Brain Health Initiative. Dr. Peabody has developed and co-leads several academic courses at Harvard, including Culinary and Nutritional Neuroscience, Lifestyle Medicine for Brain Health & Performance, Women’s Brain Health, and Positive Neuro Psychology. She researches, teaches, and advises Harvard undergraduate and graduate students and a large cohort of Brain Health Scholars representing more than 30 high schools and undergraduate, graduate, and medical school programs globally.

She is also an advisor to the World Economic Forums, New Frontiers of Nutrition, and the Future of Personalized Wellbeing platforms. Dr. Peabody is a brain health expert and is often called upon to serve on global think tanks and consult on national and international brain health initiatives.