PANDAS – A Naturopathic Overview
TPANS/PANDAS is a condition that is on the rise and with that, Naturopathic Doctors should know how to recognize it and begin basic supportive measures both conventionally and naturopathically. Learning Objective: By the end of this lecture, the clinician will be able to: CE Credits: CONO: Category A General – 1.0 creditBritish Columbia: Category C General – […]
Advances in Women’s Health Symposium 2023
With our great line up of speakers: Dr Tori Hudson, ND Menopause in Special Populations By the end of this lecture, the clinician will be able to: Dr Lise Alschuler, ND, FABNO Lifestyle and Prevention Strategies for Breast Health By the end of this lecture, the clinician will be able to: Dr Carissa Doherty, ND […]
Neuropathic Pain: It’s on my Last Nerve. Treatable Mechanisms for Nerve Pain
* Please be aware that the CE certificates have not yet received approval. Once approved, the certificates will be made available online. Traditionally neuropathic pain was known to be caused by diabetes and can be induced by chemotherapy treatment. Neuropathy is a type of chronic pain that impacts nerves. It is believed to affect 3% […]
Mood Changes in PMDD and Perimenopause
PMDD and Perimenopause can be a time of mood changes that can include depression, anxiety, irritability and a low threshold of tolerance. Research on numerous nutraceuticals and botanicals have resulted in many good options to improve the neurotransmitter response to the normal hormone changes and thus improve outcomes for these mood changes. This webinar will […]
Chronobiology: An Underappreciated Contributor to The Immune Response
The immune system is a complex biological system involving many different immune cells and their signaling molecules, organs such as the liver, spleen and thymus gland, various components of the endocrine, nervous and lymphatic systems, mucosal barriers including the extracellular matrix, as well as mitochondria. Recent scientific evidence indicates that an overarching indicator of the […]
Immuno-Oncology – Unravelling a Tangled Web
The immune system can both enable and disable cancer cells. The immune system can eliminate cancer cells, but often gets recruited to enter repair (inflammation) or nurse (support) mode, which promotes tumour growth and spread. Inflammatory cells are abundant in many tumours as one might expect in “the wound that will not heal”– macrophages, neutrophils, lymphocytes, […]
The Integrative Clinician’s Guide to Chronic Insomnia
Chronic insomnia (hereby referred to as “insomnia”) is a common problem seen in clinical practice. It has been defined as unsatisfactory sleep that impacts daily functioning, and for diagnostic purposes it happens for at least 3 nights each week for a minimum of 3 months. The majority of insomnia cases are associated with other medical […]
Select Nutraceuticals to Support Female Fertility
The presentation will provide a brief overview of fertility in terms of causes of infertility in women. The focus of the presentation will be to highlight select evidence based botanicals and nutrients to support fertility. This will include natural therapeutics that address ovulation support, egg quality, endometriosis, PCOS and uterine fibroids. Sample treatment plans will also be […]
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) – An Update
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is a common disorder, yet poorly recognized even within the conventional gastroenterology community. There is growing awareness of SIBO in North America since the 2006 publication of Pimentel’s book “A New IBS Solution: Bacteria – The Missing Link in Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome.” SIBO tends to recur after initial treatment […]
Black Cohosh-Resveratrol Two Supplements with Many Roles
Many practitioners think of each of these supplements in select ways. The purpose of this presentation is to understand the most effective uses and broaden the understanding of when, in whom and how to use these nutraceuticals to their best benefits. Learning Objectives By the end of this lecture, the clinician will be able to: […]
POTS… The Missing Piece to Your Case
POTS or Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome is a condition that is gaining more notice as many people who contracted COVID but failed to recover, developed POTS. POTS is a condition that falls under the umbrella of dysautonomia. The term dysautonomia is used to describe several different medical conditions that cause a malfunction of the Autonomic […]
Vitamin D and Immunity
Vitamin D is one of the most studied and supplemented vitamins. This talk will overview the physiology of vitamin D with an emphasis on its role in immunity. This talk will then review a subset of the clinical data on vitamin D and immunity with special attention to respiratory illnesses, including Covid-19. Finally, considerations regarding […]
Brain Aging Optimally with Nutraceutical and Botanical Tools
Nootropics is a term used to describe those agents that improve cognition, memory, creativity, or motivation. Nootropic substances can be as common as everyday caffeine and nicotine, or stimulants such as amphetamine and methylphenidate or many prescription items including levodopa. Nootropic agents can also include plants, vitamins, or other dietary supplements. This presentation will focus […]
Quelling the Herxheimer Storm in Vector-Borne Illness
Lyme Disease is one of the leading Vector Borne Illnesses in the world, but has the strongest potential to pass undetected by doctors. Although awareness has increased, education about best treatment practice has left doctors confused and helpless when it comes to dealing with the inflammatory cascade that occurs with treatment of chronic infections. Doctors often […]
Evidence Based Nutraceuticals in the Treatment of Hashimoto’s Disease
Hashimoto’s disease is one of the most common endocrine disorders in North America and the primary cause of hypothyroidism in women. This lecture will review the pathophysiology of this disease and then focus specifically on the nutraceuticals that have evidence in treating Hashimoto’s Hypothyroidism, including selenium, vitamin D, inositol, black cumin, and iodine. Testing, dosing, […]
Pain Management with Nutraceuticals/Botanicals in Women’s Health- Gynecology and Primary Care
Occasional inflammation and pain can come in many shapes and sizes and can hinder one’s ability to stay active and have an acceptable quality of life. There are many nutraceuticals and botanicals that can be used to address these issues. While the modern research has expanded in these areas, it’s important to remember the traditional […]
Immune Regulation of Cancer
The immune system can both enable and disable cancer cells. The immune system can eliminate cancer cells, but often gets recruited to enter repair (inflammation) or nurse (support) mode, which promotes tumour growth and spread. Inflammatory cells are abundant in many tumours, as one might expect in “the wound that will not heal”– macrophages, neutrophils, […]
Long COVID; Pathophysiology and Potential Treatment Options
a recently identified syndrome defined as the presence of one or more symptoms, in one or more organ systems, that persist for at least four weeks after an acute infection with the SARs-CoV-2 virus. There is a high unmet medical need for Long COVID because: 1) it occurs in at least 10-30% of individuals following […]
Metabolism, Mitochondria, and Epigenetics
Major determinants of cancer growth and spread include damage to and loss of mitochondria, and the level of fermentative metabolism. While these foundation concepts have been known for generations, they have not been translated into clinical oncology practice. Shifts in nutrient sensing pathways, cellular acidification, and hypoxia influence mitochondrial function, and can trigger a turn towards a […]
Reclaim, Restore, Renew Life – Investigating the current state of evidence, pathology, and treatment related to chemo brain
It is estimated that eighty-five percent of adult cancer survivors suffer with an accumulation of chronic conditions, including depression, fatigue, and cognitive impairments resulting from cancer and its treatment. Depending on the type of cancer and treatment Cancer Related Cognitive Impairment (CRCI) can affect seventeen to seventy five percent of those diagnosed with cancer throughout […]
