Uwe Blesching, Co-founder and Chief Science Officer at CannaKeys360°, an App and online platform designed to demystify the science of the endocannabinoid system, is a medical writer in the areas of cannabinoid health sciences and mind-body medicine. In this episode, Uwe talks about the complexity of how healing happens and rapidly accumulating research which is revealing exciting trends in therapeutic cannabinoid and terpene use that can inform clinicians, patients, and students looking for the best outcomes.
He is the author of multiple books including The Cannabis Health Index (now in its 3rd edition), Breaking the Cycle of Opioid Addiction, and Your Cannabis CBD:THC Ratio. Before committing to research and writing he worked for about 20 years as a paramedic in the emergency medical services (EMS) for the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH). He holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education and Social Change from the Western Institute for Social Research. His most recent work has been as Co-founder and Chief Science Officer at CannaKeys360° an App and online platform designed to demystify the science of the endocannabinoid system.

Useful Links
https://www.uweblesching.com/

https://cannakeys.com/
The Cannabis Health Index: Combining the Science of Medical Marijuana with Mindfulness Techniques to Treat Over 200 Chronic Diseases
Breaking the Cycle of Opioid Addiction: Supplement Your Pain Management with Cannabis
Your Cannabis CBD:THC Ratio: A guide to precision dosing for health and wellness


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Hannah Charman first became interested in alternative medicine when she was 15 after seeing various therapists who helped her recover from chronic fatigue syndrome. She trained in Reiki at the age of 16 and began helping with treatments at her parent’s practice.

She graduated in 1999 with a degree in western herbal medicine and has been in practice ever since. More recently Hannah has incorporated health coaching, iridology and hypnotherapy into her programmes, so that she can help clients with the physical and emotional aspects at the same time. She is dedicated to helping women who can’t or don’t want to take HRT, get happily through menopause.

Hannah lives in Shropshire, UK with her partner and young son. In her spare time she loves exploring the countryside, horse riding, and gardening.

Useful Links
www.physichealth.uk
Hannah Charman | LinkedIn
Natural Menopause UK | Groups | LinkedIn
Natural Menopause UK | Facebook


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Dr. Nadja Cech is Patricia A. Sullivan Professor of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). She has had a lifelong interest in the use of plants for medicine, stemming from her involvement as a child in establishing one of the world's largest medicinal plant and seed companies, a company still operated by her family today. In this episode, Nadja talks about her unusual start in life, her love of nature and gardening which led to being a research chemist studying medicinal plant compounds, and her current take on whole plant synergy vs. single-molecule medicines.

Dr. Cech leads a dynamic research group at UNCG, funded by the National Institute of Health, for which a major focus is developing ways to understand synergy and complexity in medicinal plants. She has published more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers.

Useful Links
https://chem.uncg.edu/cech/
https://www.ntnu.edu/isb/nadja-b.-cech-nmsc-2020
Strictly Medicinal Seeds
Twitter @nadjacech


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Douglas Reil is the co-founder and CEO at CannaKeys, whose mission is to empower patients, medical professionals, caregivers, and the industry with the tools to maximize the effectiveness of cannabis therapeutics and create an agency with regard to their applications. In this episode, Doug talks openly about his combined experience as a patient and work in the publishing industry that led to the creation of CannaKeys. In addition, he describes his vision for a new clinical model that would offer a science-based holistic, individualised approach using plant-based therapies and mind-body medicine.
He is motivated to drive this mission by his experience working with patients and as his own path incorporating cannabis to help treat his Crohn's Disease. In the cannabis industry, he has worked in compliance and community development and was the Program Director of the compassion program Mission: Compassion which provided free cannabis medicine to low-income patients. He was a founding member of the California Compassion Coalition which drove the passage of SB34 which created compliant pathways for compassionate cannabis activities in California. His thirty- five year career in publishing includes serving as Publisher and Executive Director at the nonprofit publisher North Atlantic Books and currently as Associate Publisher and Managing Director at Synergetic Press which focuses on psychedelics, regenerative practices, and social justice.





Useful Links
https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglasreil/
https://synergeticpress.com/
https://cannakeys.com
https://www.facebook.com/douglas.reil


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Dr. JJ Pursell (she/her) is a 2007 graduate of NUNM with a doctorate in Naturopathic medicine and Masters in Acupuncture and Oriental medicine. In this episode, Dr. JJ Pursell talks about stress, anxiety, and the human right to be happy. She speaks in detail about how classic herbs can help recover hormonal balance and how psilocybin may have a place in a new medical model.

She began working with herbs over 25 years ago and her career has centred around her work with plant medicine. She owned and operated community run herbs shoppes for 13 years and wrote her first book, The Herbal Apothecary in 2013.

Her passions include helping others to empower themselves through health and sharing her knowledge through writing, teaching and public speaking. She is dedicated to those in need and will always answer any question through email.

At home she is a mama, farmer, gardener, wife and dance party starter.

Useful links
Author page: JJ Pursell's Books

Website: drjjpursell.com

IG Wildwayswellness

FB Dr. JJ Pursell

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Dr. Claudia Welch has been a lifelong student of life and medicine. She has practiced Āyurveda, has worked in Eastern medicine education, and is licensed as a Doctor of Oriental Medicine. In this episode, Dr. Welch brings a deep understanding of philosophical and pragmatic views of hormonal balance from ancient medical traditions, which can be applied to modern life.

Dr. Welch is the author of Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Life: Achieving Optimal Health and Wellness Through Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine and Western Science, and, The Four Qualities of Effective Physicians: Practical Ayurvedic Wisdom for Modern Physicians.

Dr. Welch has lectured internationally on Oriental medicine and Āyurveda, exploring how Eastern medicine applies to Women’s Health, and today’s reality in general. She has served on the teaching faculty of The Āyurvedic Institute, Kripalu School of Ayurveda, Southwest Acupuncture College, and Acupractice Seminars.

She also, as demonstrated above, sometimes makes up statistics. But, when she does, she readily admits it.


Useful links
https://drclaudiawelch.com/
Women's Health & Hormones Part I course
Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Life
The Four Qualities of Effective Physicians
Satsangam.net

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Dr. Denise Tiran, HonDUniv FRCM MSc RM PGCEA, is a freelance midwifery lecturer and internationally renowned authority on complementary therapies in midwifery, having pioneered the subject as an academic and professional specialism since the early 1980s. In this episode, Denise talks about her 'Aha' moment that led her to combine work in hospitals and universities with complementary therapies.

She is the founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Education Director for her company, Expectancy, which provides a unique range of accredited complementary therapy courses for midwives in the UK and a register of midwives offering complementary therapy services privately across the UK, working under Expectancy's Licensed Consultancy scheme. Denise has eighteen years of experience managing her own business and was runner-up in the 2015 Kent Women in Business Awards. She now mentors midwives wanting to set up in private complementary therapy practice via Expectancy's Licensed Consultancy scheme, developing a growing network of midwives trained to use complementary therapies safely and now offering services privately around the UK.

Denise has built her reputation of almost 40 years on a strong commitment to safety, professional accountability, and evidence-based practice. She is highly acclaimed and was awarded an honorary Doctorate by the University of Greenwich in 2020 and a prestigious Fellowship from the Royal College of Midwives in 2018 for her work. Expectancy won the Complementary and Alternative Medicine Award for services to complementary healthcare education in 2012.

She regularly teaches in Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and elsewhere overseas and is a Visiting Professor at the Qingdao Huikang School of Nursing in Shanghai, China. She has taught almost 4000 midwives and student midwives about complementary therapies and is a frequent international conference speaker.

Denise previously worked as a midwifery lecturer at the University of Greenwich, London. Having trained in several therapies, including massage, aromatherapy, and reflex zone therapy (clinical reflexology) and studied herbal medicine, homoeopathy, and acupuncture, she was given the opportunity to develop and manage the UK's first practice-based BSc (Hons) degree in Complementary Therapies (1992-2004). As part of her university work, she established a complementary therapies clinic at a maternity unit in southeast London, a teaching clinic for student midwives and complementary therapy students. Denise treated almost 6000 expectant mothers with complementary therapies during this time, and the clinic was highly commended in the Prince of Wales's Awards for Healthcare in London in 2001.

She has written numerous seminal textbooks on complementary therapies in midwifery, over eighty professional journal papers, and three books for expectant mothers. She has revised the last six editions of the world-famous Bailliere's Midwives' Dictionary (14th edition due 2022). Her textbooks include Aromatherapy in Midwifery Practice (2016), Complementary Therapies in Pregnancy and Childbirth: an evidence-based approach (2018); The Business of Maternity Care: a guide for midwives and doulas setting up in private practice (2019), and Using Natural Remedies Safely in Pregnancy and Childbirth (2021). Her latest book, Complementary Therapies for Postdates Pregnancy, is due for publication in late 2022. She is an Associate Editor of the Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice professional journal. She has revised the last four Position Statements on complementary therapies for the Royal College of Midwives. Denise is a consultant on maternity issues for the Federation of Holistic Therapists and complementary therapies for the Federation of Antenatal Educators. She is also frequently consulted for advice on the professional accountability of midwives by the Royal Colleges of Midwives and Nursing and the Nursing and...

Rachelle Robinett, RH (AHG) is a Registered Clinical Herbalist, Holistic Health Practitioner, and Founder of Pharmakon Supernatural — a company dedicated to exploring the art of functional nature. In this episode, Rachelle talks about her passion for creating accessible herbalism for modern culture and in detail about holistic women's health approaches. Rachelle combines her knowledge of herbal and traditional medicine, health science, and lifestyle design into plant-based products and accessible, self-care content for those seeking a connection between modern life and natural wellness.


Useful Links
Discount code for Supernatural: LABAROMA
Website: https://www.ursupernatural.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachellerobinett/


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Jerrik Keller, founder and CEO of The Lighthearted Farmer, an herbal company that specializes in medicinal, high-quality cannabis (hemp) oils. In this episode, Jerrik talks about serendipitous meetings that led him to be one of the earliest CBG farmers, his work with nurses, working with Autism patients, and discovering unique terpene- cannabinoid formulas and extraction methods for optimal outcomes. He grew up in Kansas and participated in conventional agriculture on the family farm. The influences of herbalism, agriculture, and holistic perspectives have shaped Jerrik's vision for The Lighthearted Farmer.

He studied Agricultural Business at Colorado State University before moving to Arizona and working in a 30,000 sq ft. greenhouse growing medical Cannabis. In 2017, Jerrik started The Lighthearted Farmer in Oregon.

Through TLF, Jerrik cultivated relationships with nurses, doctors, and other experts in the cannabis world. These collaborations shed light on a need for more targeted cannabinoid formulations, which led to the creation of Unity Formulas. Unity Formulas utilizes specific strains, cannabinoids, ratios, and terpenes to form products that provide a more targeted approach. Unity Formulas' mission is to create more positive customer and patient outcomes using cannabinoids. The brand donates 15% of all sales to a nonprofit Autism Safe Haven.

He provides an insightful perspective on agriculture, Cannabis, medicine, and what it means to be human. He enjoys one-on-one conversations with customers, discovering through first-hand experience, and laughing. Jerrik values integral relationships, open hearts and minds, and the golden light of a late afternoon sun.

Jerrik loves to climb, explore the local ecosystem, and disc golf when not in the office.

Useful Links
www.unityformulas.com
www.thelightheartedfarmer.com
Autism Safe Haven


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David Winston, RH (AHG) is an internationally known lecturer, author, ethnobotanist, and the founder of Herbalist & Alchemist. For over 45 years, David has been studying, practicing, teaching, and researching Chinese, Western/Eclectic, and Southeastern American herbal traditions. In this episode, David clarifies what defines the true adaptogenic herbs and their impressive history of therapeutic potential for all people, but especially for women's health.

David's world-renowned two-year herbal studies program, the David Winston Center for Herbal Studies, has been educating Herbalists, Physicians, Nurses, Naturopathic Physicians, Veterinarians, and Nutritionists in the art and science of clinical herbal medicine since 1980.
David has one of the largest private herbal research libraries in the U.S. The Herbal Therapeutics Research Library has over 8000 volumes, from 1550 to present, and over 15,000 articles on file. This library is a working library used for research for the herbal and nutritional industry as well as for his writing and for Herbalist & Alchemist.

David was one of the professional herbalists who founded the American Herbalists Guild, the first professional herbalists' organization in the US, which certifies clinical herbalists. He is on the professional membership review committee. David Winston has been on the Review Committee of the Botanical Safety Handbook, which produced a significant information resource, which the entire botanical industry, from manufacturers to researchers, relies upon.
He is the clinical herbal consultant to hundreds of prominent physicians (MDs, NDs, DOs, DCs) throughout the US, Canada and Europe. David has authored hundreds of articles and a number of books on herbs.


Useful Links
Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief 2nd Edition, Updated and Expanded (Sept 2019)
https://herbalstudies.net/
https://www.davidwinston.org/
Herbalist & Alchemist

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Veronique Lee, once a partner at revolutionary sustainable beauty and fashion retailer Modavanti, brings over 15 years of sustainability and wellness expertise to her CandaScent Labs venture. In this episode, Veronique shares the emerging science-based necessity for supporting Olfactory Wellness and her passion for sustainability through the lens of her Economics and Political Science education. CandaScent Labs is a health and wellness aroma brand with a collection of products built to promote whole-body wellness through the olfactory system.

Later in her career, while working with chemists on cannabis research and product development, Véronique learned more about cannabinoids and terpenes. She became interested in exploring the synergy of plant compounds, particularly beta-caryophyllene, and its applications towards wellness. This motivated her to create healthier, synthetic-free aroma products supported by terpene science, removing the elusive "fragrance" ingredient. Thus, CandaScent Labs was born. "Canda", from the Latin, means candid, pure, clean, transparent, kind – all hallmarks of the brand's DNA. CSL's formulations harness the synergetic power of botanical ingredients beyond Beta-Caryophyllene, to elevate your mood, reduce your stress, boost your brain, and fortify your immunity with ingredients that possess anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.

Véronique graduated from Stanford University with a BA in Economics and Political Science and has served as a board member of Friends Without A Border and an Advisory Board Member of the Fashion Institute of Technology. In addition to her roles in beauty and fashion, Véronique also brings experience working for one of the largest grain merchandising companies in the world, where she saw how the desire for efficiency and profitability was transforming how our food was made, sourced, processed, and marketed. These processes were not healthy for our planet or our health. When she experienced the same thing happening in fashion, she began bringing artisan and eco-friendly brands to market.

Useful Links
Website: https://candascent.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/candascent/
LinkedIn Véronique Lee
Olfactory Wellness: 5 Lifestyle Tips to Enhance Your Sense of Smell and Why it Matters.
Beta-Caryophyllene: Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Beta-Caryophyllene - Our Hero Ingredient.

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David Crow, L.Ac., graduated from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1984; he is a California state licensed acupuncturist and nationally certified by the National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. In this episode, David talks about his years of studying with elders from varying traditions in their native environments in Nepal and India. He stresses the need to revive the lost tradition of intertwining botanical medicine with spirituality and valuation for the sacredness of all life.

David has been a clinician, consultant, researcher, and educator for over 35 years. He has travelled extensively to study traditional medicinal systems, including spending several years studying Tibetan and Ayurvedic medicine in Nepal and India. David is the author of four books, including In Search of the Medicine Buddha, about his time with traditional doctors in the Himalayas, and Sacred Smoke, about his ethnobotanical research in Ecuador. He is the founder and owner of Floracopeia, Inc., a company devoted to supporting sustainable ecological agriculture through the production of essential oils.

As an educator, he has taught extensively for over two decades in the US and Canada, and online internationally; over 7,000 students have attended his online courses in the last five years, and over 300,000 have attended his popular annual Plant Medicine Telesummit hosted at The Shift Network.

Useful Links
https://www.floracopeia.com/
https://www.crowconsultations.com/
In Search of the Medicine Buddha
Sacred Smoke: The Magic and Medicine of Palo Santo

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Stephanie Webb CA is an Herbalist, Clinical Aromatherapist, and educator working as a botanical formulator and sourcing agent. In this episode, Stephanie talks about the little-known world of a sourcing agent and her remarkable undertaking to bring Vanilla plants, agriculture, and processing to Florida. Through sourcing challenges, she learned about the struggles and complications in the vanilla extract business and has started a domestically grown in Florida vanilla initiative. Where she is connecting with Florida farmers to grow vanilla plantifolia.


After many years of research and training, she is now teaching Aromatherapy courses across the country and online, in hopes of sharing her knowledge with others interested in integrative healthcare and wellness. She has taught regularly with the local Residency program as well as regional training for Pharmacists. Her wish is to combine her knowledge and experiences and help everyone she educates to be more comfortable with their health and teach about options we have in healthcare today using plant medicine.


After attaining her BFA degree in Art and design Stephanie Webb started her career as an art teacher at the American School of London in 1998. When arriving back, her love of plants translated into design work for her company. She was a guest on the "Martha Stewart Show" and has been acknowledged in several publications such as Vogue for her work as a Mom Entrepreneur. Plants have always been the center of her focus. After closing her retail company in 2006 and having her daughters, Stephanie became interested in the medicinal aspect of Essential Oils and studied Herbalism due to the desire to have the knowledge of how to treat her children safely and naturally. Living on a small farm and treating her family naturally was essential, and finding natural solutions due to severe reactions to antibiotics inspired her to dive deep into plant medicine.

Useful links
www.stephaniewebbconsulting.com
www.sunshinestatevanilla.com
stephanie@stephaniewebbconsulting.com
IG https://www.instagram.com/stephanie.webb.consulting/
IG https://www.instagram.com/sunshine_state_vanilla/

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Vivienne Campbell BSc (Hons) MNIMH qualified as a medical herbalist in 2003 and has worked as an herbalist since then, initially setting up and running her herbal medicine clinic. In this episode, Vivienne talks about her dedication and reasons for re-igniting the trend toward foraging and wild harvesting plants and her passion for educating others in herbal uses for medicine and skincare. Back in 2004, she started to teach classes for the public at an organic garden and heritage seed bank, and over the years, these have expanded in all sorts of unforeseen ways. Vivienne loves to help people learn how to use herbs simply, effectively, sustainably, and joyfully. She is equally happy showing a beginner how to make their own cough syrup at home or training a group of experienced professionals on how to legally & professionally incorporate herbs into their products. She teaches herbal medicine, wild food foraging, and natural cosmetic-making in Ireland, Portugal & the UK, and worldwide via her online courses.

Vivienne appeared on Irish television many times. She is a popular guest speaker and has given lectures and talks. Herb walks at various events, including the Botanica conferences, Aromatica Australia, Formula Botanica, The American Herbalist Guild, health shows, heritage events, organic gardens, etc. She was interviewed for the upcoming aromatherapy documentary 'Uncommon Scents: The Movie.'

Whichever level of experience people have, Vivienne loves to help them discover and work with local herbs. She believes it is everyone's birthright to know how to use common local plants as nutritious wild foods and health-enhancing natural remedies. She loves to empower people to take more control of their health (and improve the health of our environment, too) by sharing this knowledge and teaching these skills. She is currently writing her first book.

Useful Link
Home: https://theherbalhub.com/‍E-course for Aromatherapists (CPD/CPE): https://theherbalhub.com/herbal-extract-making-for-aromatherapists-online-course/‍See all herbal & natural skincare courses with Vivienne: https://theherbalhub.com/learn-with-vivienne/‍Read more about Vivienne: https://theherbalhub.com/about-vivienne/‍Upcoming Documentary Uncommon Scents Movie‍FB: https://www.facebook.com/people/Vivienne-Campbell/100008472942537/‍IG: @theherbalhub

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Susan M Parker, author of Power of the Seed: Your Guide to Oils for Health and Beauty published in 2015, is one of the first books to focus exclusively on the lipid or carrier oils rather than as dilutents for aromatherapy or their use in the massage and beauty industry.
In this episode, Susan talks about her continuing fascination with plant lipids, using her herbal background to link botanical families as she educates others on the types of oils they produce.

Inspired by an herbal apprenticeship in the early1990’s, Susan established SOLUM&HERBE an herbal apothecary in 1996 focusing on skincare and topical treatments. Making herbal extracts, including oil infusions from her gardens, awakened a desire to know more about the infusing oils.

Unable to find a comprehensive guide to understand these carrier oils better, she began to learn about them.

With an art background but little chemistry, Susan worked with a chemist friend to understand the basic chemistry of lipid oils. To help ground the learning process, she began writing up her notes and self-published a small booklet on the subject in 2001.

Drawing on her Art degrees from the 1970s, she cut and pasted the booklet together and made 100 copies available to the local herbal community in Northern California. In 2015 Power of the Seed, much expanded and further researched, was published by Process Media, Port Townsend, WA.

A student of natural health, gardener, herbalist, flower essence devotee, mother, and now grandmother, Susan studied herbalism with Pam Montgomery and David Hoffman in the 1990s. After 22 years of creating and producing a range of products, SOLUM&HERBE ended production in 2018. Susan continues to research and teach about lipid oils online.


Useful Links
https://susanmparker.com/
Power of the Seed: Your Guide to Oils for Health & Beauty

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David Winston, RH (AHG) is an internationally known lecturer, author, ethnobotanist, and the founder of Herbalist & Alchemist. For over 45 years, David has been studying, practising, teaching, and researching Chinese, Western/Eclectic, and Southeastern American herbal traditions. In this episode, David clarifies sound-byte popular herbal misinformation. Many ancient herbal traditions address an energetic approach that he has seen as far more effective than a single herb approach to treating disease, envisioning a sustainable future for medicine as a synthesis of Western and complementary botanical medicine.

David's world-renowned two-year herbal studies program, the David Winston Center for Herbal Studies, has been educating Herbalists, Physicians, Nurses, Naturopathic Physicians, Veterinarians, and Nutritionists in the art and science of clinical herbal medicine since 1980.

David has one of the largest private herbal research libraries in the U.S. The Herbal Therapeutics Research Library has over 8000 volumes, from 1550 to present, and over 15,000 articles on file. This library is a working library used for research for the herbal and nutritional industry as well as for his writing and for Herbalist & Alchemist.

David was one of the professional herbalists who founded the American Herbalists Guild, the first professional herbalists' organization in the US, which certifies clinical herbalists. He is on the professional membership review committee. David Winston has been on the Review Committee of the Botanical Safety Handbook, which produced a significant information resource, which the entire botanical industry, from manufacturers to researchers, relies upon.

He is the clinical herbal consultant to hundreds of prominent physicians (MDs, NDs, DOs, DCs) throughout the US, Canada and Europe. David has authored hundreds of articles and a number of books on herbs.


Useful Link
https://herbalstudies.net/
https://www.davidwinston.org/
Herbalist & Alchemist
Seeing the Unseen of the Combination of Two Natural Resins, Frankincense and Myrrh: Changes in Chemical Constituents and Pharmacological Activities

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Amy Galper, B.A., M.A., Founder of the first Aromatherapy School in NYC, the New York Institute of Aromatherapy, has been a Certified Aromatherapist since 2001, as well as a passionate advocate, entrepreneur, formulator and consultant in clean beauty and wellness.

In this episode, Amy talks about her passion for guiding a rising tide of newly certified students on how to get their knowledge out and available to a world looking to plants for emotional and wellness support.

She co-authored best selling natural beauty book "Plant Powered Beauty," published by BenBella Books and endorsed by beauty industry visionary Bobbi Brown, Credo Beauty's Annie Jackson, Sophie Uliano and Tata Harper. Amy is honored and proud to be a member of Credo Beauty's Clean Beauty Council, celebrating, advocating and educating for Clean Beauty and Wellness, along with other influencers and thought leaders in the field. Her new book, "Ultimate Guide to Aromatherapy" is available on Amazon and is fast becoming a new best seller.

Amy has appeared as a featured speaker at the Indie Beauty Expo, Women in Flavor & Fragrance Conference, The Jewish Museum of Florida, The Japan Society, EcoSessions, along with dozens of media events and conferences. She is a guest lecturer at NYU, Arbor Vitae School of Traditional Herbalism and has presented at Nova Southeastern University (NSU).

She has been featured on FOX NEWS, THRIVE GLOBAL, REUTERS, CUNY TV, and has been quoted as an essential oil expert for countless print and online features and articles, TV, podcasts about essential oils, as seen in Allure, Cosmopolitan, Womens' Health, Vogue.com, Extraordinary Health, Dr. OZ, Prevention, Well and Good, Better Homes and Gardens, Mind Body Green, People, Refinery29 and many many more.

Her online Aromatherapy Certification Program, “Aromatherapy in Action” includes business training for the Aromatherapy Entrepreneur. Get on the VIP Waitlist so you are the first to know when enrollment opens in 2022.

Useful Links
https://www.aromatherapyinactioncourse.com/aia-secret-sales-page
https://academy.amygalper.com/businessclass
https://amygalper.com/

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Pam Conrad's. PGd, BSN, RN, CCAP specialty is Women's Health Clinical Aromatherapy. For two years, she lived and studied advanced clinical aromatherapy and graduate complementary therapy studies with nurses, doctors, and midwives in England and France. In this episode, Pam talks about the fire in her soul behind her evidence-based curriculum in Women's Health aromatherapy.

Her work is the foundation for multiple hospital nursing and midwifery programs and published clinical research in postpartum aromatherapy and is the first and still only evidence-based Women's Health OB Aromatherapy course for nurses, midwives, and doulas in the US. She has served as a clinical aromatherapy educator and hospital consultant for multiple women's health, pediatric, and hospice programs, as well as five years as an onsite CAM nurse aromatherapist consultant for a large hospital pharmacy developing compounded therapeutic blends. She has served as adjunct faculty of aromatic complementary therapies at Indiana Purdue University in Indianapolis. Her work has appeared in IJCA, Positive Health US/UK, AHNA Beginnings, IFPA In Essence as well as at NAHA, AIA and Botanica 2012 and 2020. She is currently an ICAN fellow.

In 2012, she conducted aromatherapy research with statistically significant positive results on "Clinical Aromatherapy for High Risk Postpartum Anxiety and Depression" and published in Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. (Conrad and Adams 2012)

In 2015-2017, advancing her women's health aromatic and herbal programs to South America, she developed a curriculum in Spanish and taught for midwives in Santiago, Chile. An international speaker, she has presented her nursing aromatherapy programs and research in Canada, Chile, the UK, Japan, Ireland, Mexico, and the US. She is married with two young adult children and resides in the Seattle area with her husband.

Her guidebook for practicing nurses and nurse-midwives, "Women's Health Aromatherapy- a clinically evidence-based guide for nurses, midwives, doulas, and therapists," was published May 2019 by Singing Dragon/Jessica Kingsley Publishers UK and is available internationally. In 2021, "Aromaterapia Femenina," the Spanish version of the evidence base guidebook, was published.


Useful links
Evidence-based clinical aromatherapy from prenatal to postpartum
Women's Health Aromatherapy: A Clinically Evidence-Based Guide for Nurses, Midwives, Doulas and Therapists
Aromaterapia Femenina: Una guía para matronas, doulas y enfermeras basada en evidencias clínicas (Spanish Edition)
FB Aromatips for Nurses, Midwives, Doulas and Therapists
IG @aromasforhealing
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Disclaimer: The information presented in this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace professional medical advice. Please consult your doctor if you are in need of medical care, and before making any changes to your health routine.

Dr. Yesid A. Ramirez is a chemist with emphasis in biochemistry who graduated with honors from Universidad Icesi (Colombia) and PhD Magna Cum Laude in medicinal chemistry and drug design from the University of Würzburg (Germany). Since 2012, he has worked in the use of cannabis and cannabinoids as therapeutic agents.

In this episode, Yesid talks about his search for therapeutic cannabis chemovars and collaborative programs between indigenous healers and universities in his botanically diverse native Columbia.

His collaborative research between the University of Würzburg and Universidad Icesi focuses on the development of photo-pharmacological probes for the study of the endocannabinoid system and in the study of the metabolic diversity of cannabis chemovars cultivated in Colombia. Currently, he leads diverse educational programs around the use of cannabis as medicine for medical doctors, undergraduate students, and historically discriminated indigenous communities in Colombia.

Useful Link
When Indigenous Empirical Knowledge Meets Cannabis Science
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acschemneuro.1c00086
https://www.elpais.com.co/salud/lo-que-ha-encontrado-un-experto-caleno-en-estudios-medicinales-sobre-cannabis.html
https://ciudadcannabis.com/news/estilo-de-vida/universidad-colombiana-presenta-innovador-estudio-en-cannabis/
https://www.icesi.edu.co/unicesi/6515:egresado-de-icesi-en-nueva-publicacion-cientifica
https://calibuenasnoticias.com/2021/08/09/investigador-y-egresado-de-icesi-nuevo-becario-del-daad/

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Disclaimer: The information presented in this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace professional medical advice. Please consult your doctor if you are in need of medical care, and before making any changes to your health routine.

Dr. Caroline A.MacCallum MD, FRCPC, BSc Pharm is an internal medicine specialist with expertise in complex pain and cannabinoid medicine since 2013. In this episode, Dr. Caroline shares her passion for the remarkable changes she's witnessed in patient populations with complex health conditions. Her recent papers are tools for change, accessible to physicians who are struggling to learn to work with under researched plant compounds, wellness coaches, and patients looking for relief from chronic pain. She emphasizes safety and standardized protocols, alternatives to opioids, and harm reduction. 

She is a clinical instructor in the dept of Medicine; adjunct professor in the faculty of pharmaceutical sciences program, and associate member in the department of palliative care at the University of British Columbia. She is the medical director at Greenleaf Medical Clinic where she has assessed and developed cannabinoid treatment plans for more than 5,000 patients using legal medical cannabis approved by Health Canada over the past 6 years. 

She is the primary author of Practical Consideration for Medical Cannabis Administration and Dosing (European Journal of Internal Medicine in 2018), which was the first of its kind on medical cannabis dosing, and cited over 350 times. In 2021 she has published Duration of neurocognitive impairment with medical cannabis use; a scoping review (Frontiers Psychiatry), Practical strategies using medical cannabis to reduce harms associated with long term opioid use in chronic pain (Frontiers Pharmacology) and “Is medical cannabis safe for my patients?” A practical review of cannabis safety considerations (European Journal of Internal Medicine) 

She is the assistant editor for the Cannabinoids and Pain book by Springer (July 2021); and the first author on nine chapters pertaining to cannabis pharmacovigilance including mental health, youth, impairment, dosing, patient safety (contraindications & drug interactions), product safety, pain, and cannabis-opioid synergy, cannabis use disorder. Her work is available at www.safe-cannabis.com.

She is working with university research groups, provincial/national committees, and stakeholders on the topics of cannabis dosing, management guidelines, clinical trials, patient registries and adverse event monitoring. ‍

Useful Links
Website: https://drcarolinemaccallum.com/‍
Twitter: https://twitter.com/camaccallum‍Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.carolinemaccallum/‍
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dr-caroline-maccallum‍
Dr.MacCallum’s publications‍
Dr.MacCallum’s website focused on cannabis safety ‍
Cannabis Product Quality Tool‍
A Clinical Framework for Evaluating Cannabis Product Quality and Safety Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. 2022.‍
Dr.MacCallum offers private medical cannabis education: ‍
In The Works

To learn more about plants & your health from Colleen at LabAroma check out this informative PDF https://www.labaroma-education.com/pl/2147628476

Disclaimer: The information presented in this podcast is for educational purposes only, and is not intended to replace professional medical advice. Please consult your doctor if you are in need of medical care, and before making any changes to your health routine.