Hybrid Presentation. 

Age is just a number. Learn about the natural processes of aging, from the medical perspective, while looking at integrative, natural ways to slow down the inevitable march of time on bodily functions.  

Dr. Temple will cover mind-body, nutrition, exercise, traditional Chinese medicine, medical cannabis, and other ways to enhance longevity and quality of life, no matter your age. She will also provide tips on making the most of your medical care in a challenging environment of decreased resources and increased complexity in the medical community.

This program is in person at the Levy Senior Center in the Locust Room, and online via Zoom. It's free, but advance registration is required. Be sure to submit your questions on the topic in the form when you register. 

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Dr. Leslie Mendoza Temple serves as Medical Director of the Integrative Medicine Program.  She is a board-certified Family Medicine physician who cares for adults, children, pregnant mothers, and infants with a wide variety of health needs.  Dr. Mendoza Temple combines conventional Western medicine with safe, evidence-informed complementary medicine therapies to improve the health of her patients while educating medical students and residents.  She leads a large team of dedicated practitioners who work together to integrate some of the best of the world's medicine.

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Following Family Medicine residency training at Northwestern University Medical School, she completed 2-year fellowships in Faculty Development at Northwestern University and Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, led by Andrew Weil, MD.  She is also a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.

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From 2014-2016, Dr. Temple served as Chair of the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board for the Illinois Department of Public Health, appointed by the Governor. She has also served as Chair of the Policy Working Group for the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health, a group of 73 academic health centers in the United States and other countries dedicated to promoting the field in healthcare through research, clinical, education, and policy work.

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Since 2006, Dr. Temple has helped patients manage cancer, chronic pain, digestive, hormonal, neurologic, psychiatric, and other chronic conditions in partnership with her patients'  primary care physicians, specialists and integrative practitioners.  Dr. Temple sees patients at the Park Center in Glenview.  

The Levy Longevity Series is designed to inform Seniors about topics related to aging well. Information is brought to you by the Levy Senior Center Foundation, and the Levy Senior Center.