Proefrock, Kenneth
Kenneth Proefrock, NMD, graduated from Sonoran University of Health Sciences (formerly the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine) in 1996. Prior to naturopathic medical school, he received a Bachelors of Science degree in Chemistry and Zoology from Northern Arizona University. He now practices naturopathic medicine at his clinic, Total Wellness, in Sun City, Arizona, where he specializes in difficult to treat conditions in patients of all ages.
He speaks at conferences across the country sharing his perspective on botanical medicine and the modern practice of naturopathic medicine. He is the Vice-President for the North American Board of Naturopathic Examiners and the chairperson for the biochemistry portion of the Naturopathic Physician’s Licensing Exam. In his spare time, when such a thing really exists, he is in the desert with his kids, honing his skills in primitive archery, wildcrafting, animal husbandry and gardening.
Dr. Proefrock's presentations are often included in our Naturopathic CE offerings.
A Comprehensive Management Plan for Multiple Sclerosis: Botanicals, Nutrients and the New Generation of Pharmaceuticals
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, NMD Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disabling disease of the centra..
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A Modern Role for Cardiac Glycosides in Clinical Practice
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. The cardiac glycosides found in plants are widely used to treat heart fa..
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Adolescent Angst: The Teenage Brain on Testosterone
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Specific lifestyle, psychological and botanical practices that hel..
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Alternatives to Polypharmacy in Conditions of Neurologic Impairment
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, NMD Those diagnosed with severe neurologic impairment are frequent..
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Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy: Exploring Botanical Medicine through the Work of Mircea Eliade
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, NMD When Mircea Eliade wrote the classic text with the same sub-ti..
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Blood Dyscrasias From Multiple Myeloma to Leukemia Botanical Consideration
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Understanding MM and leukemia pathology, diagnostic testing, and th..
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Botanical and other Protocols for Opiate Use Disorder
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, NMD. Most pertinent to this talk will be the myriad of ways that n..
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Botanical Considerations for Lung Cancer
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Begins by describing theories for treatment of cancer. Regula..
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Botanical Considerations in the Treatment of Breast and Prostate Cancer
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Breast and prostate cancers occur in tissues that have a greater se..
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Botanical Interventions for Degenerative Neurological Diseases
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. The long-term impact of environmental toxicity and aging are descri..
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Botanical Interventions for Hyperreactive Immune Systems
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Discussion of the complement cascade and its function in immunity: ..
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Botanical Interventions for Sleep Disorders
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Sleep is that enigmatic state that provides for the possibility of ..
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Botanical Interventions in Mental Illness
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Presents a fundamental understanding of neurotransmitters and their..
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Botanical Interventions in the Treatment of Liver Conditions
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease affects an estimated 8 to 10..
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Botanical Regulation of Detoxification
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Describes the detoxification mechanisms of the body, including Phas..
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Botanical Regulation of Detoxification
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Humans are primarily water-soluble organisms. Fat-soluble elements ..
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Botanical Therapies for Inflammation
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Discusses the intelligent use of botanicals to treat inflammatory d..
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Botanical Therapies for Lupus and MS
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Botanical Therapies for Lupus and MS..
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Botanical Therapies for Thyroid Disease
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Botanical and other natural interventions for both overactive and u..
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Botanical Therapies which Mitigate Cellular Damage from Chemotherapy and Radiation
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. The mental and emotional aspects of cancer are evaluated. ..
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Botanicals as Selective Hormone Receptor Modulators
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Botanicals as selective estrogen, androgen, steroid/thyroid and cor..
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Botanicals for Asthma: Weaning Patients from Pharmaceuticals
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. This session provides an overview of asthma etiology and the conven..
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Botanicals for Chronic Viral Infections
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. A description of the intelligence of viruses in adapting to conditi..
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Botanicals for Eye Disorders: Cataracts, Glaucoma & Allergy
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Botanicals and dietary supplements include mixed carotenoids, Vitam..
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Botanicals for Pulmonary Disease
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Treatment of asthma, COPD, pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer. Desc..
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Case Studies and Strategies in the Naturopathic Treatment of Pulmonary Conditions
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, ND. This lecture presents a series of case studies glea..
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Case Studies in the Naturopathic Management of Traumatic Brain Injury
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, NMD Five cases illustrate the management of neurological injur..
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Case Studies in the Naturopathic Treatment of Neurodegenerative Conditions
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, NMD Several case studies in a variety of neurodegenerative con..
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Case Studies: Cancer, Autoimmunity and Mental Illness
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Designing treatment strategies with a botanical medicine foundation..
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Children's Health Audio Series
Discount package: One-click orders eight recordings (each 1.5 hours long) plus 94-page PDF of d..
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COVID-19, Acute and Chronic Considerations in Naturopathic Patient Management
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, NMD Experience has shown us that this virus primarily affects the lungs,..
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Demonstration: Preparing and Applying Preparations for the Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Learn how to make and apply botanical eye drops/eye washes, nasal s..
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Developing Effective Prescribing Strategies
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. This talk encourages the reconciliation of ancient traditions with ..
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Developing Strategies for Managing Autism Spectrum Disorders
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. An in-depth look at some of the common strategies currently employe..
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Effective Management of the Hypertensive Patient with Botanical Medicine
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Addresses the various causes of hypertension and how to use botanicals a..
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Effectively Managing Diabetes with Botanicals
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Fenugreek is a common ingredient in curry spices and is often added..
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Epigenetics and Mental Health
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Investigates the impact that early life events have on full grown a..
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Fascia and Physical Reality: Sensory Integration, Pleasure, Pain and Psychology (covers pain syndromes of fibromyalgia, CRPS and arthritis)
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Here we take our lead from Ida Rolf and discuss the far-reaching wa..
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Fibromyalgia: Botanical vs Pharmaceutical Treatments
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Fibromyalgia: Botanical vs Pharmaceutical Treatments..
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Flavonoid Chemistry for Herbalists
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. The rainbow of color that is represented in the botanical world is large..
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Functional Genetic Mutations and Herbal/Dietary Therapies to Mitigate their Effects
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Supportive botanical therapies for those with cystic fibrosis, auti..
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Geriatric Health Audio Series
Discount package: One click orders eight recordings (each 1.5 hours long) plus 85-page PDF of d..
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Getting into the Brain: Liposome Based Strategies for Neurological Conditions
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, NMD Common conditions of the central nervous system, such as trauma, neu..
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Hear Ye! Hear Ye! A Natural History of the Ear and Its Pathology: From Otitis to Meniere’s and Hearing Loss
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, NMD A discussion about the interesting evolutionary and develo..
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Heart and Lung Sounds Herbal Remedies in the Eclectic Tradition
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. The eclectic physicians and physiomedicalists used a stethoscope to..
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Herbal Dermatology a Fundamental Approach
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Natural treatments include herbal and nutritional therapies fo..
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Herbal Medicine and Eye Health
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Conditions of the eye can be extremely debilitating, depriving a pe..
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Herbal Therapies for Glaucoma, Cataracts and Allergy
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Botanicals, dietary supplements (with dosages) and topical rec..
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Hypertension: Botanicals and Pharmaceuticals
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Hypertension: Botanicals and Pharmaceuticals..
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Immunopsychiatry-Immune System Influences on Mental Health Part 1 and Part 2
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock One click orders parts 1 and 2 of this 4-hour presentation. Part 1: ..
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Improving Neuroplasticity and Mental Adaptability with Botanical Medicine and Physical Activity
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, NMD Mental health can be improved throughout life by adopting ..
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Improving Safety and Efficacy of HRT
Speaker:Kenneth Proefrock. Discusses the potential pros and cons of HRT, ways that botanical medicin..
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Intensive: Botanicals for Pulmonary Disorders-Asthma, Emphysema and Cancer, Pt 1
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Treatment of asthma, COPD, pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer. Presents ..
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Intensive: Botanicals for Pulmonary Disorders-Asthma, Emphysema and Cancer, Pt 2
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Continued from Part 1. Treatment of asthma, COPD, pulmonary fibrosis and..
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Keynote: The Future of Botanical Medicine
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. The current exponential growth in the field of medical diagnostics,..
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Kratom: Clinical Applications for Opiate Withdrawal, Pain, Depression and Anxiety
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Mitragyna speciosa is a psychoactive plant grown in Southeast Asia,..
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Latest Updates in the Botanical Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. The beginning of autoimmune disease from some traumatic accide..
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Lost in Translation: Epigenetics, Mental Health and Botanical Medicine
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, NMD Although we begin with a broad and sweeping summation of the s..
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Lymphagogues and Alteratives: Lessons in Herbal Immunology
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, ND The goal of this discussion is to bring the physiology of ..
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Medication-Induced Cognitive Decline
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, ND. Dementia and delirium are known to be associated with drug toxi..
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Memory as Medicine: Botanicals Affecting Cognition, Memory and Sense of Self
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, ND Learning and memory are two of the most magical capabiliti..
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Modern Correlates to Ancient Egyptian Herbal Medicine
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Herbs used in ancient Egypt included: sweet flag, onions, garlic, b..
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Modulating Neuroendocrine Responses to Stress with Botanicals
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. When humans have to adapt repeatedly to various stressors, classic..
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Naturopathic Applications of Uncommon Botanicals
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. The therapeutic uses of gelsemium, veratrum, monkshood, bella..
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Naturopathic Approaches to Parkinsons Disease
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. This talk begins with an explanation of the chemicals which affect ..
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Naturopathic Approaches to the Treatment of Neurologic Trauma: From Traumatic Brain Injuries to Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Neurologic injury can be caused by concussion and cerebrovascular d..
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Naturopathic Considerations for Lung Cancer
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. A discussion of a five-pronged approach to patients with lung cance..
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Naturopathic Considerations for Musculoskeletal Pain
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, NMD Physical pain is the most common reason for patients to seek medical..
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Naturopathic Considerations for Nerve Injury and Repair
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, NMD This presentation takes a deep dive into the process of m..
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Naturopathic Considerations in the Treatment of Seizure Disorders
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. In this talk, we begin with a broad discussion of the types of seiz..
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Naturopathic Formulas and Strategies of the Early 20th Century
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, NMD This discussion revolves around Dr. OG Carroll, who practiced from 1..
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Naturopathic Interventional Strategies for Seizure Disorders and other Neurological Conditions
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. We begin with a broad discussion of the types of seizure disorders ..
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Naturopathic Strategies for Patients with Exposure to Molds and Mycotoxins
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, ND. Mold and mycotoxin exposure related to flooding and global..
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Naturopathic Strategies for Treatment of Autoimmune Disease, Pt 1
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. An updated and comprehensive discussion of autoimmunity includes an..
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Naturopathic Strategies for Treatment of Autoimmune Disease, Pt 2
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. An updated and comprehensive discussion of autoimmunity includes an unde..
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Naturopathic Therapies for Addiction Part 1 and Part 2
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. One click orders parts 1 and 2 of this 4-hour presentation. Our clinic h..
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Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, NMD. In this presentation, naturopathic physician Kenneth Proefrock..
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Neuroplasticity and the NMDA Receptor: Botanical and Nutritional Influences on Neurological Remodeling
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, ND Experience-dependent plasticity is a fundamental property o..
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Non-Narcotic Strategies for Pain Management
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Systemic as well as topical botanical formulas are included in this..
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Nutritional and Botanical Interventions for Mental Illness as a Consequence of Terminal Diagnosis
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. A terminal illness is a condition that is not expected to be cured ..
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Panel Discussion: Botanical and other Therapies for Long COVID
Panelists: Dee Atkinson, FNIMH, Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalist, Kenneth Proefrock, NMD and David Wi..
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Panel Discussion: Botanical Therapies for Recovery from Myocardial Infarction (MI)
Speakers: Lise Alschuler, ND, FABNO; Kenneth Proefrock, NMD; and Jillian Stansbury, ND A m..
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Panel Discussion: Inspiring a Path Toward Wellness for those in our Care
Panelists: Lise Alschuler, ND, Kenneth Proefrock, NMD and Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG) How do we ..
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Panel Discussion: Integrating New Developments in Medical Science with Botanical Medicine
Panel: K. Proefrock, J. Miller & J. Stansbury. Exciting new discoveries in medic..
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Panel Discussion: Mild Cognitive Impairment: Can it be Halted or Reversed?
Speaker: Lise Alschuler, ND, Kenneth Proefrock, NMD and Katie Stage, ND, RH (AHG), FABNG As our..
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Panel Discussion: Staying Centered in a Stressful World
Panelists: Jillian Stansbury, Mary Bove and Kenneth Proefrock. We all know the signs of stress..
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Panel Discussion: The Challenges of Climate Change in Clinical Practice
Speakers: Kat Maier, RH (AHG); Kenneth Proefrock, NMD; and Lucretia VanDyke, Herbalist and Auth..
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Panel: Botanicals and Immunotherapy in Cancer Therapeutics
Panelists: Jason Miller, Kenneth Proefrock, and Donald Yance. This presentation begins with a d..
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Panel: Cannabis as an Alternative to Opioids, Benzodiazepines, NSAIDs and other Drugs
Panelists: Paul Bergner, Jonathan Treasure and Kenneth Proefrock. While these drugs can have uninten..
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Panel: Diagnostics in Clinical Herbal Practice
Panelists: Mary Bove, Kenneth Proefrock, Robert Rountree and Roy Upton. A description of diagno..
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Panel: Improving Cellular Repair for Increasing Lifespan with Botanicals and Other Natural Therapies
Panelists: Kenneth Proefrock, ND and Mary Rondeau, ND. Research is showing that aging occurs at the ..
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Panel: Managing Symptoms of Hormonal Disruption with Botanical Medicine
Panelists: Jillian Stansbury, ND, Jill Crista, ND, and Kenneth Proefrock, NMD This panel’s foc..
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Panel: Managing the Effects of Endocrine Disruptors with Botanical Medicine
Panelists: Jason Miller, DACM, Kenneth Proefrock, ND and Mary Rondeau, ND. Addressing the chall..
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Panel: Neuroplasticity and Management of Mental Health Conditions
Panelists: Kenneth Proefrock, ND, Katie Stage, ND and Mary Rondeau, ND. Neuroscientists us..
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Panel: Reducing Medication Prescriptions and Side Effects in our Elders
Panelists: Kenneth Proefrock, NMD, Mary Rondeau, ND, RH (AHG) and Donald Yance, CN, RH (AHG) Polypha..
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Parasites: The Devil Inside
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, NMD Parasitic infections pose significant health challenges g..
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Pre-Conference Intensive: Herbal Compounding Workshop for Acute and Chronic Conditions
Panelists: Kenneth Proefrock, NMD Kenneth Proefrock’s passion for compounding medicines from r..
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Preparing and Administering Herbal Medicines in a Nebulizer
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. The role that nebulization therapies can play in the disruption of ..
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Preserving Mental Function at any Age
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Herbs include ginkgo, hawthorn, fo-ti and others. Nutrients: fish o..
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Rauwolfia for Psychoses, Insomnia, Hypertension
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Safety and therapeutic uses for Rauwolfia with dosages and formulas..
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Re-evaluating Botanical Medicine Approaches to Depression and Anxiety
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Depression and anxiety are complex psychiatric disorders that affec..
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Revisiting the Many Faces of Testosterone: How Botanicals Play a Significant Regulatory Role
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, ND There is still a lot of misunderstanding and confusion abou..
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Strategies for Acute Illness in Children: Avoiding Pharmaceuticals
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, NMD. Expanding the herbalist’s toolbox with nebulizers, eye d..
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Testosterone Botanicals Play Important Regulatory Role
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Testosterone plays an important role for both men and women, improv..
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The Chemistry of Flavors: Expanding our Palette and Increasing our Neural Connections
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, NMD Taste brings in at least eight categories of specific sensory ..
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The Early Woodcraft Movement and its Relevance to Today's Botanical Medicine
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. The Early Woodcraft Movement and its Relevance to Today's Botanical..
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The Evolution of Wound Care: Botanical Medicine-Based Considerations and Strategies
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, NMD As modern herbalists we recognize that the intelligent use..
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The Intricate Relationship between Food Allergy, Endocrine Imbalance and Inappropriate Weight Gain
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Persistent weight gain can be a result of poor diet and lack of ex..
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The Obesity Epidemic: Hormonal and Metabolic Disruption as Underlying Causes
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, ND. A segment of the population experiences persistent weight gain ..
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The Persistence of Memory: Oneirogenic (Dream-Enhancing) Plant Medicines
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Sleeping and dreaming are universal aspects of human life that are ..
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The Role of Botanicals in Mind-Body Medicine
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. This talk begins with a historical perspective on the development o..
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The Topical Uses of Botanicals
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. The use of topical herbal applications is one of the oldest forms o..
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The Troubled Trail of Testosterone: Social Expectation and the Search for Meaning on the Edge of Libido
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. This presentation discusses the physiological effects of testoster..
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The Use of Rauwolfia in the Treatment of Psychosis, Insomnia & Hypertension
Speaker: Paul Bergner. Gives common sense guidelines for nutritional interventions for the medi..
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Therapeutic Uses of the Cannabinoids and Other Cannabis Compounds Part 1
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Kenneth Proefrock presents his clinical experience using Cann..
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Therapeutic Uses of the Cannabinoids and Other Cannabis Compounds Pt. 2
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Continued from Part 1 Kenneth Proefrock continues presenting his cl..
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Traumatic Brain Injuries: Naturopathic Approaches to the Treatment of Cerebral Palsy, Stroke, TIA and Concussion
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Describes the underlying physiology of traumatic brain injury and t..
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Treatment of Acute and Chronic Trauma through Botanical Medicine, Nutrition and Lifestyle
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. This lecture proposes the idea that physical and emotional/mental t..
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Tropane Alkaloids: From the History of Pharmacy to the Modern Practice of Botanical Medicine
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, NMD A recent foray into the desert to wildcraft Datura led Kenneth ..
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Uncommon Cardiovascular Remedies
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Botanicals for use by practitioners in heart disease inc..
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Vaporizer Technologies: Safety Considerations and a Mechanism for the Delivery of Botanical Medicines
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock, NMD The first commercially viable ‘e-cigarette’ ushered in a whole..
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Wildcrafted Spirituality: Search for the Magical Elephant Tree
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. Experience a spiritual quest to find the elephant tree in the remot..
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Allergies and Asthma Audio Series
Discount package: One-click orders six recordings (1.5 hours long) plus 66-page PDF of digital notes..
$55.00
Series: Cannabis Therapeutics
Discount package: One click orders six recordings plus PDF of digital notes.This series includes the..
$55.00
Series: Pain and Inflammation
Discount package: One click orders eight recordings plus PDF of digital notes. This series includes..
$65.00
Series: Sleep Management for Clinicians
Discount package: One click orders six recordings plus 62-page PDF of digital notes. These six ..
$55.00
Series: Thyroid Management for Clinicians
Discount package: One click orders six recordings plus 61-page PDF of digital notes. In this co..
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Terpenoid Chemistry for Herbalists
Speaker: Kenneth Proefrock. An unforeseen consequence of the medical cannabis movement has been..
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