Join Positive Momentum for this AMAZING DAY that will empower you to "take charge of your health" through world- renowned speaker presentations, networking opportunities, and communal connection through local food, healthy wine, and music. Additionally, the event includes a fun and exciting "Ask Me Anything" session where you can ask ANY question you may have to the entire panel of speakers below!!! (PLEASE ALSO SEE EVENT SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES IN FAQ SECTION BELOW.)

IMPORTANT NOTE: The event sponsor, Positive Momentum, LLC, is donating ALL net proceeds, to support their program to provide StandUP/Active Desks to the Highland County Public Schools to help improve academic performance, physical health, and classroom engagement of our community's very valuable resource...our children. Thanks to all who have come to our events or contributed, we now have these desks in five classrooms in both the elementary and middle/high schools!!!

Our speaker line up for the day includes (SCROLL TO BOTTOM FOR PICS):

• Dr. Nasha Winters, ND, FABNO started naturopathic medical school five years after receiving a terminal diagnosis of cancer. It offered her a safe haven to explore the basic sciences, nutrition, lifestyle, supplements, intravenous protocols, laboratory assessments, mind-body healing, and homeopathy. Because of her own health issues, she applied everything she was learning to herself before trying it with patients. During school, she vowed that she would never work with cancer patients. But within her first few months in private practice, she was blessed with the opportunity to support a cancer patient in miraculous ways. Her career had chosen her. From her work with thousands of cancer patients over the years, she has learned that there is no "magic pill". Nasha believes that cancer is not a single disease and has no single cure. She beleives we need to listen deeply to the cells of the body (with labs, molecular profiling, tissue assays, epigenetic testing, and more). Also, she believes we need to metabolically support the body’s terrain (with oxidative therapy, therapeutic diet, stress reduction, and other therapies). Nasha is also the author of one of our favorite books, "The Metabolic Approach to Cancer". We met Nasha at Dominic D'Agostino's "Metabolic Health Summit 2024" and we are GRATEFUL for her accepting our invite to speak!!!
• Dr. Eric Berg, DC's main passion has been and continues to be teaching people about health-related topics, including Healthy Keto® and intermittent fasting as a basic long-term eating plan. He completed his Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 1988 at Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, and is a board-certified chiropractor in three states (Virginia, California, and Louisiana). He loves dissecting complex health problems, breaking them down so they are easy to understand, and connecting symptoms to a real cause. He also wrote the Amazon Best Seller, "The Healthy Keto Plan". In his 30 years of practice in Alexandria, Virginia, he had the opportunity to personally work with over 40,000 people using natural methods, nutrition, and the healthy version of the ketogenic diet (Healthy Keto®). In addition to his practice, he created monthly training seminars for doctors in which he delivered his techniques to over 2,500 doctors and healthcare practitioners. Dr. Berg's passion for teaching shifted to YouTube in 2008. Since then, he has compiled over 6,000 videos on just about every health topic that you could imagine. His YouTube channel, including different languages, totals over 18 million subscribers and regularly achieves 100 million views per month. We have followed Eric for quite a while and use his videos as an information tool for our coaching clients/friends. When we contacted him to speak...we learned he lives in VIRGINIA...we knew we had the right guy!
• Andy Hnilo's rising career in the entertainment industry was put on hold after a life-changing accident in 2011. Hit and run over by two cars as a pedestrian while crossing the street, he almost lost it all. Unrecognizable with one of the worst compound jaw fractures his surgeon had ever seen, Andy also suffered seven broken ribs and a collapsed lung. It was clear that he had a long road to recovery. Disappointed with the ingredients commonly included in the products recommended by his surgeons to heal his unsightly scarring and abrasions, Andy sought out herbalists, estheticians, and skincare savants all over California for specific advice on scar healing and overall recovery. A former Division 1 athlete, Andy embarked on a journey of self-discovery and a perseverant passion to heal his skin by voraciously searching the globe for unique raw ingredients to source for an experiment to heal himself. Mixing and applying his concoctions out of a studio apartment in Los Angeles, he essentially became his own science experiment with an intention that grew beyond himself. The evolution of his motivation transformed into a deep desire to serve others with a budding belief that he may be on to something with a potential skincare product. It worked! Starting from humble beginnings of self-fulfilling orders at the post office for friends and customers to mass mixing the famous Alitura Clay Mask in a kiddie pool in the hills of Malibu, what a ride it has been! 8 years later, Alitura Naturals is an Award-Winning clean beauty, multi-million dollar skincare empire that serves and changes the lives of women and men all over the world. An eccentric Founder, Andy has a humbled wisdom and authentic voice that alters the mindset and health of so many of his following and customers. We met Andy at a PaleoFX event several years ago and immediately hit it off...he is an amazing human being in many ways!
• David Diamond, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology, Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of South Florida. David was awarded his doctorate in Biology in 1985, with a specialization in Behavioral Neuroscience, from the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory and Department of Psychobiology at the University of California, Irvine. He then conducted post-doctoral research at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, where he developed his research program on the influence of psychological stress on the brain and memory. He was a Career Scientist at the Tampa Veterans Hospital, where he directed his research program on animal models of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), and where he collaborated on clinical studies on people diagnosed with PTSD. David has approximately 150 publications, book chapters and review articles on stress, brain, memory, PTSD, Alzheimer’s disease, TBI and cardiovascular disease. He serves on the editorial boards of numerous medical journals, and received over 25 years of federally funded support for his research, including current awards from the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. David is a thought leader and "change-maker" when it comes to the topic of CHOLESTEROL!!! He has dedicated significant research time and effort to help others understand cholesterol, whether one should be concerned about "high cholesterol", and whether cholesterol drugs are worthwhile. We have followed him regarding brain trauma and cholesterol over the last few years and had the honor to meet him at the 2023 Metabolic Health Summit where we invited him to speak for us at this event...he said 'yes' immediately!!!

Some examples of the event/speaker topics include:

• Can I manage my cancer with food and nutrition?
• What are the naturopathic /integrative steps to healing and preventing cancer?
• How can I feed and nourish my skin to look younger and more vibrant?
• Can injuries be cured through nutrition, supplements, exercise, etc.?
• Is intermittent fasting effective...if so, in what ways?
• How do ketogenic diets improve Alzheimer’s, and related neurometabolic disorders?
• What are the basics of the ketogenic diet and clinical resources to get started?
• Should I be concerned that my doctor says I have "high cholesterol"?
• Will statins and other cholesterol lowering drugs improve my health?
• What is causing my hypertension and what can I do to get off my medication?
• Hormones, how can I get them in balance?
• Cholesterol and heart disease how are they linked...or are they?
• AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!

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FAQs:

Where can I stay in Highland/Bath County or surrounding areas?

If you are traveling to our event from out of town, follow this link for some FANTASTIC local accommodations: https://members.highlandcounty.org/member-directory/Search/lodging-209181. You can also find accommodations in nearby Staunton, VA, Harrisonburg, VA, and Roanoke, VA as well as West Virginia.

Can I be an event sponsor?

Of course! Event sponsorships are greatly needed for the success of our event. Sponsorship levels are as follows:

"Happy" Sponsor: $1,200 – includes 6 event tickets, premium-advertising placement, & reserved premium seating

"Healthy" Sponsor: $800 – includes 4 event tickets, preferred-advertising placement, & reserved preferred seating

"Strong" Sponsor": $400 - includes 2 event tickets & advertising placement

For more information on sponsorship levels and benefits, please email us at sfullerton24551@gmail.com or somers24551@gmail.com or call 434-546-1268 or 434-546-3552.

Can I purchase tickets locally?

YES!!! You may purchase your tickets during normal business hours at Shamrock & Stephenson Realty located at 131 West Main Street, Monterey, VA 24465.

What are my parking options at the event?

In addition to the on-site parking at The Highland Center, there is ample street parking nearby in our quaint mountain village of Monterey, VA. Please come early and enjoy our local businesses, restaurants, farms, sights, and community. (Due to the size of the event, limited parking MAY be available at The Highland Center.)

Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?

Contact Positive Momentum, LLC (Steve Fullerton and Somers Stephenson) at sfullerton24551@gmail.com or somers24551@gmail.com, or PM us on Facebook.

Are there ID requirements or an age limit to enter the event?

There is no age limit to enter the event, but please bring ID in case there is a need to match the ticket to its holder. If you bring small children, we would appreciate you ensuring they do not disrupt the event.

Where are the proceeds from the event going?

The event sponsor, Positive Momentum, LLC, is donating ALL net proceeds, to support its continuing program to provide StandUP/Active Desks to the Highland County Public Schools to help improve academic performance, physical health, and classroom engagement of our community's very valuable resource...our children. Thanks to all who have come to our events or contributed, we now have these desks in three elementary classes and one high school class!!!

What should I bring to the event?

A curious mind, a desire to learn and have fun doing it, and, of course, pen & paper to take notes. Oh, and a healthy appetite for some fantastic local foods and wine, and your dancing shoes!!!

Nasha Winters: Naturopathic/Integrative Oncologist; Author of "The Metabolic Approach to Cancer"; and Cancer Survivor

Andy Hnilo: CEO/Founder of Alitura Naturals; Catalyst for Healthy Skincare Industry; Former Division I Athlete & Actor; Survivor

Dr. Eric Berg: Doctor of Chiropractor; Leading Internet Health Educator; Expert in Nutrition, Intermittent Fasting, and the Ketogenic Diet

David Diamond: Professor, University of South Florida; Specializing in Cognitive NeuroScience, PTSD, and Cholesterol..., yes, Cholesterol