Dr. Kevin Passero and his special guest Buddy Ojeda, CN, will be discussing vegan whole food supplements.
Buddy Ojeda is a Certified Nutritionist, health educator and MegaFood’s Eastern Regional Educator. Buddy has worked in the dietary supplement industry since 1996. He has a broad understanding of natural health topics and is often called upon to discuss issues related to immune health, joint disorders, essential fatty acids, Traditional Chinese Medicine, cardiovascular health and energy management. He also has expertise in sleep disorders, stress reduction, digestive health concerns and energy medicine, as well as diet, lifestyle and the correct use of nutritional supplements.
Dana Laake and her special guest Gwenn Herman will be discussing support for chronic pain sufferers and their families.
Gwenn Herman is a Maryland clinical social worker whose life was turned upside-down in 1995 by a car accident. Frustrated by the lack of awareness and understanding of chronic pain that she repeatedly confronted among medical professionals, Gwenn founded the Pain Connection, Chronic Pain Outreach Center in 1999 – a nonprofit center providing support groups, education and training.
Dr. Kevin Passero and his special guest Dallas Clouatre will be discussing the benefits of using broccoli seed SGS for prostate health.
Dr. Clouatre, Ph.D., earned his A.B. from Stanford and his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. A Fellow of the American College of Nutrition, he is a prominent industry consultant, author of numerous books and a sought-after speaker. Dr. Clouatre is the New Product Development & Marketing Consultant for Jarrow Formulas.
Dana Laake and her special guest Dr. Richard Powers, DC will be discussing comprehensive breast cancer screening tools.
Dr. Richard Powers, DC is well versed in the fields of biological and functional medicine, clinical nutrition, dietary guidance, exercise physiology, homeopathy, low-level ‘cold’ laser therapy, as well as weight and lifestyle coaching.
Dr. Kevin Passero and his special guest Jama K. Russano will be discussing pure and clean skin, hair and body care products for adults and children.
Jama Russano is a skin-care products expert and General Manager for the Skin Care Division of Thorne Research. She has created unique formulas for each of the existing brands and supervises overall production, procedures, and sourcing, in order to maintain high quality standards.
Dana Laake and her special guest Dr. Christophe Merville will be discussing homeopathic solutions for stress, sleeplessness, and sports injuries as children head back to school.
Christophe Merville, D. Pharm., has been the Director of Education and Pharmacy Development for Boiron – the world’s leading manufacturer of homeopathic medicines – since 1990. Dr. Merville has created training programs, both online and in print, for pharmacists and retailers on homeopathy and medicines available to treat common health conditions.
Dana Laake and her special guest Bill Shaddle will be discussing intestinal and digestive health and the benefits of probiotics.
Bill Shaddle has been involved in helping doctors understand and apply nutrition as a therapeutic tool for more than 35 years. He has developed workshops and training programs on dozens of different health and nutritional topics and is co-author of the acclaimed Nutrition Masters Course series. Bill is currently the Senior Director of Training for Metagenics, Inc., where he trains representatives to support practitioners in the science behind, and application of, nutritional therapeutics.
Host Dr. Kevin Passero and his special guest Dr. Ron Murray will discuss manual regulation therapy for chronic pain relief.
Dr. Ron Murray, PT, ND, is a doctor of integrative medicine and a trainer of healing professionals. He is a master practitioner and teacher of CranialSacral Therapy, Visceral Manipulation, Myofacial Release, and Body Mind Healing. Through his understanding of the human body, he helps his clients and students conceptualize how each of these healing techniques make it possible for the body to “let go” of chronic pain and dysfunction and come back to a more natural, optimal state of function.
Dana Laake and her special guest Kristin Jorgenson will be discussing omega-3s, mood, focus and behavior.
As Brand Manager and National Educator for Minami Nutrition, Kristin Jorgenson has played a major role in launching the Minami line in the United States. She holds a Master’s in teaching and is a certified nutritional consultant. Through regular speaking engagements over the last decade, Kristin has educated thousands of people on nutrition as it relates to mental and emotional health, child development, women’s health and more.
Kevin Passero and his special guest Dean Morris discuss back to school essentials for kids.
As a fifth-generation herbalist, Dean grew up on herbs and has diverse experience in organic horticulture, the natural foods industry and healthcare. Taught by his father to grow lady slipper orchids and other herbs, Dean went on to farm 165 acres of organic herbs in the 80’s. While attending Brigham Young University in pre-professional nutrition, he worked for a nationally distributed dietary supplement manufacturer. After college, he served as dean of admissions, author, editor and teacher for John R. Christopher’s School of Natural Healing.
In 1997, Dean was invited to help form a multi-disciplinary alternative medicine team and was granted full practicing privileges as an herbalist at the Columbia hospital Miami Heart Institute in Miami Beach, Florida. From there, he was recruited by Nature’s Way to be their senior educator, formulator, director of new products, and director of technical services. In 2009, Dean resumed fulltime directorship of Nebo Health, a consultancy for the dietary supplement industry. As an independent consultant, he enjoys sharing the benefits of the many products he helped launch in the eleven years he worked for Nature’s Way. Dean most enjoys the herbwalk presentations he feels fortunate to provide throughout the world.
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Dana Laake is a licensed nutritionist providing preventive and therapeutic medical nutrition services for over 25 years. Her practice includes the nutritional evaluation and treatment of the full spectrum of health issues affecting children and adults. Dana holds a Master's degree in nutrition from the University of Maryland.
Dr. Kevin Passero a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine has trained extensively with leading doctors in the field of natural medicine. In his practice, Dr. Passero focuses on restoring harmony to both the body and mind using advanced protocols that incorporate botanicals, homeopathy, vitamins, and nutrition.
Kate Costello focuses on functional nutrition by emphasizing the healing power of whole-food nutrition and wellness practices like movement, stress-reduction and sleep hygiene. Kate earned her graduate degrees in nutrition and health coaching at the Maryland University of Integrative Health, and works as a nutrition advisor at Village Green