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Watch Legislative Update of Holistic Advocacy Across America with Jonathan Posey

Holistic health advocacy and protecting our rights has become a hot topic with high importance. Jonathan Posey from the Council of Holistic Health Educators invites us to become aware of holistic health advocacy, and encourage greater participation in protecting our rights.

Hawthorn welcomes Jonathan Posey for his presentation Legislative Update of Holistic Advocacy Across America: what you need to know to practice in your state.

The recording of Jonathan's presentation is now available for review in our Webinar Archives.

Jonathan provides a legislative update for overturning restrictive nutrition laws and answers your questions regarding state law and advocacy.

Jonathan Posey is the Founder, Executive, and Policy Director for the Council of Holistic Health Educators. He brings over a decade of experience in lobbying, public policy, and grassroots activism in food and consumer safety. Jonathan began his career on Capitol Hill as a congressional aide, then moved to the private sector as a lobbyist, representing food and consumer safety firms, as well as other healthcare and technology interests. Recognizing the need for an organization that exclusively represented the interests of the holistic health and nutrition community, Jonathan created a coalition of like-minded holistic schools to protect the practice of holistic health. This coalition grew to become the Council.

Disclaimer: The webinars may present information that does not fully reflect Hawthorn University’s philosophy. Nonetheless, these presentations have been chosen because of their overall quality of information.

Jonathan Posey

Founder, Executive, Policy Director

Council of Holistic Health Educators

Review From Golf to Nutrition: An Unexpected Tale of Following your Passion with Ben Warren, MS

Hawthorn University’s Master of Science in Holistic Nutrition graduate Ben Warren (MSHN 2013) has a wonderful journey into health and wellness to share! Ben will tell his story so listeners can feel inspired to take action, and to understand that making the right decision comes from understanding what you want to achieve, including the power of following your passion and allowing the universe to work for you. Ben’s post grad accomplishments are impressive!

Ben Warren, MS presents to us From Golf to Nutrition: An Unexpected Tale of Following your Passion, on Hawthorn’s All About Alumni Webinar Series.

Watch Ben's presentation in our All About Alumni Webinar Archives.

Recognized as a leader in his field with over 15 years of hands on experience, Ben Warren, MS is the founder of BePure, and one of New Zealand’s most renowned clinical nutritionists and holistic health experts. Ben has made it his mission to build a new future of health by empowering and educating New Zealanders on the importance of diet, lifestyle and nutrition. Ben went on to gain his Masters in Holistic Nutrition from Hawthorn University, and is currently completing his PhD on the relationship between mental health and nutrition. Over the past 15 years, Ben has founded BePure, developed the BePure nutritional support product range, toured the country with seminar series talking to over 70,000 people, and is currently the Clinical Director of the BePure Clinic. He lives in Hawke’s Bay in remote New Zealand with his wife, Lynda, and their two daughters on a 15 acre organic permaculture farm. His current projects include working towards his PhD, further exploring the link between mental health and nutrients, and continuing sharing education and support through the BePure platform.

Ben Warren, MS
MSHN Program Graduate 2013

Founder, BePure

Watch 5 Powerful Weeds for Clinical Practice with Rosalee de la Forêt, RH

The best medicine for our clients often lies within their own backyards! Join herbalist Rosalee de la Forêt to explore practical and effective ways to use abundant weeds for transformative health and well-being.

Hawthorn is pleased to welcome Rosalee de la Forêt, RH, for her presentation 5 Powerful Weeds for Clinical Practice.

Rosalee's presentation is now available for review in our Webinar Archives.

See how a wild fruit can be used to address systemic inflammation, how feral roots can be used to heal digestion, and how delicate spring flowers can relieve chronic upper respiratory challenges. Through this webinar you’ll be getting everything you need to know to start using these plants right away from dosage information to clinical preparations.

Rosalee de la Forêt, RH, is passionate about inspiring you to enjoy plants every single day whether it’s marveling their beauty or using their gifts as food and medicine. She is the best selling author of the book, Alchemy of Herbs, and the soon to be released book, Wild Remedies: How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine. She is the Education Director for LearningHerbs, and a registered herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild. In addition to writing books, Rosalee teaches online courses about herbs including Taste of Herbs, Herbal Cold Care & Apothecary. Rosalee lives in a log cabin in the northeastern cascades of Washington state with her husband. She’s an avid gardener and excels at cuddling up with her cat and a good book.

See more of Rosalee’s articles and recipes at http://www.HerbsWithRosalee.com.

Rosalee de la Forêt, RH
Author, Alchemy of Herbs

Review The 50-year Serendipitous Journey to Me with Dr. Sheila Dean, DSc, RD, LD, IFMCP

Hawthorn is pleased to welcome our first DSC program graduate (DSC 2010) Dr. Sheila Dean for her presentation The 50-year Serendipitous Journey to Me, on Hawthorn’s All About Alumni Webinar Series.

Dr. Dean will reveal a serendipitous journey as she shares her background and how she became drawn to holistic health and nutrition personally, professionally, and her educational journey. Sheila will detail her experience in Hawthorn’s Doctoral (DSc) program, and then dive deep into the amazing work and opportunities she had accomplished post graduation.

Dr. Dean's webinar presentation is now available for review in our AAA Webinar Archives.

Dr. Sheila Dean, DSc, RD, LD, IFMCP is a registered and licensed dietitian nutritionist and board certified integrative and functional medicine practitioner. She was the owner of Palm Harbor Center for Health & Healing, an integrative and functional medicine based private practice and wellness center in Palm Harbor, Florida for 17 years. A published author, national speaker and media spokesperson, Dr. Dean has taught nutrition science for over 21 years as adjunct professor at the University of Tampa, University of South Florida Morsani School of Medicine, Maryland University of Integrative Health, Schiller International University, Saybrook University and Saint Petersburg College.

She is also the co-founder of IFNA™, the Integrative and Functional Nutrition Academy, (http://www.IFNAcademy.com) a comprehensive online training and mentoring program designed to teach health care practitioners how to seek the true root causes of disease to restore optimal health and function and ultimately transform the practice of nutrition using the most effective integrative and functional nutrition diagnostic tools and treatment protocols for preventing and reversing chronic illness.

Dr. Sheila Dean, DSc, RD, LD, IFMCP

Optimal Health=Optimal Fertility (even for a woman in her 40s!): How to Manage Modern Fertility Challenges with Nutrition & Lifestyle Support with Aimee Raupp, MS, LAc

Hawthorn is pleased to welcome celebrated women’s health and wellness expert Aimee Raupp, MS, LAc for her presentation Optimal Health=Optimal Fertility (even for a woman in her 40s!): How to Manage Modern Fertility Challenges with Nutrition & Lifestyle Support, Tuesday January 21st, 2020 at 4 PM Pacific.

RSVP HERE.

In this presentation Aimee Raupp will focus on fertility & female physiology, the typical blocks to female fertility, and introduce the ‘Three Pillars of Body Belief’ to Reconnect, Renew, and Reawaken. Environmental, emotional and nutritional toxins, as well as lifestyle and the diet will be addressed, including the different “diets” for fertility. And so importantly, the mental emotional spiritual piece will be included.

Aimee Raupp, MS, LAc, is a renowned women’s health & wellness expert and the best-selling author of the books Chill Out & Get Healthy, Yes, You Can Get Pregnant, and Body Belief. A licensed acupuncturist and herbalist in private practice in New York, she holds a Master of Science degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and a Bachelor’s degree in biology from Rutgers University. Aimee is also the founder of the Aimee Raupp Beauty line of hand-crafted, organic skincare products. She has appeared on The View, and has been featured in Glamour, Allure, Well + Good, GOOP, Shape, and Redbook, and has received endorsements from Deepak Chopra, Dr. Christiane Northrup, Arianna Huffington, and Gabby Bernstein for her work in helping thousands of women to improve their vitality, celebrate their beauty, and reconnect to the presence of their optimal health. Aimee is also the Head of Chinese Medicine at The Well, an active columnist for media outlets such as Thrive Global, Well + Good, MindBodyGreen and is a frequent speaker at women’s health & wellness conferences across the nation. She engages her large community worldwide through her online programs and with her website, www.aimeeraupp.com.

If you have a question for Aimee on this topic, please email it to paulab@hawthorn.edu.

Aimee Raupp, MS, LAc

Review How Passion Becomes a Unique Cookbook: The Challenges and Joys of Self-Publishing with Katie Carter, NC, CYT

As a certified yoga teacher and nutrition consultant and a life long camper, Katie Carter felt confident to pursue her vision of a healthy camp cookbook that included yoga at the rest stop. Katie’s presentation will describe her 2 1/2 year journey of dreaming, writing, hiring a coach, deciding to self-publish, market and sell her 'one of a kind' cookbook, Nourishing Meals on Camper Wheels ...and Yoga at the Rest Stop.

Katie shares how her book began on a camping trip that turned into a healing retreat. She realized that camping is truly mind/body medicine when viewed as a time to relax, connect with nature, sleep in sync with circadian rhythm, eat healthy meals and allow your creative spirit to come alive!

Join us as we welcome Hawthorn Nutrition Consultant program graduate Katie Carter for her presentation How Passion Becomes a Unique Cookbook: The Challenges and Joys of Self-Publishing.

Katie's presentation recording is now available for review in our Webinar Archives.

Katie states, “I never thought of myself as a writer, but I journal all the time and wrote a blog each month. I also wrote text and recipes for over 30 group cleanses and weight loss programs. My writing coach told me I was a writer with all my journal entries of thoughts, inspirations and recipes for healthy living. Now I want to inspire Hawthorn students to incorporate their nutrition degrees and certifications in not only their food and lifestyle choices but also their hopes and dreams for their future.”

Katie lives in a small town and says that nutrition clients were steady for the first 5 years. Then the Internet came into full swing with many online nutrition resources and doctors with a team helping them promote their business, supplements and wisdom. Her age was a factor in not wanting to go viral or do Skype calls with out-of-town clients, so she decided to write the book she had been dreaming about.

In this presentation Katie will share all the obstacles, support and joys she experienced on the road to self-publish a very successful camping cookbook.

Katie Carter loves to cook. Watch out! Her enthusiasm and boundless energy for creating and sharing recipes is contagious. Certified as a nutrition consultant and yoga teacher, Katie inspires us to eat healthy meals and keep our bodies strong and limber – even when traveling. When not in her kitchen she loves to garden, make art, teach nutrition and yoga classes or explore the great outdoors with her husband Bill. Her nutritional knowledge and passion for healthy living will ignite your camping and eating experience to another level. Katie lives on 5 acres in Nevada City, CA with her husband. More about Katie can be found on her website at: http://www.katiecarterwellness.com.

Katie Carter, NC, CYT

Author,
Nourishing Meals on Camper Wheels ...and Yoga at the Rest Stop

Watch Introducing Cannabis and the Endocannabinoid System – Part 2 with Heather Ciprani

Hawthorn MSHN program student Heather Ciprani joins us again to review the physiology of the body's endocannabinoid system and how it is affected by ingesting cannabis. Based on research and her own clinical experiences she will delve into the disease/pathophysiology and what cannabis can do to influence it. She will provide instructions for the best preparation techniques for addressing a wide range of conditions, the proper dosing methods, the contraindications and other unintended results.

Hawthorn welcomes back Heather Ciprani for Part 2 of her 2-part webinar presentation Introducing Cannabis and the Endocannabinoid System – Part 2.

Heather's webinar recording is available for review in our Webinar Archives HERE.

Heather started working with the cannabis plant in Humboldt County and eventually on many different farms learning farming methods and all the various stages of growing. Being exposed to many different farms’ processing methods provided great insight. Being an avid learner, Heather attended different workshops learning to make her own medicine, concentrating on high CBD cultivars since most growers weren’t focused there yet.

This presentation will further address the cannabis plant and the endocannabinoid system to give you a deeper understanding of how it works and what the therapeutics applications are. We will cover all the aspects to consider when using cannabis and you will be equipped with the knowledge of the latest research. The information is not meant to diagnose or treat disease.

This webinar will be valuable to students and healthcare professionals, practitioners of the healing arts, dispensary workers, and medical cannabis users who want to understand the science of cannabis and its effects on the whole body.

Up until legalization, there has been much controversy regarding this plant, and education and research had been constrained. Wanting more formal training, Heather completed the Holistic Cannabis Practitioner Certification with the Holistic Cannabis Academy and is currently a few classes away from starting her Thesis for her Master of Science in Holistic Nutrition (MSHN) degree with Hawthorn University. Heather’s goal is to incorporate cannabis research in her thesis.

Heather Ciprani,
Holistic Cannabis Practitioner