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GPCA23 - 2023 Great Prairies Conference: Advanced Root-Cause Medicine and Nutrition Strategies to Improve Patient Outcomes

If you have a nutrition-based, integrative, or functional medicine-focused practice, then you should attend this seminar to learn all the resources you have to get the best clinical results you can achieve.

With 25 years of clinical experience using professional nutraceutical formulas, Dr. Kristi will laser in on the protocols and resources she uses with the most confidence and successes in her root-cause care private practice. She uses the Tower of Power (TOP) strategy to build her patients' personalized programs by leveraging impactful protocols.

Managing chronic diseases and striving for a path of resolution requires lifestyle, dietary, and, most often, behavioral changes. This fully-packed seminar will leave you inspired to address your patients' underlying pathophysiological challenges. Learn about clinically effective formulas in a simplified way to create a personalized protocol while addressing common pathways that nutrition, phytonutrients, botanicals and essential fatty acids can transform.

Key Clinical Takeaways:

Metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes
Chronic fatigue, energy deficits and pain syndromes
Sarcopenia, resistant weight loss, and body composition challenges
Dyslipidemias, vascular integrity, and inflammation
Intestinal dysbiosis, SIBO, and microbiome challenges

Session Detail P2305.GPCA23.1

Schedule:

9 CE hours, West Des Moines, IA, May 19-20, 2023, Fri, 5:30-8:00pm, Sat, 7am-4:30pm

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Meeting Date	Start Time	End Time
Friday, May 19, 2023	05:30pm	08:00pm
Saturday, May 20, 2023	07:00am	04:30pm

Meeting Date	Start Time	End Time
Friday, May 19, 2023	05:30pm	08:00pm
Saturday, May 20, 2023	07:00am	04:30pm

Price:

Please see contact information above to register for this seminar.

Chiropractor Approval Numbers	ND Approved
	SD Approved

Instructors (listed in order of appearance)

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Kristi Morlan-Hughes

Kristi Morlan-Hughes
ND

Biography:

Kristi Morlan-Hughes, ND, IFMCP, FMCHC has dedicated her professional path to the study and practice of root-cause medicine. After graduating from the National College of Natural Medicine, she launched her private practice in 1997 in Alexandria, MN. She attended her first training with the Institute for Functional Medicine in 1999, becoming certified in 2015, which further reinforced her skills and appreciation for applying root-cause medicine.

Dr. Kristi's private practice, DocereVita, offers personalized Naturopathic and Functional Medicine health care consultations, telemedicine, and lifestyle coaching in the west Minneapolis area. Kristi provides patient and practitioner Self-care and Professional Development Workshops and online learning experiences in her Shaking Your Tree Experience program. Her DocereVita Nutraceutical line is also available to practitioners, patients, and the public online and through the DocereVita Natural Medicine Dispensary.

Dr.Hughes served as a Director of Medical Education at IFM for a decade, where she was responsible for the development of medical education, nutrition-oriented, and clinical tools to support patient education. She supported the Collaboration partners working with IFM, cultivated practice implementation assets, and participated as an educator and facilitator both domestically and internationally. As a foundational developer, original Advisory Board Member, and2021 FMCA graduate, Dr. Kristi remains engaged in the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy to this day.

Dr. Hughes first took the stage teaching in 1999 with NutriDyn, finding her passion for practitioner education. Over the past twenty years, her consulting business and participation in medical education events have taken her around the world where she is recognized for her skills in teaching the art and science of medicine. She currently serves as the Chief Medical Education Officer for NutriDyn and participates on the Science Advisory Board.