Melatonin & Circadian Rhythm: Hormone Deep Dive
A 1-hour training for herbalists & nutritionists with Camille Freeman
What you'll learn:
Melatonin and circadian rhythms are often misunderstood. In this class, we'll review the roles of endogenous melatonin, including it's effects outside of the sleep/wake cycle. You'll learn how circadian rhythms connect us to the rhythms of the earth, and how we can support healthy rhythms in our clients. We will also discuss how, when, and why you may recommend supplemental melatonin to clients, including dosing strategies to consider and important safety considerations.
A recording will be available to everyone who registers, so please sign up even if you can't attend live. Note that registration closes when the session begins.
By the end of the session, you'll know:
How melatonin interacts with multiple body systems
Why circadian rhythms are important for much more than sleep/wake cycles
Practical tips for using supplemental melatonin, including dosing strategies, safety concerns, and tracking efficacy (and when to consider alternatives)
The role of melatonin in puberty and how to address parents' concerns about using melatonin in pre-adolescent/adolescent populations
Join the Training
You'll receive access to the live session, a recording of the session, slides, an extensive references list, and a quiz/certificate option for those who need continuing education hours.
Save $100 when you register for all 10 lectures in the 2023 Hormone Deep Dive
Meet Camille Freeman, LDN, DCN, RH
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Camille Freeman has been in practice as a licensed nutritionist and registered herbalist for almost twenty years, with a specialty in menstrual health and fertility. Now, she focuses on offering mentorship and continuing education for highly trained herbalists and nutritionists through her business, Bloom & Grow.
Camille is also a professor at the Maryland University of Integrative Health, where she teaches physiology, pathophysiology, and mindful eating. Camille believes that growing a practice with integrity and empathy while making a living is possible and that doing so provides an exciting and slightly terrifying opportunity for personal expansion.
Camille started her herbal studies with an apprenticeship with Monica Rude of Desert Woman Botanicals in Gila, NM in 2001. She then earned an MS in Herbal Medicine from MUIH under Simon Mills, James Snow and Kevin Spelman, followed by a second MS in Physiology and Biophysics from Georgetown University and a doctorate in Clinical Nutrition from MUIH.
She has had the opportunity to speak and teach throughout the country, including at the American Herbalists Guild Symposium, the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, the California School of Herbal Studies, the National Association for Nutrition Professionals conference, and more.
She lives in the Shenandoah Valley, where she enjoys wandering through the mountains with her two homeschooled children and loosely keeping the weeds under control in her herb & flower gardens.
Bloom & Grow Nutrition, LLC is accredited by the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists℠ (BCNS℠) to provide Nutrition Professional Continuing Education (NPCE) credits for Certified Nutrition Specialists® (CNS®). Bloom & Grow designates this activity/material for a maximum of 1 NPCE Credits.
