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Amylee Amos

Amylee

Amos

Amylee Amos

Adjunct Faculty

Department
Integrative and Functional Nutrition
Institution
Saybrook University
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Biography

Dr. Amylee Amos PhD, RDN, IFMCP received her PhD from Saybrook University in Integrative and Functional Nutrition. She is a registered dietitian, nutritionist and completed her Master of Science in Nutrition, Healthspan, & Longevity from the University of Southern California. In addition to her education at USC, Amylee trained under world-renowned biogerontologist and cell biologist Valter Longo, PhD at the University of Genoa, Italy. She also trained under the distinguished Dale Bredesen, MD at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging. She completed comprehensive post-graduate training and certification in functional medicine and functional nutrition at the Institute for Functional Medicine. Amylee founded the Amos Institute in 2017, which offers self-paced nutrition courses, provides concierge nutrition services for highly complex cases, and conducts nutrition research.

Dr. Amos is passionate about expanding access to functional medicine and studying the efficacy of utilizing the functional medicine model as a cost-effective means of preventative medicine. Her professional interests include tackling the profound issue of nutrition misinformation by educating on nutrition science with all of the necessary nuance, exposing predatory tactics used by the food industry that contribute to poor health outcomes, and reconciling the relationship between planetary and human health. Amylee regularly publishes and presents her research and shares her expertise at the local, national, and international level.

Amylee lives in Seattle, WA with her husband and two daughters.

Areas of Expertise
Area Expertise
Aging/Adult Development Alzheimer's and Dementias
Community Nutrition
Dietary Supplements and Herbal Medicine
Nutritional Science Integrative Nutrition
Nutrigenomics
Sustainability
Therapeutic Diets
Education History
Degree Institution
B.A. San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
M.S University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Ph.D. Saybrook University, Pasadena, CA
Professional Memberships
Role Organization
Member Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Curriculum Vitae
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Publications
Journal

Amos, A., et al. (2022). Neuropsychological effects of a six-month online cognitive health program with a weekly telehealth lifestyle support group and personalized precision medicine recommendations for health optimization in older adults with subjective cognitive impairment. Alzheimer's and Dementia, 18 (S11), e065190.

Khiatah, B., Amos, A., & Carlson, D. (2021). Association between COVID-19 and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors with the spotlight on zinc: an opinion. Annals of Medicine, 53 (1), 1673–1675.

Amos, A. & Khiatah, B. (2021). Mechanisms of Action of Nutritionally Rich Hibiscus sabdariffa's Therapeutic Uses in Major Common Chronic Diseases: A Literature Review. American College of Nutrition, 41 (1), 1-8.

Bredesen, B., et al. (2018). Reversal of cognitive decline: 100 patients. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinsonism, 8 (5), 450.

Magazine

White, B. & Amos, A.. (2022). Regenerative Agriculture Movement Ties Soil Microbiology to Health of the Human Microbiome.. Hunger and Environmental Nutrtion, The HEN Post. Spring/Summer