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Monday Night LIVE! started in January of 2009 and is a FREE, live, educational speaking event that I organize and host on a weekly basis. As the name implies, the events take place LIVE, on Monday nights, at Café Gratitude's Healdsburg location. The events feature presenters, authors, demos, films and panels in the areas of raw food, health, spirituality and green living.

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GORDON MEDICAL ASSOCIATES PANEL
Monday 8/2/10
PANEL: Exploring Biochemical Individuality

Link to 5 Minute Audio Interview with Dr. Eric Gordon

If you’re living with pain, chronic illnesses, conditions that never seem to resolve, or are seeking to optimize your health, it’s time to look at new solutions and wisdom about your body, mind, and spirit.
Gordon Medical Associates uses advanced alternatives in integrative medicine, blending traditional and alternative with a holistic approach. They listen deeply, observe, and communicate about your unique challenges.
Their credentials and experience qualify them to offer both cutting edge alternative treatment and conventional medicine.

THE PANEL INCLUDES:

Dr. Eric Gordon, MD

What Dr. Eric Gordon emphasizes is listening to his patients. "I believe my patients. Their description of what is going on in their body is the most accurate way we have to assess what is going on with them. I interpret the information they present, and blend it with laboratory results and imaging and other tests to determine a protocol that is customized to their condition."

Patients with poorly defined chronic illnesses react differently to all types of environmental stressors and medical interventions. While one patient may respond well to a particular protocol, other patients may not respond at all, or even have a negative reaction.

Dr. Gordon knows there is an interwoven complexity to these illnesses. There is a layering of the body’s adaptations to environmental toxins and infections from pathogens that is unique to every person, depending on their genetic susceptibility, organ vulnerability, toxic exposures, medical history and life circumstances. The body’s various biological systems – immune, endocrine, neurological, gastrointestinal and so on – influence each other and are influenced by each other, both in the development and progression of illness, and also its resolution.

When illness has been present for a long time, a patient’s body is almost invariably dominated by the sympathetic nervous system; it is in a state of hyper-vigilance, a constant ‘fight-or-flight‘ mode. Dr. Gordon knows to begin with gentle interventions to help the body find a place of rest and safety. These initial steps allow the parasympathetic nervous system to function appropriately, to let the body find its way, and start healing itself.

This necessitates an eclectic approach. Dr. Gordon says, "As the components of a person’s chronic illness reveal themselves, so will treatment direction. Some patients may immediately benefit from intravenous therapies. Others may respond initially to energetic modalities, such as Frequency Specific Microcurrent or Photon Stimulation. Some patients may require antibiotics while, for others, herbal or homeopathic remedies may be more suitable. Everyone has different supplementation requirements, and needs to follow different detoxification strategies."

In addition to seeing patients in his practice, Dr. Gordon has organized and served as medical advisor and moderator for a series of medical symposia in Northern California. From 2007-2009, these intensive five-day meetings brought together extraordinary faculties consisting of approximately 30 leading international academic medical researchers and cutting-edge clinicians, respectively focusing on CFS, Lyme, autoimmune diseases and autism.

For Dr. Gordon, however, knowledge and understanding does not come primarily from research, but from interaction and direct experience with his patients. He is first and foremost a private practice physician. His deep respect for the biochemical individuality of his patients is at the heart of his approach.

"The point is to carefully listen to each patient and correlate their subjective experience with pertinent objective laboratory tests, to determine unique treatment guidelines that allow the innate wisdom of the body to overcome illness and restore good health."

For more Information or to contact Dr. Eric Gordon please see his website: www.gordonmedical.com or email: eric@gordonmedical.com

And...
Dr. Denise Cooluris, ND

A licensed Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, Denise Cooluris is a holistic physician who listens carefully and deeply to her patients, combining the diagnostic skills of a primary care physician with treatment philosophies that address the root cause of health issues.

"My confidence in the body’s innate ability to heal itself is the foundation of my approach with every patient. The body communicates its needs through the language of symptoms; the person communicates needs through their story. Therefore, if I were to choose one therapy that works finest above all others, it would be to listen."

With specialties in integrative family practice, women’s health, alternative cancer support, and botanical medicine, Dr. Cooluris blends cutting-edge medical science with the centuries-old wisdom of successful natural therapies to yield lasting results.

Dr. Cooluris joined Gordon Medical Associates in May 2009, having completed her family practice residency and serving as adjunct faculty at Bastyr University, the nation’s leading university of natural medicine. In addition to having practiced integrative medicine in a diversity of settings ranging from hospitals to directing medical relief efforts in Kenya, she has received advanced training with leaders in the field of integrative medicine. Her unique contribution to our medical community is her use of targeted therapies specific to naturopathic medical training, bringing a different approach to integrative medicine.

A valuable addition to our GMA practitioner team, Dr. Denise brings her extensive experience in addressing chronic complex health concerns, and a strength in working with digestive concerns, autoimmunity, allergies, environmental medicine, detoxification, infectious diseases such as acute Lyme exposure and chronic viral infections. She welcomes patients of all ages, knowing that naturopathic and integrative medicine effectively addresses a diversity of acute or chronic health concerns.

For more Information or to contact Dr. Denise Cooluris please see: www.gordonmedical.com

And...
Jane Kennedy, NP, MN, MPH

"Successfully finding a healthy balance in life involves attention to all aspects of who we are as human beings: body, mind, and spirit. By assessing and taking appropriate action, we can live vital, invigorated, and healthier years even during the second half of life."

In her practice at GMA as a Certified Nurse Practitioner, Jane Kennedy draws on 28 years of experience as a clinician providing care in women’s health, family and preventive medicine, dermatology, and menopausal health. Her specialized training includes studies with renowned experts such as Bernie Siegel and Andrew Weil, collaboration with the University of California/Irvine’s Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine, and work with cancer and hospice patients, as well as leaders in the field of bioidentical hormones.

Jane’s focus is on mid-life health and wellness for women and men, and on hormonal issues at all ages. "My first job as a holistic health practitioner is understanding each patient’s particular situation and desired approach to better health. Then I explore and present traditional and complementary medicine options for an integrative path to better health."

At mid-life, we begin to notice physical symptoms affecting quality of life, often resulting from the decline in sex hormones. "Each patient comes to this phase of life with unique experiences, beliefs, health practices, and symptoms which must be approached individually." Research establishes that effective use of bioidentical hormones — as opposed to synthetic hormones and their risks — can be an important tool in relieving symptoms and preventing illnesses later in life. Jane effectively uses bioidentical hormones for many patients in her clinical practice.

However, other issues must also be addressed for strong health and vitality at mid-life and beyond. Stress is the cause of over 80% of ill health, and must be attended to especially at mid-life. By testing and balancing adrenal function while following a realistic stress management program, Jane finds patients can add another level of well-being.

She also assists with weight management, concentrating on shifting body physiology that often contributes to weight gain. By assessing and balancing thyroid function, glucose metabolism, gastrointestinal performance, cortisol, and sex hormones, and by adjusting nutritional and exercise lifestyle practices, Jane helps patients re-establish their body’s ability to balance weight effectively.

Jane’s practice involves treatment and prevention as well as wellness promotion and health education at the community, university, and clinic levels. She offers a popular two-hour talk on menopause and bioidentical hormones at the GMA office each month. Jane is known for gentleness and understanding, consistently incorporating the health impact of spirituality in her work: "balance brings wholeness." Seeing an improved quality of life and a prognosis for optimal long-term health and vitality for her patients are two of Jane’s most inspiring professional and personal rewards.

For more Information or to contact Jane Kennedy please see: www.gordonmedical.com

And...

Neil Nathan, MD

Dr. Nathan has a gentle approach and a commitment to healing. He looks for and respects the individuality and uniqueness of each patient he sees, viewing each visit as an opportunity to discover which component of healing might still be missing. His unique bio-chemical approach blends traditional and alternative medicine, using the best of both worlds.

At the welcome invitation of his longstanding friend and colleague, Eric Gordon, MD, he joined Gordon Medical Associates in April 2009. This allowed him to become a part of this medical community, along with the bonus of being closer to his three children and his wife’s family, all of whom reside on the West Coast. Dr. Nathan opened the Fort Bragg branch of GMA in August, 2009.

Neil is a gifted physician who is passionate about healing. Since he loves to learn, he considers himself "always a student", and gets fired up about learning new approaches that might work for his patients. Never satisfied to just learn superficially, when something grabs Neil’s attention, he will research and study with the person who really KNOWS how to do it, so he can maximize its clinical benefits.

Neil’s specialties fit right in with Gordon Medical Associates – Lyme Disease, thyroid disease, chronic illness, chronic pain, autism, and the use of functional medicine and alternative medicine whenever possible. Dr. Nathan has extensive experience with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue, and uses the bio-medical approaches created by his good friend, Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum. For Lyme Disease, Neil works with botanicals, herbs and homeopathy, as well as antibiotics when necessary. He also has expertise in working with chronic pain clinics in Minnesota and Missouri, and really appreciates the opportunity to help relieve pain for those who are suffering. Regardless of the illness or condition, he spends time learning and getting to know each patient to determine how gently or aggressively to treat, and in what manner.

In addition to his background as a family practice physician, Dr. Nathan is also trained in a number of adjuvant modalities, including classical homeopathy, osteopathic manipulation including craniosacral therapy, prolotherapy, hypnosis and Reichian therapy.

Dr. Nathan’s book On Hope and Healing: For Those Who Have Fallen Through the Medical Cracks, with a foreword by Jacob Teitelbaum, MD, was completed this May, and is expected to be available next year.

For more information, or to contact Neil Nathan please see his websites at: www.gordonmedical.com and www.neilnathanmd.com.

And Finally...
Sunjya Schweig, MD

Dr. Schweig offers the full spectrum of family medical care and is well qualified to treat patients of all ages with a wide variety of health challenges. Areas of expertise include integrating complementary and alternative medical care with caring conventional medicine, alternative approaches to allergy, functional medicine, holistic pediatrics, metabolic syndrome, nutrition and healthy weight loss, and osteoporosis.  In addition, Dr. Schweig is skilled at working with people with stress, anxiety, insomnia, and depression using the HeartMath® biofeedback system with neurotransmitter and hormone balancing. 

Dr. Schweig was a leader in alternative medicine education and research at The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. He was chosen to attend a National Institute of Health leadership training program in complementary and alternative medicine.  Dr. Schweig graduated medical school with honors and then completed his family medicine residency at the UCSF Santa Rosa Family Practice Residency Program, where he is now on faculty and leads an integrative medical consultation clinic.

Sunjya K. Schweig, MD, is a Bay Area native. He was born and raised in Point Reyes. He attended UC Berkeley for his undergraduate work in medical anthropology and then spent a year in Ecuador working with both western physicians and indigenous healers.

For more information, or to contact Sunjya Schweig please see his websites at: www.gordonmedical.com and www.drschweig.com

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DR. WILL TUTTLE
Monday 8/9/10
TOPIC: The World Peace Diet

Link to 5 Minute Audio Interview with Dr. Will Tuttle

Dr. Will Tuttle, acclaimed pianist, composer, educator, and author, has lectured and performed widely throughout North America and Europe. His doctorate degree from the University of California, Berkeley, focused on educating intuition in adults, and he has taught college courses in creativity, humanities, mythology, religion, and philosophy. He is a recipient of The Peace Abbey’s Courage of Conscience Award and is a Dharma Master in the Zen tradition. Devoted to cultural healing and awakening, he has created 7 much-loved CD albums of original piano music, and also his groundbreaking Amazon #1 best-seller, The World Peace Diet. He is noted for his clear and inspiring presentations that often include original piano music as well as evocative animal paintings by his spouse, Madeleine, a visionary artist from Switzerland.

In this presentation Dr. Will Tuttle will reveal crucial and empowering information that has been--until now--almost completely concealed. His book, the best-selling The World Peace Diet, has been heralded as the harbinger of a new world where peace, freedom, justice, and harmony are actually possible, and elucidates the hidden secrets to positive individual and social transformation. He will explore the invisible connections between our meals and our broad range of problems—psychological, social, and spiritual, as well as health and environmental. Dr. Tuttle offers powerful ways we can all experience healing and peace and contribute to a positive evolution of human consciousness.

For more information on Dr. Will Tuttle, or "The Wolrd Peace Diet" Please see: www.worldpeacediet.org

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TERRY NIEVES
Monday 8/16/10
TOPIC: Sea Vegetables: Raw, Green Superfoods from the Ocean

Link to 5 Minute Audio Interview with Terry Nieves

Terry Nieves is a Raw, Wild, Mendocino Seaweed Mermaid.  Terry has been a wild ocean food provider for over 13 years. As the owner of Ocean Harvest Sea Vegetable Company, she offers a wealth of knowledge about seaweeds and their nutritional value. Terry also works as an educator, directing a countywide nutrition education and gardening program for students in Mendocino County Schools.  “My life revolves around food.  I have to set good examples everywhere I go.  Being vegan and raw lets me do that with a delicious ease!”

Through presentation, demos & taste testing, Terry can show you how to use seaweeds in many ways, from eating them - to bathing with them! Seaweeds are by far the most concentrated natural food source of minerals, electrolytes and trace elements (20-50% of dry weight) in a ratio that is remarkably similar to that of our own blood.  This similarity may not be a coincidence, since marine algae were presumably the first foods available to the first animal life on this planet. Live a little- and walk on the wild side, discovering seaweeds for food, medicine and body care!

For More information on Terry, or Ocean Harvest Sea Vegetable Company, please see her website at www.ohsv.net

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RONNIE & MINH
Monday 8/23/10
DEMO & TOPIC: The Philosophy & The Art of Living Food

Link to 5 Minute Audio Interview with Ronnie Skurow

Ronnie & Minh are husband and wife raw foodists who produce some of the most interesting and "unbelievably tasty raw and living foods you may ever encounter". Ronnie & Minh have created two award winning Films “Going Raw” and “The Art of Living Food”. These films have helped thousands of people experience the delicious and vibrantly healthy foods that Minh creates.

Minh is a second generation raw & living food chef, she was born in Viet Nam in 1950 into a humble and loving Buddhist family, she is the youngest of eight children. At a very young age Minh began learning which plants were edible and which were not, how to find food and medicines in the jungle and how to use them. She spent her youth helping her mother grow, gather and prepare food for their family. They used simple and ancient techniques without electricity to prepare nourishing and great tasting food. In this way the art of preparing raw food was passed from generation to generation without even knowing what “raw food” was, to them it was just food.

In 1963 one of Minhs’ brothers was kidnapped by the North Vietnamese Army, her mother was devastated and sought guidance through prayer and from Buddhist Monks. Minhs mother was already a vegetarian but she received a revelation that if she gave up cooking and ate only uncooked vegetarian food her son would return to her, she did so and a year and a half later her son retuned to her unharmed. Minhs mother continued to eat only raw food until she died in 2005 at the age of 93.

The food that Minh creates is amazing in its simplicity and fantastic taste.

Ronnie is an Essene Philosopher who spends his time and energy researching and sharing the philosophy of the Essenes.

Ronnie & Minh’s talks and demonstrations are always fun and informative, we never know what either of them might say of do!

For more information n Ronnie & Minh, please see: www.ubraw.com

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*SPECIAL WEDNESDAY NIGHT EVENT!*

DR. BRIAN CLEMENT
WEDNESDAY 8/25/10
TOPIC: Longevity & Vitality: Creating a Disease-Free Future

Link to 5 Minute Audio Interview with Dr. Brian Clement

Dr. Brian Clement has spent more than three decades studying nutrition and natural healthcare.  He has received graduate degrees in both naturopathic medicine and nutritional science.  Since 1980 he has directed the Institute's growth and development as well as facilitated the implementation of such progressive natural health treatments as: the Living Food Diet, Wheatgrass Therapy, Dark Field Microscopy, and the essentials of mind-body therapies. Over the years Brian has assumed the role of a health advocate, motivating a very eager public to take action to improve their lives.

In his role as a progressive educator, Brian has conducted countless seminars, lectures, and educational programs, traveling extensively to more than 25 countries around the globe. At home in the United States, he has taken the message of this widely successful program to the entire country. In recent years he has been commissioned by government-supported organizations to establish, organize, and direct health programs in Denmark, Switzerland, Greece, and India. Brian has also written numerous books in which he explores the various aspects of health, spirituality, and natural healing. His recent best-selling book, Living Foods for Optimum Health, has been acclaimed by Marilyn Diamond, co-author of the book Fit for Life, as "an important and eminently readable book for the new era of self care," and by Coretta Scott King as a "landmark guide to the essentials of healthy living."

In response to the growing public demand, he has produced an educational video series on the practical application of Hippocrates Health Institute's Life Change Program, the three-week detoxification and cleansing process that is recognized worldwide as Hippocrates' signature program. In addition, Brian created the Hippocrates Health Educator Program, a nine-week intensive instructional that certifies students to teach the Hippocrates Living Foods Lifestyle, with graduates in over 12 countries. His progressive ideas on natural health approaches, coupled with his vast theoretical and practical scientific experience, have earned him a reputation as a leading expert in the natural health field. Brian's professional opinion is highly regarded and much sought after; he is a frequent guest on television, radio and in print, and acts as a resource expert for several publications. Brian has also been recognized for his significant contribution in the field of modern health care by Who's Who Among Outstanding Americans.

For more information on Dr. Brian Clement or  the Hippocrates Institute, please see their website at: www.hippocratesinst.org

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ELAINA LOVE :
Monday 8/30/10
TOPIC: Accessing Your Body's Highest Potential Through Juice Feasting & a Low-Glycemic Lifestyle.

Link to 5 Minute Audio Interview with Elaina Love

Elaina Love is a professional Raw Food Chef and Instructor, Lifestyle Counselor and Owner/Director of the raw food store Pure Joy Planet. She authored the raw, vegan, living food recipe books Elaina's Pure Joy Kitchen 1 & 2 to share her favorite recipe creations, which have also been published internationally. She is also the creator of the Amazing Nut Milk Bag.

Elaina has been teaching raw food courses worldwide since 1998. She is a Chef/Instructor at the renowned Living Light Culinary Arts Institute where she has been on staff since 2000. Elaina has taught classes and provided raw food meals at many raw food events and retreats, including those for David Wolfe of Nature’s First Law, Dr. Gabriel Cousens of The Tree of Life, Living Light Internationals Raw World, The International Raw Foods Festival, The Boutenko Family and many more recognized leaders in the raw food community.

With a passion for sharing the knowledge she has attained through years of experience, Elaina has helped people throughout the country bring about positive changes in their lives. Her teaching and support empowers people to lose weight and gain energy by making positive lifestyle choices and incorporating more living, raw food into their diet.

For more information on Elaina, please see: www.purejoylivingfoods.com

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