Eat Well, Age Well: Using Food as Medicine to Promote Longevity

Eat Well, Age Well: Using Food as Medicine to Promote Longevity
Course Expires December 4, 2028
Credits: 1.25
Accreditations: CDR

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Live Webinar: Thursday December 4, 2025 from 2:00-3:00 PM ET

Join Melissa Bernstein, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND, DipACLM, FACLM, as she discusses how to transform food into tools for longevity, boosting health and promoting well-being!

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Thriving as we age isn’t just about genetics, it’s deeply influenced by the food we eat and the lifestyle choices we make. That’s why Lifestyle Medicine, with a focus on wholesome, nutritious foods becomes even more essential with age. This presentation introduces the powerful connection between what’s on our patient’s plate and how long and well they live. We’ll explore how food can be nature’s most powerful medicine, capable of unlocking vitality, preventing, treating and reversing disease, and even reversing the effects of aging. We’ll discuss how simple, everyday food choices can be transformed into tools for longevity, boosting health and promoting wellbeing. Get ready to discover how using Food as Medicine can help your patients, clients, and community thrive for years to come. Because the path to a longer, healthier life begins with the choices we make at the end of our fork!

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After completing this continuing education course the learner should be able to:

  1. Appraise the evidence supporting the benefits of a Food as Medicine diet prescription, in promoting health span and for the treatment and reversal of chronic diseases
  2. Describe the role of RDNs as Food as Medicine experts.
  3. Confidently apply Food as Medicine to enhance the longevity of patients, clients, and community.
  4. Explain the way in which RDNs can take a leadership role as part of the inter-professional healthcare team in educating and empowering patients to adopt healthy dietary patterns.

This course is intended for: RDNs and NDTRs

The CPE Activity application for Eat Well, Age Well: Using Food as Medicine to Promote Longevity is pending CDR review and approval for 1.25 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program for the Live Webinar.

CDR Activity Number: 190602 Activity Type: Live Webinar 172

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The CPE Activity application for Eat Well, Age Well: Using Food as Medicine to Promote Longevity is pending CDR review and approval for 1.25 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program for the Enduring (recorded) Webinar. 

CDR Activity Number: 190603 Activity Type: Enduring Activity 741

Suggested Performance Indicators:

  • 3.3.1 Identifies needs for and negotiates common ground with clients, inter- and intra-professional team members, and other stakeholders.
  • 9.2.2 Keeps abreast of and incorporates evidence-based practice related to the management of diseases and clinical conditions.
  • 9.5.1 Plans and designs nutritionally sound meals, menus and meal plans that promote health and disease management and meet client needs.
  • 13.1.1 Advocates for food and nutrition programs and resources to address issues of food insecurity, nutritional health inequities and disparities and that promote overall health and wellness.

Note: Numerous other Performance Indicators may apply.

Melissa Bernstein, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND, DipACLM, FACLM, FNAP

Dr. Bernstein is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Nutrition at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine. As an international speaker and educator, she is passionate about educating students and healthcare professionals on the importance of food as medicine for improving health outcomes and quality of life; for which she was recognized as one of Today’s Dietitians “Top 10 Dietitians Making a Difference” in 2025. Dr. Bernstein has co-authored 6 nutrition textbooks, and has contributed, authored, and reviewed textbook chapters and peer-reviewed journal publications. She participates on numerous advisory and review boards including the board of editors for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (Academy) Nutrition Care Manual and the Primary Care Advisory Board for the Academy, and nutrition editor for the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. A former member of the Board of Directors for the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, Dr. Bernstein continues to actively serve on several committees including Chair of the Education Committee and the Nutrition Messaging Task Force.

Disclosures: Melissa discloses that she is a textbook author for Jones and Bartlett Learning but certifies that no conflict of interest exists for this program.

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This required reading and self study course provides excellent information, varied topics, applicable to multiple healthcare venues and level of practitioners. It includes wonderful case studies as an excellent means to apply the information.
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Katy Adams, MDA, RD, CSG, LD

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