NDFT Live #2: World Peace Through Internal Transformation & Compassion, Drs. Orton and Alter Oct 29 2020
discussion begins at 1:45mins
This LIVE discussion took place on October 29, 2020 at 8pm Eastern, 5pm Pacific.
Join Dr. Alex Orton, ND and Dr. Benjamin Alter, ND for
The Topics: “Though bringing about world peace through the internal transformation of individuals is difficult, it is the only way.” The Dalai Lama
&
"Finding compassion for ourselves and those that we disagree with to evolve the conversation and create change."
Dr. Alex Orton, ND
After struggling for years with severe anxiety and digestive issues, I began my journey into naturopathic medicine seeking my own healing. In college, my entire paradigm shifted when I learned about industrial monocropping and it’s devastating effects on soil health and biodiversity. That led me to Colorado to study sustainability and learn a systems-based approach for solving complex multi-variable problems in society. Ultimately, the program taught me to take personal responsibility for my actions and their effects on the environment and other people. This self-healing pursuit culminated in my discovery of naturopathic medicine, a holistic systems-based approach for addressing the root cause of disease. By tapping into my own self-healer, I was able to understand myself more deeply then ever before, resolving my chronic problems. I firmly believe that the only way to heal society and the planet is to heal ourselves. I started Haven, a holistic health center in Chicago, to help people find this same healing within.
Dr. Benjamin Alter, ND, is a licensed naturopathic physician specializing in whole food plant based nutrition and mind body medicine. His philosophy of health and life is centered around the self-healing and regenerative potential present in us all. Dr. Ben’s mission is to empower people to reconnect with their innate health through insight and understanding to optimize the environment of body and mind. He serves professionally through the 6-month Medicinal Living Collective Program at Alter Health. When not empowering clients, you’ll find Dr. Ben enjoying whole food plant based meals with his wife, partner, and best chef in town, Dr. Susanna Alter. Dr. Ben is also a lover of the outdoors, seeking adventure by foot, bike, or skis in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
With Your Host
Moshe Daniel Block, ND, HMC, VNMI is the author of The Revolution of Naturopathic Medicine: Remaining True to Our Philosophy, a book about the philosophy and practice of naturopathic medicine, and Holistic Counseling – Introducing the Vis Dialogue, a book about a breakthrough healing method uniting the worlds of Mind-Body Medicine & Psychology. He graduated from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (Toronto, Ontario) in 2000. Dr Block then went on to complete the Homeopathic Master Clinician course with Louis Klein, FSHom, in 2003. He specializes in autoimmune illness and myasthenia gravis, a disease he was personally diagnosed as having and from which he has healed himself. He teaches the cutting-edge, life-changing mind-body medicine certification program called Holistic Counseling (holistic-counseling.ca).