31st August to 2nd September – a three day on line conference focused on integrative, whole person, optimum healthcare with medical experts from around the world.
31st August – Whole person health: Food on prescription
Five medical doctors provide insight into why they prefer an integrative approach.
- A person’s health can be improved immensely by simple changes in the diet
- Sick children can do well with natural interventions and good nursing
- There is a superhighway between the gut and the brain and poor gut health can result in poor mental health
- How do medical ethics affect an integrative approach, and what is it like for GPs and patients embracing a whole person approach?
Dr Tess Lawrie, Dr Sarah Myhill, Dr Sam White, Dr Jayne Donegan and Dr Aseem Malhotra
1st September – Medicinal plants used in Africa.
Around 80% of healthcare in Africa is traditional alternative medicine (TAM), is endorsed by the World Health Organization, and access to it enshrined in Tanzanian law. Today’s speakers:
- Tell how they treat AIDS/HIV patients
- Discuss the power of plants as drugs
- Show how they find medicinal plants in the wild
- Look at how African plant medicine is developing and talk about healing the soil so that our food contains the essential nutrients we need.
Dr Jeremy Sher, Peter von Maltitz, Saidi Matahabashy, Camilla Sherr
2nd September – Child, teen, and young adult mental health
The last two years have been tough on young people, with an increase in mental health issues up to 80%.
There is a way forward for our junior members of society and there are many tools that can help.
Trauma informed therapists, doctors and researchers, discuss emotional, dietary, and lifestyle interventions, and their roles in treating anxiety and depression.
Dr Zenobia Storah, Sarah Waters, Dr Jayne Donegan, Sarah Duff, Hugh Mc Carthy
Severe ME Awareness Day – 8th August