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 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: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles.

Ken Sharlin, M.D., M.P.H., IFMCP, is a board-certified neurologist and functional medicine practitioner.  He received his medical degrees from Emory University, and functional medicine education through The Institute for Functional Medicine.  He was the first physician to be recognized as a Wahls Protocol Certified Health Professional.  In addition, Dr. Sharlin has trained in the Bredesen Protocol for Reversal of Cognitive Decline (ReCODE) in Alzheimer’s disease.  He practices general neurology, conducts clinical research in multiple sclerosis, and directs his functional medicine program, Brain Tune Up!, through his clinic, Sharlin Health and Neurology, located in Ozark, MO.

In this presentation, Dr. Sharlin will present the currently available data on what is known about discontinuing disease-modifying therapy for multiple sclerosis, the likelihood of disease recurrence once medication is stopped, and strategies to potentially reduce the likelihood of recurrence using the principles of The Wahls Protocol and functional medicine. Upon completion of the talk participants will gain a broad understanding of why it is that The Wahls Protocol and functional medicine address the root causes of multiple sclerosis and arm them with the information they need to apply these principles in their own lives.

Professor, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 

Founding President and CEO, Professor Emeritus, Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA

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Dale Bredesen graduated from Caltech and received his medical degree from Duke.  He served as Resident and Chief Resident in Neurology at UCSF, then was postdoctoral fellow in Nobel laureate Stanley Prusiner’s laboratory.  He was a faculty member at UCLA from 1989-1994, then at the Burnham Institute to direct the Program on Aging.  In 1998 he became the Founding President and CEO of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, and Adjunct Professor at UCSF; then in 2013 he returned to UCLA as the Director of the Easton Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research.

The Bredesen Laboratory studies basic mechanisms underlying the neurodegenerative process, and the translation of this knowledge into effective therapeutics for neurodegenerative conditions, publishing over 220 research papers. He established the ADDN (Alzheimer’s Drug Development Network) with Dr. Varghese John in 2008, leading to the identification of new classes of therapeutics for Alzheimer’s disease. 

He identified subtypes of Alzheimer’s disease, followed by the first description of reversal of symptoms in patients with MCI and Alzheimer’s disease, published in 2014, 2016, and 2018.  His book, The End of Alzheimer’s, was on the New York Times Bestsellers List for 5 months and has been published in 32 different languages.

Neurodegenerative disease has been the area of greatest biomedical therapeutic failure, likely at least in part because the therapeutics developed do not target the underlying drivers of the disease process. Thus trials of novel therapeutics pre-determine a treatment rather than evaluating each person and addressing the contributors to decline. Following anecdotal, published success with a precision medicine approach that utilizes an increased data set size to identify and treat Alzheimer’s disease, we are now performing the first clinical trial to use this same approach.

Sheryl focuses on the practical, most direct treatments, and education for her patients and clients to see immediate results. Her exceptional clinical experience and teaching background enables her to actively involve her patients in their treatment program. Sheryl has used several key tools/props extensively in acute care, home health, and outpatient settings, and provides holistic, individualized treatment plans for every patient.

Sheryl’s professional experience ranges from clinical specialist to management in acute care, home health, and outpatient settings. She currently owns a private practice and lectures nationally. She also has the unique experience as a certified case manager having worked with insurance companies to determine medical necessity of therapy and manage limited funds for providers. She contends with the same clinical challenges as most clinicians are because she is currently a treating therapist, educator, and private practice owner.

While also working as a Physical Therapist for 30+ years, Sheryl has taught at numerous clinics, colleges, and universities. Dynamic and down to earth, Sheryl’s immediate and fluid teaching style brings concepts and techniques to life. Her enthusiasm and eclectic approach complements her expertise in educating the adult learner. She shares her synthesis of information, practical tools and strategies, experience, and perspectives to provide the best care for patients and clients.

Sheryl also provides wellness education programs and support for clients not receiving physical therapy. Sheryl has been a Certified Wahls Protocol Health Professional since 2018.

Physical therapy has always played a key role in restoring and maintaining function and physical therapists are experts in the movement system. Your physical therapist (PT) may perform your movement checkup once or multiple times a year, and if appropriate, provide recommendations to help you maintain or improve your function. In this presentation, Sheryl will present how your PT may evaluate your strength, range of motion, balance, flexibility, posture, mobility, gait, and overall function on an on-going basis using standardized tests and personalized measurements.

Your physical therapist can be instrumental throughout your journey so in this presentation, Sheryl will share key functional tests and measurements including several that you can perform during her presentation and later as self-tests to monitor your own function. Plus you will receive her “Your Semi-Annual Movement Checkup” form of potential examination items plus a resource and reference list of selected standardized tests.

We now understand that sleep is a vital priority in our self-care and there are many frequently asked questions. What does sleep have to do with our ability to move, heal, or think? How many hours of sleep do we need? Is interrupted sleep a problem? Do we need to feel refreshed when we wake up? Is it okay to need a nap during the day?

This thought provoking, questionnaire-oriented presentation will help you identify physical issues potentially associated with sleep deprivation and factors that limit your ability to fall asleep and stay asleep at night, including those that physical therapy can address with positioning, muscle relaxation, exercise, breathing, and other PT interventions. In addition, you will be able to start an action plan with “Top 10 Sleep Tips” of evidence-informed healthy habits to help you sleep better tonight!

Andrea is a Health Supportive Chef & Nutritional Therapy Practitioner. She helps clients learn to love food again after food allergies or a healing crisis causes them to radically change their diets. With over a decade in the culinary business, Andrea first went to culinary school to learn to cook for herself after a food allergy diagnosis. In culinary school, she discovered not just her love of cooking, but a new way to feed herself that completely eliminated the symptoms of the food allergy that had plagued her for years. Through her own health journey, she discovered the immense healing power food can have and dedicated her life to helping others heal in the same way. She utilizes healing diets like the Wahl’s Protocol to create nutrient-dense menu plans that are also delicious and satisfying. Andrea is a certified Wahls Health Practitioner. Andrea’s mission is to help people live their best life, focusing on the role nutrition plays in their overall wellbeing. She is masterful at helping people implement dietary changes that stick. She has a series of online courses focused on allergy-free cooking that is designed for both the home cook and professional chefs.

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Dr. Ingels is a respected leader in natural medicine with more than 28 years experience in the healthcare field. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine and Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs. His practice focuses on finding root causes of illness for children and adults with complex medical illnesses.

Dr. Ingels has been published extensively and is the author of “The Lyme Solution: A 5-Part Plan to Fight the Inflammatory Autoimmune Response and Beat Lyme Disease”, a comprehensive natural approach to treating Lyme disease. He has also been a Lyme and MS patient and has been able to reverse and control his symptoms using natural methods. Dr. Ingels specializes in Lyme disease, autism and chronic immune dysfunction. He uses diet, nutrients, herbs, homeopathy and immunotherapy to help his patients achieve better health.

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Ed Paget is a UK trained osteopath and exercise physiologist currently living in Canada.  He specializes in treating people with back pain by using a natural whole body approach that blends the best of modern science with evolutionary wisdom.  This unique approach hasn’t gone unnoticed and Ed has been recruited to work with many Canadian National Teams and was invited to the Sochi Olympics as part of team Canada’s medical contingent.

In this lecture Ed Paget will cover the basic concepts of pain science with regards to back pain.  He we debunk the common myths about what can be causing back pain and highlight some of the problems in our current medical treatment of chronic pain. He will the lead delegates through a series of simple self-assessments and exercises that are easy to do and can help people regain confidence in their spines.

Best-selling author, consultant, and master clinician, Dr. Joan Rosenberg is a cutting-edge psychologist who is known as an innovative thinker, acclaimed speaker and trainer. As a two-time TEDx speaker and member of the Association of Transformational Leaders, she has been recognized for her thought leadership and influence in personal development. Dr. Rosenberg has been featured in the documentaries “I Am”, “The Miracle Mindset”, “Pursuing Happiness” and “The Hidden Epidemic”. She’s been seen on CNN’s American Morning, and ABC, CBS, FOX, PBS and OWN networks, as well as appearances and radio interviews in major metropolitan markets. A California-licensed psychologist, Dr. Rosenberg speaks on how to build confidence, emotional strength, and resilience; how to achieve emotional, conversational and relationship mastery; how to integrate neuroscience and psychotherapy; and suicide prevention. An Air Force veteran, she is a professor of graduate psychology at Pepperdine University in Los Angeles, CA. Her latest book, 90 Seconds to a Life you Love: How to Master Your Difficult Feelings to Cultivate Lasting Confidence, Resilience and Authenticity, was released February 2019.

There are distinct elements that contribute to one’s sense of resilience that include one’s ability to experience and move through unpleasant feelings; emotional strength, assertiveness and engaging in resilient thinking. Not only will participants be able to understand how these concepts weave together, he or she will be able to apply each of these concepts upon completion of this lecture.

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Our children are facing an epidemic of autoimmunity – from Atopic Disease to Juvenile Rheumatoid arthritis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, to PANS/PANDAS. Understanding the root causes and potential triggers of the development of autoimmunity in children can lead the way toward more effective prevention and treatment strategies. During this session, we will explore the role of the gut microbiome, chronic infections, environmental toxins and psychological stress on the progression of autoimmune illness in children. We will then explore a functional and integrative pediatric approach to identifying and treating each child’s unique set of root causes to truly heal them from the inside out.

With 8 in 10 children predicted to have a chronic diagnosis by 2025, now more than ever we need to understand the foundations of cellular resilience in children to build a lifetime of optimal health and wellness. Cellular resilience allows our cells to cope with stress and recover rapidly and completely. Cells differ less in their “vulnerability” than in their “resilience.” During this session, we will explore the 5 Foundations of Cellular Resilience to help our children thrive body, mind & spirit. The 5 Foundations are: 1) Nutritional & Lifestyle Resilience; 2) Gut Health Resilience; 3) Immune Resilience; 4) Mitochondrial Resilience; and 5) Emotional & Vagus Nerve Resilience

Dr. Nicole Apelian is an herbalist, a biologist, an anthropologist, a survival skills instructor, and a mother. Nicole was a challenger on the second and fifth seasons of the History Channel’s TV series “Alone”, where she thrived in the wilderness totally solo with little more than her knife and her wits and stars in the new UK documentary mini-series “Surviving the Stone Age: Adventure in the Wild”. She is the author of two books, The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies: The Healing Power of Plant Medicine and A Reference Guide to Surviving Nature: Outdoor Preparation and Remedies (GEAR-WILDLIFE-WEATHER-FIRST AID).

An unexpected diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in 2000 led Nicole to apply her scientific research skills towards her own personal wellness. She focuses on a healthy living strategy, including deep nature connection and gratitude practices. Through changes in her lifestyle & diet, recognizing profound mind-body linkages, and making and using her own herbal remedies, Nicole went from bedridden to being fully alive and from surviving to thriving. 

She has spent years living in nature with the San Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert, one of the last Indigenous peoples who still live as hunter-gatherers. Developing strong relationships within the tribe helped Nicole learn many of the remedies and skills she practices and teaches today and she continues her work with the San through her non-profit, “The Origins Project“. 

At home in the Pacific Northwest, she makes her own herbal medicines from local plants as part of her healthy living strategy, especially as related to autoimmune issues, and has her own herbal medicinal apothecary line. 

Find out more about Nicole at www.nicoleapelian.com.

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Reishi, Lion’s Mane, and Turkey Tail are three medicinal mushrooms gaining attention for autoimmune disorders. Evidence shows these mushrooms are exceptionally effective in regulating the immune response in autoimmune conditions like MS and also help with leaky gut syndrome and gut inflammation.

Research strongly suggests that some medicinal mushrooms need to be extracted in both alcohol and water to access all the active compounds. For example, in Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum), the main components with pharmacological activity are polysaccharides and triterpenoids. Polysaccharides (including beta-glucans) extract in water while triterpenoids, like ganoderic acid, extract in alcohol. 

Recent research will be presented.

Maya Shetreat, MD is a neurologist, herbalist, urban farmer, and author of The Dirt Cure. She has been featured in the New York Times, The Telegraph, NPR, Sky News, The Dr. Oz Show and more. Dr. Maya is the founder of the Terrain Institute, where she teaches Terrain Medicine™, earth-based programs for transformational healing. She works and studies with indigenous communities and healers from around the world, and is a lifelong student of ethnobotany, plant healing, and the sacred.

Human health has depended on the elements of the natural world since the beginning of time. Our bodies evolved with the support of the medicine of plants and nature. In fact, most pharmaceuticals were derived from one or more compounds extracted from plants. And we now know that even common, accessible plants contain thousands of such healing compounds.

Plants and nature are a foundational part of healing, recovery, and maintaining resilience in the face of acute and chronic illness. Though traditional wisdom has told us this for centuries, there is now excellent scientific evidence to support this as well. In a world when so much is uncertain – and even science and medical knowledge is ever-changing – the healing power of herbs, plants, and connecting with the elements of nature are eternal and true.

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(1) You will learn about plants and nature practices that have powerful healing properties. 

(2) You wlll be able to identify common plants with powerful medicinal effects.

(3) You will have easy recipes to make your own tonics for calming, sleep and more.

(4) You will understand why our ecological terrain (the world around us) is so important for the health and wellbeing of our internal terrain (our bodies).

Michael Ruscio is a doctor, clinical researcher and best-selling author whose practical ideas on healing chronic illness have made him an influential voice in functional and alternative medicine.  His research has been published in peer reviewed medical journals and he speaks at integrative medical conferences across the globe.

Dr. Ruscio’s best-selling book, Healthy Gut, Healthy You, has paved the way for a ‘start with the gut’ philosophy which has enabled doctors and patients to obtain improved outcomes with minimal expense and effort.

He is leading the charge to make alternative medicine more affordable, effective and practical, through a pragmatic application of evidence-based therapies.  Dr. Ruscio’s ability to objectively analyze medical literature has made him a trusted voice of reason, a voice he shares on his top-rated podcast and website.

Gut dysbiosis, immune activation, and histamine intolerance can co-exist in an interconnected web. Individuals may experience dermatological, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and/or respiratory symptoms.

While a diagnosis of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) is sometimes made, patients with these hypersensitive immune responses can significantly improve symptoms with natural interventions.

While some of the science is still preliminary, this talk will provide progressive, yet evidence-based recommendations for using diet, lifestyle, environment, probiotics, antibacterial treatment and over-the-counter medications in the management of gut dysbiosis, immune activation, and histamine intolerance. 

Dr. Anna Cabeca is an internationally-acclaimed menopause and sexual health expert, global speaker and pioneering promoter of women’s health.  She is Emory University-trained and triple board-certified in gynecology and obstetrics, integrative medicine and anti-aging and regenerative medicine. She is the author of two books, The Hormone Fix and Keto-Green 16.

Dr. Anna is known as The Girlfriend Doctor helping women combat negative hormone-related symptoms and implement natural and easy-to-follow solutions that will have them feeling happier, healthier and confident.  

Dr. Anna’s compelling story is inspired by her own life experiences; she went through menopause twice – the first time at 39 after suffering a tragedy of losing a toddler, and then again at 50 years old. She was actually able to reverse her own early menopause at 39 (and the probability of doing this is about 1%!), and went on to conceive a beautiful daughter. 

 Dr. Anna infuses her presentations with humor, raw connection and passion, and she impacts lives each and every day. Follow her journey on her blog at DrAnnaCabeca.com and connect with her on Facebook and Instagram.

Autoimmunity and Adrenal issues have been studied for years. As research continues it is more and more apparent that MS and the disease progression is of an autoimmune inflammatory origin. 

There is a clear connection between microbiome disruption, sleep, leaky gut, free radicals and the development of autoimmune disease and MS. Chronic cortisol disruption will lead to issues with neurotransmitter(NT) production. Abnormal NT will prevent restorative sleep and increase the stress response even more.  In the light of chronic cortisol, leaky gut and eventually brain inflammation changes occur.

Dr. Kasia Kines is a CEO and Founder of Global EBV Institute and Holistic Nutrition Naturally. She is an international leader in recovery therapy for Epstein-Barr Virus infections and the Amazon best-selling author of The Epstein-Barr Virus Solution. She is a Doctor of Clinical Nutrition, a Board-Certified Nutrition Specialist, and a Certified Nutritionist licensed by the Washington State, trained at the prestigious Bastyr University. Dr. Kines trains other clinicians in her methodology in her EBV Clinical Training and Certification Program and runs her EBV Recovery Program for people with chronic EBV.

Dr. Kines has been in clinical practice since 2005, providing individualized support to several thousands of clients with complicated health issues, especially gastrointestinal and autoimmune, with EBV being the main focus in the last few years. Her virtual practice serves clients nationally and globally. Dr. Kines lives in Friday Harbor on San Juan island, WA with her husband, a cat and an African gray parrot

Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) is marginalized in medical community even though the devastation it causes in the US population is of epic proportion. This presentation explains how far-reaching EBV is, its prevalence, and consequences. Evidence is consistent and overwhelming and yet, millions of people fall through the cracks of traditional medical approach to the virus, which is grossly outdated. Dr. Kines takes the audience on a fascinating journey through the eyes of the virus and the evidence-based recovery, backed up by her clinical experience.

Cynthia Thurlow is a globally recognized expert in nutrition & intermittent fasting, highly sought after speaker, CEO and founder of Everyday Wellness Project. She’s been a nurse practitioner for 20+ years, is a 2x TEDx speaker: her 2nd talk on intermittent fasting has been viewed nearly 6 million times. She has been featured on ABC, FOX5, KTLA, CW and in Medium and Entrepreneur. She’s also the host of Everyday Wellness podcast, which was listed as “20 Podcasts That Will Help You Grow in 2020”  by Entrepreneur magazine. https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/343590

Intermittent fasting (IF) is a strategy that may contribute to longer and healthier lives. This is has been demonstrated in observational studies in humans and animal models, though, more research is necessary. By further refining our understanding of the physiology of the fasted state in animal models—and eventually via human clinical trials—we hope to gain a better grasp of IF’s effects on key bio-physical markers, to determine whether IF consistently contributes to anti-aging, and to identify the extent to which IF may significantly enhance metabolic health, autoimmunity and longevity.

Dr. Anna Cabeca is an internationally-acclaimed menopause and sexual health expert, global speaker and pioneering promoter of women’s health.  She is Emory University-trained and triple board-certified in gynecology and obstetrics, integrative medicine and anti-aging and regenerative medicine. She is the author of two books, The Hormone Fix and Keto-Green 16.

Dr. Anna is known as The Girlfriend Doctor helping women combat negative hormone-related symptoms and implement natural and easy-to-follow solutions that will have them feeling happier, healthier and confident.  

Dr. Anna’s compelling story is inspired by her own life experiences; she went through menopause twice – the first time at 39 after suffering a tragedy of losing a toddler, and then again at 50 years old. She was actually able to reverse her own early menopause at 39 (and the probability of doing this is about 1%!), and went on to conceive a beautiful daughter. 

 Dr. Anna infuses her presentations with humor, raw connection and passion, and she impacts lives each and every day. Follow her journey on her blog at DrAnnaCabeca.com and connect with her on Facebook and Instagram.

Dr Anna Cabeca, the Girlfriend Doctor, introduces the solution for women who are suffering with vaginal dryness, loss of libido, and a feeling of disconnect in their relationships due to hormonal and endocrine changes. As we enter this time period of neuro-endocrine vulnerability (before, during, and after menopause) we deal with autoimmune conditions and consequences from the gynecologic standpoint. These must be addressed, and absolutely can be reversed, to create greater intimacy, connection, and quality of life, while reducing vaginal dryness and incontinence, and increasing pleasure.

Dr. Becky Campbell is a board-certified doctor of natural medicine who was initially introduced to functional medicine as a patient. She struggled with many of the issues her patients struggle with today, and she has made it her mission to help patients all around the world with her virtual practice. Dr. Becky Campbell is the founder of Dr. Becky Campbell.com and author of The 30-Day Thyroid Reset Plan and The 4-Phase Histamine Reset Plan She has been featured on multiple online publications like Mindbodygreen, Bustle, Popsugar and more. She has been a guest on the Mind Pump Podcast, Harder to Kill Radio and many others as a thyroid health & Histamine Intolerance expert. Dr. Campbell specializes in Thyroid disease, Autoimmune disease and Histamine Intolerance and hopes to help others regain their life as functional medicine helped her regain hers.

I will speak on histamine intolerance, which is a widely-overlooked issue in medicine today. Histamine is of extreme importance to the immune system, Gastrointestinal system and a powerful chemical messenger between the body and the brain. 

Many people have a misconception of histamine, thinking it is only a bad thing. I would like to educate your audience on the role histamine plays in the body and when histamine becomes a problem. I would also like to teach them how to identify if histamine intolerance is an issue for them, and the symptoms to look out for. I provide tools for reducing histamine in the body, finding the underlying causes of histamine intolerance and teaching people how to increase their body’s ability to breakdown histamine. I discuss the different phases of diet changes for histamine intolerance, including reducing inflammatory foods in addition to high histamine foods. This method is very useful for those with autoimmune disease in general.

As a Certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP), a Certified Gluten Practitioner and a Certified Restorative Wellness Practitioner which collectively enable her to specialise in functional laboratory testing to provide further insight and information to her clients.  

She draws on her life journey and shares her personal near-death health story going from an over achieving work-a-holic to having a physiological body breakdown that left her almost bedridden for two years.  She was told by countless medical practitioners that she was going to die. This led her to dive deep into Functional Nutrition and rebuild her body. Now she travels the world as a keynote speaker at a conference or delivering corporate trainings and presentations to help others to do the same.  

Shelley divides her time between seeing clients 1-1 at her own private clinic, running her online programs, speaking, facilitating workshops to Corporates in NZ and overseas as well as helping other wellness practitioners to have booked out clinics like hers so that she can amplify her impact on wellness even further.

Most people don’t know all the stressors that are in their lives. So I begin this lecture by looking at all the stressors in the persons life, we fill up the beaker. Then we have options we either bring down those stressors in our lives, or we have to make the beaker bigger, we make the beaker bigger by implementing self care rituals. As a practitioner I like all of these self care strategies to also have health benefits so we need to be getting double results. Improving your health while also improving your self care rituals. As you do this, your resilience increases.

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