Low Carb Conferences • Health and Nutrition
Low Carb Denver
The recorded stream from the 2023 event can be purchased through February 2024. Watch on demand or as home study, including 18+ CME and CPE credit hours. We have no live events planned in 2024. Stay tuned for 2025.
When?
Live Event:
Thursday, February 23rd – 26th has ended
Watch on Demand:
Recorded stream can be purchased at any time through February 2024
Where?
Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center,
6700 N Gaylord Rockies Blvd, Aurora, CO 80019
Online Live & Recorded Streams: Included with in person and virtual registration. Presentations Friday through Sunday.
Healthcare Professionals: Continuing Medical Education CME & CPE included for both in person and virtual audience
Virtual Event Platform: Live interactive platform including schedule, live & recorded streams, speakers, exhibitors, sponsors & audience interaction
About Low Carb Denver 2023
The live event has ended. Purchase the recorded stream now and watch on demand through February 2024. Low Carb Denver is a health and nutrition conference that is the largest conference of its kind, providing a unique educational opportunity for everyone, addressing the latest science and nutritional approaches including Low Carb, Keto, Low Carb Mediterranean, High Protein, Carnivore, Intermittent Fasting, Low Carb Vegetarian and Nutrient Density. Where is nutrition headed is our theme for 2023? There is also a focus on diabetes, heart disease, obesity, chronic disease and the role of nutrition as it relates to management, treatment and prevention. A host of world low carb leaders will be gathering to present including doctors, researchers, scientists, nutritionists and fitness instructors to name a few.
Our custom virtual event app is now available for registered attendees both in-person and virtual. Install WHOVA app on Apple or Android or use this web portal link from your desktop. Update your profile, explore the event including, schedule, speakers, exhibitors, sponsors, start interacting with others attending and more! Access to the live and recorded streams during and after the event.
Check out our NEWS section to watch or listen to our podcast discussions with the upcoming speakers and also view previous content.
The conference is open to all including the general public, healthcare and non-healthcare professionals, researchers, scientists, citizen scientists, policy makers, health and fitness enthusiasts, exhibitors and sponsors. In-person and virtual CME & CPE credits for healthcare professionals. Our content continues to address the latest nutrition science, research, evidence, clinical and practical approaches. Another great opportunity for a diverse group to learn, meet distinguished guests, network, socialize and participate, all under one roof and in-person. Virtual options as well.
Educational credit, has been approved for in-person, virtual and home study. Healthcare professionals including physicians, dietitians and others may claim up to 18.25 CME prescribed credit hours as live and enduring activity by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and 18.75 CPEUs as activity 170 live and 175 recorded pre-approved by the Commission of Dietetic Registration (CDR). The content is available to purchase as home study for up to 1 year following the live event. AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Many other healthcare accreditation entities including the Certification Board for Diabetes Care and Education (CBCDE – Diabetic Educators) accept these types of credits. Please check with your organization regarding educational credit. Read about the CME & CPE Learning Objectives.
We are excited to have Cory Jenks, PharmD as our emcee. Cory is a pharmacist, author, improv comedian, social skills coach, speaker and nutrition advocate. Cory adds a level of entertainment, humor and connection to the learning experience.
We adhere to all national, state and local policies regarding Covid-19.
“Nutrition Education is our Legacy”
Event has Ended
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Topics, Speakers and Schedule
- Bill Schindler, PhD - KEYNOTE: Where is Nutrition Headed? Ancestral Diets, Food Processing and the Domesticated Ape
- Bret Scher, MD - Therapeutic Nutritional Ketosis
- Thomas DeLauer - Strategies for the Low-Carb Athlete & Male Hormone Optimization
- Layne Norton, PhD - Common Logical Fallacies in Nutrition Science
- Andreas Eenfeldt, MD - Low Carb, Protein or Satiety for Metabolic Health?
- Chris Palmer, MD - Brain Energy: The Metabolic Theory of Mental Illness
- Abby Bleistein, MD - Understand and Recognize Eating Disorders in Practice
- Tro Kalayjian, MD - The Clinical Approach To Food Addiction
- Amy Berger, MS, CNS - Optimizing Thyroid Hormones for Better Results on Low-Carb Diets
- Richard Johnson, MD - A Biologic Switch that Drives Obesity, Diabetes, and other Common Diseases
- Nina Teicholz - US Dietary Guidelines are Out of Step with the Science
- Khurram Nasir, MD - Power of Zero: Shaping the Past Present and Future of CV Risk Assessment and Management
- Nadir Ali, MD - Is a High Fat Diet Harmful in individuals with Coronary Artery Disease and Heart Attacks? What is Lipo-toxicity?
- Dave Feldman - Rethinking ApoB - Is It Famous for the Wrong Reasons?
- David Diamond, PhD - Should Low Carbohydrate Diet Guidelines Include Concerns Over Elevated LDL Cholesterol?
- Mariela Glandt, MD - Treating Diabetes Requires a Whole New Paradigm
- Cynthia Thurlow, NP - Insulin Sensitivity in Overweight People
- Peter Brukner, MD - Chronic disease. Does what we eat make any difference?
- Shawn Baker, MD - Demystifying the Carnivore Diet
- Kwadwo Kyeremanteng, MD The Clinical & Economic Impact of Poor Metabolic Health: An ICU Perspective
- Jaime Seeman, MD - Metabolic Health For Women
- Gabrielle Lyon, MD - A Protein-Centric Perspective for metabolic health and longevity
- Ken Berry, MD - Principles of a Proper Human Diet
- Megan Ramos • Nadia Pateguana, ND - Time Restricted Eating vs Intermittent Fasting
- Marty Kendall - Your diet doesn't need a name or a belief system... just enough nutrients
- Mark Cucuzzella, MD - The Magic of Zone 2 training to Improve your Health and Your Life
- Amy Goss PhD, RD - Pediatric Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Can a carbohydrate-restricted diet deplete fatty liver and improve insulin resistance in adolescents with NAFLD?
- Leslyn Keith • Siobhan Huggins - Lipedema: Solving the Puzzle of a Complex Lymphatic/Fat Disorder from a Metabolic Perspective
Speakers
Cory Jenks, PharmD, Emcee
Cory Jenks earned his doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of South Carolina in 2011. Since then, he has practiced as a retail pharmacist,
Bill Schindler, PhD
Bill Schindler, PhD is the author of Eat Like a Human: Nourishing Foods and Ancient Ways of Cooking to Revolutionize Your Health and is an
Bret Scher, MD
Bret Scher, MD is a board certified preventive cardiologist and lipidologist who truly understands the benefits of proper diet and lifestyle. He still sees patients,
Thomas DeLauer
Thomas DeLauer has built his name around helping the busiest people in all corners of the world find the time to make small, easy changes
Layne Norton, PhD
Layne Norton, PhD a self-proclaimed nerd who lifts heavy things, completed his BS in Biochemistry with honors from Eckerd College in 2004 and a PhD
Andreas Eenfeldt, MD
Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt is a Swedish medical doctor specialized in family medicine. He is the founder and CEO of Diet Doctor. During the last ten
Christopher Palmer, MD
Christopher Palmer, MD, is a Harvard psychiatrist and researcher working at the interface of metabolism and mental health. He is the director of the Department
Abby Bleistein, MD
Dr. Abby Bleistein is the founder and medical director of a multidisciplinary Obesity Medicine practice, Healthful Life MD, where she currently practices in Golden, Colorado.
Tro Kalayjian, DO
Dr. Tro Kalayjian is a board certified physician practicing internal and obesity medicine, with a focus on diabetes, hypertension and lipid management. His focus is
Amy Berger, MS, CNS
Amy Berger, MS, CNS is a U.S. Air Force veteran and Certified Nutrition Specialist who specializes in using low-carbohydrate and ketogenic nutrition to help people
Richard Johnson, MD
Richard Johnson, MD is a physician and scientist whose primary interest has been on the causes of obesity and diabetes. Much of his work has
Nina Teicholz
Nina Teicholz is an investigative science journalist and author. Her international bestseller, The Big Fat Surprise has upended the conventional wisdom on dietary fat—especially saturated
Khurram Nasir, MD
Dr. Khurram Nasir received his MD from Pakistan, followed by an MPH at John Hopkins University. Dr. Nasir completed his internal medicine residency at Boston
Nadir Ali, MD
Dr. Nadir Ali is an interventional cardiologist with nearly three decades of clinical experience. He started his career in academia at Baylor College of Medicine,
Dave Feldman
Dave Feldman is a senior software engineer, entrepreneur and a citizen scientist. He began working with programming and system engineering at a very young age
David Diamond, PhD
David Diamond, PhD received his degree in Biology in 1985 from the University of California, Irvine, with a specialization in neuroscience. He recently retired as
Mariela Glandt, MD
Dr. Mariela Glandt is an endocrinologist trained at Harvard and Columbia with more than 20 years experience in treating metabolic disease. She is the co-founder
Cynthia Thurlow, NP
Cynthia Thurlow is a nurse practitioner, CEO and founder of the Everyday Wellness Project, and international speaker, with over 10 million views for her second
Peter Brukner, MD
Dr Brukner has had two passions during his medical career. The first was sports medicine. Peter is a world renowned sports medicine clinician and researcher.
Shawn Baker, MD
Dr. Shawn Baker M.D. will be speaking on “Demystifying the Carnivore Diet“. He is the Co-Founder of Revero, an orthopedic surgeon, a world-leading authority on
Kwadwo Kyeremanteng, MD
Kwadwo Kyeremanteng, MD is currently working at Montfort ICU & The Ottawa Hospital with Critical Care and Palliative Care. Dr. Kyeremanteng‘s accomplishments for 2016 include
Jaime Seeman, MD
Jaime Seeman, MD is a board certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist practicing in Omaha, Nebraska and also an author and speaker. Born and raised in Nebraska
Gabrielle Lyon, MD
Dr. Gabrielle Lyon is the founder of the Institute for Muscle Centric-Medicine™, where she services the leaders, innovators, mavericks, and executives in their prospective fields.
Ken D Berry, MD
Ken D. Berry, MD is a family medicine doctor in Camden, Tennessee, and is affiliated with Henry County Medical Center. He received his medical degree
Megan Ramos
Megan Ramos is a clinical educator. She joined Dr. Jason Fung and his colleagues as a research student with a keen interest in preventative medicine when
Nadia Pateguana, ND
Dr. Nadia Brito Pateguana is a naturopathic doctor with a focus on helping people with metabolic syndrome, including women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), overcome
Marty Kendall
Marty Kendall is an engineer who seeks to optimize nutrition using a data-driven approach. His interest in nutrition began eighteen years ago in an effort
Mark Cucuzzella, MD, FAAFP
Dr. Mark Cucuzzella, Air Force Reserve Lieutenant Colonel (ret), practices Family Medicine in Ranson and Martinsburg, West Virginia. He is a Professor at West Virginia
Amy M. Goss, PhD, RD
Dr. Goss is an Assistant Professor of Nutrition Sciences at UAB, a Register Dietitian, and an early career investigator with expertise in conducting randomized clinical
Leslyn Keith, OTD
Leslyn Keith, OTD is a certified lymphedema therapist and has a Clinical Doctorate in Occupational Therapy with an emphasis on lymphedema and obesity. Dr. Keith
Siobhan Huggins
Siobhan Huggins is the Research Specialist at The Lipedema Project, and has been an independent researcher focusing on metabolic health and disease for over four
More about the event
The doors open at the Gaylord Rockies on Thursday afternoon February 23, 2023 with registration from 3-6pm. Check in to your hotel room, explore and enjoy the Gaylord Rockies resort. The presentations are on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Meet & Greet has been moved to Friday evening from 6-9pm. Speaker, VIP and Audience dinner on Saturday evening from 6-9pm. The Expo will be available Friday through Sunday. The registration/information desk will be staffed throughout the conference.
We are holding our event once again at the Marriott Gaylord Rockies resort and convention center. Gaylord hotels have a great reputation. The property is located minutes from Denver International Airport. Convenient location and only 5,300 feet above sea level, so the altitude should not be a big issue! The conference will be held in the Colorado Ballroom C-D conveniently located on level 3 of the convention center. We have additional break-out space, a large pre-function area, Colorado Ballroom B and outdoor areas with great mountain views. Plenty of room for exhibitors and mingling. Coffee, tea and water will be provided throughout the conference plus vendor food samples. Starbucks, grab-and-go and many other food options are available throughout the resort. Locals and out-of-town guests will definitely enjoy the experience.
Local Supermarkets and Restaurants
There is a King Soopers, Sprouts and Whole foods near the resort as well as other nearby restaurant options
Inexpensive Parking next to RTD’s A Line station including Overnight
Additional parking is located next to RTD’s A Line station at 61st and Peña, fees are $2/every 12 hours including overnight. Here are more details about this parking. The Marriott Gaylord has a free shuttle that runs between the 61st and Peña parking lot and hotel. Shuttle times are from 6A-11P departing every 30 minutes, 12 minute ride. Hotel parking $28 overnight ($21 with hotel reservation).
Travel Between the Airport and Marriott Gaylord Rockies Hotel
15 minute ride via Uber or Lyft, cost ~$15. Another option is the RTD’s A Line, 10 minute ride, cost $10.50 between the airport and the 61st and Peña station. From the A Line station at 61st and Peña there is a free Marriott shuttle that runs to the hotel and back from 6A-11P departing every 30 minutes, 12 minute ride. Total travel time ~22 minutes.3
About the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center
With a convenient location on the edge of the Front Range, Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center offers a welcome reprieve from the usual. The hotel showcases Aurora, Colorado’s alpine charm through every detail of the property. Your stay begins virtually the moment you land thanks to the unparalleled location just 8.5 miles from Denver International Airport. When you need a moment to unwind, appreciate the tranquility in the contemporary, rustic-inspired rooms and suites with plush bedding, and mini-refrigerators. Dine formally or casually at one of eight restaurants serving everything from premium steaks to seasonal Italian cuisine to ensure everyone finds something to please their palate. Indulge in self-care at Relâche Spa and enjoy the indoor and outdoor water complex with a seasonal lazy river. Find the perfect home for your work conference or wedding reception in one of the 69 event rooms. Transform your Aurora stay into a one-of-a-kind vacation at Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center. (From TripAdvisor)
Exhibitors and Sponsors
Please submit a request to be an exhibitor or sponsor. We are expecting a large crowd and have a spacious conference ballroom with a huge adjacent foyer area to accommodate exhibitors, sponsors and those attending. This will provide ample opportunity to showcase your products and services. The meet and greet reception will be held in the exhibitor foyer area, providing another great opportunity to meet with those attending. Partners can choose from different levels of exhibitor packages plus additional sponsorship opportunities. We will provide more detail after receiving your application. MLM companies excluded.
Sponsors
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Silver Partners
Bronze Partners
Non-profit Partners
Mission Statement
Nutrition education is our legacy. Low Carb Conferences was founded by physicians who recognize the importance of healthier nutrition and lifestyle. Our goal is to share the latest and best evidence supporting low carb nutrition including research, mechanisms and clinical and practical experience while offering CME and CPE to healthcare professionals. We wish to update the mainstream narrative on what constitutes a healthy diet. To attract a diverse audience including the general public, physicians, health care professionals, researchers, scientists, policymakers and sports, fitness and health enthusiasts. Gathering together to exchange knowledge, ideas and experience.
Jeffry Gerber, MD – Event organizer Low Carb Conferences, Denver’s Diet Doctor, South Suburban Family Medicine
Organizers
Amy Batteram, MPH, RDN
Amy is a Holistic Low Carb Registered Dietitian, with a passion for advocating to transform our broken healthcare system, whether this means working with healthcare
Berkeley Elison, NBC-HWC, RN, BSN
Berkeley is a Nurse and a board-certified Health Coach specializing in diabetes reversal through nutrition and lifestyle change. She has a passion for educating and
Peter Bauman
Peter has been a serial intrapreneur in the health and human performance space for nearly two decades. His experience includes stints as a personal trainer,
Andrew Anderson
Andrew Anderson is a principal with iQMarketers.com which is one of the leading Marketing Agencies in the US. He also started experimenting with Intermittent Fasting
Jeffry Gerber, MD, FAAFP
Dr. Jeffry N. Gerber, MD, FAAFP is a board certified family physician, speaker, author, conference organizer, husband, father and owner of South Suburban Family Medicine in