2026 Conference: Slides

Unraveling Neuroinflammation: From Gut to Brain and Beyond
April 24th - 26th, 2026

*Important Note for CA Licensed Acupuncturists

If you are a California Licensed Acupuncturist, you must watch all 5 bonus presentations in order to claim your on-demand certificate for the conference.

If you wish to claim LIVE CEs, please note, you must be present (in the room or virtually) for ALL of the live talks Friday - Sunday.

You may not claim partial CEs if you are a CA LAc.

CE Certificates

The post-conference survey will be sent out on Tuesday, May 5th. You may download your certificate(s) after completing the survey.

Survey Printouts - for your use only

Please use the following survey printouts to keep track of your feedback as you watch the presentations. These are the questions you will see on the “real” post-conference survey that will be sent out on Tuesday, May 5th. These sheets are for your reference only and meant to make taking the “real” survey easier so you can reference your answers on the sheets.

Survey Printout 1

Survey Printout 2

Survey Printout 3

Bonus Presentations

From Microbiome to Mind: Immunity and the Gut Brain Axis by Heather Zwickey, PhD

Nutritional Strategies for Modulating the Gut-Brain Axis in Parkinson’s Disease by Heather Zwickey, PhD

Environmental Toxicities and Neuroinflammation and Degeneration Part 2 by Joshua Farahnik, ND

Insulin Resistance or Genetic Resistance? Altering Genes to Modify Insulin Pathways by Dr. Penny Kendall-Reed, ND

Cognitive Health: Mental Deterioration or Just Brain Fog?: A Genetics Based Approach to Diagnosis and Management by Dr. Penny Kendall-Reed, ND

⬇️ Scroll down for Presenter Slides ⬇️

Bradley Bush

PART 1 Functional Breath Test Interpretations: Advanced Strategies for Diagnosing SIBO and Sugar Malabsorption
Full Slides
3-Up
6-Up

PART 2
Brain-Gut Insights: SIBO, Gut Motility and Sustained Brain Support
Full Slides
3-Up
6-Up

Manna Semby

PART 1:
Early vs. Late-Onset Alzheimer’s in Women: Risk & Recognition
Full Slides
3-Up
6-Up

PART 2:
The Brain-Risk Burden: How Drugs & Supplements Affect Cognition via the Gut–Brain–Metabolism Axis
Full Slides
3-Up
6-Up

Amy Rolfsen

PART 1: On Fire: ADHD Through the Lens of Neuroinflammation
Full Slides
3-Up
6-Up

PART 2:
Neurodivergence and the Immune System: Connecting Inflammation to Cognition and Behaviour
Full Slides
3-Up
6-Up

Joshua Farahnik

PART 1:
Environmental Toxicities and Neuroinflammation and Degeneration Part 1
Full Slides
3-Up
6-Up

PART 2:
Environmental Toxicities and Neuroinflammation and Degeneration Part 2
Full Slides
3-Up
6-Up

Kelly Ruef


PART 1: *UPDATED as of 4/25
Menopause: The Connection Between Sex Hormones and Gut Health
Full Slides
3-Up
6-Up

PART 2:
Neuroinflammation and Benefits of Menopausal Hormone Therapy
Full Slides
3-Up
6-Up

Laurie Mischley

PART 1:
Parkinson's in Primary Care: The Role of Diet, Supplements, Sleep, Money, Friends, and Exercise
Full Slides
3-Up
6-Up

PART 2: UPDATED as of 4/26
Lab Tests and Wearables in Parkinson’s Disease Management
Full Slides
3-Up
6-Up

Steven Sandberg-Lewis

PART 1:
Identifying and Resolving Autoimmune IBS: Long-term resolution for challenging patients
Full Slides
3-Up
6-Up

PART 2:
Gastroparesis and Neurogastric Dysfunction
Full Slides
3-Up
6-Up

Penny Kendall-Reed

PART 1:
Cognitive Health: Mental Deterioration or Just Brain Fog? A Genetics Based Approach to Diagnosis and Management
Full Slides
3-Up
6-Up

PART 2:
Insulin Resistance or Genetic Resistance? Altering Genes to Modify Insulin Pathways
Full Slides
3-Up
6-Up

Heather Zwickey

PART 1:
From Microbiome to Mind: Immunity to the Gut-Brain Axis
Full Slides
3-Up
6-Up

PART 2:
Nutritional Strategies for Modulating the Gut-Brain Axis in Parkinson’s Disease
Full Slides
3-Up
6-Up

Please contact the CNDA Program Director with any questions 
(310) 670-8100 / admin@calnd.org