Day 6 - April 8
Rachel Holmes
Fun, Funky Movement - Exercise to Restore Booty and Beauty
Rachel Holmes is Fitness And Wellness Presenter and Educator with 30 years experience based in the UK. Creator of the Kick Start - A Nutrition and Lifestyle Franchise with 100 clubs and classes in the UK and Ireland, KSFL Online Health Coaching, The Brainfit Workout™ and The Fitness Pilates Certification Rachel has created Group Exercise Programmes For Virgin Health Clubs, training 1000’s of Instructors around the world.She is author of the book Kick Start The Revolution. Speaker and Organises monthly events and workshops.
Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo
Creating Vibrant Health One Bite At A Time
Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo is passionately committed to transforming exhausted high achievers all over the globe into high energy people who love their lives and live to their full potential. She founded the Institute of Nutritional Endocrinology so that she could be instrumental in transforming our current broken disease-management system into a true health care system where each and every practitioner is skilled at finding the root cause of health challenges. Dr. Ritamarie specializes in using the wisdom of nature married with modern scientific research restore balance to hormones with a special emphasis on thyroid, adrenal, and insulin imbalances. Her practitioner training programs empower health and nutrition professionals, including health coaches, physicians, nutritionists, nurses and others to use functional assessments and natural therapeutics to unravel the mystery of their clients’ complex health challenges, so they become known as go-to practitioners for true healing and lasting results.
Dr. Ritamarie is a licensed Doctor of Chiropractic with Certification in Acupuncture and is a Diplomat of the American Clinical Nutrition Board. She is a Certified Clinical Nutritionist with a Master of Science in Human Nutrition and Computer Science, and she has completed a 500 hour Herbal Medicine Certification Program. Dr. Ritamarie is also certified as living foods chef, instructor, and coach, and she has trained and certified hundreds of others in the art of using palate-pleasing, whole fresh food as medicine. As a certified HeartMath® provider, Dr. Ritamarie is passionate about using HeartMath® stress transformation techniques to guide clients to reduce the negative impact of stress on their health. Her passion for health and healing began as a result of her own bout with illness. After recovering her health by changing what she put in her mouth and how she lived her life, Dr. Ritamarie began her formal training in nutrition and natural medicine in 1985.
When she’s not writing, speaking, or coaching on health and nutrition topics, Dr. Ritamarie loves to run, hike, swim, paint, make pottery and travel with her husband and her two vibrant and active sons. Dr. Ritamarie can be reached at www.DrRitamarie.com. To find out more about her programs for health and wellness professionals, visit www.NutritionalEndocrinology.com
Robin Nielsen
You've Got The Magic - Aging Backwards
Robin Nielsen is an integrative Certified Nutrition Consultant, Board Certified in Holistic Nutrition She specializes in helping women find hormone balance from puberty to menopause, to live their most fabulous lives. She is founder of Juvenescence, LLC, the highly successful Get Your Groove On!, corporate and community wellness program, is co-creator of Sexy Younger You!, and is CEO and Chief Wellness Officer for Insulite Health pcos.com, supporting women with PCOS and its devastating symptoms, to transform their lives. Robin is past president of the National Association of Women Business Owners, Silicon Valley Chapter, and past president of the National Association of Nutrition Professionals. She has been featured on the CBS television program Eye on the Bay CBS showcasing her life changing women's retreats. Robin has been married 33+ years to her hot sexy lover, has two grown sons and is passionate about helping women and couples thrive.
Dr. Robyn Benson
Healthy Living in Electri-fried Times
Dr. Robyn Benson is a pioneer of the Self-Care Revolution, which aims to transform lives and health-care, one person at a time. This mission has been fueled by lessons she’s learned and the wisdom and insights she’s GAINED on her transformational journey as a doctor of Oriental medicine, including travel to more than 70 countries. For the past 24 years, she’s applied her considerable knowledge of acupuncture, herbs, IV therapies and leading-edge energy medicine to help patients achieve optimal, radiant and sustainable health. In 2005, Dr. Robyn founded Santa Fe Soul, an innovative healthcare center which now has a staff of 25 practitioners. A mother, adventure enthusiast, world traveler, author and speaker, Dr. Robyn brings a decidedly holistic approach to 21st-Century healthcare.
Dr. Sachin Patel
The Doctor of the Future…is YOU!
Dr. Sachin Patel is the proud husband, father, and founder of The Living Proof Institute and Practice Development mentor. His philosophy is that the patient is the doctor the future and that nothing can heal the patient better than they can heal themselves. He now trains functional medicine practitioners all over North America on how to help patients heal themselves one community at a time.
Dr. Shawn Tassone
Spiritual Pregnancy and Reversing Hormone Imbalances Naturally
Shawn Tassone, MD PhD is a double boarded physician in Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American Board of Integrative Medicine. He is a practicing OBGYN, author, speaker, and patient advocate. Dr. Tassone is the author of two books Spiritual Pregnancy: Develop, Nurture & Embrace the Journey to Motherhood (Llewellyn Publications, 2014) and Hands Off My Belly! The Pregnant Women’s Guide to Surviving, Myths, Mothers, and Moods (Prometheus, 2009). He has written and published extensively on topics of spirituality in medical care and he is an advocate for whole foods to heal the human body. He is an instructor in integrative medicine at Arizona State University and he has been on the faculty at the University of Arizona and the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center teaching residents and medical students. His belief is that the human body was made to heal itself and that the medical model should involve more patient-centered care with an active patient and a passive healer. He has written for Psychology Today and was the content editor for About.com Women’s Healthpage.
He currently practices in Austin, TX in an OBGYN practice where he can instruct his patients on the usage of natural therapies as well as those traditionally accepted. His main belief is that we should have an ACTIVE patient with a PASSIVE physician, meaning we need to learn how to care for ourselves by learning as much as we can about our bodies and health. Learn more at: www.drshawntassone.com
Dr. Susanne Bennett
Power up Your Mitochondria for More Energy!
Dr. Susanne Bennett is an internationally recognized natural and integrative medicine expert with over 28 years of clinical experience in the fields of allergies, clinical nutrition, methylgenetics and anti-aging medicine. She is the author of #1 International Best Seller, Mighty Mito- Power Up Your Mitochondria for Boundless Energy, Laser Sharp Mental Focus and a Powerful Vibrant Body, and The 7 Day Allergy Makeover.
Dr. Susanne is the talk show host of “Wellness For Life” on RadioMD and iHeart Radio, and is devoted to sharing the best health strategies and providing easy to implement tips to improve your life and start feeling better today, the all-natural way.
Dr. Susanne is also the CEO and Founder of PURIGENEX, a skin care company dedicated to creating non-invasive products and cutting edge formulations to help prevent premature skin aging, rejuvenate and restore optimal skin health. Her philosophy is that “healthy skin leads to better health.” For more information on Dr. Susanne, please visit her website at drsusanne.com.