8th International Conference | 03/10 2026An increasingly infertile, obese and unhealthy world. Italy is no exception and in 2025 recorded the lowest number of newborns in its history. For many scientists, part of the explanation lies in the endocrine system, which is under attack on multiple fronts.[cut] But solutions exist.[cut]
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These issues will be explored on 3 October in Rome during the 8
th International Conference Our Health Our Future, which this year will be titled:
“Human 2.0: Hormones under attack”, at the TH Roma Carpegna Palace Hotel in Via Aurelia 48, from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Our Health Our Future
Our Health Our Future brings together every year doctors, researchers and international experts to address the most relevant and current issues related to human health. This year’s edition, the second in Italy, focuses on the serious hormonal imbalances affecting human health worldwide on a global scale and particularly developed countries. The conference will explore the numerous causes—including diet, environmental pollutants and stress—as well as possible solutions and prevention strategies.
Our guests
The conference will feature internationally renowned experts in research, clinical practice and integrative medicine, including:
- Prof. Angus Dalgleish – Emeritus Professor of Oncology at St George’s, University of London and Director of the ICVI. He discovered the CD4 receptor for HIV and pioneered treatments for HIV and cancer. He was awarded the Joshua Lederberg Prize in 2011.
- Prof. Giovanni Frajese – Professor of Endocrinology and Advanced Medical and Surgical Technical Sciences at the University of Rome Foro Italico. His research focuses on neuroendocrine interactions; he is recognised for integrating traditional and innovative approaches to health.
- Dr. Nicola Antonucci – Director of the Biomedical Centre for Autism Research and Treatment in Bari, Nicola Antonucci integrates biomedical approaches to support children with neurodevelopmental disorders. He is the recipient of numerous research grants on autism.
- Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt, PhD – Pioneer of biological and environmental medicine worldwide, founder of the Sophia Health Institute (USA) and the Institute of Neurobiology. He developed the Autonomic Response Testing® (A.R.T.) method and has dedicated over forty years to the study and treatment of chronic diseases, environmental toxicities and neurodevelopmental disorders.
- Dr. Sarah Myhill, MB, BS – Physician specialised in ecological and mitochondrial medicine, author of numerous books and scientific studies on chronic fatigue (CFS/ME), cellular energy dysfunctions and the ecological approach to chronic diseases.
- Fausto Carotenuto – Scholar, writer and communicator on spiritual topics, with direct experience in institutional and international settings. Founder of the Coscienze in Rete movement and of the Academy of Spiritual Studies, he proposes an integrated vision between the inner dimension, the human condition and health.
- Rob Verkerk, PhD – Founder of the Alliance for Natural Health International, Robert Verkerk is an internationally renowned multidisciplinary scientist with over 40 years of experience in health, agriculture and environmental sustainability. He is the author of over 60 scientific articles.
- Dr. h.c. Daniela Deiosso, MSc, PhD – Holding an MSc in Neuroscience and a PGDip in Anthroposophic Medicine, Daniela Deiosso co-founded the Klinghardt Institute and founded A.R.T.® Global Education and Ki Science. Specialised in Autonomic Response Testing® (A.R.T.), she focuses on neurodevelopmental disorders and autism.
The Context
In 2025 Italy recorded the lowest birth rate ever registered, according to the latest Istat data, 355,000 children were born: a 3.9% decrease compared to 2024. Compared to 2008 this represents a 38% drop. The fertility rate has fallen to 1.14 children per woman, well below the replacement threshold (the minimum value needed to ensure generational replacement and demographic stability) set at 2.1, while the natural balance (difference between births and deaths) is negative by almost 296,000 units, the worst figure in the country’s recent history.
Italy is by no means an isolated case. According to United Nations projections (World Population Prospects), about two-thirds of the world’s population now lives in countries with fertility below the replacement threshold of 2.1 children per woman. East Asia ranks at the top of this global ranking, with Taiwan, at around 0.70 children per woman according to some 2025 estimates, having the lowest rate in the world, followed by South Korea and China. But Europe and North America also record very low fertility rates. The former with values ranging from 1.53 in 2021 to 1.44 in 2044 according to the latest projections, and the latter with values around 1.6 children per woman.
This is now a structural trend, particularly affecting the most developed countries, which makes it urgent to ask which factors – not only economic and social, but also biological and environmental – are determining it.
Behind the birth rate figures, the scientific community has been observing for years a broader and less reported phenomenon:
a progressive deterioration of hormonal and reproductive health affecting all age groups and both sexes, with causes linked to environmental factors, lifestyle and everyday exposure to chemicals.
One warning sign is the
progressive decline in sperm counts among men. Over the past four decades, average sperm concentration has more than halved, with the rate of decline doubling after the year 2000 compared with previous decades (Levine et al., Human Reproduction Update, 2023). According to the World Health Organization, about one in six people in the world experiences infertility problems during their lifetime.
Another key factor is
global obesity, which has more than doubled since 1990, bringing with it hormonal alterations involving insulin, testosterone and oestrogens, with direct effects on fertility. (NCD-RisC/WHO, 2024)
Another increasingly important area of concern is
endocrine-disruptors chemicals: scientists have identified over a thousand of them, including bisphenols, phthalates, PFAS and flame retardants, capable of altering normal hormonal signalling in the most delicate stages of development – and these are only the known substances, against over 15,000 PFAS catalogued globally.
Taken together, these trends point to an issue that extends beyond declining fertility and has become a broader public-health concern. Environmental pollution, diet, sedentary lifestyles and stress all contribute to increasingly disrupted hormonal systems, affecting men, women, adolescents and children in different but interconnected ways.
ECM Training credits
The event is worth
7 ECM training credits. The main healthcare professions subject to ECM requirements may benefit from them, including:
- Medical and healthcare professions: Medical Doctor (Surgeon), Dentist, Pharmacist, Veterinarian, Biologist, Chemist, Physicist, Psychologist.
- Nursing and midwifery professions: Nurse, Pediatric Nurse, Midwife.
- Rehabilitation professions: Physiotherapist, Podiatrist, Speech Therapist, Orthoptist, Neuro and Psychomotor Therapist, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Technician, Occupational Therapist, Professional Educator.
- Technical professions: Audiometrist, Hearing Aid Technician, Biomedical Laboratory Technician, Radiology Technician (TSRM), Neurophysiopathology Technician, Cardiocirculatory Physiopathology Technician, Orthopedic Technician, Dietitian, Health Assistant, Dental Hygienist.
Where and when
It is in this scenario that Our Health Our Future fits, an international conference now in its 8th edition, organised by A.R.T. Global Education and Klinghardt Institute, which will take place on Saturday 3 October 2026 at the TH Roma Carpegna Palace Hotel (Via Aurelia, 48), from 9:30 am to 6:30 pm.
Click on this link to register for the event