LUP19Lupus Solution Summit

Event Experts

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  Connie Jeon, DPT, MPH, IFMCP, RD/LD, E-RYT

  Alkalinity and Movement for Autoimmunity

  What You'll Learn +

  • Power of movement 
  • Importance of alkalinity and balance 
  • Discover how a patient reversed lupus
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  Bridgit Danner, LAc, FDNP

  Detoxing with Autoimmunity

  What You'll Learn +

  • How toxins trigger autoimmunity 
  • Tips to detoxify safely and effectively
  • Avoiding toxins in your environment
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  Inna Topiler, MS, CNS

  Dysbiosis and Autoimmunity

  What You'll Learn +

  • How the microbiome can trigger autoimmunity 
  • Testing for dysbiosis
  • Protocols for gut healing
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  Kasia Kines, DCN, MS, MA, CN, CSN

  EBV and Autoimmunity

  What You'll Learn +

  • What is EBV?
  • Understanding your symptoms
  • Connection between EBV and lupus
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  Lloyd Burrell

  EMFs and Autoimmunity

  What You'll Learn +

  • Understanding EMFs and 5G
  • Impact on your health 
  • 3-step system to limit EMF exposure
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  Keesha Ewers, PhD, ARNP

  Emotional Trauma and Autoimmunity

  What You'll Learn +

  • Journey to recovery from autoimmunity
  • 2 studies that correlate past trauma and autoimmunity
  • Mind, brain and immune system connections
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  Daniel Pompa, PScD

  Fasting and Autophagy

  What You'll Learn +

  • Impact on autoimmunity 
  • Detoxing your cells
  • Strategies to limit cravings
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  Tom O'Bryan, DC, CCN, DACBN

  Genes, Gluten and Environmental Triggers

  What You'll Learn +

  • What is gluten sensitivity?
  • Genetic role in autoimmunity
  • Environmental triggers
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  Peter Osborne, DC, DACBN, PScD

  Gluten, Grain and Lupus Connection

  What You'll Learn +

  • Are you reacting to gluten?
  • Link between gluten and autoimmunity
  • Strategies for removing grains from your diet
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  Grace Liu, PharmD, AFMCP

  Gut Microbiome, Lupus and Autoimmunity

  What You'll Learn +

  • Link between microbiome and immune system 
  • Strategies to protect your health
  • Supporting your microbiome
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  Michelle Sands, ND

  Hormone-Autoimmune Connection

  What You'll Learn +

  • Why do women suffer more than men?
  • Impact on your immune system
  • Natural solutions for hormone balance
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  Todd Watts, DC, PScD

  How Parasites Trigger Lupus

  What You'll Learn +

  • Common types of exposure
  • Parasite and autoimmunity connection
  • Best choices for lab testing
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  Misty Williams

  How to Be Your Doctor’s Boss

  What You'll Learn +

  • A patient's journey to empowerment
  • Taking an active role in your health
  • Partnering with your doctor
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  Datis Kharrazian, PhD, DHSc, DC, MS, MMSc, FACN

  Immune Sensitivities and Tolerance

  What You'll Learn +

  • 3 stages of autoimmunity
  • Nervous system and vagus nerve stimulation
  • Re-establishing food and environmental tolerance
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  Samuel Yanuck F, DC, FACFN, FIAMA

  Immunology of Lupus

  What You'll Learn +

  • Understanding autoimmunity
  • Lupus nephritis and other common issues
  • Impact of infections and stress
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  Mickey Trescott, NTP

  Implementing a Healthy Diet

  What You'll Learn +

  • Where to start 
  • Planning and prepping for success
  • Simple kitchen tips and tricks
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  Partha Nandi, MD, FACP

  Importance of Gut Health

  What You'll Learn +

  • Gut-immunity connection 
  • Impact of your microbiome 
  • Tips to improve overall health
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  Ryan Wohlfert, DC, CCSP

  Leaky Brain, Lupus and Autoimmune Connection

  What You'll Learn +

  • What is “leaky brain?”
  • Underlying causes of cognitive dysfunction
  • 6 strategies to prevent (and heal!) leaky brain
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  Jill Carnahan, MD, ABFM, ABIHM, IFMCP

  Link Between Mold, Lupus and Autoimmunity

  What You'll Learn +

  • What’s the connection?
  • Testing for mold 
  • Strategies to overcome mold exposure
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  Jonathan Bailor

  Metabolic Health and Autoimmunity

  What You'll Learn +

  • Link between “diabesity” and autoimmunity
  • 4 categories of food you should be eating
  • How shifting your mindset can improve health
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  Jay Davidson, DC, PScD

  Mystery Illnesses: Lyme and Lupus

  What You'll Learn +

  • Lyme and autoimmunity connection 
  • Is it Lyme or lupus?
  • Healing from a complex, multi-system disease
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  Sarah Ballantyne, PhD

  Nutrition and Autoimmunity Research

  What You'll Learn +

  • Researcher’s perspective on diet and lifestyle 
  • What is the AIP diet? 
  • Strategies for reintroducing foods
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  Jodi Cohen, NTP

  Oils for Stress and Autoimmunity

  What You'll Learn +

  • Balance your immune system
  • Oils for pain, fatigue, sleep and inflammation
  • Essential oils for kids
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  Brent Caplan, DC, CFMP, BCIM, IFMCP

  Optimal Lupus Diet

  What You'll Learn +

  • Choosing the best diet 
  • Personalizing food choices to combat autoimmunity 
  • Maintaining your diet in social settings
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  Phaedra Antioco, OTR/L

  Overcoming Pain

  What You'll Learn +

  • Root causes of pain
  • Link between emotional trauma and physical pain
  • Diet and lifestyle strategies
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  Rodger Murphree, DC, CNS

  Pain and Fatigue: Fibro Connection

  What You'll Learn +

  • Link between fibromyalgia and lupus
  • Underlying causes and treatment for fibro
  • Natural remedies to help with pain and sleep
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  Brooke Goldner, MD

  Reversing Lupus with a Plant-Based Diet

  What You'll Learn +

  • Top supermarket foods for autoimmunity
  • Plant-based nutrition for recovery
  • Personal story of lupus reversal
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  Christine Schaffner, ND

  Role of Heavy Metals and Toxic Load

  What You'll Learn +

  • Hidden sources of exposure
  • Recovery strategies 
  • Impact of environment on your genes
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  Sachin Patel, DC

  Self Empowerment and Lifestyle Hacks

  What You'll Learn +

  • Insight into the doctor of the future
  • Recovery mindset
  • Lifestyle tips and tricks to start today
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  Niki Gratrix, BA, Dip ION, NANP

  Stress, Emotional Trauma and Autoimmunity

  What You'll Learn +

  • Emotional trauma and autoimmune connection
  • Why stress is a trigger 
  • Strategies to heal
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  Terry Wahls, MD

  Therapeutic Lifestyle for Lupus

  What You'll Learn +

  • Adopting diet/lifestyle changes as a family
  • Insight into successful therapies
  • Importance of dietary interventions
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  Tiffany Caplan, DC, CFMP, BCIM, IFMCP

  Triggers for Autoimmunity and Lupus

  What You'll Learn +

  • 9 common triggers 
  • Identifying your triggers 
  • Simple strategies to start today

Meet Your Host

Brent Caplan, DC, CFMP, BCIM, IFMCP

Dr. Brent Caplan is the co-founder of Caplan Health Institute, as well as Central Coast Center for Integrative Health, their flagship practice in sunny Ventura, California. He is also the co-author of The Lupus Solution. His passion for helping people regain their health and well-being has led to the founding of multiple state-of-the-art clinics, virtual consulting across the world, and virtual programs. Dr. Caplan is excited about putting on the world’s first summit devoted to helping those dealing with lupus. He is honored to be part of this amazing project to share his patient-centered approach with the public and to help those suffering from chronic conditions such as autoimmunity, regain and maintain their health via functional medicine.

 

Tiffany Caplan, DC, CFMP, BCIM, IFMCP

Dr. Caplan's passion for supporting people using functional medicine stems from her own health journey. She has a family health history of autoimmunity and learned about lupus after a family member was diagnosed after years of suffering from various, obscure ailments. Since then, she has been passionate about helping those with autoimmune conditions regain their health and put their disease into remission. Dr. Caplan has experienced firsthand how lifestyle medicine can save a person’s life and is blessed to be able to educate and help such an underserved population.