KICP Longevity Certification

The Kalish Institute Longevity Certification integrates functional medicine principles with a lab-based system to develop personalized longevity programs for patients. The course focuses on four key aging accelerators—mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, insulin resistance, and muscle catabolism—and teaches how to assess and reverse these issues using lifestyle interventions and lab-guided nutrient protocols.

This certification is built on the premise that these aging factors damage DNA, lipids, and proteins, increasing the risk of cancer, heart disease, neurodegenerative, and metabolic disorders. By addressing these root causes, practitioners help patients maintain vitality, energy, and emotional well-being, avoiding modern lifestyle-related fatigue, depression, weight gain, and early mortality.

Beyond disease prevention, longevity practices like cold therapy, heat exposure, meditation, and vigorous exercise promote alertness, engagement, and resilience, reframing aging as a path to enhanced well-being rather than decline.

Certification Modules

1. Microbiome & Brain Health – Explores the Gut-Brain Axis, microbiome testing, neuroinflammation, neurotransmitter balance, and natural brain health restoration.
2. Toxins & Detoxification – Covers toxin exposure, liver detox pathways, oxidative stress, mold, heavy metals, and chemicals, along with strategies for reducing toxin burden.
3. Hormone Optimization & Genomics – Investigates lab-based approaches to adrenal, thyroid, and sex hormone balance and the genetic factors influencing longevity.
4. Cardiometabolic Health & Mitochondrial Function – Examines metabolic health, protein misfolding, mitochondrial enzyme function, nutrient assessments, gene interactions, and the cell danger response.

Core Topics & Treatment Areas

• Gut-Brain Axis – Microbiome balance, diet, and neuroinflammation
• Detoxification & Toxins – Liver clearance, oxidative stress, and total toxic load
• Hormones & Immune Function – Adrenal, thyroid, and sex hormones, inflammation, Long COVID, meditation, and sleep
• Cardiometabolic Health – Mitochondrial function, insulin resistance, and exercise

By addressing inflammation, oxidative stress, insulin resistance, methylation, and catabolic physiology, this certification provides a comprehensive roadmap for longevity-focused care, ensuring practitioners can guide patients toward optimal health, resilience, and longevity.