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Gut Health and Health Challenges with James Neuenschwander, MD
Gut Health and Health Challenges with James Neuenschwander, MD
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Teacher of Kundalini Yoga
Ravi Singh has 45 years experience as a Teacher of Kundalini Yoga. He is Author (with Ana Brett) of The Kundalini Yoga Book: Life in the Vast Lane, and a Co-Founder of Yoga Unify, a new paradigm for yoga. He has presented Trainings and workshops worldwide including the psychology Dept. at Yale Univ., Fortune 500 companies, and to many at-risk populations. Ravi and his Australian-born partner Ana Brett have trained over 300 Kundalini practitioners and authored 26 DVDs with their primary goal being “is to help people learn to live a healthy and happy, more peaceful life that continues to challenge them to grow. We teach a system of exercise and meditation that fully integrates the body, mind, and spirit.”
Physiotherapist
Simon Borg-Olivier, MSc BAppSc (Physiotherapy) APAM c-IAYT, has been practicing traditional forms of posture, movement, breathing, and mental control for 50 years. He has been teaching for 38 years and has been a registered physiotherapist for 23 years. Simon works as a research scientist and a University lecturer. He has been regularly invited to teach about lifestyle, posture, movement, breathing, and meditation at conferences, festivals, and intensive teacher training courses internationally since 1990. He is also co-director of YogaSynergy, one of Australia’s oldest and most respected yoga schools, which has a style based on a deep understanding of modern medical science and traditional forms of exercise and therapy from all over the world. Simon has studied with great traditional masters from Tibet, Japan, India, and China. Along with his business partner and fellow physiotherapist, Bianca Machliss, Simon has co-authored many books and scientific articles including ‘Applied Anatomy and Physiology of Yoga’, which is the textbook for two courses they teach at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. Currently, Simon conducts intensive training courses in India, Bali, Europe, and Australia. He also teaches many online courses on the applications of posture, movement, and breathing for fitness, internal health, wellbeing, and longevity.
Founder of Bio Energy Medical Center
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.
Naturopath
Caroline Meyer is a naturopath who is passionate about working with children, teens and their diverse families to make substantial and sustained changes in their health. Her particular clinical interests are in pediatrics, mental health, sleep medicine, mindfulness & integrating trauma. Caroline graduated from the ND program at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM) in 2005 where she is currently a part-time academic and clinical faculty member. Caroline speaks and writes extensively about topics related to pediatrics and mental health.
Certified Stress Mastery Educator
Katie Kimball is the voice of healthy kids cooking, working to restore the health of our young generation one kitchen at a time. She’s a cookbook author, Certified Stress Mastery Educator, and regular TV contributor who has shared her journey to real food and natural living for 12 years at Kitchen Stewardship, a blog that helps families stay healthy without going crazy. Along with her 4 children, she created the Kids Cook Real Food eCourse to help other parents teach their kids to cook, build family connection in the kitchen, and supercharge kids’ confidence and creativity. In 2020 the Wall Street Journal recommended Kids Cook Real Food as the best online cooking class for kids. She is actively masterminding the Kids’ Meal Revolution, with a goal of every child being able to cook.
Integrative Doctor
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.
Founding Director of ACNEM
Professor Ian Brighthope graduated in Agricultural Science in 1965. For the next three years he was involved in teaching and research. His research interests were in the fields of agriculture and veterinary nutrition, including the nutritional health of cattle, horses, sheep, dogs, pigs and poultry. His involvement in the design and implementation of field trials provided him with a deep respect for scientific methods, its strengths and its weaknesses.
Founder of Optimum Health Essentials
Naturopath
Lyn Patrick, ND, graduated from Bastyr University in 1984 with a doctorate in naturopathic medicine and has been in private practice as a state licensed naturopathic physician in Arizona and Colorado for 35 years. She is a published author of numerous articles in peer-reviewed medical journals, she is a past contributing editor for Alternative Medicine Review. She speaks internationally on environmental medicine, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, endocrine disruption, metal toxicology, and other topics. She is also a founding partner and presenter at the Environmental Health Symposium, an annual international environmental medicine conference based in the United States. After the passing of her longtime colleague Dr. Walter Crinnion, she has taken on the job of continuing to educate primary care providers in the area of environmental medicine training through the SpiritMed Certification Course and Crinnion Opinion podcasts. In her spare time, she enjoys biking, hiking, and kayaking the mountains, lakes, and rivers of southwestern Colorado.
Mitochondrial & Metabolic Expert
Robert Naviaux, MD, PhD is the founder and co-director of the Mitochondrial and Metabolic Disease Center (MMDC), and Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, Pathology, and Genetics at UCSD, where he directs a core laboratory for metabolomics. He is the co-founder and a former president of the Mitochondrial Medicine Society (MMS), and a founding associate editor of the journal Mitochondrion. He is an internationally known expert in human genetics, inborn errors of metabolism, metabolomics, and mitochondrial medicine. Dr. Naviaux is the discoverer of the cause of Alpers syndrome—the oldest Mendelian form of mitochondrial disease—and the developer of the first DNA test to diagnose it. His lab also discovered the first mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations that cause genetic forms of autism and the metabolic features of the cell danger response (CDR). He directed the first FDA-approved clinical trial to study the safety and efficacy of the antipurinergic drug suramin as a new treatment for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). His lab has developed methods in metabolomics and environmental toxicology that have shown many complex chronic disorders like ASD and chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) have a metabolic signature that can be used in diagnosis and lead to fresh insights to treatment. Information about Naviaux Lab research can be found on the web at: naviauxlab.ucsd.edu. Dr. Naviaux’s publications have been cited over 6000 times.
Naturopath & Nutritionist
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.
Integrative Paediatrician
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.
Founder of Great Plains Laboratory
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.
Integrative Doctor
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.
Integrative Psychiatrist
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.
Integrative Doctor
Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride holds a degree in Medicine and Postgraduate degrees in both Neurology and Human Nutrition. She specializes in nutrition for children and adults with behavioral and learning disabilities, and adults with digestive and immune system disorders. As a parent of a child diagnosed with learning disabilities, Dr Campbell McBride was acutely aware of the difficulties facing other parents like her, and she has devoted much of her time to helping these families. She realized that nutrition played a critical role in helping children and adults to overcome their disabilities, and has pioneered the use of probiotics in this field. Dr Campbell McBride is the author of Gut & Psychology Syndrome, Put Your Heart in Your Mouth and Vegetarianism Explained. She is also the creator of the GAPS diet.
Co-Founder of R&D at MediHerb
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.
Whether you are a health practitioner wanting to broaden your understanding of complementary and allied therapies for your development delay patients, a parent wishing to discover more on nutritional therapies and how gut health is vital to your child’s health or even an educator.
BRITTANY DARLINGis an accredited nutritionist, herbalist and autism mum.
Her mission is to work with "people who really want to get well and be healthy" by guiding them to nutritional and herbal medicines that provide a personalised and core cause approach.
The results can be life changing with less inflammation, better digestion and a stronger immune system for optimal health and vitality.
SUSAN MARDENis the Director and Senior Speech Pathologist at OneOnOne Children's Therapy. She has been working in the public and private Speech Pathology sector for the past 35 years and leads a team of 10 therapists in her Bondi Junction clinic.
She has worked in the areas of head injury, rehabilitation, feeding issues and learning difficulties. She has presented workshops around Australia and regularly appears on Kinderling Radio. Her primary clinical interest is working with children with autism spectrum disorder.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
Why is there a rush to install 5G and why is the government not requiring biological testing of 5G before deployment?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.