RONDA L. NELSON, PHD, ND, MH, CNC
2697 Victor Ave. Suite B
Redding, CA 96001
530.245.0880
530.945.3929
www.RestorationHealth.net
Ronda@RestorationHealth.net
PRESENTER’S BIOGRAPHY
DR. NELSON IS AN ACCOMPLISHED MASTER HERBALIST, A PHD IN HOLISTIC NUTRITION, AND HAS EXTENSIVE TRAINING IN THE
FIELD OF RESTORATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY. SHE BRINGS WITH HER A WIDE RANGE OF EXPERTISE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
WHOLE FOOD NUTRITION, HERBOLOGY, ENDOCRINE-RELATED DYSFUNCTIONS, DIGESTION, AND FUNCTIONAL BLOOD CHEMISTRY.
RONDA IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL SPEAKERS ASSOCIATION, THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NUTRITIONAL CONSULTANTS
AND THE INSTITUTE OF FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE. SHE ALSO WORKS WITH A LARGE POPULATION OF LICHENS SCLEROSIS PATIENTS
AND IS SOUGHT OUT BY OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO CONSULT ON MORE DIFFICULT CASES. DR. NELSON MAINTAINS A
THRIVING PRACTICE, RESTORATION HEALTH, IN REDDING, CA. SHE HAS SEEN AND CONSULTED WITH THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS
LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. SHE IS A DYNAMIC SPEAKER WITH A LARGE FOLLOWING IN HER AREAS OF
EXPERTISE INCLUDING FUNCTIONAL BLOOD CHEMISTRY, DIGESTION AND ENDOCRINOLOGY. DR. NELSON IS A RECURRING KEYNOTE
SPEAKER AT NATIONAL EVENTS FOR ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AND NUTRITION.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Seattle Aesthetics and Nutrition, 2013
Clinic in downtown Seattle emphasizing the importance of improving overall health and nutrition in order to create beauty on the inside and out.
Services include nutritional and sports medicine support, local educational events with corporations on improving productivity through diet and
exercise, and CoolSculpting.
Restoration Health, Inc. 2004 – current
President of well respected alternative health clinic in northern California, specializing in nutritional and herbal therapy with emphasis on
restoring optimal health; Professional Consultant for doctors and other healthcare professionals.
Approved Medical Residency Program Mentor, 2007 – current
Mercy Hospital, Redding, CA. Provide clinical instruction for medical students in Family Practice Residency program via 2-4 week internship
focusing on alternative therapies and herbal/nutritional options for patients.
Lang Restorative Health Services, 2009 – 2011
Restorative Endocrinology™ Specialist and Professional Consultant, providing education and training to doctors wishing to gain greater
proficiency in Restorative Endocrinology understanding and application; Lecturer as needed for Restorative Endocrinology™ Seminars.
LECTURE EXPERIENCE
Supporting the Patient Digestive System; 2 hour lecture; March/April 2014; Women’s Conference; Arlington TX, Irvine, CA, New York, NY
Understanding Adrenals/Thyroid; 8 hour seminar; March 2014, Jacksonville Beach FL; approved for acupuncture and chiropractic CE
Balance Hormones, Balance Health; 12 hour seminar; March 2014; Westerville OH; approved for acupuncture and chiropractic CE
Balance Hormones, Balance Health; 12 hour seminar; March 2014; St. Louis MO; approved for acupuncture and chiropractic CE
Navigating Menopause: It’s All in the Preparation; 4 hour lecture; February 2014; Palmer Homecoming; Port Orange FL
Navigating Menopause: It’s All in the Preparation; 4 hours lecture; Understanding 5 Most Common Hormone Imbalances; 4 hour lecture;
February 2014; Destin FL FCA Panhandle Convention
Healthy Digestion; January 2014; 8 hour seminar; Fort Lauderdale FL; approved for acupuncture and chiropractic CE
Addressing Digestion and Endocrine Functions; December 2013; 12 hour seminar, Columbus OH; approved for acupuncture and chiropractic CE
Functional Blood Chemistry: A Systems Approach to Blood Analysis; November 2013; 12 hour seminar; Alameda, CA; Approved for acupuncture
and chiropractic CE
Adrenals, Thyroid and the Importance of Liver Function; October 2013; 8 hour lecture; Indianapolis, IN; Indiana State Chiropractic Assn.
Functional Blood Chemistry: A Systems Approach to Blood Analysis; September 2013; Westerville, Ohio; 12 hour seminar; Approved for
acupuncture and chiropractic CE
Navigating Menopause: It’s All In The Preparation; August 2013; 2 hour lecture; Davenport, IA, Palmer Homecoming
Balance Hormones, Balance Health; July 2013; 12 hour seminar; Alameda, CA; Approved for acupuncture and chiropractic CS
Navigating Menopause: It’s All In The Preparation; June 2013; 2 hour lecture; Denver, CO; Parker West Homecoming
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Women’s Health and Adrenal Function; May 2013; 12 hour seminar; San Diego, CA; Approved for acupuncture and chiropractic CE
Navigating Menopause: It’s All In The Preparation; May 2013; 2 hour lecture; San Jose, CA; Palmer West Conference
Enjoying the Second Season of Life: Preparing for a Smooth Transition; March 2013; 1 hour lecture; Nationally televised Wellness Conference
Don’t Freak Out When You Eat Out; March 2013; 1 hour lecture; Nationally televised Wellness Conference
Building a Healthy Response System; March 2013; 1 hour lecture; Nationally televised Wellness Conference
Evaluating Digestion; March 2013; 8 hour seminar; Orlando, FL; Approved for acupuncture and chiropractic CE through New York Chiropractic
College
Functional Blood Chemistry: A Systems Approach to Blood Analysis; December 2012; 12 hour seminar; Alameda, CA; Approved for acupuncture
and chiropractic CE through Texas State Chiropractic College
Evaluating Andropause & the Effects of Stress on Male Hormone Physiology; December 2012, Milwaukee, WI; 8 hour seminar; Approved for
acupuncture and chiropractic CE through Texas State Chiropractic College
Introduction to Blood Chemistry; May 2012; 12 hour seminar, Alameda, CA; Approved for acupuncture and chiropractic CE through Texas State
Chiropractic College
Managing PeriMenopause; May 2012; 1-hour webinar
Managing Menopause; April 2012; 1 hour webinar
Gluten Sensitivity and GI Health; March/April 2012; Two 1-hour webinars
Bringing Beef Back to the Dinner Table; March 2012; 1 hour lecture; Nationally televised Wellness Conference
Simple Foods on the Run: Making the Best Food Choices With What’s in Your Pantry; March 2012; 1 hour lecture; Nationally televised Wellness
Conference
Are Your Supplements Made From Coal Tar?; March 2012; 1 hour lecture; Nationally televised Wellness Conference
Making Peace With Carbohydrates; March 2012; 1 hour lecture; Nationally televised Wellness Conference
The Dynamics of Female Hormone Testing; February 2012; Three 1-hour webinars
Evaluating Adrenal Strength Through Salivary Testing; January 2012; Two 1-hour webinars
The Adrenal, Thyroid, Blood Sugar Connection; December 2011; 12 hour seminar, Milwaukee, WI; Approved for chiropractic CE through
University of Bridgeport
Understanding The Physiology of Female Hormones; November, 2011; 12 hour seminar, Alameda, CA; Approved for acupuncture and
chiropractic CE through Texas State Chiropractic College
Advanced Applications of Functional Blood Chemistry; June, 2011; 12 hour seminar, Alameda, CA; Approved for acupuncture CE through Texas
State Chiropractic College
Gut Health and Restoration; May 2011; 6-hour webinar series; Approved for 6-hour acupuncture CE through Texas State Chiropractic College
Thyroid, Adrenals and Blood Sugar; April 2011; 12 hour seminar
Clinical Application & Advanced Principles: Balancing Female Hormones in Cycling Women; April 2011; 12 hour seminar; Approved for
acupuncture and chiropractic CE through Texas State Chiropractic College
The Link Between Mineral Deficiencies and Learning Disabilities; February 2011; 3 hour lecture
When Hormones Are Driving You Crazy; January 2011; 1 hour lecture
The Connection Between Physical and Spiritual Health; January 2011; 1 hour lecture
Maintaining Optimal Health using Living Foods; January 2011; 1 hour lecture
Stress, Digestion and Gluten; January 2011; 1 hour lecture
Saving Your Adrenal Glands During The Holidays; December 2010; 2 hour lecture
Male Steroid Hormones, November 2010; 12 hour seminar
Introduction to Functional Blood Chemistry; October 2010; 4 hour webinar series; Approved for 6-hour acupuncture CE
The Essential Physiology and Principles – Balancing Female Hormones, October 2010; 12 hour seminar
Clinical Application & Advanced Principles: Balancing Female Hormones in Cycling Women; September 2010; 12 hour seminar
Back To School Series: Nutritional Tips for Healthy Children; August 2010; Series of four 1.5 hour lectures
Negotiating Your Way Through Menopause; July 2010; 2 hour lecture
Hormones, Hot Flashes and Female Health; May 2010; 2 hour lecture
The Health Benefits of Blending Raw Foods with Cooked Protein; May 2010; 8 hour seminar
Clinical Application & Advanced Principles- Balancing Hormones in Menopausal Women, April 2010; 12 hour seminar
Addressing the Nutritional Needs of ADD/ADHD Children; March 2010; 1 hour lecture
The Importance of Your Liver; February 2010; 2 hour lecture
Adrenal Health and the Energy Crisis; January 2010; 1 hour lecture
Digestion: The Key to Outstanding Health; January 2010; 1 hour lecture
Detox the Right Way; January 2010; 1 hour lecture
Negotiating Your Way Through Menopause; November 2009; 2 hour lecture
Saliva Intensive: Dealing With Complex Cases; October 2009; Cycling Female Cases; 2 hour breakout
Practically Raw; September 2007, September 2009; 12 hours of lecture in 5 weeks
Restorative Endocrinology™ Specialist Training, July 2009; Lichen Sclerosis; 3 hour lecture
Living with Lichen Sclerosis; May 2009; 3 hour lecture
Heal Yourself At Home; Herbal Basics; March 2009; 8 hour seminar
Caring For Yourself: Food, Fitness and Fatigue; November 2008; 12 hour seminar
Restorative Endocrinology™ Intensive- Hair Mineral Analysis, October 2008, 4 hour lecture
Practical Perspective About A Raw Food Diet; February 2008; 2 hour lecture
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Practically Raw; September 2007, September 2008; 15 hours of lecture in 6 weeks
Elementary Nutrition with “Bob”; Recurring 2002 – present; Once each month, September – May, for 80+ 1st grade students
The Healthy Way Café Weekly Radio Show – 2011 - current
A Mother’s Journey: A Child With Cancer; Changing Your Diet One Step at a Time; Blood Sugar, Weight Loss and Eliminating Mood Swings; The
Truth About Bio-Identical Hormones; Unsuspecting Sources of Hormones: How We Are Being Overdosed Every Day; Five Things You Need To
Know Before Putting Your Child on Attention Deficit Medication; Mentioning The Unmentionable: Dealing With Constipation Naturally; Radiation
Risk: What Do I Really Need To Know?; The Brain-Gluten Connection; 7 Underlying Factors Affecting Thyroid Function; From Pregnancy to
Perfection: How To Give Your Little One A Great Start; Table Talk With Dr. Ronda: Fevers, Eczema and Balancing Gut Flora; Breast Cancer
Prevention Put Into Action: 5 Things You Can Do To Protect Yourself; Crying Over Spilled Milk?: You Shouldn’t!; How To Satisfy Your Sweet
Tooth; Help for Teenage Girls: Keeping Hormones In Balance; The Importance of a Healthy Liver; Pro’s & Con’s of Juicing: Balancing It All;
Digestive No-No’s: Chewing Gum and other Surprising Tips; Healthy Digestion Part 1 & 2; Probiotic Info Everyone Must Have!; The Truth About
Alkalizing Your Body (And It’s Not What You Think…); 5 Musts for a Healthy Diet; Tips for a Healthy Lifestyle; Gluten Facts and Myths; Losing
Weight In Spite of Ourselves; Weight Loss that lasts: A Quick Check-Up; Women: Are You Hijacked by Your Hormones?; Surprising Sources of
Hormone Disruptors; Diabetes and Insulin Resistance: Their Differences and Solutions; Healthy Pregnancy Starts Before Conception; What
Doctors Won’t Tell You About Birth Control; Solving the Thyroid Puzzle: Normal Tests Yet I’m Still Tired; Cholesterol: Facts and Fiction; Skin Bugs,
Eye Bugs & Other Critters WE Need to Have; Building Healthy Habits 1 Step At A Time; The Skinny On Sweeteners; From Super Sick to Fabulous:
One Woman’s Story; Navigating Menopause with Ease; How to Tell the Difference Between Real & Fake Supplements; Autoimmune Diseases;
Maximize Your Exercise!; Blood Tests: 5 Things To Watch For; Sneak Healthy Foods Into Your Family; Recovery from Post Partum Depression and
Lifetime Obesity; Straight Talk About Poop and Constipation; Causes of Infertility; Natural Conception; The Link Between Iodine and Breast
Cancer; Benefits of Castor Oil for Your Health; Five Things You Must Know About Blood Sugar; Eating for Optimal Energy Pt 1 & Pt 2; What Your
Tongue and Nails Say About Your Health; Women: Hijacked by Your Hormones?; Grocery Store Tour with Dr. Ronda; Cholesterol Trickery: How to
Filter Through the Propaganda; Antibacterial Hoax; Quick and Easy Meal Ideas for On-The-Go Families; Vitamin D: Brands, Dosing and Optimal
Levels; More on Vitamin D: Protective Benefits and Best Sources; Rescue 911 For the Flu; Healthy Skin Care Without Added Hormones; Tips for
Choosing and Preparing Greens; Can’t Exercise? Stretching Might Be Your Answer
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy Holistic Nutrition, 2009
Great Lakes College, OH
Dissertation: Using Concentrated Whole Foods to Effect Physiology
Traditional Naturopathic Practitioner, 2006
Central States College, OH
Concentrations: Psychology of Food, Using Herbs as Food
M.A. in Herbology, 2005
School of Natural Healing, Springville, UT
Concentration: Healing at Home with Herbal Therapies
Thesis: The Mysteries of St. John’s Wort
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Cranial Sacral Therapy, 2010
32 hours; Upledger Institute; Sacramento, CA
Visceral Manipulation, 2010-2011
64 hours; Barral Institute; Portland, OR, San Francisco, CA
Functional Blood Chemistry, 2009
36 hours; Dr. Datis Karrazian, Dr. Michael Dobbins and Dr. Dicken Weatherby
Dried and Live Blood Cell Analysis, 2007
24 hours; interpretation of dried blood samples and live blood evaluation
Culinary Arts Institute, 2006
36 hours; hands-on training in the preparation and nutritional benefit of incorporating living foods in the diet
Homeopathy, Classical and Combination, 2006
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100 hours; Dr. Bill Nelson & Bill Cunningham; training on timing, dosage and use of homeopathy in clinical practice.
Hair Mineral Analysis, 2005 - current
Contributor and attendee at two 20-hour Restorative Endocrinology™ Hair Mineral Analysis Intensives in St. Louis, MO; ongoing training through
consultations with other practitioners as well as continued use and interpretation of Hair Mineral Analysis as obtained in clinical setting.
Herbal and Nutritional Therapies for Degenerative Diseases, 2005
3-day course; Dr. James Overman; understanding factors of degenerative disease and nutritional and herbal therapies
BioTerrain Analysis, 2005
20 hours; using saliva and urine to evaluate physical health, assessing heavy metal toxicity, patterns of pH disregulation, adrenals, liver and
kidney health
Parasitology, 2004
75+ hours; Dr. James Overman in Millersburg, OH; understanding life cycles of a wide variety of pathogenic parasite infections, symptomology,
herbal combinations, dosing requirements and treatment options
Iridology, 2003
18 hours; Dr. Tom Anstett; using the iris of the eye as a complimentary assessment tool for determining areas of physical weakness
Applied Kinesiology, 20003
50 hours; Dr. Reuben DeHaan; muscle response testing in a clinical setting
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Restorative Endocrinology™ Specialist, 2009
60+ hours of advanced Restorative Endocrinology™ training; St. Louis, MO
Biofeedback Specialist, 2006
180+ hours of extensive training and hands-on use of specialized biofeedback equipment designed to assess and regulate energetic imbalances
and dysfunctions in the body.
Emotional Freedom Technique, 2005
140 hours of advanced training on techniques used to dismantle and release unwanted emotional patterns
Certified Nutritional Consultant 2004
120 hours; American Association of Nutritional Consultants
PROFESSIONAL SPECIALTIES
Functional Endocrinology
Infertility
Adrenal Dysfunction
Gastrointestinal Issues
Functional Blood Chemistry
Lichen Sclerosis
Children’s Health
Male and Female Hormonal Health
Nutritional and Dietary Support for Cancer Patients
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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Association of Nutritional Consultants; 2004-current
Certified Natural Health Professionals; 2003-current
International Foundation for Nutrition and Health; 2006-current
National Speakers Association; 2009-current
Institute for Functional Medicine – 2010 – current
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