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Aging Successfully: A Functional Medicine Retreat with Carrie Levine MSN, CNM, IFMCP💫Early Bird Pricing Available until January 19💫
Join Carrie Levine, local certified nurse midwife and functional medicine practitioner, for a three-day exploration of what it means to, and what we can do to, age successfully. Each day will include a healthy, delicious meal prepared by Salt Water Farm to reinforce the dietary concepts learned in class. Students are encouraged to read Carrie’s book, Whole Women Health(opens in a new tab), prior to the retreat to get the most out of this experience.
People are increasingly curious about how to improve health span – the time we spend feeling, being, and living well, as opposed to lifespan – living a long life regardless of quality. We will explore a variety of topics related to aging successfully through the lens of functional medicine, a systems biology approach to chronic disease, health, and wellness. Functional medicine is the medicine of “why,” rather than the medicine of “what,” and relies heavily on lifestyle and nutrition as primary interventions.
Over the three days, we’ll explore aging successfully through the lens of functional medicine, including:
✨Physical Vitality & Longevity – Bone density, mobility, strength, energy, and staying active as you age
✨Hormones, Metabolism & Sleep – Menopause and post-menopause, metabolism and weight, and truly restorative sleep
✨Gut & Inflammation Health – The gut–brain connection, age-specific digestive changes,, and lowering inflammation through food and lifestyle
✨Emotional & Mental Resilience – Explore tools for managing stress, anxiety, grief, and cultivating calm, clarity, and joy
Brain & Heart Health – Supporting cognitive function and cardiovascular health in midlife and beyond
✨Connection & Purpose – Meaning in life transitions, community, and how joy, creativity, and gratitude support health
We’ll also use core functional medicine tools—a personal health timeline, a systems-based matrix, and a symptom questionnaire—to help you see your health story in a new way and track change over time. Functional medicine may include the thoughtful use of supplements and pharmaceuticals when needed, always with the goal of restoring healthy function rather than simply managing symptoms.
As time allows, Carrie will also touch on how advanced testing (such as cardiovascular, genetic, and aging-related markers) can inform personalized care.
✨Daily Schedule✨
May 14 – 16, 2026
Class time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. each day
Lunch: Class includes a seasonal, health-supportive lunch prepared by Salt Water Farm
Recipes: Provided for each class lunch so you can recreate them at home
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Salt Water Farm Cooking School - 04843 US, 334 S Water St, Providence, RI 02903-2916, United States
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