Lori Costantino

Abstract

As healthcare continues advancing toward precision medicine, AI integration, and biomarker-driven interventions, one of the most influential determinants of human health remains under-measured and often overlooked: meaningful human connection. Emerging research continues to demonstrate that isolation, chronic stress, emotional disconnection, and lack of community contribute significantly to inflammation, accelerated aging, immune dysregulation, burnout, and chronic disease progression.

This presentation explores the concept of “social wellness” as a critical yet missing biomarker in modern healthcare and examines how authentic relationships, collaborative communities, and emotionally safe environments may positively influence resilience, healing outcomes, and long-term wellbeing. Through the lens of integrative and lifestyle medicine, attendees will examine how connection-centered care supports whole-person healing across physical, emotional, and behavioral health domains.

The session will also highlight innovative approaches to building intentional health ecosystems using collaborative digital platforms such as Prysm.io to foster meaningful engagement, interdisciplinary communication, patient empowerment, and global wellness communities. By bridging technology with human-centered care, healthcare professionals and wellness leaders can create scalable environments that support education, accountability, belonging, and sustainable behavior change.

Attendees will gain practical strategies for integrating relational wellness into clinical practice, community initiatives, and wellness programming while exploring how connection itself may become one of the most powerful preventative and restorative tools in healthcare.

This presentation is designed for healthcare practitioners, integrative medicine professionals, wellness advocates, researchers, and organizational leaders seeking to redefine health through the intersection of science, community, technology, and human connection.

Biography

Lori is dedicated to raising awareness around nutritional health through advanced biohacking tools that support cellular purification, energy, vitality, and metabolic health. She holds a PhD in Holistic Nutrition and utilizes non-invasive technology to establish personalized baselines for building strong immune systems. Collaborating with passionate healthcare professionals, Lori works with technology originally funded by the NIH.