NEW! It looks like it will be another online year in 2021. Participate from anywhere and still enjoy the high-quality botanical information and continuing education credits you’ve come to rely on.

Registration will feature live videos with Q & A, pre-recorded presentations, in-person herb walks and field studies for local participants (if safety considerations allow), a complimentary online book of notes/PowerPoints and a free set of audio recordings.

We are looking forward to seeing you all online in 2021 at these events. More details and registration information coming soon!

March 26 – 28, 2021
Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine

• Location: Streaming online
• Features clinical lectures on the applications of botanical medicine in chronic health conditions, field studies, an herb walk in the desert and garden lectures
• Pre-conference Intensive: Managing Pharmaceutical Side Effects and Discontinuance with Botanicals and other Natural Therapies with Lise Alschuler, ND
• Continuing Education Credits for naturopathic physicians, nurses and acupuncturists (pending approval)

Speaker list (still being finalized): Lise Alschuler, Paul Bergner, Lori Harger, Feather Jones, Mimi Kamp, Heath McAllister, Jason Miller, Kenneth Proefrock, Mary Rondeau, JoAnn Sanchez, John Slattery, and Katie Stage.

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June 4 – 7, 2021
Medicines from the Earth Herb Symposium

• Location: Streaming online
• More details coming soon!

An audio series for health care providers – with continuing education for naturopathic physicians – bundled together in one discounted package:

• Six (6) audio lectures (1.5 hours each)
• Digital book of notes (62-page PDF)
• Order with one click for $55 ($70 value)

Note: The information in this series is provided as a research resource for health professionals and is not intended to replace diagnosis and treatment by a qualified health care practitioner.

Details: These six audio recordings offer a wealth of clinical information for restoring healthy sleep patterns. Beginning with the cytokine connection to insomnia in which Mary Bove, ND discusses how modulating specific pro-inflammatory cytokines can provide relief for sleep disruption, this series continues with a description of the healing and anti-aging powers of sleep with Christopher Hobbs, PhD and Mary Rondeau, ND. Tori Hudson, ND discusses the pandemic of insomnia and anxiety in midlife women and how to provide relief from this “fearsome twosome.” The series is rounded out by two comprehensive presentations, one by David Winston, RH (AHG) on botanical and nutritional treatments for insomnia (determining the right herbs and nutrients for the right person), and one by Kenneth Proefrock, ND on the cycles of sleeping and dreaming and their importance for overall health. Series includes a digital book of lecture notes with complete references (62-page PDF). Continue reading

An audio series for health care providers – with continuing education for naturopathic physicians – bundled together in one discounted package:

• Six (6) audio lectures (1.5 hours each)
• Digital book of notes (61 page PDF)
• Order with one click for $55 ($70 value)

Note: The information in this series is provided as a research resource for health professionals and is not intended to replace diagnosis and treatment by a qualified health care practitioner.

Details: In this collection of thyroid presentations, Paul Bergner begins with an overview of thyroid physiology, ideal hormone balance and nutrients for the thyroid. Jason Miller’s lecture looks at the endocrine network through the lens of traditional Chinese medicine, and nutrients, botanicals and iodine for treatment. Mary Bove’s presentation centers on thyroid and women’s health, and Jill Stansbury investigates the research showing the connection between the thyroid and the reproductive system.

Kenneth Proefrock speaks about his clinical experience treating both hypo and hyperthyroid disorders, including the increasing incidence of Graves’ disease in the pediatric population. David Winston wraps it up with an extensive review of botanicals for common thyroid conditions. (See more detailed descriptions below.) Includes a digital book of lecture notes with complete references (61-page PDF). Continue reading