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DAY 1 Food Is Medicine & Functional Neurology

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A Functional Approach to Brain & Mental Health — Day 1

MIF26 CommUnity Education | Food Is Medicine & Functional Neurology

Day 1 brings together leading integrative practitioners to show how food, functional neurology and emotional wellbeing shape brain and mental health. Register to unlock the full day of lectures, panels and cooking demonstrations, on demand.

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A functional neurological approach to managing Post-Covid

Nutrition for brain health, plus physiological, emotional and psychosocial case studies

Building emotional intelligence and parental presence

Cooking demos: pantry essentials, lunchbox favourites and brain healthy meals

Making a Difference panel and Q&A

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Lectures, Panels and Demos for Parents, Patients, Educators and Media

Brain health for mental health, concentration, mood, memory.
Integrative therapies for autism, ADHD, anxiety and mental health conditions
Functional Neurology for learning, language and developmental delay
The link between allergies and anxiety, depression and mood disorders
How the gut and microbiome impact the brain and nervous system
Epigenetics and nutrigenomics – how our choices impact gene expression.
Lifestyle Medicine-exercise, healthy home, sleep, community.
Selecting and sequencing treatments for the individual (diet, supplements, muscular-skeletal, natural, neuro and behavioural therapies).

Dr James Neuenschwander

Founder of Bio Energy Medical Center

Why the World is Making You Crazy

Impact of Environmental Toxins on Mental Health

We live in a toxic world constantly bombarding our system and pushing us to the edge of our ability to detoxify. Most of us know about the links between toxins and our general health—risk for cancer, chronic disease, autoimmunity, etc.—but how many of us realize that toxins are intimately connected with our mental health? In this presentation, we will review some of the relevant pathways that connect environmental toxicity to our mental health: mitochondria, immune, hormonal. We will then review the current literature for evidence connecting toxicity and psychiatric disorders like depression, schizophrenia, and autism. Finally, we will discuss solutions to these issues—things you can implement in your practice starting tomorrow.

Learning Objectives:

Discover which toxins impact brain function through a variety of mechanisms by impacting immune function, mitochondrial activity, hormone production, and directly impacting neuronal health and function
Understand which toxins alter the immune response increasing the risk for inflammation induced brain dysfunction
Know how mitochondria heavily influence brain function, and how mitochondrial function is directly impacted by multiple environmental toxins
Learn how environmental toxins have been directly linked with depression, anxiety, increase in the stress response, autism, and learning disabilities
How decreasing exposure and detoxification can positively impact the outcome of environmental exposures

James Neuenschwander, M.D. (a.k.a. Dr. Neu) founded Bio Energy Medical Center, a multidisciplinary, integrative medical practice located in Ann Arbor, MI, Since the formation of his practice in 1988, he has treated children and adults with complex, chronic health problems which have not responded to conventional therapies and strives to promote wellness through prevention. His approach consists of searching for and remediating root causes. He also founded and is co-owner of Creating Brighter Futures, an ABA center, located in Ann Arbor, MI. Dr. Neu graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science Degree, in the honors program in cellular and molecular biology from the University of Michigan in 1981. He went on to receive his Medical Degree, from the University of Michigan in 1985. After graduation, he completed three years of a surgical residency at the University of Michigan before leaving voluntarily to pursue a career in integrative medicine. Dr. Neu is board-certified in Emergency Medicine (BCEM/AAPS), Integrative and Holistic Medicine (ABIM/AAPS, ABIHM), as well as Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine (ABAARM). In addition, he is a Fellow of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) and holds a certification in chelation therapy. He is a member of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, American Academy of Anti- Aging Medicine, American College for the Advancement of Medicine, and the International Lyme Associated Disease Society. He has been a Defeat Autism Now (DAN!) practitioner since 2007. He has been a member of Medical Academy Pediatric Special Needs (MAPS) since its founding, a fellow since 2014, and currently a faulty and executive board member of the organization. He has over 30 years of experience in integrative medicine and over 25 years of experience in emergency medicine.

Dr Frank Golik

Integrative Doctor

Environmental Impacts on Children’s Health

With the emerging epidemics of Autism, ADHD, allergies and anxiety, it is clear that environmental factors are driving the sharp increase as epidemics by definition are not genetic. A myriad of environmental assaults have contributed to the rise of disease in our children and raise human health concerns about ongoing harm to our environment. Integrative practitioners can do much to mitigate harm in patients of all ages through education to lessen exposure and therapies that prevent and treat environmental illness.

Learning Objectives:

Gain an understanding of the increased impact of environmental harm and toxins upon growing children compared with adults
Gain insights into the myriad of environmental assaults that can impact on children
Appreciate the mechanisms of harm inflicted on children
Consider measures and actions to lessen the impacts
Raise concerns about ongoing harm to the environment

Dr Frank Golik graduated from University of Queensland with 2nd class Hons in 1975; 2 years junior RMO at Royal Brisbane Hospital; 1 year as senior RMO at Atherton Hospital, Nth Qld. He commenced in solo Private Family Practice in Clayfield, Brisbane in 1979. He later formed a multi disciplinary clinic in Clayfield in 1995. In 2016 he had moved his clinic to more spacious and functional facility at Stafford in Brisbane. Dr Golik gained his fellowship in the RACGP in 1982; and is a Fellow and occasional lecturer of the Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine. His special areas of interest and passion are Autism, ASD, ADHD, Musculoskeletal medicine; Dietary and lifestyle therapy; Thyroid conditions; and the Metabolic Syndrome. He has attended the Walsh Outreach / Training since 2005 and has also attended the MINDD conferences since 2005. He is the first Australian doctor to complete the MedMAPS (USA) training and qualify for its Fellowship. He is passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of children of any age.

Matthew Bourke

Founder of Optimum Health Essentials

Healing Trauma: Physically, Psychologically and Nutritionally – An Integrative Approach to Adapting to a Rapidly Changing World

Stress and uncertainty trigger different emotional and physiological responses in individuals depending on the extent of unresolved negative emotion or trauma that they are holding. A common pattern that can be seen clinically is that stress can cause our nervous system to regress into old reflex pathways that can leave us feeling overwhelmed and “frozen with fear”. This paralysed state causes us to procrastinate on what we need to do in order to adapt to change and results in increasing levels of anxiety and fear.
Healing these patterns can be amazingly quick when we address the physical, biochemical and emotional imbalances and not see these as separate symptoms. In this presentation Matthew will explain the underlying theory, approach and give case examples of integrative healing and how this can support people to feel greater agency over the challenges that life presents them.

Learning Objectives:

Discover clinical evidence to fend off the outrageous claim that properly done detoxification is a scam
Learn the importance of the new concept of the exposome and its relevance to neurodevelopment
Understand the impact of air pollution and other toxic exposures on neurodevelopment, and clinical trial insights into how to deal with them
Discover clinical trial data supporting the use garlic, green tea, broccoli sprouts and dietary Brassicas, curcumin and NAC for detoxification
Learn simple protocols for managing detoxification in a clinical setting

Matthew is the founder, director and principle clinician at Optimum Health Essentials, an integrative natural health clinic that has been established on the Northern Beaches of Sydney for over 20 years. Matthew is a keynote speaker, personal health coach and mindset consultant, founder and facilitator of Optimum Health Essentials Detox Retreats in Byron Bay, and has been on the Mindd Foundation Practitioner Advisory Board since 2008 and has presented at multiple Mindd conferences. Matthew specialises in Chiropractic, Applied Kinesiology, Neuro Emotional Technique, Neurolinguistic Programming (Master Practitioner), Positive Psychology, Peak Performance, Functional Biochemistry and Breath Work. He has worked in Europe and Australia and studied Vedic philosophy and meditation in Australia and India. At 24 years old Matthew was diagnosed with an aggressive inflammatory arthritis that threatened his career and freedom to pursue the life of adventure he was planning on. Conventional medicine offered at best pain relief, but it quickly became apparent that the prescribed medications damaged the gut significantly, had many other side effects, and seemed to perpetuate the condition. Thankfully through a program of diet modification, fasting, mind/body work, energy medicine and meditation, Matthew regained his health and vitality and now lives his life following his passions and supporting others to do the same. Matthew’s approach is a truly integrative one that assesses physical, biochemical, emotional and ultimately spiritual elements of the human condition.

Tabitha McIntosh ND

Naturopath & Nutritionist

Protecting Male Fertility

Tabitha will cover in-utero development, infancy, childhood, adolescence and adult male fertility, highlighting the most vulnerable windows of development and how we can protect our boys and men from environmental insults at each stage. She will highlight research linking exposure to specific endocrine disruptors to various brain-immuno-gut issues like ADHD, anxiety, autism, and allergies. The talk will also highlight lifestyle habits that can sabotage male fertility, cautioning against exposures that appear to be diminishing the health and fertility of our men.

Learning Objectives:

Discover documented links between prenatal exposure to particular chemicals and adverse health outcomes that span the life course and include impacts on fertility, pregnancy, neuro-development and cancer
Understand every day habits and products compromising male development, health and fertility across the lifespan, and how to sidestep them
Learn the landscape of fertility, plummeting sperm counts, and restoring the critical role of our men in healthy pregnancy and beyond

Tabitha McIntosh is an experienced and respected Naturopath, clinical Nutritionist, author, and educator with over 12 years of clinical experience. After attaining her Bachelor of Medical Science (University of NSW, 2001), she went on to pursue her passion for Integrative healthcare by completing an Advanced Diploma Naturopathy & Diploma Nutrition (Nature Care College, 2005), and Post Grad Dip of applied Science in Nutritional & Environmental Medicine (Swinburne University, 2006). Absolutely passionate about improving the health of everyone she comes in contact with, Tabitha’s resume includes presenting at conferences and professional development seminars, as well contributing to publications and Natural Medicine. In addition to running her own Sydney-based private clinical practice for well over a decade, Tabitha has published her first book, One Bite at a Time, co-authored with Dr Sarah Lantz and launched an e-course, I Quit Chemicals.

Dr Leila Masson

Integrative Paediatrician

Lead and BPA: An Update on 2 Common Neurodevelopmental Toxins

Dr Masson will present case histories and recent research about the neurodevelopmental effects of lead and BPA; she will outline how to assess a child with suspected toxicities, how to find the source, which organisations to contact for help, and give practical advice on how to reduce exposure.

Learning Objectives:

Know the toxic effects of lead, how to assess a child with suspected lead toxicity, common sources of lead in the household, and how to test surfaces for lead; who to call for help; useful websites; treatment of lead toxicity
Understand the connection of BPA and gene activity in utero that may increase the risk of ASD in the offspring; the toxic effects of BPA; how to assess the research literature on BPA; government guidelines on BPA; how to reduce exposure

Dr Leila Masson is a consultant paediatrician who specialises in nutritional and environmental medicine for children’s health issues, including allergies, asthma, behaviour problems, autism spectrum disorders and ADHD. She has a busy clinic in Sydney where she sees children and mentors doctors in integrative paediatrics. Dr Masson received her medical doctorate from the Free University of Berlin and did her paediatric specialist training at the University of California in San Francisco. She received her Masters in Public Health from Harvard University and her Diploma in Tropical Medicine from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She is a fellow of the Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine. Dr Masson is a board member of AIMA, the Australasian Integrative Medicine Association. She is also on the board of professional advisors of La Leche League New Zealand. Leila has worked in the US, Europe, New Zealand, and volunteered for 2 years setting up a rural clinic in Pakistan. Dr Masson lectures internationally on the subject of children’s nutrition and an integrative medicine approach to paediatric issues, including autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, allergies, recurrent infections, and autoimmune diseases. She speaks English, German, French, and Spanish. She is the author of “Children’s Health A-Z” a parent’s guide to natural therapies for common childhood ailments.

William Shaw PhD

Founder of Great Plains Laboratory

The Role of Mold and Mycotoxins in a Wide Variety of neurological and Psychiatric Diseases

The role of mold in human disease has been recognized as a significant health factor for more than 2000 years. A long passage in the book Leviticus in the Old Testament from about 500 BC describes the importance of mold remediation in the home to prevent disease. Since then, mold exposure due mainly to home mold exposure has been implicated in peer reviewed journals as a major factor in autism, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, amyotrophic latero sclerosis, depression, anxiety, attention deficit with hyperactivity, and multiple sclerosis. In addition, there is strong evidence for mold causation of chronic fatigue syndrome, cancer, autoimmune diseases, asthma, pulmonary infections, and systemic infections. The lecture will review the scientific literature implicating mold as a cause of the diseases outlined above, case studies from consultations at The Great Plains Laboratory, mold treatment recommendations, testing for the presence of mold, review of the most common molds, a review of a recent peer-reviewed article on mold treatment resulting in rapid reversal of autism, and evidence for mold infection in greater than 90% of children with autism.

Learning Objectives:

Know the most common reasons for mold exposures
Become familiar with the scientific literature connecting a variety of neurological and psychiatric illnesses with mold exposure
Discover the different kinds of mycotoxins and which molds produce them as well as treatments to reduce mycotoxins
Learn about the published case study in which anti-mold treatment completely reversed all symptoms of autism within a very short time period
Understand how markers on the organic acid test can be used to indicate a colonization of mold within the gastrointestinal tract

Dr. William Shaw, PhD, is an American chemist, autism researcher and the founder and director of the Great Plains Laboratory, based in Lenexa, Kansas. William Shaw, is board certified in the fields of clinical chemistry and toxicology by the American Board of Clinical Chemistry. Before he founded The Great Plains Laboratory, Inc.,

Dr. Shaw worked for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Children’s Mercy Hospital, University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine, and Smith Kline Laboratories. He is the author of Biological Treatments for Autism and PDD, originally published in 1998 and Autism: Beyond the Basics, published in 2009. He is also a frequent speaker at conferences worldwide.

Dr James Greenblatt

Integrative Doctor

Answers to Anorexia Nervosa: A New Treatment Model for Hope and Healing

Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is a biological illness fundamentally sustained by starvation and malnutrition, whether self-imposed or the product of genetic, psycho-social, or environmental circumstances. Approaching AN solely as a psychological disorder does not account for the brain’s response to a shortage of essential nutrients. Nutritional deficiencies arising from prolonged self-starvation profoundly disrupt normal brain function, and psychological interventions alone are often not sufficient for patients whose brain and neurotransmitter functioning is sub-optimal.

Join board-certified child & adult psychiatrist, author and eating disorders expert, Dr. James Greenblatt, for this presentation exploring new treatment solutions for anorexia nervosa. Dr. Greenblatt will discuss current research, various treatment modalities, and key nutritional deficiencies. These solutions will offer parents, patients, and professionals a path to lasting recovery from anorexia.

Learning Objectives:

Identify three or more essential biologic functions of essential fatty acids (EFAs) and their relevance to AN pathogenesis
Discuss research-supported etiologic links between celiac disease and AN
Identify strategies to prevent / mitigate micronutrient deficiency in vegans / vegetarians
Discuss symptomatic parallels between AN and zinc deficiency

A pioneer in the field of integrative medicine, James M. Greenblatt, MD, has treated patients since 1988. After receiving his medical degree and completing his psychiatry residency at George Washington University, Dr. Greenblatt completed a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Medical School. He currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer at Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham, MA and serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine and Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine. Dr. Greenblatt has lectured internationally on the scientific evidence for nutritional interventions in psychiatry and mental illness. He is the author of seven books, including Finally Focused: The Breakthrough Natural Treatment Plan for ADHD. He is the founder of Psychiatry Redefined, an educational platform dedicated to the transformation of psychiatry, which offers online CME-approved courses, webinars, and fellowships for professionals about functional and integrative medicine for mental illness.

Dr Arwen Podesta

Integrative Psychiatrist

Preventing Adddictions in Our Youth

Substance use is present and prevalent worldwide. Experimentation with substances in youth, while the brain is still developing, is risky. Sometimes experimentation can lead to addiction or other substance use disorders. Addiction is treatable and preventable..

Learning Objectives:

Arwen Podesta, MD is a board certified adult psychiatrist with sub-specializations in addiction medicine, forensic psychiatry, and integrative & holistic medicine. She has a background in biochemistry, complementary medicine and massage therapy. She was excited to successfully merge her intellectual and vocational interests by becoming a medical doctor. She graduated from University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, and then moved to New Orleans for a psychiatry residency at Louisiana State University. She then pursued a fellowship in Forensic Psychiatry at Tulane University. After Hurricane Katrina, Dr. Podesta was involved with psychiatric care for the most needy and disenfranchised. She was awarded the Gambit’s 40 Under 40 in 2009. She has been actively working in the public sector as Medical Director of ACER and also consults with Orleans Criminal Court Intervention (Drug Court), and Municipal Court Diversion Services. She was also chair and co-creator of the New Orleans Forensic Mental Health Coalition, which is now run by the New Orleans City Health Department. Additionally, she is a consulting Addiction Medicine specialist and holds privileges at Easy Jefferson Hospital. At all of these venues and programs, her main focus is access to holistic mental health and addiction treatment, and rational prescribing practices. Dr. Podesta continues to teach and pursue academics, is on the Tulane Clinical Faculty, is on a dissertation committee at UTH Dallas, teaches at the NOPD Academy, and consults with several other organizations and institutions. After opening Podesta Psychiatry LLC in 2012, Dr. Podesta has been voted into New Orleans Magazine Top Doctors every year.

Professor Kerry Bone

Co-Founder of R&D at MediHerb

Natural Mitigation Strategies for the Impact of Environmental Toxins on Neurodevelopment

Media articles and websites carry stories about how the naturopathic concept of detoxification is just one big scam perpetrated on an ignorant and gullible public. Touting the health benefits of detoxification particularly catches the ire of the scientific fundamentalist websites. Even Prince Charles was caught up in the controversy when his Duchy brand launched a range of herbal detox tinctures in 2009. But there is mounting evidence that environmental toxin exposure can affect a range of health problems, including neurodevelopment, leading to or exacerbating conditions such as low-functioning autism, ADHD and other learning disabilities. In this presentation, Kerry will review the clinical evidence supporting the role of key herbs and some nutrients in dealing with environmental toxins. The review will be presented in the context of the four principles of dealing with toxin exposure, namely avoid, protect, repair and eliminate. To further place some of this data into context, there will also be a brief highlighting of the very recent evidence clearly showing the potential impact of diverse environmental insults in neurodevelopmental disorders.

Learning Objectives:

Discover clinical evidence to fend off the outrageous claim that properly done detoxification is a scam
Learn the importance of the new concept of the exposome and its relevance to neurodevelopment
Understand the impact of air pollution and other toxic exposures on neurodevelopment, and clinical trial insights into how to deal with them
Discover clinical trial data supporting the use garlic, green tea, broccoli sprouts and dietary Brassicas, curcumin and NAC for detoxification
Learn simple protocols for managing detoxification in a clinical setting

Professor Kerry Bone is an industry leader and innovation driver, directing the research program at MediHerb. As recognition of this role (in conjunction with his research colleagues), MediHerb was awarded the American Botanical Council’s (ABC’s) Varro E. Tyler Award for excellence in Phytomedicinal (Herbal) Research in 2016. He is co-author of more than 40 scientific papers on herbal research, including original research and systematic reviews and currently serves as the only Australian member on the editorial board of the journal Phytomedicine, the top herbal research journal in the world. Over three decades, Kerry has also published several hundred articles on herbal therapy in professional journals. As part of his educational role, Kerry is Principal of the Australian College of Phytotherapy and also Adjunct Professor at New York Chiropractic College, providing input into their postgraduate applied nutrition program. Kerry has written or co-written six popular textbooks on herbal medicine, including the second edition of Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy with Simon Mills, which was awarded the 2013 James A. Duke Excellence in Botanical Literature Award by the American Botanical Council (ABC). His seventh book on Functional Herbal Therapy is with the publishers and expected to be available in mid-2021. He still maintains a busy herbal practice in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia where he has been in continuous service for more than 36 years. In 2015 Kerry’s lifelong contribution to the field of herbal medicine was recognised with his receiving the prestigious Lady Cilento award from the complementary medicine industry in Australia.

Integrative Paediatrician Dr Leila Masson will present on common causes of ADHD behaviour such as nutritional deficiencies, toxic exposure and environmental factors

In this webinar and Q&A session, underlying root causes for neuroinflammation and autoimmune processes will be reviewed from an evolutionary and functional medicine perspective.
Dr Wahls will review her own personal healing journey from a medical perspective and discuss strategies to enhance patient success with dietary and lifestyle interventions. She will also give updates from both her clinical research and clinical practice.
Whether you are a health practitioner wanting to broaden your understanding of complementary and allied therapies, a parent wishing to discover more on nutritional therapies or a natural health advocate, this webinar offers practical, science-based information.

In this webinar you will discover how to...

Identify common nutritional deficiencies that cause ADHD like behaviours

Recognise physical signs of specific deficiencies

Know how to support healthy lifestyle (sleep, exercise, limited screen time, avoidance of environmental toxins) to improve children's focus, attention, and learning

Learn directly from Dr Leila Masson

DR LEILA MASSONis an Integrative Paediatrician and author of "Children's Health A-Z", a parent's guide to natural therapies for common childhood ailments.

She specialises in nutritional and environmental medicine with a focus on complex chronic illness in children including allergies, asthma, anxiety, behavioural problems, developmental delay, Autism and ADHD.

Dr Masson has her Medical Degree from Freie University in Berlin and a Masters in Public Health from Harvard. She is also a Board Certified lactation consultant. She lectures internationally on the subject of nutrition and an Integrative Medicine approach to paediatric issues.

Discover proven integrative therapies to treat mood and behavioural disorders in children and adolescents.

Integrative Medicine is Good Psychiatric Care
Dr James Greenblatt, child/adolescent Psychiatrist, a pioneer in Integrative Medicine for mental health, reviews the research and his three decades of clinical experience on the role of nutrition in youth mental health, including ADHD, depression, anxiety, suicide, eating and behavioural disorders.

In this webinar you will discover how to...

Discover the many factors that affect various mental health conditions

Learn the role of environmental toxins and infections in mental health conditions

Understand the connection between vegetarian and vegan diets and mental health conditions

Discover an integrative approach to treating depression, anxiety, ADHD & eating disorders

Learn directly from Professor James Greenblatt

DR JAMES GREENBLATT a pioneer in the field of INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE has treated patients with complex behavioural and mood disorders since 1990.

After receiving his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine, Dr Greenblatt completed his psychiatry residency at George Washington University Medical Centre.

Dr Greenblatt went on to pursue a two year fellowship at John Hopkins University School of Medicine to become board certified in child and adolescent psychiatry where he also served as the Chief Resident. During the fellowship, Dr Greenblatt received specialized training in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders that appear in childhood, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), behavioral disorders, autism spectrum disorders, and complex mood and anxiety disorders.

Immune Support & COVID-19
Protectition for the Whole Family!

Learn directly from Dr Ron Ehrlich

DR LEILA MASSON is an integrative Paediatrician who combines Allopathic Medicine with a nutritional and biomedical approach to help her patients attain optimal health.

She received her medical doctorate from the University of Berlin, did her paediatric specialist training at the University of California at San Francisco. She received her Masters in Public Health from Harvard University and her Diploma in Tropical Medicine from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Leila has worked in the US and Europe and volunteered for 2 years setting up a clinic in Pakistan, before moving to New Zealand, where she has lived and worked for the last 12 years.

Leila has a busy practice in Auckland, specializing in a holistic approach to children's health problems, including allergies, asthma, behaviour problems, autism spectrum disorders and ADHD. Dr Masson is a member of the Mindd Scientific Advisory Board

The power that made the body,
is in the body, and it heals the body...

In this webinar you will discover how to...

The definition of Innate Intelligence

How physical chemicals and energy waves control life

Which frequencies affect us, may harm us and which ones keep us healthy

The importance of emotions and how to support your emotional load

Tips on 'Becoming the architect of your own health destiny'

Learn directly from Dr Matthew Bourke, DC

MATTHEW BOURKE is the founder and director of Optimum Health Essentials.

Matthew specialises in Chiropractic, Applied Kinesiology, Neuro Emotional Technique, Neurolinguistic Programming (Master Practitioner), Positive Psychology, Peak Performance, Functional Biochemistry and Breath Enhancement Training.

He has worked in Europe and Australia and studied Vedic philosophy and meditation in India.

Matthew has been a speaker at three MINDD conferences (2007/2009/2011), the Gluten Free and Allergy Expo (2009), the MINDD Byron Bay Retreat (2014) and is a co-facilitator at Ananda Retreats with Vedic Meditation teacher Gary Gorrow.

How to prevent opportunistic infections by
optimally supporting our body's immune
defences with our daily choices...

You will also receive 3 Awaken Your Health Recipe PDF Handouts:
– Immune Fortifying Shiitake Ginger Soba Soup
– Chicken and Vegetable Soup
– Golden Inner Glow smoothie and Acai Smoothie Bowl

In this webinar you will discover how to...

How to use food and lifestyle to maximally support your immune system at this uncertain time

Three resilience factors to improve and sustain healthy behaviour changes

Take home some staple immune-boosting recipes

Learn directly from Tabitha McIntosh, ND

TABITHA McINTOSH is an experienced and respected Naturopath, clinical Nutritionist, author, and educator with over 12 years of clinical experience. After attaining her Bachelor of Medical Science (University of NSW, 2001), she went on to pursue her passion for Integrative healthcare by completing an Advanced Diploma Naturopathy & Diploma Nutrition (Nature Care College, 2005), and Post Grad Dip of applied Science in Nutritional & Environmental Medicine (Swinburne University, 2006).

Absolutely passionate about improving the health of everyone she comes in contact with, Tabitha's resume includes presenting at conferences and professional development seminars, as well contributing to publications and Natural Medicine. In addition to running her own Sydney-based private clinical practice for well over a decade, Tabitha has published her first book, One Bite at a Time, co-authored with Dr Sarah Lantz and launched an e-course, I Quit Chemicals.

Tabitha feels privileged to be able to inspire her clients and peers to maximise health outcomes by making conscious choices for the health of the planet, and the health of the future generations.

What is 5G and how does it differ from other
wireless technology?

Why is there a rush to install 5G and why is the government not requiring biological testing of 5G before deployment?

In this webinar you will discover how to...

What is 5G and why we should be concerned about it

How radiation and electronic magnetic fields affect health

The most harmful wireless devices in the home

How parents can protect children

What we can do as a community to ban harmful wireless products

Symptoms that may be caused by radiation and EMF toxicity

Learn directly from Magda Havas, PhD

Magda Havas, PhD is Professor Emerita at Trent University in Canada. She does research on the biological effects of electromagnetic pollution and the beneficial effects of electrotherapies.

Dr. Havas works with diabetics, people with multiple sclerosis, tinnitus, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, heart palpitations and those who are electrically hypersensitive. Her passion is to minimize exposure of pregnant women, infants, children, and teenagers to radio frequency radiation. She serves as a science advisor to various government and non-government organizations in Canada, U.S., Europe, U.K., South Africa, Nepal and Australia.

She has authored 200 publications and is co-author of Public Health SOS: The Shadow Side of the Wireless Revolution. Since 2000, Dr. Havas has lectured in more than 30 countries on the health effects of electrosmog.

The focus of her research is to determine how to help those with electrohypersensitivity and to educate health care providers about the perils of electromagnetic pollution.

Dr Wahls reveals how a therapeutic diet and lifestyle protocol can transform your health!

In this webinar and Q&A session, underlying root causes for neuroinflammation and autoimmune processes will be reviewed from an evolutionary and functional medicine perspective.
Dr Wahls will review her own personal healing journey from a medical perspective and discuss strategies to enhance patient success with dietary and lifestyle interventions. She will also give updates from both her clinical research and clinical practice.
Whether you are a health practitioner wanting to broaden your understanding of complementary and allied therapies, a parent wishing to discover more on nutritional therapies or a natural health advocate, this webinar offers practical, science-based information.

In this webinar you will discover how to...

Specific food and lifestyle interventions to stabilise or reverse neuroinflammatory and autoimmune conditions

Three resilience factors to improve and sustain healthy behaviour changes

At least four mechanisms by which environmental factors contribute to accelerated aging and neurodegenerative disease

Learn directly from Dr Terry Wahls

DR TERRY WAHLS is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner and a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa where she conducts clinical trials.

In addition, she has secondary appointments in the departments of neurology and epidemiology. In 2018 she was awarded the Institute for Functional Medicine's Linus Pauling Award for her contributions in research, clinical care and patient advocacy. She is also a patient with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, which confined her to a tilt-recline wheelchair for four years.

Dr Wahls restored her health using a diet and lifestyle program she designed specifically for her brain and now pedals her bike to work each day.

She is the author of The Wahls Protocol: How I Beat Progressive MS Using Paleo Principles and Functional Medicine, The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles (paperback), and the cookbook The Wahls Protocol Cooking for Life: The Revolutionary Modern Paleo Plan to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions.

Dr Wahls conducts clinical trials that test the effect of nutrition and lifestyle interventions to treat MS and other progressive health problems. She also teaches the public and medical community about the healing power of the Paleo diet and therapeutic lifestyle changes that restore health and vitality to our citizens. She hosts a Wahls Protocol Seminar every summer where anyone can learn how to implement the Protocol with ease and success.

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Professor Ian Brighthope discusses how to
strengthen the defences of the immune system and how to fight viruses with nutrition

In this webinar and Q&A session join distinguished Professor Ian Brighthope as he discusses how to strengthen the defences of the immune system and how to fight viruses with ‘nutrient therapy’.
He will also discuss the political and financial interests that have allowed SARS-Cov2 to flourish.

Learn directly from Professor Ian Brighthope

The Brighthope Clinics and Biocentres were developed in the 1970's and specialised in Nutritional Medicine, Environmental Medicine and Herbal Medicine.

As founding president of Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (ACNEM) for over 26 years, Professor Brighthope pioneered the first post-graduate medical course in nutrition in Australia. He is now the official ambassador of ACNEM.

Professor Brighthope has acted as an advocate of doctors practicing Complementary Medicine for over 35 years.

Professor Brighthope' s lifelong ambition is to help change the way medicine and healthcare is practiced for the benefit of the public and to see nutrition, nutritional and environmental medicine and herbal medicine become the building blocks and keystones to world health and peace.

Psychological, emotional, physical, and
neurologic effects of COVID-19

Beyond the danger for human biology, COVID-19 is wreaking havoc on our emotional and psychiatric health. Adolescents, long established by research as a population at increased risk for depression and suicide, now occupy a particularly worrisome position.
Research supporting associations between social isolation, trauma, and hopelessness with depression and suicide will be explored, with a special focus on adolescent populations.
Evidence-based functional medicine strategies for promoting balanced health and mitigating COVID-19 psychiatric risk will be presented, offering providers and patients hope for sustained wellness through the pandemic and beyond.

In this webinar you will discover how to...

Trauma and social isolation increase risk for depression

COVID-19 increases risk for mental illness and substance abuse and its affect on suicide rates

Strategies to reduce depression, anxiety and psychiatric risks

Learn directly from Professor James Greenbalt

DR JAMES GREENBLATT a pioneer in the field of Integrative Medicine, has treated patients with complex behavioural and mood disorders since 1990.
After receiving his medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine, Dr Greenblatt completed his psychiatry residency at George Washington University Medical Centre.

Dr Greenblatt went on to pursue a two year fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine to become board certified in child and adolescent psychiatry where he also served as the Chief Resident.

During the fellowship, Dr Greenblatt received specialised training in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders that appear in childhood such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), behavioural disorders, autism spectrum disorders, and complex mood and anxiety disorders.

Identify and minimise the stressors (emotional, nutritional, environmental, postural and dental) affecting our physical, mental and emotional wellbeing...

Everybody acknowledges that stress plays a role in our modern world affecting our health, and not always in a positive way. But in order to deal with a problem like ‘stress’, it helps to understand what the problem actually is.
Ultimately life is ‘a question of balance’, and if we defined ‘the meaning of life’…. a big question… then it would be to fulfil your potential.
Dr Ron Ehrlich provides a model of health in our modern world, to empower individuals to take more control of their health, and be the best you can be.

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Define what stress means in our modern world

Identify and minimise the stressors (emotional, nutritional, environmental, postural, and dental) affecting our physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing

Identify the pillars of health (sleep, breathe, nourish, move and think) to build resilience to deal with the inevitable stresses of our modern world

Provide a framework to ask the right questions for personal empowerment and wellbeing

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Dr RON EHRLICH is one of Australia's leading holistic health advocates. Over 40 years of clinical practice he has developed a holistic approach to health and wellness, as well as a comprehensive model of how stress impacts on our lives, and the many, often surprising connections between oral and systemic health.

His 2018 book: A Life Less Stressed: the 5 pillars of health and wellness has been published internationally. His weekly podcast Unstress with Dr Ron Ehrlich explores and expands on themes of his book, with world leaders in areas of health and regenerative agriculture. Has a Fellowship in Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (FACNEM) and in Lifestyle Medicine (FASLM) and is currently President of the Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (ACNEM.

In 2007 he co-founded Nourishing Australia, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to informing, educating and inspiring people about the critical importance of healthy soils, nutrient-dense foods and regenerative agriculture, bringing together principles of holistic healthcare and holistic farm management for the health of people, communities and ultimately, our planet.

Dr Ehrlich's passion is to empower individuals to fulfil their potential, take control of their health, build resilience and be the best you can be.

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Dr James Neuenschwander

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Caroline Meyer ND

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Dr Frank Golik

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Professor Ian Brighthope

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Lyn Patrick

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Dr Robert Naviaux MD, PhD

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Tabitha McIntosh ND

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Dr Leila Masson

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William Shaw PhD

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Dr James Greenblatt

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Dr Arwen Podesta

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Paediatric Speech Pathologist Susan Marden and Nutritionist & Herbalist Brittany Darling will present the latest evidence based therapies in both the allied health and biomedicine space

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Integrative Paediatrician Dr Leila Masson will present on common causes of ADHD behaviour such as nutritional deficiencies, toxic exposure and environmental factors

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Discover proven integrative therapies to treat mood and behavioural disorders in children and adolescents.

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Immune Support & COVID-19Protectition for the Whole Family!

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The power that made the body, is in the body, and it heals the body...

In this webinar you will discover how to...

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How to prevent opportunistic infections by optimally supporting our body's immune defences with our daily choices...

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What is 5G and how does it differ from other wireless technology?

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Dr Wahls reveals how a therapeutic diet and lifestyle protocol can transform your health!

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Professor Ian Brighthope discusses how to strengthen the defences of the immune system and how to fight viruses with nutrition

Learn directly from Professor Ian Brighthope

Immune Support & COVID-19
Protectition for the Whole Family!

The power that made the body,
is in the body, and it heals the body...

How to prevent opportunistic infections by
optimally supporting our body's immune
defences with our daily choices...

What is 5G and how does it differ from other
wireless technology?

Professor Ian Brighthope discusses how to
strengthen the defences of the immune system and how to fight viruses with nutrition

Psychological, emotional, physical, and
neurologic effects of COVID-19