Elevate Your Wellness: Support the Immune System

About Camp

Science-Based Strategies to Support the Immune SystemPresenter: Sally DuplantierJoin gerontologist Sally Duplantier to learn how to keep your immune system healthy based on scientific evidence, not just blogs or urban legends. Understand how the immune system changes as we age and what actions are especially important for older adults. We will examine trending immune remedies and discuss what science says about their efficacy. Separate fact from fiction when it comes to the link between a healthy immune system and diet, exercise, sleep, supplements, and stress. Walk away with 1-2 practical steps you can take right away to keep yourself healthier. Sally Duplantier, MS, is a gerontologist and Healthspan educator with a mission to help older adults live their best lives longer through better lifestyle choices and health equity. The focus of her research is ways in which nutrition, movement, sleep, stress, and social engagement impact Healthspan—the number of years we are free of chronic disease and disability. Sally has a Master of Science in gerontology from the University of Southern California and a certificate in nutrition science from Stanford. She is currently completing a graduate certificate in qualitative research at Indiana University. Sally is a featured speaker for organizations like Stanford University and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine on topics related to healthy aging. Her research is found in the peer-reviewed journals Nutrients and The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.