What Women Must Know

Exploring the True Nature of Who We are with James Fadiman, PH.d

JAMES FADIMAN, Ph.D., did his undergraduate work at Harvard and his graduate work at Stanford, doing research with the Harvard Group, the West Coast Research Group in Menlo Park, and Ken Kesey. A former president of the Institute of Noetic Sciences and a professor of psychology, he teaches at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, which he helped found in 1975. An international conference presenter, workshop leader, management consultant, and author of several books and textbooks

His latest book is The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide: Safe, Therapeutic, and Sacred Journeys.

Renewing Your Skin, Joints, Organs and Tissues with Collagen - The Anti-Aging Molecule with Sally By

Sally Byrd, a board certified and registered traditional naturopath , a Licensed Massage and Body Therapist-LMBT , Author and an MIFHI –Master of the Institute Individuality, spearheaded by Dr. Peter D’Adamo, the formulator of the popular blood type and genotype dietary guidelines back by epigenetic research. With over 30 years of professional experience she has amassed a wealth of knowledge in the field of nutrition and aging well.  Her career includes supplement formulation, training and education, and radio appearances with cutting edge ethical companies with a focus for optimal health using global anti-aging techniques. She has hands-on experience as a founding partner and nutritional expert  with Progressive Heath Strategies, a wellness center founded in 1996 in Fayetteville, NC which is still assisting people with their health .  Sally is the co-author of two books; “Are Your Kids Running on Empty?” and “Mom, I’m Hungry, What’s for Dinner” with Ellen Briggs.  She is a well-known as a crusader for wellness and longevity and is personally committed to inspiring positive dietary changes in people’s lifestyles through her international seminars and online blog; www.whatsallysays.com.

Find Your Focus, Master Your Distraction and Get the Right Thing Done

Guest:  Peter Bregman Peter Bregman is a strategic advisor to CEOs and their leadership teams.He began his career teaching leadership on wilderness and mountaineering expeditions with Outward Bound and the National Outdoor Leadership School. Peter has advised CEO and senior leaders in many of the world’s premier organizations, including American Express, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, FEI, GE Capital, Merck, Clear Channel, Nike, UNICEF, and many others. He moved into the consulting field with the Hay Group and Accenture. In 1998 he founded Bregman Partners, a global management consulting firm. He is the author of 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done and Point B: A Short Guide To Leading a Big Change. Peter is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Forbes, National Public Radio (NPR), Psychology Today, andCNN. Peter earned his B.A. from Princeton University and his M.B.A. from Columbia University.  http://peterbregman.com

The Most Critical Tests to Help You Prevent and Heal Breast Cancer

The Most Critical Tests to Help You Prevent and Heal Breast Cancer ( and other Health Conditions)  with Ellie Cullen RN Ellie Cullen, a Registered Nurse with over 24 years of hands-on, clinical experience, explains how to use simple blood tests to learn your body’s current—and future!—state of health. Ellie, author of "Normal Blood Test Scores Aren't Good Enough: A complete guide to understanding preventive blood testing" explores the reasons why most blood tests are either limited in their evaluations or incomplete in providing crucial information to insure prevention as well as required nutritional protocols. Her research and services offer people the ability to take charge of their health. To order her book and to learn more about the tests her company provides go to http://www.yourfuturehealth.com

Breast Cancer? Breast Health! the Wise Woman Way with Susun Weed

Susun S. Weed has no official diplomas of any kind; she left high school in her junior year to pursue studies in mathematics and artificial intelligence at UCLA and she left college in her junior year to pursue life.

Susun began studying herbal medicine in 1965 when she was living in Manhattan while pregnant with her daughter, Justine Adelaide Swede.

She wrote her first book -- Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year (now in its 29th printing)-- in 1985 and published it as the first title of Ash Tree Publishing in 1986. It was followed by Healing Wise (1989), New Menopausal Years the Wise Woman Way(1992 and revised in 2002), and Breast Cancer? Breast Health! The Wise Woman Way(1996).

In addition to her writing, Ms Weed trains apprentices, oversees the work of more than 300 correspondence course students, coordinates the activities of the Wise Woman Center, and is a High Priestess of Dianic Wicca, a member of the Sisterhood of the Shields, and a Peace Elder.

Susun Weed is a contributor to the Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women's Studies, peer- reviewed journals, and popular magazines, including a regular column in Sagewoman.

Her worldwide teaching schedule encompasses herbal medicine, ethnobotany, pharmacognosy, psychology of healing, ecoherbalism, nutrition, and women's health issues and her venues include medical schools, hospital wellness centers, breast cancer centers, midwifery schools, naturopathic colleges, and shamanic training centers, as well as many conferences.

Susun appears on many television and radio shows, including National Public Radio and NBC News.

The Real Pink Ribbon Story: Don't Be Pink-Washed with Karuna Jaggar

Karuna joined Breast Cancer Action (BCA) as Executive Director in March 2011 to further change the conversation around breast cancer. Throughout her 15-year career in nonprofit leadership and capacity building, Karuna’s work has focused on women’s rights and on eliminating socio-economic inequities.

Karuna began her career working with women’s microenterprises internationally and in the US, providing self-employment and business training, funding and support for low income women. Prior to joining BCA, Karuna was the first Executive Director for the East Bay at the Women’s Initiative for Self Employment, where she worked to reverse economic inequities among low-income women and women of color. Prior to serving as the Executive Director, Karuna led outcome evaluation research for microenterprise organizations, including serving as the first Director of Research and Public Policy for Women’s Initiative. Karuna has served on the board of the California Association of Microenterprise Opportunity (CAMEO) where she chaired the Policy Committee.

Karuna holds a Master’s degree in Economic Geography from UC Berkeley, with a special emphasis on Women, Gender, and Sexuality, and received her BA from Smith College. Karuna is an alumna of the Women’s Policy Institute, a program of the Women’s Foundation of California.

How to Prevent and Treat Breast Issues and Breast Cancer Naturally: A Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chinese medicine has been treating breast cancer hundreds of years and  has a profound  understanding of the causes as well as effective  natural solutions Angelo Druda has almost twenty years of clinical experience with  Traditional Chinese Medicine. He is a member of The Australian Natural Therapist Association and the founder of Traditional Botanical Medicine. He is the  author of "The Tao of Rejuvenation". For further information visit www.tbmedicine.com  or http://www.facebook.com/angelo.druda

The Missing Pieces of the Breast Cancer Puzzle with Dr. David Zava

Unravelling the many underlying health and hormonal issues that compromise a woman's hormonal  health and increases the risk of breast cancer as well as  practical, effective  tests and solutions that very women must know.

David T. Zava, PhD President and Owner Dr. Zava received his doctorate in Biochemistry from the University of Tennessee, Memphis in 1974. As founder of ZRT labs  (1998), he has been instrumental in developing research projects with physicians and academic groups to understand the role of steroid hormones in health and disease for the past decade.  In addition, he has continued to educate the public and healthcare professionals through his published writings on saliva hormone testing, hormone imbalance and hormonal links to health and disease.  He co-authored a landmark book, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Breast Cancer: How Hormone Balance Can Help Save Your Life.

A Shaman and an Ironman Share Their Secrets to Lasting Health and Happiness

Brant Secunda is a shaman, healer and ceremonial leader in the Huichol Indian tradition of Mexico. He completed a twelve-year apprenticeship with Don José Matsuwa, the renowned Huichol Shaman who lived to be 110 years old and who adopted Brant as his grandson. Alongside other dignitaries including President Jimmy Carter, Brant co-founded the Peace University in Berlin, and is a founding member of the American Herbalists Guild and has taught at the American Holistic Medical Association Annual Conference. Mark Allen is a six-time Ironman World Champion. He has been called “The World’s Fittest Man” by Outside magazine and “The Greatest Triathlete of All Time” by Triathlete magazine. He attributes his success to his ongoing studies with Brant Secunda, who showed him how to find fitness not only in physical strength but in the power of personal spirit and balanced living. Mark and his races have been featured numerous times on major network television and in national publications; he has appeared on more than 100 popular covers worldwide.

How Your Dentist Directly Impacts Your Hormonal and Overall Health - with Dr. David Biles

Dr. David Biles practices biological biomimetic bioesthetic dentistry in Santa Cruz, CA. A dentist for nearly 30 years, Dr. Biles earned his master's degree in exercise physiology from UC Davis 6 months before receiving his DDS from the UCLA School of Dentistry while working nights and weekends at Northridge Hospital as a cardiopulmonary technologist in the ICU, CCU, ER, and NICU during the late 70s. He taught exercise physiology to pre-med, pre-dental, and upper division university students in a NASA and Air Force Academy supported human performance laboratory at UC Davis prior to his stint in medicine. His experiences in medicine, dentistry, and human research have given him a perspective on dentistry that few have. Dr. Biles also writes for The Connection magazine, www.theconnect.com, and is a radio talk show host on Santa Cruz's KSCO 1080 am's Perspectives Radio Show.