Pacific Health Natural Health Inaugural Symposium 2025
A premier natural health education and networking event with internationally acclaimed speakers
August 30 - 31, 2025  ·  AUT, South Campus, Auckland

Join us for an exciting two-day premier event that brings together health professionals from across the country.

With internationally acclaimed speakers, this Symposium offers high quality clinical education and valuable networking opportunities.

Connect with like-minded professionals in a supportive environment, and be inspired and entertained while earning 16 CPD points.

Don’t miss this chance to elevate your practice and expand your horizons!


Please note this is a practitioner event, it is not for the general public.

Tickets

Registration Options (excluding GST)
Early Bird - 2 Day Attendance (Book Before 3rd June 2025)
266.00 NZD
Early Bird - 2 Day Live Stream - Recording Sent Following Event (Book before 3rd June 2025)
223.00 NZD
Student - 2 Day Attendance
240.00 NZD
BioMedica Sponsored Mix & Mingle Saturday Night Drinks and Canapes
22.00 NZD
2 Day Attendance (Full Price)
314.00 NZD
2 Day Live Stream - Recording Sent Following Event (Full Price)
270.00 NZD

Agenda
Saturday, August 30
7:30 AM
7:30 AM
7:30 AM - 8:20 AM
7:30 AM - 8:20 AM
8:20 AM - 8:45 AM
8:20 AM - 8:45 AM
(Please note there may be slight changes to the programme timing before the event)
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
Naturopathy is not defined by its tools, it is defined by its practise. This session challenges conventional norms and examines how we can align modern prescribing with core naturopathic principles for better patient care and therapeutic outcomes.
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Explore insulin resistance as the root cause of metabolic dysfunction in women. Learn about assessment, treatment, and whole-body strategies to restore energy, improve weight regulation, and support hormonal health.
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Medicinal mushrooms offer far more than immune support. This talk explores Reishi, Cordyceps, and Tremella, their clinical relevance, key quality considerations, and how to integrate them effectively into modern practice for optimal patient outcomes.
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Harnessing plant-based phytonutrients offers a powerful, science-backed approach to treat metabolic disorders like diabetes & obesity by rebalancing key pathways for better health.
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Ready to see behind the curtain & beyond marketing hype? Dane shares insider knowledge from extensive industry experience to help you distinguish premium products from pretenders for better patient outcomes. Learn what truly impacts supplement quality.
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Rebecca Edwards from Activated Probiotics is excited to be educating the audience on Postbiotics, Synbiotics along with probiotics and looking at a number of specific health conditions throughout.
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Sponsored by BioMedica
Sunday, August 31
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
Liesl explores the dynamic relationship between sleep, glymphatic clearance and brain health, as well as other key factors that influence brain waste clearance such as age, neuroinflammation, neurotransmitter activity and cardiovascular system function.
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Join paediatric clinical nutritionist and head of BioConcepts Clinical Support Toni Chambers as she takes a practical case approach to unravel the main driving factors in childhood ADHD
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
With neurodegenerative conditions on the rise, medicinal mushrooms offer promising solutions. This talk explores the latest research on their role in brain health, neuroplasticity, cognitive resilience, & their clinical applications.
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
This presentation will delve into the issues driving fatigue among Gen X women, using an evolutionary medicine perspective to offer solutions.
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
Speakers
Naturopath & Head of Education
BioMedica
Samuel is a practising naturopath & industry professional, having worked across a variety of roles in practitioner education. As Head of Education at BioMedica, he leads a team of professional educators, with the goal of delivering unbiased education.
Naturopathic Doctor and Best Selling Author
Naturopathic Doctor & bestselling author of Period Repair Manual, Hormone Repair Manual & The Metabolism Reset: practical guides to treating women's health with nutrition, supplements & body-identical hormones. Lara is a popular key-note speaker.
Medical Herbalist, Innovator and Educator
Real Mushrooms
Lee Carroll is a distinguished medical herbalist, innovator, & speaker/educator with over 30 years of experience. For more than two decades, he has had the privilege of transforming thousands of lives through clinical practice & teaching.
Naturopath, Expert Product Development and Regulatory Affairs Consultant
Give Back Health
Dane Renshaw is a natural health and complementary medicines product development specialist with a background in naturopathy, phytochemistry and pharmacology. He loves nothing more than helping companies make meaningful health products that work.
Practising Clinical Nutritionist, Journalist, and Head of Clinical Support and Education at BioConcepts
Orthoplex
Toni is a practising clinical nutritionist, journalist, and Head of Clinical Support & Education at BioConcepts. Passionate about children's health and nutrition, & education as the key to prevent the development and help manage behavioural conditions.
Naturopathic Doctor & Integrative Medicine Expert
Canadian-trained Naturopathic Doctor Dr. Julie Chen brings over two decades of experience to clinical practice and award-winning product development as a dedicated advocate for evidence-based medicine.
Naturopath, Educator, Researcher & Clinical Nutritionist
BioPractica
Vanessa Hitch is a distinguished naturopath and clinical nutritionist with expertise in women's health and the neuro-endocrine system.
Pharmacist, Naturopath & National Education Training Manager
Bioclinic Naturals
Liesl is a pharmacist & a naturopath, with a career that has focused on research, writing & education about the use of complementary medicine to optimise patient care. Liesl has published research in international journals & lectured at universities.
Naturopath & Director of Education
Activated Probiotics
Rebecca Edwards is a naturopath, speaker, writer & educator specialising in the systemic health effects of the gut microbiome & strain-specific probiotics. Rebecca has over twenty years of experience educating undergraduate students and practitioners.

Samuel Peters

Samuel is a practising naturopath & industry professional, having worked across a variety of roles in practitioner education. As Head of Education at BioMedica, he leads a team of professional educators, with the goal of delivering unbiased education.

Dr Lara Briden

Naturopathic Doctor & bestselling author of Period Repair Manual, Hormone Repair Manual & The Metabolism Reset: practical guides to treating women's health with nutrition, supplements & body-identical hormones. Lara is a popular key-note speaker.

Lee Carroll

Lee Carroll is a distinguished medical herbalist, innovator, & speaker/educator with over 30 years of experience. For more than two decades, he has had the privilege of transforming thousands of lives through clinical practice & teaching.

Dane Renshaw

Dane Renshaw is a natural health and complementary medicines product development specialist with a background in naturopathy, phytochemistry and pharmacology. He loves nothing more than helping companies make meaningful health products that work.

Toni Chambers

Toni is a practising clinical nutritionist, journalist, and Head of Clinical Support & Education at BioConcepts. Passionate about children's health and nutrition, & education as the key to prevent the development and help manage behavioural conditions.

Dr Julie Chen

Canadian-trained Naturopathic Doctor Dr. Julie Chen brings over two decades of experience to clinical practice and award-winning product development as a dedicated advocate for evidence-based medicine.

Vanessa Hitch

Vanessa Hitch is a distinguished naturopath and clinical nutritionist with expertise in women's health and the neuro-endocrine system.

Liesl Blott

Liesl is a pharmacist & a naturopath, with a career that has focused on research, writing & education about the use of complementary medicine to optimise patient care. Liesl has published research in international journals & lectured at universities.

Rebecca Edwards

Rebecca Edwards is a naturopath, speaker, writer & educator specialising in the systemic health effects of the gut microbiome & strain-specific probiotics. Rebecca has over twenty years of experience educating undergraduate students and practitioners.

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AUT, South Campus, Auckland, 640 Great South Road Manukau, Auckland, 2025
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Location: AUT, South Campus, Auckland, 640 Great South Road Manukau, Auckland, 2025