ABOUT THE INSPIRATIONAL KEYNOTE
Prevention and longevity medicine contribute to improving life quality parallel to increasing health-spans and optimizing performance.
I am delighted to have a small part in the shaping of health systems and embracing “healthcare” rather than purely focusing on reactive “sick care”. Clearly, prevention and longevity medicine contribute to improving life quality parallel to increasing health-span and optimizing performance. Hence, the World Health Organization has declared “prevention to be better than cure.” Furthermore, while many of us suffer from chronic illnesses, much can be done to improve outcomes and prevent unnecessary complications in chronic disease.
“Often we can avoid being slaves to our genes”
Researchers from Harvard University have been able to identify five low-risk lifestyle factors that can significantly prolong lifespan and add many years of quality time. Based on the Nurses’ Health Study and Health Professionals Follow-up Study, the leading five lifestyle components identified were:
- healthy diet,
- regular exercise (at least 30 minutes daily of moderate to vigorous activity),
- healthy weight (as defined by a body mass index of 18.5-24.9),
- no smoking, and
- moderate alcohol intake
Indeed, the World Health Organization estimates that 30-50 % of cancers can be prevented through healthy lifestyle. Yet, multiple other studies have also demonstrated the importance of social connections, sleep, brain stimulation and purposeful living among others. In fact, a people that sleep less than 6 hours per night in average have a 50 % increased risk of heart attack.
In this 15-minutes inspirational keynote I’ll share the latest research on longevity with the audience and offer a deep dive in two workshops alongside Estée Lauder Companies. Let’s plant the seeds for a healthy life together today.
ABOUT THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Anna Margareta Erat (MD, PhD, INSEAD)
Specialist for General internal medicine Interdisciplinary focus Sports Medicine (SEMS)
I am grateful to have had the opportunity to live and study in several countries. I completed my medical studies at the University of Zurich Medical School in Switzerland and Harvard Medical School in the USA. After graduating, I conducted post-doctoral research at Harvard Medical School in biomedicine and genetics.
In parallel, I received a PhD in epidemiology and health systems management from University of Basel (Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute).
Subsequently I specialized in internal and sports medicine in Switzerland. Before my role as a medical director in Klinik Hirslanden, I attended courses at Harvard Business School and graduated from the INSEAD Directors Program. I have been a clinical lecturer at the University of Zurich for several years and am currently faculty of University of St. Gallen Executive School. In addition, I am also a keen mentor for master’s students and alumni from the ETH. Apart from lecturing for various executive business schools on healthy leadership and resilience, I have been giving talks and presentations on planetary health, preventive medicine and longevity for the UN and the World Economic Forum among others.
At times, I give interviews and publish in both in scientific journals and newspapers as well as magazines spanning from Forbes to Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
I am is still involved in medical research, I am a scientific advisor for selected organizations, and I am committed to clinical work with patients ranging from multi-morbid patients to the executive management of leading listed companies and world-class athletes together with Hintsa Performance.
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