“In Scientia Opportunitas”
In knowledge there is opportunity.
Dr. Hedberg created the Hedberg Institute after realizing that high quality functional medicine education that teaches doctors what actually works in practice was sorely missing. His goal is to provide a comprehensive functional medicine education program so practitioners can significantly improve their patient outcomes and grow a successful practice.
Many practitioners are struggling to find out the best way to approach their patient’s health concerns jumping from one model to the next always ending up frustrated and confused. This is a testament to the current state of functional medicine education which is built on the latest and greatest laboratory test or supplement.
The Hedberg Institute will teach you exactly how to properly assess a patient so you know exactly where to start and successfully guide the patient back to optimal health. You’ll learn the best laboratory tests that give you clinically-relevant information so you’re not wasting your patients time or money.
Confused about nutrition and supplementation? Our courses will show you simple and practical methods to get your patients on the best treatment plan, nutrition and supplements for the best possible outcomes. No more costly travel expenses while you learn in the comfort of your own home.
Founder
Nikolas R. Hedberg, DC, DABCI, DACBN is a Chiropractic Physician, Diplomate of the American Board of Chiropractic Internists, Diplomate of the American Clinical Board of Nutrition and a Herbal Medicine Fellow. He has been practicing functional medicine for 20 years and he is a regular speaker at functional medicine conferences with a focus on Chronic Lyme Disease, ME/CFS, Autoimmune Diseases, Mold and Mycotoxin Illness, Long COVID, MCAS and the connections between infections and chronic illness.
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Dr. Izabella Wentz, PharmD, FASCP is a pharmacist who has dedicated herself to addressing the root causes of autoimmune thyroid disease after being diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis in 2009.
She is the author of the New York Times best-selling patient guide “Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis” Lifestyle Interventions for Finding and Treating the Root Cause” and is an ardent champion of incorporating lifestyle change and functional medicine into the treatment of autoimmune disease. thyroidpharmacist.com
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J. William Beakey, a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, graduated from Rider University in 1972, attended a two year resident program at the American School of Oriental Therapy in Miami graduating in 1986, and completed further studies for a doctorate at University of Science, Arts and Technology (USAT, Olveston, Montserrat. He is a Licensed Doctor of Oriental Medicine.
Dr. Beakey is certified in Acupoint Injection Therapy through University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He has established himself as an expert in lab assessment and is a successful entrepreneur in the area of clinical laboratory testing. In 2001, Dr. Beakey established Professional Co-op Services, Inc. which opened the door for all appropriately licensed physicians to order laboratory testing at fair and reasonable cost. He has presented numerous lectures at professional conferences and seminars. professionalco-op.com/
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Dr. Michael Trayford is a Board Certified Chiropractic Neurologist and Founder | Director of Innovation at APEX Brain Centers in Asheville, NC. APEX specializes in intensive rehabilitation programs for brain injury and addiction recovery. He is a clinician, published journal author, international speaker, corporate consultant, educator and lifelong learner. Dr. Trayford currently sits on the board of advisors for the Dementia Society of America.
Visit his website at http://apexbraincenters.com
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Cass Nelson-Dooley, MS, studied medicinal plants in the rain forests of Panama, in 2003 as a Fulbright Scholar, and then launched a career in science and natural medicine. At the University of Georgia, she completed a Bachelor of Science in Ethnobotany and a Master of Science in Ethnopharmacology. She then joined the innovators at Metametrix Clinical Laboratory and Genova Diagnostics.
Cass co-authored, “Nutrient and Toxic Elements” in Laboratory Evaluations for Integrative and Functional Medicine and authored case studies in Case Studies in Integrative and Functional Medicine. She has presented to both national and international audiences on the topics of nutrition, laboratory tests, disease prevention, drug discovery research, and obesity and osteoporosis. She has over a decade of experience teaching doctors about integrative and functional laboratory results and is now turning her attention to patients, who can transform their health with lab testing.
Visit her website at www.healthfirstconsulting.com
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Michael Ruscio is a doctor, clinical researcher and best-selling author whose practical ideas on healing chronic illness have made him an influential voice in functional and alternative medicine. His work has been published in peer-reviewed medical journals and he speaks at integrative medical conferences across the globe. Dr. Ruscio also runs an influential website and podcast at DrRusio.com, in addition to his clinical practice.
Visit his website at https://drruscio.com/
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Dr. Carrie Jones is an internationally recognized speaker, consultant, and educator on the topic of women’s health and hormones. She graduated from the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM), School of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon where she also completed her 2-year residency in women’s health, hormones and endocrinology. Later she graduated from Grand Canyon University’s Master of Public Health program with a goal of doing more international education. She was adjunct faculty for many years teaching gynecology and advanced endocrinology/fertility and has been the Medical Director for 2 large integrative clinics in Portland.
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Ronald R. Parks, MD is a consultant and specialist in Integrative Psychiatry and Holistic Medicine in Asheville, North Carolina. He does consults, personal mentoring, writing, and teaching. He is the medical director and psychiatrist for the Center for Spiritual Emergence and Katharos Sanctuary in Asheville, NC – programs for the treatment of resistant depression and substance use disorders. Dr. Parks is a well-trained and a diversified physician, specialty-trained in psychiatry, internal medicine, nutrition, preventive medicine, and is Board Certified in Psychiatry. In the past, he has directed both inpatient and outpatient treatment programs. Dr. Parks is well respected for his talents and abilities in the understanding and working with the most complex psychiatric and medical issues from an integrative and enlightened point of view.
Visit his website at https://parksmd.com
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Joe Mather, MD, MPH&TM, is a board certified Family Practice physician. He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine and Tulane University School of Public Health in 2011 and completed his Family Medicine Residency in 2014. While completing his Master’s degree he traveled to Malaysia to do infectious disease research and became interested in the role of intestinal infections and their impact on health. He has a variety of clinical experience which includes working in a rural New Zealand clinic, being Medical Director of an Urgent Care and working as a Concierge Physician at the Center for Longevity and Wellness.
Dr. Mather strives to deliver evidence-based, individualized medicine to his patients. He practices Functional Medicine in his medical practice in Metairie, Louisiana where he works with a wide variety of patients. He has specific interests in helping patients recover from complex chronic disease as well as helping patients to optimize their health and longevity.
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Tracey is a registered dietitian with specialty training in integrative and functional nutrition and The Bredesen Protocol to End Alzheimer’s. She owns a private practice, Big Picture Health LLC , in Hendersonville, NC, where she sees clients in person and using video and phone consultations. She takes a holistic and individualized approach to client care. Another aspect of her practice is providing community education and education for other healthcare providers. Tracey is a teacher for The Kresser Institute ADAPT Health Coach Training program. She recently co-authored a chapter on Therapeutic Diets for a textbook, “Integrative and Functional Medical Nutrition Therapy: Principles and Practices.”
Tracey’s education includes a Master of Public Health; emphasis Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, B.S. Dietetics, ACSM-certified Exercise Physiologist and Cancer Exercise Trainer and Registered yoga teacher.
Visit her website at http://www.bigpicturehealth.com/
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Dr. McCullough is a Board Certified Chiropractic Internist, Certified Advanced Practice Chiropractic Physician with prescriptive privileges, Certified in Injectable and Parenteral nutritional therapy, and Certified in Acupuncture. He has over 25 years of experience in functional and alternative therapies, including thyroid, bio-identical hormone replacement therapy and successful treatment of chronic pain. He has treated thousands of patients suffering from chronic pain, fatigue, hormone imbalances, and other conditions that were non-responsive to orthodox or alternative medical treatment. He is an experienced chiropractic physician and is considered as one of the leaders in Natural Medicine for almost three decades.
He is the developer of the Gastro-Test which is a quicky and easy way to assess hydrochloric acid levels. To learn more visit his website: https://gastro-tests.com/
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Dr. Tommy Wood is a Research Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the University of Washington Division of Neonatology. The majority of his academic work has focused on developing therapies for brain injury in newborn infants, but also includes adult neurodegenerative and metabolic diseases, as well as nutritional approaches to sports performance. Tommy received an undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of Cambridge before obtaining his medical degree from the University of Oxford. After working as a doctor in central London, he moved to Norway for his PhD work, and then to the University of Washington as a postdoc. Alongside his academic training, Tommy has coached athletes in a dozen sports, from weekend warriors to Olympians and world champions. He is the outgoing President of the Physicians for Ancestral Health society, a director of the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine, and sits on the scientific advisory board of Hintsa Performance, which includes researching performance optimization strategies for Formula 1 drivers. Tommy’s current research interests include the physiological and metabolic responses to brain injury and their long-term effects on brain health, as well as developing easily-accessible methods with which to track human health, performance, and longevity. He and his wife Elizabeth share their home with two goofy boxers, and in his spare time Tommy can usually be found cooking, reading, or lifting something heavy.
He can be reached through his website at: https://www.drragnar.com/
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Lucy Mailing, PhD is a microbiome researcher, science educator, and passionate scholar of integrative, evidence-based gut health.
Lucy received her bachelor’s degree in Biology from Kalamazoo College in 2015 and her Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Illinois in 2019, where she was involved in several seminal studies that helped elucidate the effects of diet and exercise on the gut microbiota in states of health and disease.
Lucy has authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, including a highly cited review article on exercise and the gut microbiome that was awarded the American College of Sports Medicine Paper of the Year for 2019. She was also named an Emerging Leader in Nutritional Sciences by the American Society for Nutrition in 2017.
Lucy is regularly invited to speak at national and international conferences related to nutrition, the microbiome, and integrative health, and received the Young Scientist Award for her presentation at the International Scientific Conference on Probiotics, Prebiotics, Gut Microbiota, & Health in 2019.
Lucy is the founder and author of www.lucymailing.com, a website dedicated to providing helpful, unbiased, evidence-based information about the microbiome and gut health in a way that empowers you to reverse chronic disease, optimize your health, and live better.
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Dr. Liz Lipski is a Professor and the Director of Academic Development for the Nutrition programs at Maryland University of Integrative Health. She has a PhD in Clinical Nutrition, 2 board certifications in nutrition, one in functional medicine, and is a fellow of the American College of Nutrition. She’s the author of Digestive Wellness and the founder of the Innovative Healing Academy. She’s on faculty for the Institute for Functional Medicine, and the Metabolic Medicine Fellowship in Integrative Medicine. She’s been a pioneer in the field of functional nutrition for 4 decades.
Her main website is innovativehealing.com. She offers an online course on digestive wellness that’s self-paced and that is theartofdigestivewellness.com. And I hope that you’ll sign up. If you are a nutrition professional or health professional, you can receive continuing education credits for it. Her book Digestive Wellness can found at digestivewellnessbook.com.
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Howard Benedikt, DC, DCBCN is a chiropractor and a board-certified nutritionist. He did his undergraduate work at Queens College and then attended the National University of Health Sciences where he obtained his DC degree. He was awarded with his MS in Nutrition from the CW Post campus of Long Island University and his diplomate in nutrition from the Chiropractic Board of Clinical Nutrition.
Dr. Benedikt taught at the Julliard School of Music, New York Chiropractic College and presently teaches CE courses in nutrition for CCED Seminars, DC Hours and Pro credits CE. He has published numerous articles in journals on health, diet and nutrition and have appeared on several radio and television shows. He hosted his own radio show “Alternatives” for over 15 years.
Dr. Benedikt holds membership in the ACA, American Association for the Advancement of Science as well as the National Nutrition Standard. He maintains a private practice in New York as well as consulting with numerous clients around the United States.
He serves as a clinical advisor to Moss Nutrition in Hadley, Mass as well REALM Labs in Boca Raton, Florida. Presently, he has helped to launch a new 322-hour diplomate program for Northeast College of Health Sciences. He also serves as the president of the Chiropractic Board of Clinical Nutrition. He recently was appointed to the Advisory Board of the Functional Medicine University.
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Dr. Ellie MacGregor has been a board-certified pediatrician since 2010, specializing in integrative and functional medicine for children. She earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Kansas City University, one of the nation’s top-tier osteopathic medical schools, and completed her pediatric residency at Nicklaus Children’s Medical Center in Miami, Florida.
Further advancing her expertise, Dr. MacGregor completed a fellowship in Integrative Medicine through the University of Arizona’s Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine and a fellowship in Functional Medicine through the Kalish Institute of Functional Medicine. She has also pursued additional education through the Institute of Functional Medicine and the Kresser Institute for Functional and Evolutionary Medicine. Notably, she studied ADHD under Dr. James Greenblatt, author of Finally Focused.
In response to the limitations she observed in conventional medicine during the global pandemic—particularly concerning children’s mental health—Dr. MacGregor founded Middle Path Integrative Pediatrics in Asheville, North Carolina. Her practice emphasizes “slow medicine,” prioritizing strong doctor-patient relationships and thorough exploration of health concerns to address root causes. Beyond her local practice, she offers virtual integrative consultations to patients in California, South Carolina, Florida and North Carolina, with aspirations to extend her reach worldwide.
Her personal and professional experiences make her a compassionate advocate for children’s health, committed to blending conventional and alternative therapies to support the unique needs of each child and family.
https://www.middlepathintegrativepediatrics.com/
Dr. Hedberg has an amazing program with strong fundamentals, the application of the information is patient-focused and very provider friendly. Thorough patient assessment tools and treatment plans that work extremely effective at getting results. The bonus I feel in this program is all the clinical pearls that are shared throughout each module. I thank you and my patients thank you! Keep sharing!”
– Dr. Raymond Higby
