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Speakers

Below are the wonderful speakers for our virtual conference. Once registered you will be able to view each of the session videos.

Speakers

Below are the wonderful speakers for our virtual conference. Once registered you will be able to view each of the session videos.

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Kay Aubrey-Chimene, RMT, CLTI, CPTI

Founder of the Photonic Therapy Institute / Bio-Nutritional Consultant / Certified Light Therapy Instructor

Kay is an internationally known Bio-Nutritional Consultant and Light Therapy Educator who founded and directs Photonic Therapy Institute. She is a Certified Light Therapy Instructor as well as the creator of the Photopuncture training programs for helping humans, horses and pets by activating acupoints with targeted Light.

Kay began showing dogs and horses as a pre-teen and spent much of her life on the back of a horse or showing dogs professionally. When her heart horse “Sport” bowed both front suspensory ligaments in 1994, rather than follow the advise of veterinarians to euthanize him, she bought her first pair of Light Therapy wraps and together they discovered new methods for healing without drugs. Within 6 months he was back under saddle and continued to take part in endurance and trail rides well into his 30s.

Sport is still an integral part of the Light Therapy world as, at 38, he continues to take part in Photopuncture & Light Therapy classes and demonstrations as a happy, healthy, grand old pasture ornament.

A life-long student, Kay has her BS In Animal Health Sciences from the University of Arizona and completed graduate studies in Nutrition, Biochemistry and Evolutionary Behavior. She is a Reiki Master/Teacher as well as a Certified Light Therapy Instructor and holds certificates in Bio-Energy Analysis, Kinesiology, Equine and Canine Massage Therapy, EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), Acupressure and Experiential Training techniques.

Kay hosts weekly educational webinars, called Office Hours, for students and the public on best practices for attaining maximum results from any light therapy tools.

Her revolutionary courses on Photopuncture & Light Therapy combine the accuracy of acupuncture with the healing power of light and are recognized for a national certification by B.A.H.N.S. (Board of Advanced Natural Sciences).

Dr. Aksana Cataldo, ND, CNHP

Naturopath / Vital Technician / Researcher

Graduate of Trinity College of Natural Health / Degree: Natural Doctor, Certified Natural Health Professional, Master CEDSA Vital Technician with Standard Enzyme Company, Member of AONH (Association of Natural Health), Essential oil consultant, and True Rife Trainer with True Rife Co.

Dr. David Garwood, MD

Medical Practitioner / Clinical Research Scientist

Dr David Garwood is a Medical Doctor and Clinical Research Scientist. He studied medicine at the Kharkov State Medical Institute – USSR between 1981 and 1987. He has been exposed to Herbology and Chiropractic in his training as an adjunct to patient management. He also holds a Master of Philosophy degree in Biochemistry and Biotechnology from the University of the West Indies. His areas of research include oxidative stress and antioxidant in cancers and diabetes; Human Papilloma Virus in cervical cancer; the effects of moderate exercises on metabolic parameters in diabetes.

Dr. Garwood has for the past 35 years studied Phyto Medicine and their clinical usage. He is Board Certified in Naturopathy and lectures both locally and internationally. For the past sixteen years he has been studying and practicing anti-aging and aesthetics medicine extensively. He is also a certified functional medicine practitioner. For more than five years now he has broadened his clinical skill set to include regenerative medicine.

As part of his career development, he attended a number of courses in Alternative Medicine, Functional Medicine and Regenerative Medicine in Atlanta, Orlando Florida, Utah, and Cuba.

Dr. Garwood is the founder and Medical Director of Perfect Health Medical & Holistic Centre, Le Clinique Anti-Aging and Aesthetic Clinic, and the Perfect Blend Line of Herbal Products. He has served the medical and scientific community for more than 35 years. Dr Garwood is the author of several original research articles appearing in Peer Review Medical Journals, Health Magazines, and Newspapers.

Dr. Garwood is fluent in Russian language.

Dr. Garwood is an active member of numerous professional and civic organizations including Medical Association of Jamaica, Association of General Practitioner, Georgia Naturopathic Association, American Naturopathic Association, and a past Rotarian.

Dr. Melanie Henning, MS, PsyD

AONH Board Member / VP of Standard Enzyme Company & EuroMed Global

Dr. Melanie Sims Henning has over twenty years of sales, marketing, and leadership experience in health-science, wellness, and sports performance. Melanie has documented success and has received multiple awards.

Melanie possesses the ability to navigate large health systems, Fortune 500 companies, and complex organizations. Melanie builds and develops winning teams and sales channels.

Melanie attributes her success in business from her technical knowledge and clinical background in nutrition, sports psychology, cardiology, oncology, and infertility

Dr. Melanie Henning serves as a Board Member for the Association of Natural Health, VP of Standard Enzyme Company, and VP of EuroMed Global.

Dr. Ryan Holt, MD

Doctor of Anesthesiology & Acupuncturist

Ryan A. Holt, MD, is a board-certified Anesthesiologist. He attended college at Gustavus Adolphus College and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in Biochemistry and Chemistry. Dr. Holt completed medical school at the Medical College of Wisconsin and residency at West Virginia University while being voted by the faculty as the Most Outstanding Senior Resident. Most recently Ryan completed the Structural Acupuncture Course at Harvard University from 2015-2016.

Professional interests include Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia, organizing Interdisciplinary Pain Teams, acupuncture in the treatment of chronic pain/Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and interventional pain procedures. He also serves on the board of the Northwoods AirLifeline and previously served as Vice President of the charity flying organization.

Recreational interests include mountain biking, alpine skiing, and flying. He resides in Niagara, Wisconsin with his wife of twenty-one years and two children.

Dr. Greg Howard, MD

Anesthesiologist, Author, and Inventor. Founder of The Hippocrates Research Foundation.

Doctor Howard first received an Undergraduate degree in Pharmacy from Ferris State University in 1985, and then a Medical degree from University of Texas in Houston. He continued his studies at The University of Texas in Houston by completing an Internal Medicine Internship and an Anesthesia Residency.

While attending medical school and working as a Pharmacist, Doctor Howard participated in the setup of an operating room pharmacy, instituted a novel cassette drug delivery system for the department of anesthesia, and published pharmaceutical research.

During Anesthesia Residency Doctor Howard received a patent for “Combination Anesthetic Mask and Oxygen Transport System.”

Dr. Howard and his wife, Dr Michelle Bowman-Howard, wrote Anesthesia Review, first and second editions.

Dr. Howard and his wife Michelle are both currently Chief of Anesthesia for two separate Treatment Resistant Depression ECT Programs, performing over 3500 treatments per year.

Dr Howard is co-founder of Hippocrates Research Foundation.

Dr. Howard states his two proudest achievements as a physician have been reversing his father’s stage 3 lung cancer using the Abscopal Effect, and the detection of his wife’s malignant melanoma and ovarian cancers at stage zero using liquid biopsies.

Dr. Michele A. Millen, ND

Board Member of AONH / 30+ years educator in natural health field / Lecturer, trainer, and consultant / Research & Development and Product Quality Control

Michele Andrea Millen, N.D., has been an educator in the natural health field for over 30 years. She is the owner of Synergy Services Unlimited, Inc. and Dream Practice Partners. Her expertise and training include herbology, homeopathy, nutrition, iridology, reflexology, Electrodermal Screening, Digital Pulse-wave Analysis, Emotional Release Technique, Craniosacral Therapy, Pulsed Electromagnetic Cellular Exercise Therapy, and Essential Oil Therapy.

Dr. Millen helped develop and teach a four-level certification for Electrodermal Screening to doctors and their technicians. She continues to teach and work as a consultant for EuroMed Global in research and development of Automated Electrodermal Screening.

Dream Practice Partners, which bridges the gap between functional and traditional medicine, is Dr. Millen’s latest development and is the result of her 30 years of experience. With Dream Practice Partners and Dr. Millen, practitioners are helped to create clarity and a system so they can have a practice that they love while helping their patients get well in the quickest, most efficient way.

Dr. Millen has served on the board of several nutritional companies and consults with many practitioners to support their patients. She currently serves on the board of the Association of Natural Health and has lectured on all subjects related to nutrition, the use of herbs and homeopathy, and how to create and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Sam Morris, DD, CEDSAT, CLT2

Certified Electro Dermal Stress Analysis Technician

Sam Morris is the owner of Hands of Hope Wellness Center in Fayetteville, TN. As a Certified EDSA Technician, Certified Gluten Free Practitioner, Certified Light Therapist, Certified Lymphatic Therapist, and Certified Colon Hydro Therapist, Sam is able to identify and address a myriad of issues by discovering the root cause and offering varying options to restore a body to balance.

With a Doctorate of Divinity from Historic Baptist Bible College, Scarborough, Ontario, Owned and Operated the Old Paths Teen Home for Troubled Teenagers (assisted over 500 families), and a church pastor for 26 years, Sam is able to exercise his other passion, which is also helping people.

Dr. Christina Parks, Ph.D.

Cellular and Molecular Biology

Dr. Christina Parks graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, in 1992 with a double major in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. She went on to earn her Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Michigan in 1999. She did her graduate research in the field of cytokine signaling. Cytokines are the chemicals that the immune system uses to communicate. Thus, Dr. Parks brings a wealth of knowledge about how vaccines affect the immune system. Dr. Parks has spent many years studying the biochemistry of how pharmaceuticals and natural substances that enter our bodies affect the expression of genes and biochemical pathways that are essential to our health and well-being. Dr. Parks focuses on supporting the body in activating its natural detoxification and healing pathways by bringing signaling pathways back into balance.

Dr. Reed Sainsbury, ND

ANMA Board-Certified Naturopath / Certified EDS Technician / Author

Dr. Reed Sainsbury is an ANMA board certified Naturopath, EDS  technician and trained in the RFA emotional release. He is the owner of Life Essentials Natural Healing Clinic in Gadsden Alabama and has been involved with Standard Enzyme Company since 1999. He is the author of “Healing Poisoned Medicine: Medicine to Heal or Medicine to Kill (Book 2 Revised Edition) and recently published a second book called “Exposing the Lies of History: Deprogramming 101. He is the father of three awesome children and enjoys helping people overcome Heath challenges  without toxic prescription drugs.

Amy Sprouse

Integrative Mental Health Educator, HHC/TNC, L1CC, Public Health

Amy is a co-founder of Lilly Fields. She obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health: Epidemiology from Brigham Young University, and graduates with her Masters of Public Health from Johns Hopkin’s Bloomberg School of Public Health in August of 2023. Amy teaches anatomy and physiology, holistic psychology, advanced nutrition, and coaching techniques at HHE. She has her L1 Crossfit Certificate and enjoys being a Holistic Health Coach and mental health educator to amazing clients when she is not working on HHE projects. She loves experiencing new cultures and has traveled through 15 countries on five continents (the longest time spent in South Africa, Taiwan, and Palestine). She speaks Mandarin Chinese and has a great passion for different cultures.

Dr. Sherri Tenpenny, MD

Physician / Business Leader / Speaker / Author

Physician, business leader, speaker, author and medical researcher with broad-based expertise to provide innovative clinical care and develop strategies within an industry undergoing continual changes. Possesses the capability to build consensus among key stakeholders, serve as consultant to multi-disciplinary staff, and deliver objectives on time and with full detail. Garnered industry recognition as an expert in the areas vaccination and integrated medical practices. Author of two books and has written numerous articles published domestically and translated internationally. Served as invited speaker at national and international conferences. Provided advisory services on medical and healthcare related matters to Fortune 200 Company and others.

Dr. George Yiachos, M.D., FACC, FASNC

Cardiovascular Disease and Functional Medicine / Board Certified in Cardiovascular Disease.

Dr. Yiachos treats coronary artery disease, angina, arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation, cardiomyopathy, conduction disorders, endocarditis, heart failure, high blood pressure, pericarditis and tachycardia.

“Cardiology is a rapidly advancing field of medicine tasked with subduing and conquering the most common cause of death in the world,” explains Dr. Yiachos. “I find the challenge of staying on top of the advances in cardiology, helping my patients navigate their options, and having meaningful outcomes for my patients and their families, exhilarating.”

Dr. Yiachos completed his medical degree at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and his residency at Winthrop University Hospital. He specializes in cardiovascular disease and functional medicine – a biology-based approach to identifying a disease’s root cause. In addition, he is Board Certified in Cardiovascular Disease.

“It’s not enough for me to just find a medication that works for people’s medical problems,” he says. “I want to get patients to their potentially life-altering intervention, but that is not enough. To really help people, you must get to the root of the problem, which is often not solved by medication or an intervention.”

Not only is he known for his excellent listening skills, but Dr. Yiachos is dogged in his approach to solving medical problems. As one who is literally driven by matters of the heart, Dr. Yiachos seems tailor-made for this medical specialty. He cares equally for the patient in front of him as he does the human being who must sometimes leave his office to face an uncertain future.

But more than that, he lives by The Gold Rule: “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.”

Karen Ziemer, HHP, TNC, HHC

Founder of Holistic Health Educators

If you are looking to be motivated, understand the AMAZING human body and create a life of great health and vibrancy – you just found who can help! Karen Ziemer (ZuZu) has a history with getting back to the basics of health. As a young girl she was diagnosed with epilepsy. Years later, while pregnant with her first child, she wanted off all medications. She took her health back into her own hands and within months of self-teaching, exhaustive research, and diet changes, she was forever medication and seizure free. Years later she  reversed her scoliosis using all natural techniques and feels better than ever at age 55!

Karen is the author of two books and the creator of the prestigious Therapeutic Nutritional Counselor Certification course, 10 Step Program, and the Human Body Master Guide. Karen’s TNC and HHC Certifications have impacted thousands. It is science, biology, and education from not only Karen, but her fellow colleagues.

Karen is also honored to serve on the board of GGHC helping those suffering in the Congo. 

Her motto? Great Health? IT’S A CELL THING!

Hosted By

Sam Abukittah

Founder of Association of Natural Health / CEO and President of Standard Enzyme Company & EuroMed Global

The Association of Natural Health, Inc. (AONH) was founded in 2008 by natural health care advocate Sam M. Abukittah. AONH Board members, coming from a wide variety of backgrounds in business, allopathic and natural medicines, bring unique knowledge and expertise to the association. The Association of Natural Health was officially launched at the first ever health care conference (sponsored by Standard Enzyme Co. and Bremen Health Clinic) in November of 2011. Patient potential members, knowing what this organization would mean for them and their practices, erupted in enthusiastic applause. The vast majority of those in attendance applied for membership after the initial presentation and became the association’s honored Charter Members.