Webinar Archives

Would you like to know more about nutrition? Hawthorn University is pleased to offer online webinars on a variety of topics that will enhance your understanding of holistic nutrition. You can access the archive of webinars to listen and learn from professionals any time that it is convenient for you.

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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.

Introducing Cannabis and the Endocannabinoid System with Heather Ciprani

Introducing Cannabis and the Endocannabinoid System with Heather Ciprani

Posted on December 3, 2019 - Posted in: Webinar Archives - Tags: , , , ,
https://youtu.be/4hlcItpdwrc Hawthorn MSHN program student Heather Ciprani 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 read more...

Understanding Macronutrient-Microbiome Interactions: Implications for Optimizing Gut Health with Dr. Tom Fabian, PhD, CNTP

Understanding Macronutrient-Microbiome Interactions: Implications for Optimizing Gut Health with Dr. Tom Fabian, PhD, CNTP

Posted on November 19, 2019 - Posted in: Webinar Archives - Tags: , , , ,
https://youtu.be/_GDGbAp9RTY The actions of the microbiome on undigested carbohydrates may have beneficial or harmful effects, depending on the context. Less well known is the fact that many other dietary components, including proteins, fats, phytochemicals, and micronutrients, can also affect the microbiome in ways that may have positive or negative effects on health. Hawthorn welcomes Dr. read more...

The Power of the Right Diet in Digestive and Immune Issues: How do you Choose? with Dr. Liz Lipski

The Power of the Right Diet in Digestive and Immune Issues: How do you Choose? with Dr. Liz Lipski

Posted on November 5, 2019 - Posted in: Webinar Archives - Tags: , , , , , ,
https://youtu.be/-dJNSXdS0Mg There are many therapeutic dietary approaches to working with people who have immune and digestive issues. It’s difficult to know which approach to take. With so many options, it’s good to begin with food. Often within a week or two, the right person on the right diet for them at that moment, will feel read more...

Drug-Nutrient-Botanical Interactions: The Interconnected Web of Healing with Bianca Garilli, ND, IFMCP

Drug-Nutrient-Botanical Interactions: The Interconnected Web of Healing with Bianca Garilli, ND, IFMCP

Posted on October 28, 2019 - Posted in: Webinar Archives - Tags: , , , ,
https://youtu.be/vUQ11Rqs86M Botanical medicine (also referred to as plant medicine, phytotherapy, and herbalism) has been practiced by humans for thousands of years. Archaeologists describe the use of herbalism as far back as 60,000 years ago in Iraq and 8,000 years ago in China. Humans have always relied on plants for food, shelter, and more recently medicine, read more...

Methylation, MTHFR, and Histamine with Chris Masterjohn, PhD

Methylation, MTHFR, and Histamine with Chris Masterjohn, PhD

Posted on October 9, 2019 - Posted in: Webinar Archives - Tags: , , , ,
https://youtu.be/IRQ4-lAeYJI Methylation is a process vital to both mental and physical health. It has many roles, but most powerfully affects phosphotidylcholine, which is needed for liver and gall bladder health; creatine, needed for strength and muscularity; for dopamine, important to movement and motivation; for histamine, important to anxiety, alertness, digestive health, and symptoms of allergies; read more...

Understanding Fatty Acids: From Food to Labs with Dr. Deanna M. Minich, MS, PhD, FACN, CNS, IFMCP

Understanding Fatty Acids: From Food to Labs with Dr. Deanna M. Minich, MS, PhD, FACN, CNS, IFMCP

Posted on August 20, 2019 - Posted in: Webinar Archives - Tags: ,
https://youtu.be/9_rN-Qrt1UY While there is much acknowledgment of the essentiality of omega-3 fatty acids within clinical nutrition, there is less knowledge about the fundamentals of all the different fatty acids, their clinical importance, how they interrelate, and their connection to fat-soluble nutrient levels. This lecture is designed to bring clinicians "up-to-speed" on the basics of fatty read more...

Explaining the Unexplained: An Integrative Approach to Unexplained Infertility with Dr. Katherine Alexander Anderson

Explaining the Unexplained: An Integrative Approach to Unexplained Infertility with Dr. Katherine Alexander Anderson

Posted on August 6, 2019 - Posted in: Webinar Archives - Tags: , ,
https://youtu.be/vetc0Xyj5nk It has been shown that unexplained infertility may affect up to 30% of couples worldwide. Yet, even with such a high percentile, diagnosis treatment and management of these cases are often ill-defined, inconsistent and erroneous. A true diagnosis of unexplained infertility requires a skillful clinician and sufficient diagnostic testing. Dr. Katherine Alexander Anderson joins read more...

Alzheimer’s Disease: the Silent Plague – A 21st Century Precision Medicine Approach with Dr. Mary Kay Ross, MD, FACEP

Alzheimer’s Disease: the Silent Plague – A 21st Century Precision Medicine Approach with Dr. Mary Kay Ross, MD, FACEP

Posted on July 16, 2019 - Posted in: Webinar Archives - Tags: , ,
https://youtu.be/JOlAOpkmYDg Alzheimer’s Disease has become an immense topic as of late, as more and more individuals are affected by it, whether directly or indirectly with a loved one. Dr. Mary Kay Ross, MD, FACEP joins us to discuss the current status of Alzheimer’s disease in the U.S., along with the stigma and misconceptions associated with read more...

Mood and Neurodegenerative Disorders: Chronic Inflammation and Disturbances in Tryptophan Metabolism with Jeffrey Moss, DDS, CNS, DACBN

Mood and Neurodegenerative Disorders: Chronic Inflammation and Disturbances in Tryptophan Metabolism with Jeffrey Moss, DDS, CNS, DACBN

Posted on July 2, 2019 - Posted in: Webinar Archives - Tags: , , , , ,
https://youtu.be/hwaivMhNJmE Many of us have a friend or loved one that suffers from some sort of neurobehavioral or neurodegenerative illness. It is generally regarded by both the allopathic and alternative medicine communities that neurobehavioral illnesses, such as depression, and neurodegenerative illnesses, such as Alzheimer’s disease, are very different ailments – both symptomatically and metabolically. In read more...

Legal Ramifications of Online Marketing with Lisa Fraley, JD

Legal Ramifications of Online Marketing with Lisa Fraley, JD

Posted on June 18, 2019 - Posted in: Webinar Archives - Tags: , ,
https://youtu.be/RKosa_dFTR4 Do you want to offer online courses and programs, but not sure what you can and can't do from a legal standpoint? Learn what you need to know to reduce your risk when it comes to marketing online or working with clients outside of your state! Lisa Fraley, JD joins us for the webinar read more...