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Conference Introduction--Monika M. Woolsey,
M.S., R.D.
Achieving Hormone Balance in PCOS: How a
Compounding Pharmacist Can Help--Dana Reed-Kane, Pharm.D.
Farmed Fish--Getting the Facts Straight--Kevin
Fitzsimmons, Ph.D.
Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, and PCOS--Karen
Siegel, R.D., L.Ac.
Preventing and Reversing Metabolic Syndrome with
Nutrition--Melissa Diane Smith
Gluten Sensitivity and Polycystic Ovary
Syndrome--Is There Any Connection?--Melissa Diane Smith
Nutrition
and Mental Health--Monika M.Woolsey, M.S.,R.D.
Metabolic Syndrome and the Adolescent--Sarah
Ellis, M.S., R.D. |
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Speakers |
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D iane
Bubeck, L.M.F.T., R.D., L.D.N.
Diane Bubeck is a registered and licensed dietitian and licensed
marriage and family therapist. She received her M.A. in Marriage and
Family Therapy from the Adler School of Professional Psychology in
1999. Her B.S. in Medical Dietetics is from the University of Illinois
Medical Center in 1980.
She was a Consulting Dietitian for Linden Oaks Hospital in
Naperville where she assisted in the development of the Eating
Disorders Program. There, she was responsible for the nutritional
therapy for the eating disorder unit, and monitoring and assessing the
nutritional status of residents.
Diane Bubeck conducts her practice in the comfort of her home
office. Here she assesses the nutritional status of patients referred
by physicians and therapists, provides individual nutritional
counseling and utilizes her expertise and specialization in eating
disorders and weight normalization. In addition, Diane Bubeck provides
individual, marital and family therapy for clients wishing to address
individual, marriage and family issues. |
Sarah Ellis, MS, RD
Sarah Ellis is a registered
dietitian currently in private practice in California. She specializes
in preventive and behavioral medicine, with a focus on cardiovascular
health and stress management. Sarah has lectured both locally and
internationally to healthcare professionals, members of the food
industry, local government, hospitals and individuals. The consistent
message to clients is one of self-empowerment through the reduction of
disease risk factors and the development of mindfulness in daily
affairs.
Sarah received a B.A. in Philosophy and Religion from Colby College in
Maine, and a M.S. in Food Science and Nutrition from the University of
Massachusetts in Amherst. |
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Kevin Fitzsimmons, Ph.D.
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Kevin Fitzsimmons is Professor
and Research Scientist in the Department of Soil, Water, and
Environmental Science at the University of Arizona in Tucson. He
was also a Fulbright Fellow and Visiting Professor in 2004 at the
Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok, Thailand. He is
president of the World Aquaculture Society, Past President of the U.S.
Aquaculture Society, and has held several offices in the American
Tilapia Association. In addition to tilapia cultivation, Dr.
Fitzsimmons has published papers on the cultivation of shrimp and
edible seaweed. |
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Amy Lundberg
Amy Lundberg is an ISSA
Certified Fitness Trainer, an ACE Certified Weight Management
Consultant, a Certified Yogafit Instructor, and a Master Fitness By
Phone Coach. She produces her own Fitness Tips TV segment,
Fitness Talk Radio Show, and Motivational Monitor Newsletter.
Amy's mission is to aspire individuals to become empowered and
motivated to accomplish a quality of life that support and inspires
them through exercise and nutrition. To educate with honesty,
understanding and courage so people live their lives with endless
energy, truthful awareness and abundant health. |
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Dana Reed-Kane, Pharm.D., NFPPhC, FCPI,
FIACP, FACA
Dana Reed-Kane is a Natural Family Planning
Pharmacist Consultant (NFPPhC) and Creighton Model FertilityCare™
Practitioner Intern (FCPI). She attended the Creighton
Model FertilityCare™ System Medical Consultant/FertilityCare™
Practitioner training program October 5-12, 2002 and April 5-12, 2003
in Omaha,NE. The educational program is jointly sponsored by Creighton
University School of Medicine and The Institute for the Study of Human
Reproduction and is Accredited by the American Academy of Fertility
Care™ Professionals. She is co-owner of Reed's Compounding Pharmacy in
Tucson, Arizona.
Melissa Diane Smith
Melissa Diane Smith is a
leading author and nutritionist who specializes in sugar-and
grain-related health problems and counsels clients across the country.
Her books include the national bestselling Syndrome X: The Complete
Nutritional Program to Prevent and Reverse Insulin Resistance, Going
Against the Grain, Why Am I Always So Tired?, User’s Guide to Vitamin
E, User’s Guide to Chromium and User’s Guide to
Preventing and Reversing Diabetes Naturally.
An accomplished speaker to both health professional and
mainstream audiences, she is also a writer for health magazines
including Let's Live, Delicious Living, and
DiabetesinControl.com. |
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Monika M. Woolsey, M.S., R.D. 
Monika Woolsey is a registered
dietitian and exercise physiologist specializing in nutrition, stress, and
mental health. She authored the American Dietetic Association's
first book on Eating Disorders, Eating Disorders: A Clinical
Guide to Counseling and Treatment. She is also co-author of the
self-published release,
Nutritional Implications of Psychotropic Medications. Her
newsletter, After the Diet, specializes in issues related to the
connections between nutritional choices and their impact on
physical/mental health.
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