Loneliness: A Hidden Cause of Disease & Mortality

Join us for a thought-provoking evening with Dr Leo Pruimboom, a world-renowned clinical psychoneuroimmunologist, physiologist, and medical biochemist.

Dr Pruimboom has dedicated his life to developing Clinical Psychoneuroimmunology (CPNI) – an integrative, systems-based approach to health that views the human body as a unified, dynamic system where everything is connected, everywhere, all at once.

In this powerful conversation, we will explore one of the most pressing and under-recognised public health issues of our time: loneliness.

Together, we will consider:

• What is loneliness – and how is it different from simply being alone?
• What is the ultimate meaning of whole health?
• How does a coaching approach help us respond?
• How does loneliness lead to disease? What is the biological mechanism through which isolation impacts immune and inflammatory processes?
• Why are we so vulnerable to loneliness?
• In a world that increasingly values “me” over “we”, how do we rebuild connection and belonging?

This session will spotlight the pivotal role health coaches can play in recognising and addressing loneliness, and how the principles of Clinical PNI can inform and elevate coaching practice.

Why Attend?

• Learn directly from one of the world’s leading voices in mind-body medicine
• Deepen your understanding of the biology of loneliness
• Explore how connection influences health outcomes
• Be inspired by a truly integrative vision of health and healing
• Connect with fellow coaches, practitioners and professionals committed to whole-person care

About Dr. Leo Pruimboom, PhD

Dr Leo Pruimboom is a physiologist and medical biochemist, who has dedicated his life to the development of PNI as a clinical science converting a translational medical science into a solution focused discipline in which the body is considered a complete interconnected soma where everything is everywhere at the same time.

In 1987 he established the European Academy of CPNI and started collaborations with multiple international Universities. Today, Pruimboom Institute holds 10 different Campuses worldwide providing specialised CPNI training to medical professionals and other healthcare practitioners.

Throughout his career, Dr Pruimboom has helped thousands of patients from around the world and has become an internationally recognised researcher and lecturer. He has presented at over 200 congresses across the globe, further contributing to the advancement of CPNI. He plays a central role in the CPNI Chair at the Melilla Campus of the University of Granada (UGR), a shared Chair between PNI Europe, Pruimboom Institute and the University of Granada, led by Prof. Dr Santiago Navarro Ledesma. The Chair promotes research and training in CPNI through doctoral theses and scientific studies and was recently visited by Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain.

Dr Pruimboom is also the creator of the Intermittent Living concept, author of six books and several book chapters, and has published more than 40 research papers. He is married to Fany, a fellow CPNI researcher and co-founder of the Pruimboom Institute. Together, they have four children.

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