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Restoring patient wellness.
Building physician practices.
September 27-30, 2018
Burlington, Vermont
Conference
Schedule
2018 Trends in Nutrition,
Pain Management, and
Mind-Body Therapies
To receive CME/CE credits, please complete the evaluations
in the Surveys section of the conference app.
www.restorative.com
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Table of Contents
Welcome Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
About AARM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Certification in T3 Therapy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Continuing Education Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
General Conference Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Hotel Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Conference Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Conference Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Presentation Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Post Conference Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Speaker Financial Disclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Exhibitor Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Exhibitor Booth Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Conference recordings can be purchased by attendees at a reduced
rate of $250. Purchase can only be made during the conference
at the registration desk. Discounted rate does not apply after
September 30, 2018.
To receive CME/CE credits, please complete the evaluations
in the Surveys section of the conference app.
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Welcome to the 16th Annual
International Restorative Medicine Conference!
W
elcome to Burlington! We are proud to be hosting the planting fruit trees, supporting farmers, and protecting forests.
annual conference in AARM’s beautiful home state of The conference also makes a donation to a local charity as
Vermont this year. Our conference theme, 2018 Trends part of a thank you gift to the speakers rather than presenting
in Nutrition, Pain Management, and Mind- Body Therapies material gifts. This year, we contributed to the Vermont
intends to reach a wide range of interests and modalities within Food Bank, which distributes millions of pounds of food to
Restorative Medicine. I am grateful for the contributions from Vermonters in need.
our excellent faculty this year, who represent a diverse mix of The Restorative Medicine Conference continues to prioritize
MDs, DOs, NDs, and herbalists, from both the US and Canada. diversity and inclusion. My wish is that this fun and friendly
One of our goals for 2018 is to further enhance the fun and gathering will help you better serve your patients, as well as
positive energy generated by our annual conference! I hope help you grow your practice. I hope to see you next year in
you’ll join our kava party on Saturday night, with live music, a sunny San Diego, CA on September 12- 15, 2019!
cash bar, and dancing with the afro-funk band Sabouyouma.
On Thursday, legendary herbalist Rosemary Gladstar is In Health,
hosting a full day of herb farm tours, and shorter herb walks
are being offered on Friday. For the foodies among us, there
are a lot of exciting and delicious restaurants and pubs within
walking distance of the hotel in downtown Burlington. For the Michaël Friedman, ND
conference lunches and breaks, healthy local organic foods AARM Executive Director
from Vermont will be featured.
We’re also going greener and more high-tech this year by
offering a conference management app to use on your phone This conference is dedicated to my cousins, Drew and
or tablet. Everything you need to know about the conference is Meredith, and to those who lost their battle with opioid
now available in one convenient location. The app allows you addiction much too soon in their lives. I strongly believe that
to pre-plan which lectures you want to attend. The conference integrative medicine has the greatest potential to help solve
evaluation can be completed on the app, which helps us reduce the opioid crisis by offering effective alternatives to pain
paper waste and allows us to generate your CME certificates management.
more efficiently. For more information on the conference app, My hope is that this conference also serves to increase
see page 7 of this booklet. clinicians’ awareness of patients who are at risk of addiction,
Another green initiative is credited to Restorative and to guide them to the assistance that they need. Thank
Formulations, the platinum sponsor for the conference. Aware you to all of you who are carrying out this important mission.
of the carbon dioxide emissions created by holding a conference
of this size (through travel, hotels and food production), they With peace and gratitude,
contributed approximately $4000 to COTAP.org — Carbon Jen Palmer, ND
Offsets To Alleviate Poverty. This money goes towards projects AARM Communications and Education Director
in India, Africa and Nicaragua to offset carbon emissions, by
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Thank You To Our Conference Sponsors:
Platinum Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Conference Education Partners Workshop Sponsor
Vermont
Association of
Naturopathic Physicians
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About AARM
T
he Association for the Advancement of Restorative AARM certifies health care practitioners in specific
Medicine (AARM) is a non-profit medical association Restorative Medicine therapies. For example, providers who
which supports cross-disciplinary learning and attend the T3 certification courses at our conferences can
collaboration in the use of herbal, nutritional, and hormone take an online exam and become certified in T3 therapy. By
medicines. AARM’s focus is on providing medical education providing education from leading experts, clinical research,
about endocrine system disorders, with an emphasis and cutting-edge protocols, AARM is empowering physicians
on therapeutic approaches for treating hypothyroidism, to more effectively treat their patients and build their practices
hyperthyroidism, adrenal dysfunction, and dysglycemia, through the use of herbal, nutritional, and natural hormone
as well as male and female hormonal imbalances. We also medicines.
provide protocols and scientific information to physicians for A one-year membership in AARM is only $49 and includes:
using Restorative Medicine to treat chronic diseases, including • Five CME credits for reading Journal of Restorative
digestive, respiratory, nervous, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, Medicine articles. Only AARM members are eligible to
and autoimmune diseases. receive these online credits (members must pass quizzes
AARM’s education for healthcare professionals occurs to receive credits).
through several channels. Each year, hundreds of physicians
• 20% discount on all AARM conference registrations and
and other healthcare providers attend our conferences in
educational resources, such as conference recordings
the U.S. and Canada. Recordings of conference lectures
and books
are available on our website for those who prefer to learn
remotely. AARM also publishes the peer-reviewed Journal To become a member, visit restorativemedicine.org/
of Restorative Medicine (JRM). Continuing medical education membership. During the conference, you can also stop by the
credits are available for many of our educational products. registration desk and we’ll be glad to sign you up.
The Entire Conference at Your Fingertips!
Install our free conference app in 3 easy steps!
1 DOWNLOAD APP
iPhone and iPad: In the App Store, search for QuickMobile Events.
Android: In Google Play, search for QuickMobile Events.
Other platforms and laptop users:
Visit https://eventapps.quickmobile.center/
2 FIND EVENT
Click on Event ID, enter AIRMC16
(letters must be all caps)
Or scan this QR code:
3 LOGIN
Username: your email address
Password: vermont
For more information, go to restorativemedicine.org/app
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Certification in T3 Therapy:
Optimizing Body Temperature and Thyroid Function
with Hormones, Botanicals and Nutrition
C
ertification in T3 Therapy is an elective option for AARM The certification program, Optimizing Body Temperature and
members and is an excellent means to help your patients and Thyroid Function with Hormones, Botanicals and Nutrition,
build your practice. Medical providers can obtain Certification features pioneering experts in managing thyroid disease and
in T3 Therapy by attending required classes scheduled during the fatigue, led by Denis Wilson, MD and Michael Friedman, ND. The
preconference day for the Annual International Restorative Medicine non-CME course (“Dosing of Triiodothyronine T3”) is classified as
Conference. such because Dr. Wilson discusses off-label usage of drugs that are
This full day of seminars provides: not conventionally approved by the medical establishment. It is
• Speakers who are experienced clinicians and experts in thyroid approved for CE credit for NDs.
physiology
• Evidence-based review of low body temperature and Certification Requirements
associated symptoms To qualify for Certification in T3 Therapy you must meet the
• Treatment protocols for optimizing thyroid health and body following requirements:
temperatures • Attend required lectures at the Restorative Medicine
• Protocols for Triiodothyronine (T3), botanicals, and nutritional conference.
medicines to support the thyroid system • Complete and pass the examination immediately after the
• Written exam to earn certification at the end of the day course (recommended) or online within 4 weeks after the con-
Certification in T3 Therapy verifies that practitioners have ference (email jen@restorativemedicine.com for online access).
completed the training and have passed an examination. Once • Maintain certification by keeping current with updated
certified, practitioners who are AARM members will be listed on a lectures at certification day intensives at a conference at least
practitioner search tool. This opportunity allows practitioners to once every three years.
share contact information, clinic description, and website links to Medical providers who pass the exam and meet all of the
potential patients to help build their practice. requirements above will be emailed a certificate.
Free Peer-Reviewed Botanical
Medicine Articles for Clinicians
Watch For Our
2018 Re-Launch!
• Interviews and articles from
integrative medicine thought
leaders
• Commentaries on controversial
topics
• Clinically- relevant articles
• Case studies and clinical pearls
Available at:
RestorativeMedicine.org/Journal
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Continuing Education Credits
After attending a class, please complete the speaker evaluation form in the conference app’s Surveys
section to receive your CME/CE credits. If you cannot use the conference app, a paper evaluation form
is available at the registration desk. Certificates will be available to attendees within 1 week post-
conference if using the conference app, 3 weeks post-conference if using paper forms. Please log on to
your account at www.RestorativeMedicine.org to access your certificate at that time.
CME Credits CE Credits
This Live activity, 2018 Annual International Restorative Medicine NDs: Earn 22 CE credits (including 6 pharmacology credits) from
Conference, with a beginning date of 09/27/2018, has been reviewed the live conference. In addition, up to 8 CE credits are available (for
and is acceptable for up to 22.00 Prescribed credit(s) by the American NDs) by watching recorded lectures in the Online University post-
Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit conference (see Online University section for more info). Earn up to
commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 30 CE credits total, including 12 pharmacology credits. CE credits are
approved by the Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine and the
AMA/AAFP Equivalency: College of Naturopaths of Ontario (CONO) as category A.
AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical California NDs can claim 22 CME as approved by the AAFP
Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward (see accreditation note above). See schedule for courses marked as
the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA offering “CME”.
PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Dietitians: Approved for 22 CE for Integrative and Functional
Category 1. Medicine Registered Dietitians by the Commission on Dietetic
Physicians of Osteopathic Medicine – The American Osteopathic Registration.
Association (AOA) accepts AAFP Prescribed and Elective credit as Other practitioners: Most states’ regulatory agencies accept AMA
AOA Category 2 credit: Category 2-A includes formal live, clinical PRA Category 1 Credits and providers should check with their state
educational programs that are AAFP- approved. Category 2-B includes board regarding use of CME credit.
informal or nonlive activities, or activities that deal with non-clinical
topics such as malpractice. CME/ CE credits for Vermont practitioners, pertaining to
In addition to the AMA, the AOA, and the CFPC, the following Vermont Act 173:
organizations accept AAFP Prescribed credit: Vermont Practitioners can fulfill their required 2 continuing
medical education credits related to controlled substances.
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Conference courses to choose from to fulfill CME related to
American Academy of Physician Assistants Act 173:
American Association of Medical Assistants • Two hours of classes on pharmacological and natural
American Nurses Credentialing Center treatments for pain during the Pain Management Track on
American Academy of Family Physicians September 27.
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants • One hour class on natural pain management on September 28.
Physician licensing boards that accept Prescribed credit include: • Five hours of classes on identifying patients with addiction
American Board of Family Medicine and treatment protocols on September 29.
American Board of Emergency Medicine See schedule for detailed descriptions.
American Board of Preventive Medicine
American Board of Urology Online University Track CE
All NDs can earn an additional eight CE credits (including six
Pharmacology CE credits), by watching recorded lectures and passing
quizzes in the Online University. To complete the online courses
after the conference, you must watch the webinars in their entirety
and pass the related quizzes with a 75% or better grade. The Online
University courses will be available in your Restorative Medicine
account after the conference. (Approved by OBNM and CONO.) If you
have questions about the CE/CME credits, please email Jen Palmer,
ND at jen@restorativemedicine.com.
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General Conference Information
Registration and Information Desk Refreshments and Meals
The conference registration desk is located in the North Providing good food to you is important to us. We do out best to
Prefunction Area. Stop by to pick up conference materials and serve organic, fresh, and locally sourced food whenever possible, and
get information or assistance with conference functions. Hours of provide vegetarian, dairy-free and gluten-free options at every meal.
operation are: Meals and social events are as follows:
Thursday, September 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Friday, September 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Buffet Lunch: Thursday and Friday from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.,
Saturday, September 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. AM Refreshment Breaks: Thursday-Sunday
(see schedule for times)
PM Refreshment Breaks: Thursday-Saturday
Speaker Slides (see schedule for times)
You can access the digital versions of the conference program
Networking Reception: Friday from 5:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
book, speaker presentations, and other handouts provided by
Kava Party: Saturday from 8:00 p.m. to 11 p.m.
speakers by visiting restorativemedicine.org/VT2018
Breakfast and dinner are on your own each day. The Hilton
Conference App Burlington serves a breakfast buffet and traditional breakfast
Download the Quickmobile Events conference app from either selections in the Mounted Cat restaurant beginning at 6:30 a.m. each
Google Play or the Apple App Store. Open the app and enter day. “Grab and go” breakfast items are available for purchase in the
event ID: AIRMC16 (letters must be caps). Log in with user name bar area next to the Mounted Cat.
(usually the email address used to register for the conference) and
the password vermont. For more information about the app, visit Recreational Activities
restorativemedicine.org/app. If you cannot use the mobile app, a (See downtown Burlington map in conference app Maps section)
web version is located at https://eventapps.quickmobile.center/.
Enter AIRMC16 in the search and then log in with email address and Waterfront Park is a great place to go for a stroll along the board-
password vermont. walk and catch the sunset over Lake Champlain. Located at the
foot of College Street, about a block from the Hilton Burlington.
Exhibits Burlington’s paved bike path runs for miles along the shore of Lake
Make sure to visit our exhibitors in in the Green Mountain Champlain with spectacular views around every turn. Access the
Ballroom, the Adirondack Ballroom Prefunction area, and the path at Waterfront Park at the foot of College Street, about a block
Montpelier Room to learn more about the cutting-edge products from the Hilton Burlington. The Hilton has several bikes available
and services available to your practice. Visit with exhibitors during for hotel guests to use for free, by signing them out at the front
the morning coffee and tea before the conference begins for the day, desk. Bike rentals are available at Localmotion on the waterfront
at refreshment breaks and at lunch, starting at 7:30 am on Friday and near the Hilton Burlington.
ending at 10:30 am on Sunday. Visit with our high-level sponsors in
Shopping, restaurants, and entertainment abound at the Church
the Adirondack Ballroom Prefunction area during pre-conference
Street Marketplace, an outdoor pedestrian mall three blocks from
day on Thursday, September 27 beginning at 7:30 am.
the Hilton Burlington.
Cell Phone Etiquette The Spirit of Ethan Allen cruise ship offers daily narrated tours on
Please be considerate of presenters and turn your phones to Lake Champlain, leaving from its dock on the waterfront just one
vibrate or “do not disturb” mode while in session. Thank you! block from the Hilton Burlington.
The Vermont Comedy Club, two blocks from the Hilton Burlington,
Wireless Internet offers nightly shows with local and nationally-known comedians.
Wireless internet is available throughout the hotel at no charge. ECHO, the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, offers fun exhibits
To log into the WiFi: and programs to inspire and engage families in the joy of scientific
1. Open Browser and Choose AT&T Wi-Fi Network discovery, wonder of nature, and care of Lake Champlain. ECHO is
2. Choose I have a coupon / promotional code, click next on the waterfront at the foot of College Street, about a block from
3. Enter Code: AARM2018 (not case sensitive) the Hilton Burlington.
10Burlington Hilton floorplan
11Conference Schedule
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Time Speaker Event/ Course Title Location CME CE Pharm
7:30- 8:45 a.m. Registration & Exhibits Adirondack Prefunction
8:45- 9:00 a.m. Welcome Adirondack Ballroom
9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Gladstar Vermont Herb Tour Off-site 0 2
9:00- 10:00 a.m. Arseneau MD and ND Collaboration: Integrative Adirondack C/D 1 1 .5
Medical Strategies for Chronic Pain
9:00- 10:00 a.m. Stansbury T3 Certification Track: Adirondack A/B 1 1
The Role of Phytosterols in
Regulating Hormones
10:00-10:30 a.m. Break and Exhibits Adirondack Prefunction
10:30- 11:30 a.m. Matheson MD and ND Collaboration: Adirondack C/D 1 1 .5
Practical Approaches to Chronic Pain
10:30- 11:30 a.m. Wilson T3 Certification Track: Adirondack A/B 1 1 .5
Sub Laboratory Hypothyroidism, Part 1
11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Lazar Meditation and Neuroplasticity Adirondack C/D 1 1
11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Wilson T3 Certification Track: Sub Laboratory Adirondack A/B 1 1 .5
Hypothyroidism, Part 2
12:30-2:00 p.m. Lunch and Exhibits Adirondack Prefunction
2:00-3:00 p.m. Lazar Meditation, Trauma and Pain Adirondack C/D 1 1
2:00-3:00 p.m. Stansbury T3 Certification Track: Botanical Medicines Adirondack A/B 1 1
for Thyroid Disease
3:00-4:00 p.m. Flechas Fibroblasts as Novel Therapeutic Adirondack C/D 1 1
Targets in Chronic Inflammation
3:00-4:00 p.m. Wilson T3 Certification Track: Adirondack A/B 0 1 1
Dosing of Triiodothyronine T3
4:00-4:30p.m. Break and Exhibits Adirondack Prefunction
4:30-5:30 p.m. Zampieron T3 Certification Track: Adirondack A/B 1 1
Men’s Hormones
4:30-5:30 p.m. Flechas Boron and Inflammation Adirondack C/D 1 1
5:45-6:45-p.m. T3 Certification Exam Adirondack A/B
5:45-6:45-p.m. Beaudrow Teas and Tinctures Workshop Vermont Conference Room
* The Certification Track includes classes on optimizing body temperature and thyroid function with hormones, botanicals and nutrition.
12Friday, September 28, 2018
Time Speaker Event/ Course Title Location CME CE Pharm
7:00-8:00 a.m. Friday Morning Yoga Vermont Conference Room
Sponsored by Restorative Formulations
7:30- 8:45 a.m. Registration Green Mountain Ballroom,
and Exhibits Adirondack Prefunction
and Montpelier Room
8:45- 9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks and Welcome Adirondack Ballroom
9:00- 11:00 a.m. Sinatra High Vibrational Living/Metabolic Adirondack Ballroom 2 2 .5
Cardiology: The Segue to Optimum Health
11:00- 11:30 a.m. Break and Exhibits Green Mountain Ballroom,
Adirondack Prefunction
and Montpelier Room
11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Gaby 2018 Nutrition Research Updates: Adirondack Ballroom 1 1
What’s Real, What’s Dubious? Part 1
12:30-2:00 p.m. Lunch and Exhibits Lunch buffet in
Adirondack Prefunction
Lunch sponsored by
Microbiome Labs
12:45-1:30 p.m. Krishnan A Clinical Update on Vitamin K2 Adirondack Ballroom
2:00-4:00 p.m. O’Hara and Burlington Herb Walk Off-Site 0
MacDougall
2:00-3:00 p.m. Petersen Think Hormones First: From Birth Lake Champlain Room 0 1 1
Trauma to Anti-Aging, A Life Time
of Hormone Balance
2:00-3:00 p.m. Stadtmauer SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Adirondack Ballroom 1 1
Over-growth) Overview, Part 1
3:00-4:00 p.m. Zampieron Pain Management Secrets of an Aging Lake Champlain Room 1 1 .5
Martial Artist: Botanical Medicine
Protocols for Pain and Inflammation
3:00-4:00 p.m. Stadtmauer SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Adirondack Ballroom 1 1
Over-growth) Overview, Part 2
4:00-4:45 p.m. Break and Exhibits Green Mountain Ballroom,
Adirondack Prefunction
and Montpelier Room
4:00-6:00 p.m. O’Hara and Burlington Herb Walk Off-Site
MacDougall
4:45-5:45 p.m. Stansbury Berberine and Curcumin: Adirondack Ballroom 1 1
Herbal Superstars
4:45-5:45 p.m. Hamilton The Underlying Pathology of Lake Champlain Room 0 1
Chronic Disease
5:45-7:00 p.m. Networking Reception with Exhibitors Green Mountain Ballroom,
Adirondack Prefunction
and Montpelier Room
13Saturday, September 29, 2018
Time Speaker Event/ Course Title Location CME CE Pharm
7:00-8:00 a.m. Saturday Morning Yoga Vermont Conference Room
Sponsored by Restorative Formulations
7:30-8:30 a.m. Networking and Exhibits
8:30- 9:30 a.m. Van Gaver Addiction Primer for the Adirondack Ballroom 1 1 1
Health Professional
8:30- 9:30 a.m. Born A Comprehensive, Integrative Lake Champlain Room 0 1
Approach to Chronic Pain
9:30- 10:30 a.m. Van Gaver Addiction Primer for the Health Adirondack Ballroom 1 1
Professional (continued)
9:30- 10:30 a.m. Campbell Mold and Mycotoxins: Lake Champlain Room 1 1
The Neglected Disease
10:30-11:00 a.m. Break and Exhibits Green Mountain Ballroom,
Adirondack Prefunction
and Montpelier Room
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Van Gaver Addiction Primer for the Health Adirondack Ballroom 1 1
Professional (continued)
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Pescatore Everyday Clinical Application of Lake Champlain Room 1 1
Telomere and Aging Support
12:00-1:30 p.m. Lunch and Exhibits Lunch buffet in
Adirondack Prefunction
1:30-2:30 p.m. Van Gaver Addiction Primer for the Health Adirondack Ballroom 1 1
Professional (continued)
1:30-2:30 p.m. Gladstar Adaptogens and Tonic Herbs Lake Champlain Room 1 1
1:30-2:30 p.m. Poster Presentations Montpelier Room
2:30-3:30 p.m. Stansbury Opiate Addiction: Pathophysiology Adirondack Ballroom 1 1 .5
and Herbal Interventions
2:30-3:30 p.m. Penn Obesity Medicine for the Lake Champlain Room 1 1
Adolescent Patient
3:30- 4:15 p.m. Break and Exhibits Green Mountain Ballroom,
Adirondack Prefunction
and Montpelier Room
4:15 -5:15 p.m. Gaby 2018 Nutrition Research Updates: Adirondack Ballroom 1 1
What’s Real, What’s Dubious? Part 2
5:15-6:15 p.m. Beaudrow Teas and Tinctures Workshop Vermont Conference Room
8:00-11:00 p.m. Kava Dance Party Lake Champlain Room
Kava drink toast at 8:00 p.m.
followed by live music from Sabouyouma,
a Vermont-based afro-funk band
14Sunday, September 30, 2018
Time Speaker Event/ Course Title Location CME CE Pharm
7:00-8:00 a.m. Networking and Exhibits Green Mountain Ballroom,
Adirondack Prefunction
and Montpelier Room
8:00- 10:00 a.m. Newport Ketones as an Alternative Fuel for the Adirondack Ballroom 2 2
Brain: Medium Chain Triglycerides and
Ketogenic Diets
10:00-10:30 a.m. Break and Exhibits Green Mountain Ballroom,
Adirondack Prefunction
and Montpelier Room
10:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Penn Healing from Historical and Adirondack Ballroom 2 2
Generational Trauma, Through
Movement, Mindfulness and Spirituality
12:30 p.m. Conference Ends
Total of 22 CME or CE credits/ 6 Pharmacology credits
You’re Invited to the
Saturday Evening Kava Dance Party
Enjoy a free Kava drink toast at 8:00 p.m. hosted by Rosemary Gladstar and Dr. Eugene Zampieron,
followed by live music from Sabouyouma, a Vermont-based afro-funk band.
Other drinks available at the cash bar. All attendees, exhibitors, and their guests are invited.
Lake Champlain Room, Mezzanine Level, Hilton Burlington
15Conference Faculty
Leigh Arseneau, ND Andrew Campbell, MD
Dr. Arseneau is a naturopathic physician who Dr. Campbell trained at the Orlando Regional
specializes in integrative medicine. Based in Medical Center in Florida and at the Medical
Ontario, he is the director of the Centre for College of Georgia before moving to Houston,
Advanced Medicine, the chief naturopathic Texas, where he was the medical director of
physician for the Canadian Center for the Medical Center for Immune and Toxic
Integrative Medicine, and a medical advisor Disorders for over 20 years. He has held various
for the Centre for Restorative Medicine. Dr. leadership positions in hospitals in Houston. Dr.
Arseneau has worked as policy advisor for Campbell served on the admissions committee
the government of Ontario. He is a member for the University of Texas Medical School
of the Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors, the Ontario and as a faculty member. He founded the St.
Association of Naturopathic Doctors, the editorial board for the John Vianney Clinic for the indigent 27 years ago. He has served as
Journal of Restorative Medicine and a past peer review er for the president or vice-president of a number of medical organizations,
Integrated Healthcare Practitioners Journal. Dr. Arseneau has co- both national and international. He has also been editor-in-chief,
authored several research papers on the benefits of natural hormone co-editor, associate editor and on the editorial board of several
therapy, essential fatty acids, thyroid treatment, and integrative pain medical journals. He is currently the editor-in-chief of two peer
management. He has also conducted over 100 lectures for patients reviewed and indexed medical journals. Dr. Campbell has published
and physicians alike and has appeared as a guest speaker on national over 70 peer-reviewed journal articles and medical textbook
and local television broadcasts. chapters.
Penelope Beaudrow, RH Jorge Flechas, MD
Penelope is an educator and registered Dr. Flechas is the medical director of Flechas
herbalist who earned her diploma from the Family Practice in Hendersonville, North
Dominion Herbal College in British Columbia. Carolina. In addition to family practice,
She has had a career with herbs for the past Dr. Flechas’ subspecialities include iodine
two decades; from “the field to bottle” in all Therapy for thyroid and breast disorders,
aspects of the natural products industry. She natural hormone replacement for both men
is product development specialist and herbal and women, and diagnosis and treatment of
educator at Faunus Herbs. Penelope is also cardiac-related issues such as coronary artery
a board member of the Association for the disease, atherosclerosis, and hypertension.
Advancement of Restorative Medicine, moderator at the Annual Dr. Flechas was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and is fluent in both
International Restorative Medicine Conference, and past organizer English and Spanish. He majored in physics at Southern Missionary
of this conference for 10 years. She is also the founder of The Ginkgo College in Tennessee and achieved both his doctorate in medicine
Tree, a small herbal business located on her family farm, Dogwood & (1977) and his masters degree in public health (1979) from Loma
Brambles (designated as a United Plant Savers botanical sanctuary). Linda University in California. As an internationally sought-after
speaker, Dr. Flechas regularly speaks at medical conferences.
Todd Born, ND His lectures have informed many doctors on new and effective
Todd A. Born is a naturopathic doctor, certified treatment protocols for a wide spectrum of medical disorders.
nutrition specialist (CNS), co-owner and medical
director of Born Naturopathic Associates, Inc., Alan Gaby, MD
in Alameda, California. Dr. Born graduated from Dr. Gaby received his undergraduate degree
Bastyr University in Seattle and completed his from Yale University, his MS in biochemistry
residency at the Bastyr Center for Natural Health from Emory University, and his MD from the
and its 13 teaching clinics. University of Maryland. He is past-president
He has been published in Naturopathic of the American Holistic Medical Association
Doctor News and Reviews, Townsend Letter, and gave expert testimony to the White
Integrative Medicine Alert, Natural Medicine House Commission on Complementary and
Journal and the Natural Nutmeg. He has appeared on KRON4 News, Alternative Medicine on the cost-effectiveness
multiple national radio shows, and lectured as an expert for the of nutritional supplements. He is the author
National Psoriasis Foundation and Arthritis Foundation, and across of numerous books and scientific papers in the field of nutritional
the country at various medical conferences. medicine. He was professor of nutrition and a member of the clinical
16faculty at Bastyr University in Kenmore, Washington, from 1995 Sara Lazar, PhD
to 2002. In 2011, he completed a 30-year project, the textbook Dr. Lazar is an associate researcher in the
Nutritional Medicine, and has recently completed the updated second psychiatry department at Massachusetts
edition of the book. General Hospital and an assistant professor
in psychology at Harvard Medical School. The
Rosemary Gladstar focus of her research is to elucidate the neural
Rosemary Gladstar is a star figure in the field of mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects
modern herbalism, internationally-renowned of yoga and meditation, both in clinical settings
for her technical knowledge and stewardship in and in healthy individuals. She is a contributing
the global herbalist community. She has been author to Meditation and Psychotherapy
learning, teaching, and writing about herbs (Guilford Press). She has been practicing yoga
for over 45 years and is the author of 11 books. and mindfulness meditation since 1994. Her research has been
Her work includes Medicinal Herbs; a Beginners covered by numerous news outlets including The New York Times,
Guide, Herbal Healing for Women, Gladstar Herbal USA Today, CNN, and WebMD, and her work has been featured in a
Recipes for Vibrant Well Being, The Science and Art of Herbalism, an display at the Boston Museum of Science.
extensive home study course, and the recently-published Herbal
Healing for Men. She is the founding president of United Plant Savers, Shona MacDougall, RH(AHG)
and founder and former director of both the International Herb Shona is a certified clinical herbalist with 19
Symposium and The New England Women’s Herbal Conference. years of experience. She is affiliated with the
She is also the co-founder and original formulator of Traditional Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism
Medicinal Tea Company. Rosemary works from her home, Sage in Montpelier, Vermont and also owns Earth
Mountain Herbal Retreat Center and Botanical Sanctuary — a 500- Rhythm Herbals in Middlesex, Vermont. Shona
acre botanical preserve in Central Vermont (www.sagemountain. studied at the Rocky Mountain School of
com). Botanical Studies in Boulder, Colorado and is a
member of the American Herbalist Guild.
Debby Hamilton, MD
Dr. Hamilton is a board certified pediatrician
Jeff Matheson, MD
with a focus on treating autism and ADHD.
Dr. Matheson obtained an HBSc (Biochem)
After researching more than 600 references,
degree from University of Western Ontario,
she wrote the book Preventing Autism and
followed by a his MDCM Degree (Doctor of
ADHD: Controlling Risk Factors, Before, During
Medicine, Master of Surgery) from McGill
and After Pregnancy. Dr. Hamilton founded
University in 1991. He was a full-time
Holistic Pediatric Consulting in Colorado in
emergency room physician for 15 years, medical
2005. Her practice used an integrative focus
director of Med-Emerg, Inc. from 1998-2013,
to treat chronic diseases such as autism and
and is the founder of CPM Medical Clinics
ADHD. Although she began treating only children, her practice led to
(pain management) which became the largest
treatment of parents who often have similar medical issues as their
provider of pain management in Canada from 2005 to present,
children. By using functional medical testing, she could evaluate
setting standards to which all clinics must be certified by the
the underlying mechanisms involved in chronic diseases such as
College of Physicians and Surgeons Ontario. He has trained over 70
inflammation, immune deficiencies, and mitochondrial dysfunction.
physicians in the practice of pain management, and established the
Headache, Migraine and Pain Treatment Centre in Ajax in October
Kiran Krishnan 2013 — a new, non-narcotic approach to pain management using
Kiran is a microbiologist who has been involved
neuroplasticity principles.
in the dietary supplement and nutrition
market for the past 15 years. He comes from a
traditional research background having spent Mary Newport, MD
several years with hands-on R&D in the fields of Dr. Newport grew up in Cincinnati and was
molecular medicine and microabiology at the educated at Xavier University and University
University of Iowa. Over the past 10 years Kiran of Cincinnati College of Medicine, both in
has focused his knowledge and experience on Cincinnati. She is board certified in pediatrics
developing unique and effective nutritional and neonatology, and completed her training at
products for well-known brands in the dietary supplement market. Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati,
and Medical University Hospital in Charleston,
South Carolina. She practiced neonatology in
Florida for 30 years and was founding medical
17director of two newborn intensive care units in the Tampa Bay area. Fred Pescatore, MD
Dr. Newport currently provides home visits to sick and homebound After graduating from medical school at
patients in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. Dr. Newport was caregiver Columbia University, Dr. Pescatore studied
for 15 years for her husband Steve Newport, who suffered from early in Southeast Asia, India, Japan, Africa, and
onset Alzheimer’s disease and died in January 2016. She is author of Europe. Prior to opening his own practice,
three books: Alzheimer’s Disease: What If There Was a Cure? The Story for five years, Dr. Pescatore was the associate
of Ketones; The Coconut Oil and Low Carb Solution for Alzheimer’s, medical director of The Atkins Center for
Parkinson’s and Other Diseases; and The Complete Book of Ketones Complementary Medicine working with Dr.
which will be published in 2019. She has been an invited speaker Robert C. Atkins. He is a consultant for many
throughout the USA, Canada, Australia, and countries in Europe and dietary supplement companies and has been
Asia on the subject of ketones as an alternative fuel for the brain. instrumental in developing and clinically testing many of the leading
nutritional products. He is the former president of the International
Erin O’Hara and American Associations of Clinical Nutritionists, a member of the
Erin’s history with plants goes back to 1997, American College for the Advancement of Medicine, and belongs to
when he began an herbal apprenticeship many other professional organizations.
in British Columbia. Later he attended the
Northeast School of Botanical Medicine Carol Petersen, RPh
in Ithaca, NY and The Ayurvedic Institute Carol is an accomplished compounding pharma-
in Albuquerque, NM. A fascination with cist with decades of experience helping patients
the medicinal properties of herbs quickly improve their quality of life through bioidentical
expanded into a love affair with gardening. hormone replacement therapy with Women’s
Over the years Erin has studied permaculture International Pharmacy. She graduated from
at The Fingerlakes Permaculture Institute, the University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
Yestermorrow, and Prospect Rock Permaculture. He also completed and is a certified nutritional practitioner. Carol’s
the Master Gardener course with UVM extension. He is currently passion to optimize health and commitment
medical herbalist at Restorative Formulations and the owner of Turtle to compounding is evident in her involvement
Hill Native Plants in Montpelier, Vermont. with organizations including the International College of Integrated
Medicine and the American College of Apothecaries. She was also the
Carol Penn, DO founder and first chair for the Compounding Special Interest Group
Dr. Penn, board certified in family medicine with the American Pharmacists Association.
and osteopathic manipulative medicine, brings
more than 20 years of experience and expertise Stephen Sinatra, MD
in mind-body medicine and the movement Dr. Sinatra is a board-certified cardiologist and
sciences. Her diverse education includes a BS an assistant clinical professor of medicine at the
in dance education from New York University, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
MA in humanities from New York University, in Farmington, Connecticut. He is certified
and DO from Rowan University in Stratford, as a bioenergetic psychotherapist, and is a
New Jersey. Dr. Penn most recently served as nutrition and anti-aging specialist. In 1987, Dr.
the acting medical director for quality community health care, a Sinatra founded the New England Heart Center.
federally qualified health center in Philadelphia, and is currently Through it, he became a well-known advocate
a staff physician with Integrated Medical Alliance of Shrewsbury, of combining conventional medical treatments
New Jersey. During her residency in family medicine, she served as for heart disease with complementary
chief resident in family practice medicine at St. Joseph’s Hospital/ nutritional, anti-aging, and psychological therapies. He is the founder
North Philadelphia Hospital System (2012-2013). She has also been of heartmdinstitute.com, an informational website dedicated to
a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine, promoting public awareness of integrative medicine as well as
Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine; a faculty member vervana.com a website focused on high vibrational living and foods.
at the Center for Mind Body Medicine, Washington, DC; mind-body
skills group facilitator; nationally certified health, wellness, and
Mike Stadtmauer, ND
fitness coach (Wellcoaches Inc.); certified yoga instructor; member
Dr. Stadtmauer received his doctorate in
of the National QiGong Association; reiki master/teacher; and health
naturopathic medicine, as well as a masters of
correspondent for WURD900 AM radio.
science in oriental medicine, from the National
University of Natural Medicine in Portland,
Oregon in 2000. He has served as clinic
director and classroom instructor at Jung Tao
School of Classical Chinese Medicine in North
18Carolina and maintained a private practice there before relocating Denis Wilson, MD
to Vermont in 2010. He is currently the owner and director of Dr. Wilson graduated from the University of
Vermont Naturopathic Clinic in South Burlington and offers primary South Florida College of Medicine in 1985 and
and specialist naturopathic services focused on helping people trained in family practice. Dr. Wilson specializes
understand and treat their GI, thyroid/adrenal, and auto-immune in optimizing peripheral thyroid function, body
disorders from a root cause and naturopathic perspective. temperature, and well-being. Working with
more than 5,000 patients, he has developed
Jill Stansbury, ND a new simplified paradigm for thyroid
Dr. Stansbury has practiced in Southwestern management and was the first doctor to use
Washington for more than 25 years specializing sustained-release liothyronine. Over 20 years, he
in women’s health, mental health, and chronic has educated more than 2,500 physicians about the use of sustained-
disease. Dr. Stansbury is the former chair of the release liothyronine for patients with symptoms of low thyroid and
Botanical Medicine Program at the National low body temperature despite having normal blood tests. His novel
University of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, treatment of using sustained-release T3 is now standard of care with
Oregon, and remains on the faculty teaching a subsection of physicians practicing complementary and alternative
natural products chemistry, botanical influences medicine and his work is being taught in naturopathic medical
on cell biology, ethnobotany field courses, and schools. Dr. Wilson is the author of three books, including the
other miscellaneous topics in herbal medicine. She is publishing a extensively referenced Evidence-Based Approach to Restoring Thyroid
new series of herbal reference books titled Herbal Formularies for Health. He is also the co-founder of an herbal supplement company
Health Professionals. She writes for numerous professional journals that focuses on restoring health with certified organic formulas.
plus teaches around the country at a variety of medical and herbal
conferences. She frequently travels to the Peruvian Amazon, Eugene R. Zampieron, ND, MH, RH
studying South American plants and working with various tribes in (AHG)
the jungles of Manu and Iquitos. Dr. Zampieron has almost 30 years of
experience as a licensed naturopathic physician,
Aaron Van Gaver, ND professional herbalist, tropical ethnobotanical
Dr. Van Gaver completed his undergraduate researcher, botanical formulations inventor,
degree in biomedical toxicology at the professor, educator, internationally known
University of Guelph where he worked in the author, lecturer, spokesman, and radio
pharmaceutical industry as a pharmaceutical personality. His most recent book is titled
chemist for a short period of time. Following Supplements for Pain: Comprehensive Natural Help for Arthritis,
this, he completed his naturopathic medicine Fibromyalgia and other Inflammatory Conditions. Dr. Z, as he is known
diploma from the Canadian College of to his students and audiences, is one of the founding fathers of the
Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto, which then University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine, the first
brought him to Vancouver for a two-year accredited naturopathic medical college on the US Eastern seaboard.
associateship. He taught at BINM as faculty chair. He also earned a Dr. Z has trained hundreds of naturopathic doctors and physicians
CCAC (Canadian Certified Addiction Counsellor) in Vancouver. He internationally with his encyclopedic knowledge of plants and is
currently practices family medicine in Vancouver, British Columbia, steward of the college’s medicinal plant garden.
and trains physicians in addiction counseling with his program
Project Starlight.
Poster Presentations
Saturday, 1:30 pm
Susan Pressly Lephart, PhD: Can Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) Cynthia Wenner, PhD: Distinct Fomitopsis cajanderi extracts
have an Effect on Exam Performance of Medical Students? have differential modulatory actions on cancer cell cytotoxicity
and TNF cytokine secretion by human U937 monocytes
Monica Martin: Yoga Therapy Offers a Multidimensional Method
for Working with a Complex Client: Case study Elizabeth Pinel: An Empirical Analysis of an Ayurvedic Home
Cleanse’s Influence on Physical, Psychological, and Interpersonal
Peter Hudoba, MD: Tao Calligraphy Tracing Meditation in Health
Well-Being
Recovery
Richard Kotz, MD: Earthing (Grounding): Nature’s Original Anti-
Laura Jones: Yoga Therapy to Improve Wellbeing for a Woman
Inflammatory
Healing from Infertility Challenges: A Case Report
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www.allergyresearchgroup.comPresentation Descriptions
Thursday September 27 4. Understand how phytosterols interact with hormone
receptors.
5. Review the research on phytoestrogen safety and cancer risk.
9:00 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.
Vermont Herb Tour
10:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
2 CE (0 CME)
Sub Laboratory Hypothyroidism
Rosemary Gladstar
This is a full day tour of 2 herb farms in Vermont, including 2 hours 2 CME/2 CE- 1 Pharmacology CE
of educational tours of the farm with Rosemary and the farm Denis Wilson, MD
owners. Rosemary will review the basic pharmacology principles Recent research has demonstrated that much more regulation of the
for adaptogens, nervines, alteratives and carminitives. She will thyroid system occurs in the periphery than previously thought. The
discuss the differences between standardized extracts and whole hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis is responsible for maintaining
herbs, and the various herb extraction methods. She will review the an appropriate level of thyroid hormones that the cells can use to
actions, contraindications and dosing for many of the herbs found provide for normal metabolism. Just as vital, recent research has
on the farms, including nettle, rosemary, ashwagandha, blue flag, uncovered thyroid signaling pathways that regulate the thyroid
goldenseal and lavender. system on a cellular level. The ubiquitin proteasome system controls
the level of deiodinase enzyme, thereby determining T4 to T3
Goals and Objectives: conversion. All this crucial intracellular activity is not measured by
1. Understand the herb category adaptogen, and what type of thyroid blood tests. This might explain why some people have low
plants are included. body temperatures and symptoms of low thyroid function that may
2. Understand the herb category nervines, and what type of warrant the empirical use of T3.
plants are included.
3. Understand the herb category alteratives, and what type of Presentation Goals and Objectives:
plants are included. 1. Describe the physiology of thyroid hormone pathways and
4. Review the actions and safety of various herbs which are avail- body temperature
able to view on the farm tours. 2. Name 3 intracellular signaling pathways that direct the conver-
5. Share herbal formula recipes. sion of T4 to T3
3. Understand the intracellular physiology of thyroid hormones
4. Explain when and why or why not T3 might be desirable as an
T3 Certification Track
empirical treatment
9:00-10:00 a.m. 5. Understand the risks of T3 and the safety concerns of the
The Role of Phytosterols in Regulating Hormones American Thyroid Association regarding the use of T3
1 CME/1 CE
Jillian Stansbury, ND 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Phytosterols are present in a wide variety of botanical medicines Botanical Medicines for Thyroid Disease
and plant foods. These chemical compounds are similar to steroidal
1 CME/ 1 CE
hormones found naturally in humans. There are proven benefits
to using plant-sourced sterols to balance women’s hormones, Jillian Stansbury, ND
This session will present current research on botanical medicines
particularly in menopause, breast cancer and PCOS. This presentation
aimed at regulating thyroid function. Agents that improve
will review the science that has expanded our understanding about
hypothyroid function by increasing iodine uptake and synthesize
various phytosterols and the best possible clinical applications.
thyroid hormones will be reviewed, along with agents known to
block excessive stimulation of the thyroid in cases of excessive TSH
Goals and Objectives:
production, or thyroid auto-antibodies. Nutritional and botanical
1. Review the research that elucidates the biochemical actions of
evidence- based protocols for a variety of common thyroid
phytosterols
conditions seen in clinical practice will be shared. This presentation
2. Review plants that contain isoflavones, coumestans, genistein,
will review the signs and symptoms of adrenal disorders and identify
steroidal saponins and other phytosterols.
HPA axis dysfunction. Synergism between the adrenal and the
3. Gain an understanding of how phytoestrogens can balance
thyroid gland, and the “cross talk” between all the endocrine organs
hormones and respond appropriately to deficiencies or
will be addressed as an important aspect of treating thyroid diseases.
excesses.
21Goals and Objectives: 3. Review the causes of “andropause”.
1. Review fundamentals of endocrinology and learn how to 4. Provide protocols for optimal prostate health.
identify HPA dysregulation and blood sugar regulation 5. Provide nutritional and herbal protocols for enhanced
through lab tests and clinical evaluation longevity and libido in aging men.
2. Research review of herbs and nutrients and effect on cortisol
secretion and adrenal function. Pain Management Track
3. Review of research and evidence-based treatments to restore 9:00-10:00 a.m.
the neuroendocrine system.
4. Help patients understand specific lifestyle adjustments that
MD and ND Collaboration: Integrative Medical
will support balance within the HPA axis. Strategies for Chronic Pain
5. Develop a collection of natural treatments for thyroid, glucose 1 CME/ 1CE .5 Pharmacology
and adrenal support Leigh Arseneau, ND
6. Understand evidence-based management of these conditions One of the top ten reasons patients see a physician is for chronic
pain, yet it is one of the most challenging conditions to overcome.
3:00-4:00 p.m. It’s important that physicians offer alternatives to opioids that can
Dosing of Triiodothyronine T3 effectively manage pain. This is an opportunity for naturopathic and
medical doctors to work together to identify the true source of pain
0 CME/ 1 CE- 1 Pharmacology CE and create a protocol which blends both modalities.
Denis Wilson, MD Dr. Arseneau will provide a template for reviewing and assessing
A simple protocol for the empirical use of T3 in patients with low systems to identify the underlying sources of chronic pain. He will
body temperatures and normal thyroid blood tests will be presented. present an example of an integrative model and how patients flow
Crucial principles of dosing and management that are specific to T3 through a ND- MD workup to assess neuropathic and inflammatory
therapy will be discussed, focusing on maximizing the benefit while pain. He will share an evidence- based review of how they assess,
minimizing the risk of T3 therapy. Doctors will learn how cycling collaborate, decide on treatment order and incorporate drugs with
patients on and off T3 can often reset the body temperature so natural products. He will identify the baseline tests and specialized
that the temperature and symptoms often remained improved off labs to conduct, including genomics. He will present treatment
medicine. This “resetting phenomenon” is a hallmark of T3 therapy protocols for effective, evidence-based novel natural therapeutics.
for Wilson’s Syndrome. Transitioning patients from T4-containing
medicine to T3 will also be discussed. Goals and Objectives:
1. Learn how to incorporate an effective multi-discliplinary (ND-
Goals and Objectives: MD) model for complex, chronic pain patients
1. Understand the wide range of medical conditions that can be 2. Overview of a robust system’s biology approach and
affected by body temperature and T3 assessment
2. Understand the intracellular physiology of thyroid hormones 3. Evaluation and assessment of standard and specialized
3. Explain when and why T3 might be desirable as an empirical laboratory tests to include in chronic pain based on research
treatment 4. Evidence based review of novel and effective natural products
4. Understand the risks of T3 and the concerns of the American for common pain complaints
Thyroid Association regarding the use of T3 5. Case studies on neuropathic, inflammatory pain and
headaches
4:30- 5:30 p.m.
Men’s Health 10:00- 11:00 a.m.
1 CME/1 CE 1 CME/ 1 CE .5 Pharmacology
Eugene Zampieron, ND MD and ND Collaboration: Practical Approaches to
This presentation will explore several facets of men’s health, Chronic Pain
including natural options to increase testosterone levels, herbs and
nutrients for prostate health, and supporting libido in aging men.
Jeff Matheson, MD
Dr. Matheson will present an evidence based integrative model
Dr. Zampieron will review the common symptoms of age-related
for treating headaches and migraines. He will present case studies
testosterone decline, and review the natural therapies to restore
based on decades of experience, published research, and share what
healthy hormone levels.
really works. He’ll present protocols using nutritional interventions,
botox, and nerve blocks. He will review the science and nutritional
Goals and Objectives:
biochemistry of omega fats and nutrients for treating chronic pain.
1. Review research on botanical medicines and nutrients to
enhance testosterone levels in men.
2. Review best testing methods for assessing men’s hormone
health.
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