UAF to host Healthy Living lecture series

May 21, 2019

Jeff Richardson

The annual Healthy Living lecture series will begin on May 28, featuring lectures by a variety of experts and specialists on medical issues.

The free lectures, which are presented by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning, will be at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in the Murie Building auditorium at UAF. A question-and-answer session will follow each presentation.

The summer schedule includes:

May 28 — “EARssentials: Hearing and Balance Basics,” Lily Hughes, clinical audiologist


June 4 — “Understanding Chronic Pain and How It Can Be Conservatively Managed,” Rachel Campbell and Jake Kretschmar, physical therapists


June 11 — “Headaches and Migraines: How To Tell the Difference and What To Do About It,” Joshua Costello, chiropractor


June 18 — “What Does It Take to Be Financially Healthy?” Ben Roth, financial advisor


June 25 — “What’s In Your Colon? The Connection Between Optimal Health and the Digestive System,” Tonya Brown, licensed colon hydrotherapist


July 9 — “Epigenetics: Unlocking Your Genetic Potential,” Ashley May, naturopathic doctor


July 16 — “Sleep Physiology, Common Disorders and General Health,” Clay Triplehorn, doctor of osteopathic medicine


July 23 — “What to Expect in Aging Eyes,” Michael Mavencamp, optometrist


July 30 — “Keep Your Smile! How Oral Health and General Health are Interconnected, and Amazing Advances in Dentistry Over the Past 45 Years,” Ron Teel, retired dentist


Aug. 6 — “Is Testosterone Replacement a Panacea for Middle-Aged Men?” Ahmed Muhammad, endocrinologist


The series is supported by Foundation Health Partners.

For more information, visit www.uaf.edu/summer/events/ or call 907-474-7021.