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Rebecca Beyer, Herbalist

Appalachian Herbal Tonics

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Teresa Boardwine, RH (AHG)

Food As Medicine: Garden Weeds and Forest Floor to Table

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Trees as Sentient Beings and Medicinal Allies for Human Ailments

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Mary Bove, ND

Keynote Address: Inspired by Herbs – The Herbal Journey of a Modern Day Herbalist

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Thyroid Health: Zeroing in on Two Common Thyroid Conditions

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Kat Maier, RH (AHG)

Botanical Analogs for At-Risk Medicinals

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Jason Miller, DACM, LAc

The 4 Horsemen of Chronic Disease: Assessing and Managing the Complicated Case, Part 1: Stress and Chronic Infections

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The 4 Horsemen of Chronic Disease: Assessing and Managing the Complicated Case, Part 2: Environmental Toxins and Nutrient Deficiency

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The Dementia Epidemic: Evaluation, Causes, and the Role of Botanical Medicine

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Kenneth Proefrock, NMD

Naturopathic Considerations for Nerve Injury and Repair – Article

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Naturopathic Considerations for Nerve Injury and Repair – PowerPoint

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Parasites: The Devil Inside

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Jillian Stansbury, ND

Glutamine/Glutamate Dysfunction and Common Neurological Conditions

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Lobelia: A Classic Respiratory Herb Matures into the Modern Era

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Lucretia VanDyke, Herbalist

African American Herbalism: A Practical Class on Healing Plants and Folk Traditions

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Herbal Skin Care Preparations

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David Winston, RH (AHG)

It Hurts to Move, the Herbal and CAM Treatment of Back Pain and Fibromyalgia

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Little Known Medicines of the Southern Forest and Fields

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Donald Yance, CN, RH (AHG)

Botanicals That Provide Most of the Chemotherapeutic Drugs Used in Cancer Therapies

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Pre-symposium Intensive: Optimizing Physical Performance and Recovery with Botanicals

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Eric Yarnell, ND, RH (AHG)

Post-symposium Intensive: Natural Treatment of Prostate Conditions: Blending Western Herbal Practice, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy

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Panel: Hypercholesterolemia: Comparing Efficacy and Side Effects of Pharmaceuticals and Botanicals

Donald Yance, CN, RH (AHG)

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