Food is Medicine: Why it Matters
Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025
Carbondale – Women’s Health Naturally Expo & Workshops (WHN) will be held on Saturday, February 22, 2025, at the Carbondale Civic Center, 200 S. Illinois Ave, 9am-4pm.
This is the 11th annual WHN Expo, and it keeps growing every year. Hundreds of people have been touched by this event, and we believe this year will be the best one ever!
As people are increasingly facing chronic health issues and searching for more natural ways to get and stay healthy, they are hungry for information about natural health practitioners, remedies, products and lifestyle choices.
The theme this year is Food is Medicine: Why it Matters. Namingfood as medicine highlights the fundamental importance of nutrition in promoting and maintaining good health. The idea goes back thousands of years from the time of Hippocrates who is famous for saying, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” In our talks at Women’s Health Naturally 2025, we will discuss the current state of our food system in America, what it is that makes food medicine, how it impacts the biology of our body at different stages of life, and how to make informed choices that are essential to our health and wellbeing as well as the prevention of disease.
Anita Brown, Board Certified Naturopath and Certified Applied Functional Medicine Practitioner, will facilitate a discussion with a group of renowned natural healthcare practitioners in a Panel Discussion.
- Dr. Terry Harmon, Functional Medicine Doctor and Chiropractor with advanced training and certifications in nutrition, detoxification, strength training, spinal correction, and pediatrics. Dr. Harmon is the founder of Chi Rho Wellness.
- Susan Kamil, a nationally-board certified and licensed acupuncturist who has been practicing as an acupuncturist and clinical herbalist for 20+ years. BIO
- Nina Dunavan, CPM is a Certified Professional Midwife in Southern IL and SEMO
- Jill Rendleman, Organic Farmer and CSA, All Seasons Farm in Cobden, IL. LINK
Reflections on the 2024 WHN
“We are ecstatic that so many people came to learn about natural health and the resources that are available in the Southern Illinois region. Having a natural health event of this magnitude helps to “normalize” natural health and makes it more accessible for everyone,” shared by Terry Hickey, Women’s Health Naturally (WHN) Founder & Director.
Registration includes access to the Expo Floor with 40 natural healthcare practitioners/providers; Talks and panel discussion on Food is Medicine: Why it Matters; catered organic lunch by Town Square Market; hourly drawings; and closing Sound Therapy/Movement offered by True Nature Holistic Arts.
Pre-Register by Feb. 21 – Adult $50 / Students & Seniors $40.
Day of Registration – Adult $60/ Students & Seniors $50.
Scholarships and volunteer opportunities available.
The event is inclusive, all people are welcome.
Register at www.womenshealthnaturally.org or in Carbondale at Town Square Market, 106 E. Jackson St., and Dayemi Health Center, 210 E. Jackson St.
Women’s Health Naturally is a project of Dayempur Herbals
Thank you to our 2025 Sponsors: Midwest Medical Thermography, Snyder Physique, Chi Rho Wellness, ZINZINO, Susan Kamil Acupuncturist/Clinical Herbalist, First Mid Bank, Henry Printing, Town Square Market, LEAF, Voyage Senior Living, First Southern Bank, Gail & Linda White, and Hilton2.