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

• Six (6) audio recordings (1.5 – 2 hours each)
• Digital book of notes (128-page PDF)
• Continuing education credits for naturopathic physicians
• Order with one click for $55 ($75 value)

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

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(See below for lecture titles and descriptions)

One click orders all six recordings selected from the Botanical Medicine library, plus a 128-page PDF of notes. Together these provide comprehensive information on healthy aging.

This series begins with understanding the biological aging process in Part 1 of the lecture given by Donald Yance, RH (AHG) and continues in Part 2 with a discussion of botanicals, nutrients and lifestyle recommendations to support and restore health as we age.

Next, Lise Alschuler, ND presents a detailed overview of the consequences of a maladaptive stress response, which manifests as elevated cortisol levels, altered circadian rhythms and an increase in inflammatory cytokines. She explains how the neurological, cardiovascular, endocrine, immunological and gastrointestinal effects of stress can be managed and even reversed with botanicals and diet.

Christopher Hobbs, PhD, LAc provides a review of the latest scientific data on the factors leading to aging, and herbs, both from Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, shown to address these specific factors. And in a fitting wrap-up to this topic, Jill Stansbury, ND lays out the impact of diet on aging and provides tonics, teas, and smoothies that can easily be included in daily dietary routines.

(Series price of $55 includes an 128-page PDF of lecture notes.)

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

• Seven (7) audio lectures (1.5 – 2 hours each)
• Digital book of notes (110-page PDF)
• Order with one click for $60 ($105 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: This series of seven audio recordings begins with an overview by David Winston, RH (AHG) of differential treatment according to the cause: hepatic and GI-based depression, hormonal depression, GI-based anxiety and more. Tori Hudson, ND continues with a description of the fearsome twosome of anxiety and depression in women in which she prescribes select botanicals with particular attention to the influence of cortisol and other hormonal states.

Jill Stansbury, ND emphasizes the necessity of delicate incremental therapies for those immobilized by depression, and those undergoing withdrawal from SSRIs and MAO inhibitors. She defines trophorestoratives as those herbs which nourish the whole nervous system, upon which more specific formulas are built for the individual’s situation.

Going further than just an absence of disease, Lise Alschuler, ND gives recommendations for “Supporting Happiness and Reducing Anxiety and Depression.” And finally, Donald Yance, RH (AHG) presents a 4-hour intensive entitled “Mood Disorders: An Integrative Approach to Reducing and Eliminating the Use of Pharmaceuticals.” (Includes a 110-page PDF of lecture notes.)

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Introducing our new on-demand, video streaming presentations on Vimeo. Find a full listing of all available videos at the bottom of this page.

Video presentations offer complete clinical information, with the speaker and the PowerPoint playing together in an ideal format for online learning. Continuing education credits available for all videos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Full set of 21 videos (includes digital book of lecture notes): $349
• Individual videos: $19.99
• Continuing education available:
  • Naturopathic physicians (AAFP and OBNM approved naturopathic CE)
  • Medical and osteopathic physicians (AAFP approved)
  • Nurses (AAFP approved)
  • Other healthcare professionals whose licensing boards accept AAFP Prescribed Credits

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• Full set of 28 videos (includes digital book of lecture notes): $349
• Pre-conference Intensive video (includes digital lecture notes): $60
• Individual videos: $19.99
• Continuing education available:
  • Naturopathic physicians (AAFP and OBNM approved naturopathic CE)
  • Medical and osteopathic physicians (AAFP approved)
  • Nurses (AAFP approved)
  • Other healthcare professionals whose licensing boards accept AAFP Prescribed Credits

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• Full set of 24 videos (includes digital book of lecture notes): $349
• Pre-conference Intensive video (includes digital lecture notes): $60
• Individual videos: $19.99
• Continuing education available:
  • Naturopathic physicians (AAFP, OBNM and SCNM approved naturopathic CE)
  • Medical and osteopathic physicians (AAFP approved)
  • Nurses (AAFP approved)
  • California acupuncturists (CA Board of Acupuncture approved)
  • Other healthcare professionals whose licensing boards accept AAFP Prescribed Credits

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• Full set of 37 videos: $299 (usually $399, on sale for $299)
• Individual videos: $19.99 (usually $29.99, on sale for $19.99 each)
• Continuing education available:
  • Naturopathic physicians (OBNM approved naturopathic CE)
  • Nurses (NCNA / ANCC approved)

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• Full set of 29 videos: $299 (usually $399, on sale for $299)
• Individual videos: $19.99 (usually $29.99, on sale for $19.99 each)
• Continuing education available:
  • Naturopathic physicians (OBNM, CNDA and SCNM approved naturopathic CE)

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Thank you to everyone who has attended our conferences! Here’s what a few of you had to say:

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Here is a complete list of our streaming videos available on Vimeo:

2022 Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine

• 22SW01 Botanicals for Frailty in Elders — Lise Alschuler, ND
• 22SW02 Ketamine in Doses Big and Small: Versatility in Treating Depression and Other Mood Disorders — Erica Zelfand, ND
• 22SW03 Treatment for Acute Panic Disorder — Jillian Stansbury, ND
• 22SW04 Antianxiety Herbs and Mechanisms of Action — Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist
• 22SW05 Herbs for Herpes and Shingles — Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist
• 22SW06 Strategies for Creating Herbal Formulas — Deborah Frances, ND
• 22SW07 Key Points When Prescribing Probiotics in Clinical Practice — Jason Hawrelak, ND
• 22SW08 Reclaiming the Sacred in Women’s Health: Plant Allies for Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Healing — Deborah Frances, ND
• 22SW09 Preserving GI Health During Cancer Care — Lise Alschuler, ND
• 22SW10 Botanical and Other Protocols for Opiate Use Disorder — Kenneth Proefrock, NMD
• 22SW11 Biophilia: How Participating in the Lives of Plants that Grow Around You Can Inform your Clinical Practice — Isla Burgess
• 22SW12 Herbs of Joy: A Virtual Guided Plant Show and Preparations Demonstration — JoAnn Sanchez, RH (AHG)
• 22SW13 Two-Part Lecture: The Roots of Naturopathy: Herbal Remedies from African Slaves and The Ethnobotany of the African Diaspora — Andrea Sullivan, ND and Marc Williams, MA
• 22SW14 A Multidisciplinary Integrated Model for Treating Chronic Pain and Opioid Dependence — David Eisen, LAc, MSW, OMD(AM)
• 22SW15 Herbal Medicines and the Gastrointestinal Microbiota: Herbs that Nurture and Herbs that Kill — Jason Hawrelak, ND
• 22SW16 Finding Balance: Herbs and Treatments to Nurture Yin — Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG)
• 22SW17 Maintaining A Healthy Heart in the Age of COVID — Jillian Stansbury, ND
• 22SW18 The Integral Immune System: Harmonizing the Neuroimmune Axis with Botanical Medicine — Jason Miller, DACM, LAc
• 22SW19 Alternatives to Polypharmacy in Conditions of Neurologic Impairment — Kenneth Proefrock, NMD
• 22SW21 Panel: Botanical and Other Naturopathic Therapies for Multiple Drug Resistant Infections — Jason Miller, DACM, LAc, Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG) and Jillian Stansbury, ND
• 22SW22 Panel: Inspiring a Path Toward Wellness for Those in Our Care — Lise Alschuler, ND, Kenneth Proefrock, NMD and Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG)

2021 Medicines from the Earth Herb Symposium

• 21ME01 Hairy Predicaments: Botanicals for Hair Loss and Abnormal Hair Growth — Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG)
• 21ME02 Pelvic Decongestant Herbs for Clearing and Grounding — Deborah Frances, ND
• 21ME03 The Treatment of Intestinal Parasites with Herbs — Deborah Frances, ND
• 21ME04 Botanical Therapies for Childhood Asthma — Mary Bove, ND
• 21ME05 Herbs to Improve Adrenergic Tone: Lifting Deep Lethargy and Melancholia — Jillian Stansbury, ND
• 21ME06 PANDAS & PANS – Natural Medicine Rescue for Post-Infectious Autoimmune Encephalopathies — Jill Crista, ND
• 21ME07 Clinical Applications for Using 13 Heroic and Potentially Toxic Herbs — Donald Yance, RH (AHG)
• 21ME08 A Seasonal Model for Working with Depression — Kat Maier, RH (AHG)
• 21ME09 Deepening Plant Relations – Goethean Study of Nature — Kat Maier, RH (AHG)
• 21ME10 Naturopathic Formulas and Strategies of the Early 20th Century — Kenneth Proefrock, NMD
• 21ME11 Temperate Medicinal Plant Biogeography and Conservation — Marc Williams, MA
• 21ME12 Embracing the Change – Botanical and HRT Treatments for Menopause — Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG)
• 21ME13 Acute Viral Infections – Addressing COVID and Seasonal Epidemic Disease — Jason Miller, DACM, LAc
• 21ME14 Essence, Hormesis and Autophagy in Aging and Longevity — Jason Miller, DACM, LAc
• 21ME15 Restoring Mitochondrial Function through Botanicals and other Naturopathic Therapies — Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG)
• 21ME16 Trauma-Informed Care – First Aid for Practitioners — Teresa Boardwine, RH (AHG)
• 21ME17 Home Health Care for Families — Teresa Boardwine, RH (AHG)
• 21ME18 Brain Aging in the Menopausal Woman – Effects on Moods, Memory and Botanical Solutions — Tori Hudson, ND
• 21ME19 Neural Pathways Review — Jillian Stansbury, ND
• 21ME20 Vaporizer Technologies – Safety Considerations and Mechanism for Delivering Botanical Medicines — Kenneth Proefrock, NMD
• 21ME21 Restoring Mental Health in the 21st Century: Managing Chronic Overwhelm — Teresa Boardwine, Katie Stage, David Winston
• 21ME23 Clinical Uses of Autumn Crocus (Colchicum atumnale) — Jillian Stansbury, ND
• 21ME24 Panel – Managing Hormonal Disruption with Botanical Medicine — Jill Crista, Kenneth Proefrock, and Jillian Stansbury
• 21ME25 Botanical Medicine Targeting Cancer Stem Cells — Donald Yance, RH (AHG)
• 21ME26 Keynote Panel: Honoring Our Teachers – Stories from the Early Years of Modern Herbalism  — Mary Bove, ND, Deborah Frances, ND, and Kat Maier, RH (AHG)
• 21ME27 Conquering Toxic Mold Exposure — Jill Crista, ND
• 21ME28 The Chemistry of Flavors – Expanding our Palette and Increasing our Neural Connections (Demo) – Kenneth Proefrock, NMD
• 21ME29 Cannabis in Medicine – Applications and Limitations — Jason Miller, DACM, LAc

2021 Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine

• 21SW01 Diverticulitis: Integrative Management — Lise Alschuler, ND
• 21SW02 Cannabidiol (CBD) and Mental Health — Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG)
• 21SW03 About Face: Natural Approaches to Skin Conditions Primarily Affecting the Face — Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG) & Arianna Rodriguez, ND
• 21SW04 Hormonal Imbalances and Gynecological Patterns — Feather Jones, RH (AHG)
• 21SW05 Understanding the Therapeutic Importance of Saponins and Saponin Containing Herbs — Heath McAllister, ND
• 21SW06 Herbal Allies for Nourishing the Emotional Heart — Deborah Frances, ND
• 21SW07 Opiate Use Disorder and its Treatment from a Body-Mind-Spirit Perspective: Part A — Lori Harger, PMHNP
• 21SW08 Opiate Use Disorder and its Treatment from a Body-Mind-Spirit Perspective: Part B — Lori Harger, PMHNP
• 21SW09 Medicinal Uses of the Berberine-Containing Plants — Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist
• 21SW10 Topical Antifungal Therapeutics with Western Herbs — Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist
• 21SW11 In-Depth Look at Centella Asiatica — Jillian Stansbury, ND
• 21SW12 Getting into the Brain – Liposome Based Strategies for Neurological Conditions — Kenneth Proefrock, NMD
• 21SW13 Top Ten Botanical Medicines for Managing Mental Health Disorders — Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG)
• 21SW15 Mushroom Medicine in Women’s Health — Tori Hudson, ND
• 21SW16 Medicinal Herbs in the Kitchen (Demonstration) — John Slattery, Herbalist
• 21SW17 COVID 19: Acute and Chronic Considerations in Naturopathic Patient Management — Kenneth Proefrock, NMD
• 21SW18 Phytosterols: A Review and Tutorial — Jillian Stansbury, ND
• 21SW19 Making Rash Decisions: Naturopathic Therapies for Eczema and Psoriasis — Katie Stage, ND & Arianna Rodriguez, ND
• 21SW20 Naturopathic Approaches to Weight Management&Obesity Prevention Panel: Lise Alschuler, Katie Stage, and Marianne Marchese
• 21SW21 Herbal Impacts on Drug Metabolism — Lise Alschuler, ND
• 21SW22 Integrative and Botanical Interventions for Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Associated Arthritis — Heath McAllister, ND
• 21SW23 Naturopathic Considerations for Musculoskeletal Pain — Kenneth Proefrock, NMD
• 21SW24 The Antiviral Materia Medica — Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist
• 21SW25 Garden Presentation: Growing a Cure — JoAnn Sanchez, MS

2020 Medicines from the Earth Herb Symposium

• 20ME01 – Botanical Strategies for Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis — Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG)
• 20ME02 – Rubefacient and Vulnerary Botanicals for a Complicated Case — Chanchal Cabrera, RH (AHG)
• 20ME03 – Principles of Combining Herbs and Essential Oils: Musculoskeletal Conditions [Part 1] — David Crow, LAc
• 20ME04 – Principles of Combining Herbs and Essential Oils: Relaxing the Nervous System [Part 2] — David Crow, LAc
• 20ME05 – Principles of Combining Herbs and Essential Oils: Relaxing the Nervous System [Part 3] — David Crow, LAc
• 20ME06 – The Ethnobotany of the African Diaspora — Marc Williams, MA
• 20ME07 – Chronic Skin Conditions: Case Review of Seborrheic Dermatitis — Chanchal Cabrera, RH (AHG)
• 20ME08 – Essential Oil Therapeutics: Internal Uses for Clinic and Home — Christopher Hobbs, PhD, LAc
• 20ME09 – Substance Addiction and Recovery: Herbal Strategies for Emotional and Physical Pain — Jennifer Williams, PhD, DACM, LAc
• 20ME10 – Addressing Immune Health through the Ages: Infants to Seniors — Mary Bove, ND
• 20ME11 – Sweet Medicine: Herbal-infused Honeys and Herbal Syrups Demonstration — Robin McGee
• 20ME12 – Revisiting the Many Faces of Testosterone: How Botanicals Play a Significant Regulatory Role — Kenneth Proefrock, ND
• 20ME13 – Cultivating Skin Microbiome Radiance with Botanicals — Mary Bove, ND
• 20ME14 – Neuroplasticity and the NMDA receptor: Botanical and Nutritional Influences on Neurological Remodeling — Kenneth Proefrock, ND
• 20ME15 – Women, Autoimmunity and Estrogen Metabolism — Mary Bove, ND
• 20ME16 – The Yin and Yang of Hormone Balance: A Botanical and Nutritional Medicine — Jason Miller, DACM, LAc
• 20ME17 – Targeting IL-1 in Immunotherapy for Cancer and other Diseases using Botanical Medicine — Donald Yance, RH (AHG)
• 20ME18 – Demystifying Qi: A Reverse-Engineering Approach to Understanding the Concept of Qi in Botanical Medicine — Jason Miller, DACM, LAc
• 20ME19 – Lymphagogues and Alteratives: Lessons in Herbal Immunology — Kenneth Proefrock, ND
• 20ME20 – Native and Oriental Medicinal Herbs at Mountain Gardens with Q&A Session — Joe Hollis
• 20ME21 – Prostate Cancer: A Comprehensive and Collaborative Approach — Jason Miller, DACM, LAc
• 20ME22 – Virtual Herb Walk and Storytelling — Doug Elliott
• 20ME23 – Taming the Dragon: Botanical Approaches for Inflammatory Bowel Disease — Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG)
• 20ME24 – Herbal Tea Apothecary: Teas for Every Body System, Energetic Tissue State and Constitution — Teresa Boardwine, RH (AHG)
• 20ME25 – Anxiety: More than an Over Aroused State — Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG)
• 20ME26 – Mushroom Spirit Medicine — Christopher Hobbs, PhD, LAc
• 20ME27 – Diabetes, Obesity and Related Diseases — Christopher Hobbs, PhD, LAc
• 20ME28 – Oxymels and Vinegar Infusions — Teresa Boardwine, RH (AHG)
• 20ME29 – Keeping Kids Healthy — Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG)
• 20ME30 – Pre-Symposium Intensive: Mitigating the Effects of Glyphosate and Other Environmental Toxins — Donald Yance, RH (AHG)
• 20ME31 – Panel: Clinical Approaches to Immune-Centered Illness — Chanchal Cabrera, MS, RH (AHG)
• 20ME32 – Keynote Address: Nature, Spirit, Medicine: Using Biophilia Practice and Shinrin Yoku — Chanchal Cabrera, RH (AHG)
• 20ME33 – Panel: Botanicals and Therapies for Improving Mechanisms of Cellular Repair — Kenneth Proefrock, ND and Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG)
• 20ME34 – In the Zone: Research Considerations for Microdosing Entheogens — Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG)
• 20ME35 – Panel: New Discoveries in Botanical Medicine — Teresa Boardwine, RH (AHG), David Crow, LAc and Christopher Hobbs, PhD, LAc
• 20ME36V – Topical Applications to Ease Substance Withdrawal — Jennifer Williams, PhD, DACM, LAc
• 20ME3V – Herb Walk: Plant Personalities of Appalachian Botanicals — CoreyPine Shane, RH (AHG)

2020 Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine

• 20SW01 Managing IgA Nephropathy and FSGS with Natural Medicine — Eric Yarnell, ND
• 20SW02 Humoral and Energetic Differentials for Gastrointestinal (GI) Herbs — Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist
• 20SW03 Acute Viral Respiratory Infection: Prevention and Therapeutics — Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist
• 20SW04 Botanical Treatment for Difficult to Treat Fungal Infections — Heath McAllister, ND
• 20SW05 Mystical and Mysterious Artemisia — Heath McAllister, ND
• 20SW06 Brain Aging in the Menopausal Woman: Effects on Moods and Memory with Botanical Solutions — Andrea Purcell, ND
• 20SW07 The Side Effects of Apiaceaous Plants — Yalda Shokoohinia, PharmD, PhD
• 20SW08 Grow Your Own Medicine Garden in the Southwest — JoAnn Sanchez
• 20SW09 Botanicals for Mitigating Environmental Toxicant Exposure — Marianne Marchese, ND
• 20SW10 Assessing Nutritional Status in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder — Mary Rondeau, ND
• 20SW11 Understanding and Optimizing Oral Health — Katie Stage, ND
• 20SW12 Addiction Part A: Understanding Addiction — Lydia Bartholow, DNP, PMHNP
• 20SW13 Strategies for Acute Illness in Children: Avoiding Pharmaceuticals — Kenneth Proefrock, ND
• 20SW14 Food Addiction in Women: Botanical Treatment Strategies — Marianne Marchese, ND
• 20SW15 Memory as Medicine: Botanicals Affecting Cognition, Memory and Sense of Self — Kenneth Proefrock, ND
• 20SW16 Treatment Considerations for Bipolar Disorder — Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG)
• 20SW17 Cancer Pain and Botanical Medicine — Eric Yarnell, ND, RH (AHG)
• 20SW18 The Herb Drug Interaction Continuum and Risk Assessment Tools — Glen Nagel, ND
• 20SW19 Field Study in Bioregional Herbalism — John Slattery
• 20SW20 Panel: Neuroplasticity and Management of Mental Health Conditions — K. Proefrock, K. Stage and M. Rondeau, NDs
• 20SW21 Field Applications in Botanical Medicine: Instant Tinctures with CO2 Extraction — Glen Nagel, ND, RH (AHG)
• 20SW22 Testosterone and Botanical Medicine — Eric Yarnell, ND
• 20SW23 Case Studies and Strategies in the Naturopathic Treatment of Pulmonary Conditions — Kenneth Proefrock, ND
• 20SW24 Demonstration: Wound and Infection Management using Herbs — Sam Coffman
• 20SW25 Upper GI Disorders: Esophagitis, GERD/ Heartburn, Gastritis and Peptic Ulcer — Katie Stage, ND
• 20SW26 Addiction Part B: Treating Addiction — Lydia Bartholow, DNP, PMHNP
• 20SW27 Targeting COVID-19 with Natural Medicine — Donald Yance, RH (AHG)
• 20SW28 Healing as a Spiritual Path — Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist
• 20SW29 Mitochondrial Support for Autoimmune and Stress-Related Chronic Illness — Sam Coffman

Video Bundles:

• Mental Health: Video Series for Clinicians
• Building Immunity: Video Series for Clinicians
• Pharmacy Video Series

We invite you to join us for the Summer Video Series for Continuing Education, a new 6-video series offering continuing education for naturopathic physicians and nurses. Learn about topics including microbiome health, the nervous system, mental health, neuroplasticity, women’s health and cellular repair.

This series was aired live from July-September 2020, and now you can access the recordings to earn continuing education on your own schedule at your own pace!

• Location: Watch from the comfort of your home
• Dates: 8-weeks of access to streaming video lectures; watch on your own schedule
• Six 2-hour streaming sessions on Zoom, including speaker lecture and Q&A
• Continuing Education available for Nurses and Naturopathic Physicians
  • NDs: Approved for up to 12 general hours of which 3 can be pharmacy (OBNM); each session is 2 hours credits
    
  • Nurses: Approved for up to 7.5 nursing contact hours; each session is 1.5 contact hours (NCNA)
• Cost: $30 per session or a package deal of $99 for all 6 sessions!

Check out the full details on the Summer Video Series for Continuing Education here.

Speakers: Mary Bove, ND, David Crow, LAc, Jason Miller, DACM, LAc, Kenneth Proefrock, ND, Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG) and Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG)