EMERGING TOPICS IN BREASTFEEDING: THINKERS ON THE LEADING EDGE
FOUR WEBINARS bringing together some of the most innovative thinkers from the fields of lactation, anthropology, physiotherapy, SLP, nutrigenomics, posturology, dentistry, chiropractic, neurology and more to present compelling new concepts, science and research that deepens our understanding of the physiology, neurology and biochemistry of the breastfeeding relationship.
This program is presented over four days from November 18, 2013 through February 10, 2014. All Webinars are recorded and will be available for viewing if you cannot attend the live presentation. They are not available for download.
"I thought all the speakers were amazing. My brain
cells were pulsating after each speaker, especially Mat Boule and Ben Lynch!
Loved Motherfood, too! I liked how although each speaker had quite profound
concepts to convey, they presented in a way that anyone could understand and
apply then to their practice."
Attend the individual webinar days or attend the entire series. Individual webinars are $137, (Early Bird $117), all four webinars for $427. See payment options below.
DAY ONE: November 18, 2013
Breastfeeding on the Leading Edge: Connecting the Dots:
Epigenetics, Gut Healing and Tongue-tie, Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, RLC, OMT
$137. Prior to November 10, $117
Program:
10am-11:30am The Co-evolution of Humans and Microbiotia:
Epigenetic Implications for Breastfeeding.
11:30-noon Break
Noon-2pm Heal the Mother, Heal the Baby: Microbes, Gut
Health, the Enteric Nervous System & Breastfeeding
2pm-2:30pm Break
2:30-4pm Epigenetics & Maternal Gut Health: Implications
for the Midline, Oral Structure,Tongue-tie and Airway Development
4pm-4:30pm Break
4:30pm-6pm Epigenetics & Maternal Gut Health:
Implications for the Midline, Oral Structure,Tongue-tie and Airway Development
From a previous presentation of this material:
"..totally mind blowing."
"16 pages of notes. And I should have taken more!"
"Overflowing with both information and practical
application, this workshop manages to pull together the macrocosm and the
microcosm - the global significance of what's going on with our environment and
culture, and how it is reflected in the breastfeeding dyad. This presentation
is packed with one revelation after the other. Jennifer's material is profound,
insightful, and accessible; any time you are able to spend with this brilliant
thinker is worth liquid gold. If every lactation consultant were able to take
this workshop, we would truly be on our way to transforming the world through
our profession."
DAY ONE is Approved for 6.5 L CERPS, Day Two has been
approved for 6LCERPs , all others will be applied for as the speakers are
finalized.
DAY TWO:
December 2 2013, $137, Early Bird Prior to Nov 17 $117
(all times are EST):
10am-11:30am Tongue Posture: An Evolutionary Perspective,
Kevin Boyd, DDS
12-1:30pm Ontogenesis, Occlusion, Motor Patterns: A Whole
Body Perspective to Breastfeeding, Mat Boule, DO, Posturologist
2-3:30pm The History, Politics and Practice of the
Lactogenic Diet, Hilary Jacobson, CH.HU.SI., C.HT.
4-5:30pm Methylation, Tongue-tie and the Breastfeeding Dyad,
Ben Lynch, ND
Tongue Posture: An Evolutionary Perspective, Kevin Boyd, DDS
Abstract:
Archaeological evidence indicates that modern-day humans
(Homo sapiens) have been in their present anatomic form (Anatomically Modern
Human-AMH) for at least 200,000 + years. Observations from pre-historic
skeletal and fossil records reveal that H. sapiens has walked the planet for
nearly their entire existence with well-aligned teeth and jaws. Even though
soft tissues don’t get preserved within the fossil record, anthropologists can
nonetheless, with a reasonable degree of scientific certainty, still infer
brain sizes from the cranial volumes of fossilized skulls. So, given that the
resting tongue should occupy the palatal vault in much the same manner as how
the brain occupies the cranial vault, and, that well-aligned jaws and teeth are
a symptom of healthy rest oral posture, it can also be inferred with a similar
degree of certainty that AMH’s lived with well-postured tongues for hundreds of
thousands of years.
In spite of the fact anthropologists have long reported that
human craniofacial volume has been diminishing since the advent of agriculture
in the Middle East some 10-12,000 years ago, there is no evidence to suggest
that the currently prevalent narrowing of jaws and facial bones, with
associated crowding and misalignment of teeth (malocclusion), appeared
appreciably in humans until around the early/mid-17th Century. Since the
early/mid-18th-Century malocclusion prevalence appears to have greatly
increased and accelerated in Western Europe. Furthermore, consistent with these
observations, there is very little evidence of malocclusion in contemporary
indigenous societies that have little or no exposure to modern Western dietary
habits.
A connection appears to exist between the prevalence of
malocclusion and dietary feeding behaviors, especially during the first years
of life. An ancestral pattern of infant and early childhood feeding (IECF), is
typically characterized by exclusive and on-demand breast-feeding for at least
6 months, followed by continued on-demand breast-feeding and weaning (with
fresh and minimally-processed foods) period into the 3rd year of life; evidence
supports that this is the pattern practiced by AMH’s since their first
appearance in the fossil record. The combined efforts of being suckled with
breastmilk and chewing firmly textured weaning foods appears to provide
protection against human malocclusion. Conversely, Modern IECF regimens
typically comprised of cow milk-based commercial infant formulas and weaning
with highly processed pureed baby foods, seem to be associated with malocclusion
etiology.
Certain types of malocclusion are now shown to be associated
with Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB)/Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), and often
other associated systemic illnesses related to childhood obesity and/or
impaired neurological development in children of all ages. Pediatric
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (p-OSA) is a breathing disorder that has only recently
been shown to negatively impact brain development in children. The disorder is
positively linked to increasing prevalence of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADD/ADHD) and other disruptive childhood behaviors; and, p-OSA is
also now known to be closely associated with a child's inability to
consistently sleep and breathe properly during infancy and/or early childhood.
Healthy sleep was also likely vital to the survival and reproductive fitness of
our ancestors in much the same manner as regular physical activity and
ancestral-type feeding regimens were.
Conclusions
Highly prevalent malocclusion is a common finding among children
raised in industrialized societies; malocclusion is a rare finding in the
pre-Industrial skeletal and fossil records. Many children diagnosed with
SDB/OSA have also been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD and/or malocclusion. Changed
dietary regimens and feeding behaviors during infancy/early childhood seem to
have played a role in the observed increased prevalence of malocclusion since
the Industrial Revolution. We suggest that ancestral-type IEC feeding regimens
are essential for optimum development of the jaws, teeth, face and airway,
thus, such regimens also seem to provide protection against development of
p-OSA, ADD/ADHD, and childhood obesity.
An argument will be developed in this presentation to
support the author’s hypothesis (currently being investigated in Chicago at
Northeastern Illinois University, Dept. Anthropology and Lurie Children’s
Hospital) that ancestral regimens of IECF confer significant health advantages
to children when compared to modern IECF regimen, and that this is best
explained by the ability of the former to confer a foundation for a lifetime of
optimal rest oral tongue posture and associated nasal breathing….especially
during sleep.
"Kevin's lecture was worth the whole fee. Ben's lecture was worth the whole fee."
Ontogenesis, Occlusion, Motor Patterns: A Whole Body
Perspective to Breastfeeding, Mat Boule, DO, Posturologist:
This workshop is intended for lactation consultants
interested in thinking outside of the mouth as they explore the links between
ontogenesis and breastfeeding for optimal neuro motor development. Sensori
motor development in humans in divided into 4 stages between the ages of 0-1
year of age. The senses feed movement and the mouth is located between the two
main body parts that contribute to this development: the feet and the eyes.
"Wonderful information - well put together, definitely want to listen to the recording again! "
The History, Politics and Practices of the Lactogenic Diet, Hilary
Jacobson, CH.HU.SI., C.HT.
A brief review of tribal people’s understanding of the
medicinal effects of diet in the postpartum, including its effect on lactation.
A review of the perception of low supply mid-1800s based on
the work of Charles Henry Felix Routh, author of “Infant Feeding and Its
Influence on Life,” 1860, as well as records from his colleagues in the BMJ.
A review of the analysis of Ignaz von Bunge, professor of
natural medicine, as pertains to Europe-wide surveys on low milk supply, and
correlations to the work of Weston A. Price.
Understanding conflicting trends in nutritional guidelines
and the bias against “lactogenic foods” especially in the latter half of the
20th century and today.
Understanding mechanisms of lactogenic foods and herbs,
based on the work of Bingel and Farnsworth and others.
Understanding the larger dietary principles that support
mothers regardless of their personal dietary preferences, so as to balance
blood sugar, support hormonal balance, reduce inflammation, and support the
immune system.
Methylation, Tongue-tie and the Breastfeeding Dyad, Ben
Lynch, ND
In this presentation, Dr. Lynch, a naturopathic physician specializing in methylation defects, discusses
potential genetic and environmental risk factors for tongue-tie, including the MTHFR mutation. A discussion
of interventions pre-conception and during pregnancy that may reduce the risk
of tongue-tie is also included.
"Thank you Dr. Ben Lynch! You are A True trailblazer who is keeping up with the evolutionary curve. The information in this presentation is invaluable on so many levels."
Kevin Boyd is a board-certified pediatric dentist with over
20 years experience delivering outstanding dental healthcare to infants,
children, adolescents, and young adults with physical and/or mental
disabilities, and other special needs. After graduating from Loyola
University's Chicago College of Dentistry in 1986, he attended the University
of Iowa for his advanced residency training in Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Boyd
also holds an advanced degree (M.Sc.) in Human Nutrition and Dietetics from
Michigan State University where he participated in research projects related to
unhealthy eating and how it contributes to tooth decay, obesity and Type 2
Diabetes. His strong academic background in nutritional biochemistry has been
instrumental in motivating the importance he places on nutrition as being a key
component of each child's dental health plan. He has received specialty
training in Pediatric Dentistry from the University of Iowa Hospitals and
Clinics and further advanced continuing education and clinical training by
Gnathos, a prestigious institute of advanced education in orthodontics and
dentofacial orthopedics for growing children. He is recognized as a leading
clinician in the Chicago area for diagnosing and treating interferences to
normal growth of the teeth, jaws and face.
http://www.dentistry4children.net/chicago-orthodontist-dr-boyd-dds
Mat Boulé is an osteopath, posturologist and educator. His
main interest lies in how applied neurosciences contribute to human development
and the optimization of the nervous system for improvements in the fields of
biomechanics and cognition.
"Breastfeeding and learning disabilities: can there be
a link?"
http://matboule.com/breastfeeding-and-learning-disabilities-can-there-be-a-link/
Hilary Jacobson, is a certified Swiss holistic lactation
consultant and author of "Mother Food: A breastfeeding diet guide with
lactogenic foods and herbs." Jacobson is a founding member of the
non-profit MOBI Motherhood Intl, an online resource for mothers facing extreme
breastfeeding challenges, especially low milk supply. She says that she
researched "Mother Food" when she experienced persistent and severe
low milk supply with each of her four children. "When I saw how
'lactogenic' foods and herbs helped me make more milk I began to study
mother-food traditions from around the world.
Women have always been aware of foods that help them
breastfeed, and these same foods were the preferred diet in the postpartum.
"The more I learned, the more strongly I felt about creating a resource that
would encapsulate and preserve our mother-food heritage. Once passed down from
mother to daughter, now this knowledge was in danger of being lost."
Today, Hilary Jacobson lives in Oregon where she works as a
writer, speaker, and nutritional mentor for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers.
http://www.mother-food.com/
Ben Lynch, received his Cellular and Molecular Biology, BS
from the University of Washington and his ND from Bastyr University. His passion for identifying the
cause of disease directed him towards
nutrigenomics and methylation dysfunction. Currently, he
researches, writes and presents nationwide
on the topic of MTHFR and methylation defects. You may learn
more about Dr Lynch and his work
at www.MTHFR.Net. Dr. Lynch is also the President & CEO
of Seeking Health, Inc., a company oriented towards disease prevention and health promotion. http://mthfr.net/
DAY THREE:
February 10, 2014, $137, Early Bird Prior to Jan 14, 2014,
$117
(all times are EST):
10am-11:30am, The Role of Bodywork in the
Treatment of the Breastfed Baby, Including Treatment as Part
of an Integrative Approach to Support the Tongue-tied Baby, Sharon Vallone, DC,
FICCP
12-1:30pm Overcoming the Complex Challenges of Breastfeeding
a Baby with a Cleft Lip or Palate, Alice Farrow
2-3:30pm, Nutrition for Breastfeeding: Eating for a Healthy
and Happy Baby, Paul Jaminet, PhD
4-5:30pm The Impact of Birth on Breastfeeding, Sarah
Buckley, MD
The Role of Bodywork in the Treatment of the Breastfed Baby,
Including Treatment as Part of an Integrative Approach to Support the
Tongue-tied Baby:
In this session, Sharon Vallone, a pediatric chiropractor specializing in neuromusculosketal issues that interfere
with breastfeeding will assist us in learning the language of the bodyworker as
well as present the lens by which a thorough biomechanical assessment is made.
She will address the relationship between structure and function in the
breastfeeding dyad, supporting the attendee in learning to make appropriate
lactation assessments and referrals. Dr Vallone will utilize case presentations
that outline specific biomechanical issues and address neonatal compensations
associated with impaired function, paying special attention to the tongue-tied
baby. This session will also offer some instruction to empower parents to
support their infant’s progress.
...'brilliant' - I was left rather speechless. Beautifully
presented talk that realising how little I know about anatomy and function. The
videos and accompanying commentary were illuminating and easy to follow. The
comments on listening to the baby's cry and distinguishing between terror and
the baby talking, were really interesting, and could be applied to other
situations as well.
Overcoming the Complex Challenges of Breastfeeding a Baby
with a Cleft Lip or Palate, Alice Farrow
My talk will begin with a brief overview of the embryology
of the cleft, the relative accuracy of cleft diagnosis, some associated
'malformations', syndromes and sequences, the psychological impact of
ultrasound diagnosis and how to help parents prepare for the birth and
breastfeeding of their cleft affected infant.
Getting breastfeeding off to a good start is absolutely
vital to when there is a cleft lip and/or palate. Many babies will be able to
breastfeed exclusively at the breast (depending on the entity of the cleft).
When there is a delay, or inability to breastfeed, then breast milk expression
should be initiated as early as possible, supplying information and education
to the breastfeeding parent on the most efficient techniques to do so.
Cleft families face a myriad of difficulties for much of the
first year, or year and a half, of the infants life. The parents will be faced
with difficult decisions regarding surgery, and their child will undergo one or
more surgeries in that time, with accompanying medical visits, further
complicating the difficulties of infant feeding and/or milk expression. Low supply
issues are frequent - often due to a less than optimal start,
misinformation/mismanagement of breastfeeding, stress and anxiety, and
difficulty with exclusive pumping.
An overview of pre-surgical orthodontics (if used), surgical
techniques, timing and number of surgeries, and post-operative feeding
restrictions (if applied), vary enormously from surgeon to surgeon and will all
impact breastfeeding differently.
Once the palate have been surgically repaired, there is the
possibility that the cleft affected infant, who was not previously
breastfeeding fully, may transition from bottle to the breast - this is a
delicate time which may require intensive support. Not all babies will go on to
breastfeed autonomously and the breastfeeding parent may need counselling over
the loss of a much hoped for breastfeeding experience.
Alice Farrow's presentation should be mandatory education for everyone working with babies affected by cleft lip and palate as well as their parents. I really appreciate all the personal insight Alice provides and her attention to obstacles parents might face.
Nutrition for Breastfeeding: Eating for a Healthy and Happy Baby, Paul Jaminet, PhD
Great information - makes me want to research nutrition for pregnancy and beyond even more!
The Impact of Birth on Breastfeeding, Sarah Buckley, MD
"Nothing short of excellent!"
Dr. Sharon Vallone is a graduate of Rutgers University (AB Microbiology 1978) and New York Chiropractic College (1986). She completed her Diplomate in Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics in 1996 through Palmer College and received her appointment as Fellow in Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics in 2003. Dr. Vallone has a private practice limited to high-risk pregnancies and challenged children in Connecticut and is currently the Chair of the Board of Kentuckiana Children’s Center in Louisville, KY and the Vice Chair of the International Chiropractic Association’s Council Pediatric Council. She is an international speaker, author, and editor of the Journal of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics. Sharon brings 25+ years of pediatric chiropractic experience with a primary interest in pregnancy, birth trauma, breastfeeding and problems with infant /toddler neurodevelopment.
Alice Farrow: Seven years ago I was expecting my second child. At a routine sixteen week ultrasound I received the surprising diagnosis of cleft lip and palate. After overcoming the initial shock, I began researching how this would affect breastfeeding. I knew that breastfeeding was unlikely but was stubborn enough to think I could do it anyway! There weren't many resources at the time and the first seven months of my daughter's life would be the most tiring and stressful that I have ever endured. Transitioning her to the breast at seven months (post palate repair) and breastfeeding well into childhood, would make up for all of the early difficulties, but many breastfeeding dyads don't receive enough information and support to enjoy that reward.
Since my own cleft daughter was born I have met a myriad of cleft families, through my work as a peer-counsellor, at cleft conferences, through online parenting groups, and recently through my website - thanks to their experiences and through my own research - I have an increasing awareness of the panorama of problems facing these breastfeeding dyads - only some of them directly related to the cleft. It appears to me that lack of specialised support, especially in the early days, is a big factor in the difficulties of breastfeeding with a cleft lip and palate.
I am an Australian living in Italy and speak both Italian and English. This gives me the chance to speak, and correspond with both parents and cleft surgeons across Europe, the UK, the United States and increasingly other areas of the world. This gives me an insight into the diversity of cleft care internationally, and how this impacts breastfeeding differently from region to region. I keep an eye on developments in national and International standards of cleft team care. My dream is to have IBCLCs recognised as a member of the cleft team so that cleft affected infants will receive continuous breastfeeding support from the moment of diagnosis through to the surgical closure of the cleft and throughout the recovery period.
I am mother to two bilingual (breastfed) children, currently working as a writer, speaker, and volunteer peer counsellor, while also preparing for the IBCLC exam. I have two breastfeeding websites www.cleftlipandpalatebreastfeeding.com and www.languageofinclusion.com
Paul Jaminet, Ph.D., is author of Perfect Health Diet:
Regain Health and Lose Weight by Eating the Way You Were Meant to Eat
(Scribner, 2012), and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Evolution and Health.
Paul, a former astrophysicist and software entrepreneur, and his wife Shou-Ching,
a molecular biologist and cancer researcher, turned to diet and nutrition to
heal their own health problems. Seven years of research led to the Perfect
Health Diet, which has helped thousands of readers (and moms) cure diseases,
normalize weight, and optimize their own and their baby’s health. More
information about Paul and the Perfect Health Diet can be found at
www.perfecthealthdiet.com.
Sarah J Buckley is a New-Zealand-trained GP/family physician
with qualifications in GP-obstetrics and family planning. She is the mother of
four home-born children, and currently combines full-time motherhood with her
work as a writer on pregnancy, birth, and parenting,
Dr Buckley’s work critiques current practices in pregnancy,
birth, and parenting from the widest possible perspectives, including
scientific, anthropological, cross-cultural, psychological, and personal. She
encourages us to be fully informed in our decision-making; to listen to our
hearts and our intuition; and to claim our rightful role as the real experts in
our bodies and our children.
Her bestselling book Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: A
Doctor’s Guide to Natural Childbirth and Gentle Early Parenting Choices,
published by Celestial Arts (US, 2009), builds on her acclaimed first edition,
published in Australia as Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: The Wisdom and
Science of Gentle Choices in Pregnancy, Birth, and Parenting One Moon Press,
Brisbane, 2005).
http://www.sarahbuckley.com/
DAY FOUR:
March 24, 2014, $137, Early Bird Prior to Feb 17, 2014, $117
(all times are EST):
10am-11:30am: Fat Soluble Vitamins and the Breastfeeding
Dyad, Chris Masterjohn, PhD
12:00-3:30pm A New Wellness Paradigm for Comprehensive Care
of the Breastfeeding Infant that Supports Normalizing Oral Function Beginning
in Infancy & Throughout the Lifetime
12-1:00pm Part One: An Introduction to Orofacial
Myofunctional Therapy, Joy Moeller, BS, RDH, Myofunctional Therapist
2-3:30pm Part Two: Observation Skills for Assessment of
Myofunctional Disorders in the Breastfed Infant (including tongue-tie) with
Strategies for Normalizing Function.
Michale C Fetzik, BSN, OMT
Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist
4-5:30pm: From "Womb to School: Development of the
Pediatric Airway", Steven Park, MD
Chris Masterjohn, Ph.D. obtained his degree in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Connecticut. He currently works as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign studying interactions between vitamins A, D, and K. Since 2004, he has written for Wise Traditions, the quarterly journal of the Weston A. Price Foundation. He has developed unique ideas and scientific hypotheses about the importance of the fat-soluble vitamins and how they interact with each other. He created and maintains Cholesterol-And-Health.Com, where he publishes his blog, The Daily Lipid.
Joy Moeller, BS, RDH, is a Registered Dental Hygienist and
is a former associate professor at the Indiana University School of Dentistry,
and has been practicing orofacial myofunctional therapy for over 30 years. She
is an on-going guest lecturer at USC, UCLA, Loma Linda University, West Coast
University, and Cerritos College to ortho, perio, and pedo dental residents and
hygiene students. She is currently holding a position at the Sleep Medicine
Mini Residency Program at NYU. She received her dental hygiene degree from
Prairie State College in Chicago Heights, Illinois with the Sigma Phi Alpha
award. She attended the Myofunctional Therapy Institute in Coral Gables,
Florida with an extended internship in 1980 and the Coulson Institute in 2003
in Denver, Colorado.
Joy is currently a speaker of the Academy of Orofacial
Myofunctional Therapy (AOMT) and has taught courses in OMT at the venues of
USC, UCSD, UBC, UCSF, NYU, Columbia University, University of Sydney,
Australia, the Guttenberg University in Mainz, Germany, Freiberg University in
Freiberg, Germany, Louvain, University in Brussels, Belgium, and many other
locations around the world. She has worked with Children’s Hospital, was a
consultant for a sealant program for indigent children, worked in the Super
Tooth Program, and in public schools as a health educator in the Smiles Program
where she developed a preventive orthodontic program. She is currently in the
exclusive practice as
myofunctional therapist in Pacific Palisades, California and Beverly Hills,
California.
Michale Fetzik, BSM, OMT received her Bachelors degree in
Nursing from the University of Mississippi and has experience in
Gastroenterology, Oncology and Toxicology. She has been married to Dr. Stephen
Fetzik, a general dentist, for 25 years and has five beautiful children ages 20
to 12. Michale has been involved with Dentistry for over 15 years working as a
chairside dental assistant, orthodontic assistant and treatment coordinator.
For years, Michale suffered from TMJ issues that were
expressed as Migraines, extreme fatigue and debilitating neck and back pain.
Diagnosed as having a “Tongue thrust swallow”, Michale completed Myofunctional
Therapy. By becoming a Therapist, Michale was empowered and empassioned to help
others gain the same benefits of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy.
Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy has been a complete life
game-changer for her life. A combined treatment of Orthotropic dental
treatment, Myofunctional Therapy, Buteyko Breathing and posture strengthening
yoga has made Michale pain free.
Dr. Steven Y. Park is an author and surgeon who helps people
who are always sick or tired to
once again reclaim their health and energy. For the past 10 years in
private practice, he has helped thousands of men and women breathe better,
sleep better, and live more fulfilling lives. His passion is to identify and
empower people to overcome sleep-related breathing problems, which most people
don’t realize is the real reason for many of their common medical ailments.
Dr. Park is a native of New York City, where he attended
Stuyvesant High School. He received his undergraduate degree from The Johns
Hopkins University and his medical degree from Columbia University’s College of
Physicians & Surgeons. His otolaryngology residency training was completed
at Albert Einsten/Montefiore. He is:
• a fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head
& Neck Surgery
• a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine
• board-certified in Otolaryngology (ear, nose, throat) –
Head & Neck Surgery
• board-certified in Sleep Medicine
• actively involved in teaching residents and other surgeon
in cutting-edge surgical techniques.
Dr. Park practices integrative medicine and surgery, with a
firm belief that other models of health and disease can complement traditional,
Western medicine. He provides monthly live tele-seminars with experts not only
related to his field, but also professionals in other areas—he has interviewed
an acupuncturist, dietician, and a neuro-linguistic programming and hypnosis
expert in the past. He firmly believes that one must treat the whole person
first, including addressing his or her diet, lifestyle, stresses and emotional
states, rather than focusing on one simple symptom or area of the body.
He is a published author of the book, Sleep, Interrupted: A
physician reveals the #1 reason why so many of us are sick and tired. It was
endorsed by numerous New York Times best-selling authors such as Dr. Christiane
Northrup, Dr. Dean Ornish, and Mary Shomon.
In his spare time, he loves to cook Latin food. Dr. Park is
also an avid runner with the Van Cortland Track Club in the Bronx. He is
happily married to his wife, Kathy, and adores his three boys Jonas, Devin, and
Brennan.
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The Co-evolution of Humans and Microbiotia: Epigenetic Implications for Breastfeeding.
Heal the Mother, Heal the Baby: Microbes, Gut Health, the Enteric Nervous System & Breastfeeding
Epigenetics & Maternal Gut Health: Implications for the Midline, Oral Structure,Tongue-tie and Airway Development
Tongue Posture: An Evolutionary Perspective, Kevin Boyd, DDS
The History, Politics and Practice of the Lactogenic Diet, Hilary Jacobson, CH.HU.SI., C.HT.
Methylation, Tongue-tie and the Breastfeeding Dyad, Ben Lynch, ND
Nutrition for Breastfeeding: Eating for a Healthy and Happy Baby, Paul Jaminet, PhD
The Impact of Birth on Breastfeeding, Sarah Buckley, MD
Fat Soluble Vitamins and the Breastfeeding Dyad, Chris Masterjohn
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Epigenetics & Maternal Gut Health: Implications for the Midline, Oral Structure,Tongue-tie and Airway Development
Tongue Posture: An Evolutionary Perspective, Kevin Boyd, DDS
Ontogenesis, Occlusion, Motor Patterns: A Whole Body Perspective to Breastfeeding, Mat Boule, DO, Posturologist
Methylation. Tongue-tie and the Breastfeeding Dyad, Ben Lynch, ND
The Role of Bodywork in the Treatment of the Breastfed Baby, Including Treatment as Part of an Integrative Approach to Support the Tongue-tied Baby, Sharon Vallone, DC, FICCP
Overcoming the Complex Challenges of Breastfeeding a Baby with a Cleft Lip or Palate, Alice Farrow
A New Wellness Paradigm for Comprehensive Care of the Breastfeeding Infant that Supports Normalizing Oral Function Beginning in Infancy & Throughout the Lifetime, Part One: An Introduction to Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy, Joy Moeller, BS, RDH, Myofunctional Therapist, Part Two: Observation Skills for Assessment of Myofunctional Disorders in the Breastfed Infant (including tongue-tie) with Strategies for Normalizing Function, Michale C Fetzik, BSN, OMT
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I have had requests for many of the individual webinars by folks who have a particular interest in a given topic. It is very cumbersome to manage the individual webinars, however, so I am going to give it a try for a short time (through March 10) and see how it goes. Each webinar is $37. Simply click the link to make a payment and allow 48 hours to activate (I have just finished lecturing in Australia and New Zealand and am still traveling).
The Co-evolution of Humans and Microbiotia: Epigenetic Implications for Breastfeeding. Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, RLC
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Day 2
Tongue Posture: An Evolutionary Perspective, Kevin Boyd, DDS
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Ontogenesis, Occlusion, Motor Patterns: A Whole Body Perspective to Breastfeeding, Mat Boule, DO, Posturologist
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The History, Politics and Practice of the Lactogenic Diet, Hilary Jacobson, CH.HU.SI., C.HT.
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Methylation, Tongue-tie and the Breastfeeding Dyad, Ben Lynch, ND
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Day 3
The Role of Bodywork in the
Treatment of the Breastfed Baby, Including Treatment as Part of an Integrative Approach to Support the Tongue-tied Baby, Sharon Vallone, DC, FICCP
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Overcoming the Complex Challenges of Breastfeeding a Baby with a Cleft Lip or Palate, Alice Farrow
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Nutrition for Breastfeeding: Eating for a Healthy and Happy Baby, Paul Jaminet, PhD
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The Impact of Birth on Breastfeeding, Sarah Buckley, MD
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