Overview

The 2020 Sedona Herb Seminar takes place May 14-16 at the beautiful Sedona Creative Life Center. This is for herb students who started the course after the Miami Seminar in May 2019. Sedona is one of the 2 conferences included in the Restorative Medicine Herbal Fellowship program and is included in the price of registration for the program.

Topics: Herbal Medicine for Cardiology, Neurology, Immunology and Autoimmune Conditions, and Gastroenterology

The Restorative Medicine Herbal Fellowship Program will present topics related to four modules from the program: Cardiology; Neurology and Neurotransmitters; Gastroenterology; and Immunology and Autoimmune. Attendees will earn up to 17 CME credits towards their Restorative Medicine Herbal Fellowship.

What you will learn:

• Herbs for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular conditions, including hypertension, arrhythmia, and coronary heart disease.
• Herbs to treat metabolic syndrome and control blood sugar levels, to prevent cardiovascular disease and obesity.
• Review of the sympathomedullary pathways (SAM) and the hypothalamic- pituitary- adrenal (HPA) axis.
• Herbal strategies to reduce neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration and balance the neuroimmune system.
• Herb applications for enhancing the gut microbiome, repair leaky gut, and enhance the gut-brain axis.
• Case studies will be presented for all modules.

Modules Covered: Cardiology Module, Gastroenterology Module, Neurology and Neurotransmitters Module, and Immunology and Autoimmune Conditions

Schedule

Day One

Day Two

Day Three

Presentations

Restorative Medicine Herbs for Cardiovascular Conditions
Chris Hobbs, PhD and Decker Weiss, NMD
5 hours
Dr. Hobbs and Dr. Weiss will provide a brief overview of cardiovascular conditions, including hypertension, arrythmias, congestive heart failure, coronary heart disease, stroke, varicosities, clotting disorders and hypercholesterolemia. They will provide a review of evidence- based herbs for treatment and prevention of the listed cardiovascular conditions. They will explain the herbal mechanism of action, active constituents, dosage, contraindications, and review of safety issues for each herb. Relevant research studies will be reviewed and critically evaluated. Clinical applications for reviewed herbs will be presented, along with relevant lifestyle and diet recommendations.

Restorative Medicine Herbs for Neurodegenerative Diseases and Neurotransmitters
Mary Bove, ND and Decker Weiss, NMD
4 hours
Drs. Bove and Weiss will provide a brief overview of neurodegenerative diseases, chronic neurological conditions, neuroinflammation, neurotransmitter imbalances, and the neuroimmune system. The sympathomedullary pathways (SAM) and the hypothalamic- pituitary- adrenal axis will be reviewed, as well as strategies to reduce neuroinflammation triggered by the stress response system. They will provide a review of evidence- based herbs for treatment and prevention of the listed neurological conditions. They will explain the herbal mechanism of action, active constituents, dosage, contraindications, and review of safety issues for each herb. Relevant research studies will be reviewed and critically evaluated. Clinical applications for reviewed herbs will be presented, along with specific lifestyle and diet recommendations which should be implemented.

Restorative Medicine Herbs for the Immune Modulation and Autoimmune Conditions
Mary Bove, ND, Chris Hobbs, PhD, Decker Weiss, NMD
3 hours
The immune system is an asset for disease prevention, but when it is overactive it can lead to allergies and inflammation, and when it fails to recognize self, autoimmunity can occur. This module will address allergies, inflammation, autoimmune conditions and neuro-autoimmunity. Drs Bove, Hobbs and Weiss will provide a review of evidence-based herbs for treatment and prevention of these immune-related conditions. They will explain the herbal mechanism of action, active constituents, dosage, contraindications, and review of safety issues for each herb. Relevant research studies will be reviewed and critically evaluated. Clinical applications for reviewed herbs will be presented, along with specific lifestyle and diet recommendations which should be implemented.

Restorative Medicine Herbs for Gastroenterology
Mary Bove, ND
5 hours
Dr. Bove will provide a brief overview of gastrointestinal disorders, including inflammatory bowel diseases, gut microbiome imbalances, GI infections, SIBO, digestive enzyme deficiency, the gut-brain axis, and constipation. She will provide a review of evidence- based herbs for treatment and prevention of the listed gastrointestinal conditions. She will explain the herbal mechanism of action, active constituents, dosage, contraindications, and review of safety issues for each herb. Relevant research studies will be reviewed and critically evaluated. Clinical applications for reviewed herbs will be presented, along with specific lifestyle and diet recommendations which should be implemented.

CME

Earn up to 17 CME. CME credit approval is pending, through AAFP (American Academy of Family Physicians) and PACE (Providers of Approved Continuing Education) for chiropractors.

Hotel: Enrollees can stay at the hotel of their choice. A discount rate at a nearby hotel will be posted here soon.