Outline:

Your body responds to the way you think, feel and act. This is often called the “mind/body connection.” When you are stressed, anxious or upset, your body tries to tell you that something isn’t right.  Some people have inherent biomedical vulnerability, which makes it more difficult to rise to life’s challenges.  Looking at underlying biochemical imbalances may assist your ability to manage and cope better.  Through various mechanisms, food may also be a factor that can affect our mood, cognition and behaviour.

Do you ever experience the following:

Those who may benefit from the Seminar are people experiencing:

• Difficulty coping with personal and work stress
• Children with behavioural disorders
• Anxiety and depression
• Autism Spectrum Disorders

By attending the seminar you will learn about:

• The basic functions of the body and mind, and their interconnection
• How these functions may relate to your symptoms and medical conditions
• The possible causes of your symptoms and medical conditions
• A diagnostic approach including testing options
• Treatment options

Presenter:

Dr Braham Rabinov

MB.BS, Fellow of the Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine, Diploma of Health Education

For over 30 years Braham has been practicing Holistic Medicine with a particular focus on integrating evidence-based nutrition with standard medical practice, and where possible, addressing their underlying causes. Particular interests include children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, adults with depression, anxiety, chronic tiredness and energy depletion, allergies and intolerances, gastrointestinal disorders, and the underlying role of nutrition.

Presenter:

Karena Tonkin

Bachelor Health Sciences Nutritional Medicine, Diploma of Education, Post Grad Primary ACNEM, Certified Mindd Practitioner

Karena is dedicated to the integrative and holistic care of children and specializes in the biomedical approach to treating Autism Spectrum and other nutritionally related Behavioural Disorders in children. She combines evidence-based nutritional and environmental medicine with time-honoured naturopathic principles and is committed to the education and support of parents by customizing realistic and manageable whole-family health outcomes.

Presenter:

Dr Denise Furness

Dr Denise Furness is a molecular geneticist and registered nutritionist. She has over 10 years experience working in the field of nutritional genomics. Denise has a Bachelors degree in biological science, an Honours degree in genetics and a PhD in nutritional genomics. Her PhD was conducted at CSIRO Human Nutrition with Australia’s top researchers investigating the interactions between genes, diet and health.

Denise’s early research focused on folate and B vitamin metabolism, methylation and DNA damage in relation to pregnancy health and pregnancy outcomes. She has published numerous peer-reviewed papers in medical and nutrition journals and regularly present at local and international conferences.