wHY DO YOU NEED TO ATTEND A SLiiM DINNER?
This is a great opportunity to build a referral network with the functional healthcare community! Four times a year the St. Louis Institute of Integrative Medicine hosts Dinner & Discussion events for medical professionals only.
Practitioners love to use this time to connect with the health industry pros and share ideas with colleagues over a delicious gluten and dairy free meal. Sip perfectly paired wine while participating in an open discussion forum with like-minded professionals.
SLiiM members are granted FIRST DIBS to attend the dinners! This is a bonus because dinners always SELL OUT! Space permitting, the event is then opened up to all healthcare professionals who are non-members.
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SLiiM Dinners & Discussions Are For Certified Practitioners Only
For more information about the dinners, please contact us at info@sliim.org or call us at 314-399-8406
NEXT SLiiM DINNER
April 30th, 2026
The Cognitive Connection: Looking Beyond the Brain
As a functional medicine provider, you're already treating patients systemically—but are you connecting your everyday interventions to one of the fastest-growing health concerns of our time: cognitive decline?
What if the work you’re already doing—balancing blood sugar, reducing inflammation, addressing gut dysfunction, supporting detoxification, & optimizing hormones—wasn’t just improving symptoms…
What if it was actively preventing cognitive decline?
Emerging research from Dale Bredesen & other key thought leaders has identified key, modifiable drivers of cognitive decline—many of which mirror the exact imbalances functional medicine providers address every day.
When we begin viewing patient care through a cognitive health lens, a powerful connection emerges:
The same root causes driving chronic disease, such as insulin resistance, chronic inflammation, toxin burden, nutrient deficiency, vascular health, gut dysbiosis & hormonal imbalance are also driving neurodegeneration.
Join us for a fun-filled evening of clinical insight & collaborative discussion as we break down the key drivers of cognitive decline & their underlying mechanisms. Connect with like-minded colleagues to map drivers to the interventions you're already using in your practice. Develop a deeper understanding of how your current protocols influence brain outcomes. Share clinical strategies & modalities that support neural health & the prevention of cognitive decline. Hear how others are addressing the early signs & utilizing targeted interventions that truly move the needle. Leave with practical takeaways that you can implement to better support your patients' cognitive health & resilience!
Early Bird Tickets are on sale NOW!
Date: April 30th, 2026
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Old Orchard Gallery- 39 S Old Orchard Ave, Webster Groves, MO 63119
Meeting Agenda
Wine & Networking 6:30 - 7:00
Feel free to socialize in a casual, low-key setting.
Dinner & Discussion 7:00-8:30
There’s an open discussion where we share ideas about disease states from an integrative standpoint while learning from each other. Attendees like to say they get “clinical pearls” after participating and sharing with the group. We will be serving a delicious gluten and dairy free meal.
Benefits of Attending
Find unexpected solutions for helping patients
Gain access to industry thought leaders
Learn more about cutting-edge topics
Meet like-minded practitioners in your field
Gain an integrative medicine referral network
Discuss disease states in an open forum