2019 Great Plains Conference

Welcome to the 2019 Great Plains Conference! This year we have 10 hours of education in store for you focusing on inflammation and hormone balance. Many elements in our lifestyle today remain hidden in our fight against inflammation and the balancing of hormones. In this weekend, we will address the main factors in our lifestyle and receive practical solutions that you can integrate in your practice. Please join us for the best educational weekend in North Dakota and let’s help as many people as we can.

Dr. Scott Bergman will discuss in detail the following information: While acute inflammation is our body’s natural response to protect and repair, chronic inflammation has no therapeutic benefit and creates a cascade of dysfunction and disease. It is an epidemic, causing millions to suffer and costing our society billions of dollars. Cardio-metabolic disease, an outcome of chronic inflammation, is becoming the leading cause of PREVENTABLE death. Learn to address the underlying causes of inflammation, including nutrient reserve depletion, exo-endo toxemia, gastrointestinal imbalances, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and high blood pressure.

Rhonda Jolliffe will discuss in detail the following information: Hormonal metabolism and disorders of women in the reproductive years including abnormal menstrual cycles, amenorrhea, menorrhagia, dysmenorrhea, PMS, PCOS, and infertility.

About the Instructor:

Scott Bergman, DC is a chiropractor, holds a diplomate in integrative medicine, and is a certified functional medicine practitioner in Walnut Creek, California. Since 1993 Dr. Bergman has been the director of Chiro Kinetics, an integrative health clinic combining chiropractic health care, rehabilitation, Pilates, core yoga therapy, functional medicine, and biological resonance. He uses these resources to treat all age groups and varied levels of health from those with chronic inflammatory and autoimmune conditions to world champion ultra-endurance athletes. For 27 years, Dr. Bergman has presented health, nutrition, and fitness information internationally in business, education, and community settings.

Rhonda Jolliffe, FNP-BC is a Nurse Practitioner in private practice at Lifeways Clinic in Bismarck, ND. She has been practicing Functional Medicine since 2002 after attending the AFMCP through the Institute of Functional Medicine. Rhonda’s primary care practice focuses on the functional medicine principles for health promotion and disease prevention. She has been researching and using bio-identical hormone replacement since 1997 and has treated thousands of women with safe and effective use of hormones if necessary. In addition to her clinical practice, she is a Clinical Instructor for the Nurse Practitioner program at the University of North Dakota. Rhonda is married, has two grown sons, and enjoys golf, biking, hiking, and chilling with friends and family.