2003 Conference, Schedule

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Saturday Schedule
8:30-9:30	REGISTRATION
9:00-9:30	Sally Fallon Introduction to Weston Price Dr. Price discovered the principles of healthy diets and formulated a theory on the origins of heart disease that has been ignored for too long.
9:30-10:45	Uffe Ravnskov, MD, PhD High Cholesterol Protects Against Disease Dr. Ravnskov successfully refutes the theory that cholesterol in our food or in our blood causes heart disease and presents evidence that high cholesterol levels actually protect against infectious and chronic diseases.
11:00-12:15	Paul Rosch, MD Dangers of Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Dr. Rosch will focus on the subtle yet serious and unappreciated dangers of cholesterol-lowering measures using statin drugs based on current guidelines due to confusion about the mechanisms that mediate their cardioprotective effects.
12:15-1:30	LUNCH by The Basic Feast VISIT EXHIBITS
1:30-2:45	Kilmer McCully, MD, PhD Homocysteine, Vitamins and Vascular Disease Dr. McCully describes the discovery of the homocysteine theory of arteriosclerosis, evidence supporting the theory, the molecular basis for the role of homocysteine in arteriosclerosis cancer and diseases of aging, and the role of vitamins B6, B12, folate and vitamin A in homocysteine metabolism.
3:45-5:00	Mary Enig, PhD Dietary Guidelines, Trans Fats and Heart Disease Dr. Enig reviews the evidence showing that trans fat made from vegetable oils, rather than animal fat, is the major cause of heart disease and discusses how the USDA dietary guidelines contributed to an increase in CHD.
5:00-6:30	VISIT EXHIBITS
6:30-10:30	Awards Banquet by Chef John Umlauf and The Basic Feast Keynote Address by Tom Cowan, MD “The Heart is Not a Pump: Towards a Holistic Treatment for Cardiovascular Disease”
Sunday Schedule
9:00-10:00	Buffet Breakfast for Chapter Leaders Conference Registration
10:00-11:30	Julia Ross, MA The Mood Cure Natural strategies to combat the epidemic of depression, anxiety and stress. Charles Eisenstein The Yoga of Eating Learn how to transcend dietary dogma by developing greater sensitivity and trust in the body’s messages Ted Spence, DDS, ND Is Fluoride Really Good for Our Teeth? Find out from a practicing dentist the true effects of fluoride as well as the best way to protect yourself against cavities. Peter H. Langsjoen, MD, FACC CoQ10 Depletion: The Achilles’ Heel of the Statin Crusade A review of published animal and human trials showing statin-induced coenzyme Q10 depletion resulting in muscle wasting and heart failure.
11:30-1:00	Luncheon Cheese Taste VISIT EXHIBITS
1:00-2:30	Krispin Sullivan, CN Sunlight and Vitamin D Vitamin D is essential for a healthy cardiovascular system as well as overall health. Find out how current research on vitamin D confirms the discoveries of Dr. Weston Price. Clinical updates will be discussed. Donna Gates Your Inner Ecosystem, the Secret to a Long, Healthy Life A healthy inner ecosystem must be established at birth and maintained throughout a lifetime to achieve vibrant health. Learn Mother Nature’s way of creating this critical inner world inside your intestinal tract and what you must do each day to keep it flourishing. Ken Morehead, DOM Our Whole Heart Heart disease from the Oriental medical point of view, in which every organ is assumed to function within the context of the whole body. Duane Graveline, MD, MPH Lipitor, Thief of Memory A review of statin-induced amnesia and other side effects of modern cholesterol-lowering drugs.
2:30-3:30	VISIT EXHIBITS
3:30-5:00	Ron Schmid, ND Heart Disease & Raw Milk – The Inverse Relationship The Maasai of East Africa, Swiss people of the Loetschental Valley and many other heart disease-free traditional cultures demonstrated for thousands of years that strong hearts and healthy lives were built around raw milk and its products. Jordan S. Rubin, NMD, CNC Patient Heal Thyself An inspirational true-life story of healing and the discovery of a remarkable health program combining ancient wisdom and groundbreaking clinical research. Sally Fallon, MA The Oiling of America The shocking story of how the phony lipid hypothesis caused Americans to abandon traditional whole foods. Leslie M. Klevay, MD, SM, SD Copper Deficiency and Heart Disease The latest theory on heart disease pinpoints arterial inflammation as a culprit. Dr. Klevay will focus on published evidence that copper deficiency contributes to arterial inflammation and subsequent heart disease.
Monday Schedule
9:30	Meet with Bill Sanda for Congressional Visits
10:00-10:30	Registration for All-Day Seminar
10:30-12:00	Sally Fallon Seminar on Traditional Diets I The pioneering work of Dr. Weston A. Price. Presentation includes the unforgettable photographs of Dr. Price and discussion of the underlying characteristics of healthy traditional diets.
12:00-1:00	Lunch at Hotel or bring your own
1:00-2:30	Sally Fallon Seminar on Traditional Diets II Fats and oils in traditional diets. Learn about the basics of lipid biochemistry and how to choose good fats and avoid the bad.
2:45-4:00	Sally Fallon Seminar on Traditional Diets III How to change your diet for the better. Practical advice for busy parents including easy recipes for snacks, soups, breakfasts, desserts and enzyme-enriched beverages and condiments.