5. / 6. Juli 2025
21. Internationaler ÄGHE-Fastenkongress, Berlin
(vor Ort und online)
21th International Fasting Conference of the GERMAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION FOR FASTING AND NUTRITION in Berlin
(on-site and online)
Kaiserin-Friedrich-Haus, Robert-Koch-Platz 7, 10115 Berlin
Gastgebende: Prof. Dr. Andreas Michalsen, Dr. Daniela Koppold, Etienne Hanslian and Team
Abteilung Naturheilkunde im Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin und AG klinische Naturheilkunde am Institut für Sozialmedizin, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsökonomie der Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
/ Department of Nature-Based Therapies at the Immanuel Hospital Berlin and Internal and Integrative Medicine Research Group at Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Programm
Stand: 06. Januar 2025
Rahmenprogramm
- Freitag Nachmittag: Mikrobiom live – Hands-on Fermentierworkshop mit wissenschaftlichem Tiefgang
Friday afternoon: Microbiome live – hands-on fermentation workshop with scientific depth - Freitag Abend: Filmvorführung der neuesten Dokumentation zum Fasten (Release 2025) live moderiert von den ARTE-Regisseuren des bekannten Films „Fasten und Heilen“ (2011)
Friday evening: Film screening of the latest documentary on fasting (Release 2025) presented live by the ARTE directors of the well-known film ‘Fasting and Healing’ (2011) - Samstag Abend: Rooftop-Abend mit Ausblick über Berlin inklusive Musik und Tanz
Saturday evening: Rooftop evening with a view over Berlin including music and dancing
FREITAG – 4. Juli 25
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FRIDAY – July 4
PRECONGRESS WORKSHOP: Fermentation in Theory and Practice (Event must be booked separately, limited spaces available)
PRECONGRESS GALA DINNER: Dinner and a movie – Screening of the new ARTE film including discussion with the directors, takeouts and specials / with dinner (Event must be booked separately, limited spaces available)
SATURDAY – July 5 – 09:30 Admission
10:00 Welcome from ÄGHE, Immanuel Hospital and Charité – Dr. med. Rainer Matejka, Prof. Dr. med. Andreas Michalsen, Prof. Dr. med. Georg Seifert
10:15 Current state of fasting – Prof. Dr. med. Andreas Michalsen and Dr. med. Daniela Koppold
10:30 The Gut-Brain Axis – Prof. Sabrina Leal Garcia
11:00 Phytotherapy during fasting – Dr. Rainer Stange
11:30 Coffee break
11:50 Active break (optional)
12:00 KEYNOTE: Early versus Late Time-Restricted Eating / Menopause – (tbd)
12:40 Study updates
13:00 Lunch break – parallel satellite symposium
14:30 KEYNOTE: Not a drop of alcohol? The new DGE recommendations – (tbd)
15:10 New insights on fasting in brief format: Dry fasting (Maria Papagiannopoulou) / A scientific evaluation of refeeding days (Marie Knufinke)
15:30 KEYNOTE: Fasting in oncological immunotherapies? – Claudio Vernieri
16:00 Break with optional yoga
16:30 Fasting and endurance sports? Study data in people with obesity (Michael Boschmann)
16:45 Multi-system adaptation during fasting: the GENESIS study (Robin Mesnage)
17:00 Interactive case conference: Musculoskeletal system / Pain „Nutrition and fasting in osteoarthritis – Quo vadis?“
17:30 World Café / Open discussion space (in various rooms) – all speakers
19:30 Dinner buffet with a view over Berlin (Event must be booked separately, limited spaces available)
SUNDAY – July 6 – 09:30 Admission
10:00 Spiritual impulse (tbd)
10:30 What was that again about polyamines in fasting? (Sebastian Hofer)
11:00 Active break (optional)
11:10 LECTURE (tbd)
11:40 Coffee break – parallel satellite symposium
12:00 Presentation of planned studies: Dry fasting versus water fasting / Epigenetics and fasting / New dental questions
12:30 LECTURE: Risk assessment before fasting – What can we learn from the development of the DAR guidelines? (Muhammad Hassanein)
13:00 Farewell including prize-giving for the congress quiz