Real Health Symposium, Sponsored By Sponaugle Wellness Institute, To Be Held May 20, 2017 In Oldsmar FL

    WILMINGTON, NC, May 13, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dr. Rick Sponaugle has announced that the 2017 Real Health Symposium will be held at Courtyard By Marriott in Oldsmar, FL on May 20th, 2017. Sponsored by Sponaugle Wellness Institute, the event will provide support and resources for those who suffer from Autoimmune issues, Lyme disease, mold or Industrial Toxicity, while raising funds for valuable non-profit organizations in the Lyme community. The event will feature Dr. Rick Sponaugle, M.D., and Katina Makris, CCH CIH.

Dr. Rick Sponaugle M.D. is the medical director of Sponaugle Wellness Institute in Tampa Bay, Florida. An Integrative Medicine physician who practices functional medicine, he approaches healing using treatments that optimize function and detoxification of the body. With emphasis on environmental medicine and tick-borne infections, Dr. Sponaugle specializes in treating brain and neurological disorders derived from severe neurotoxicity. The majority of Dr. Sponaugle's patients require simultaneous treatment for neurological Lyme disease, mold toxicity, industrial toxicity, and gastrointestinal dysbiosis.

Dr. Sponaugle has personally lived with Mold Toxicity and Lyme disease. His daughter contracted Lyme disease as a teenager and this experience helped shape the practice he has today.

A graduate of Duke University and the Stillpoint School of Integrative Life Healing, Katina Makris is a seasoned Classical Homeopath and Certified Intuitive Healer. Writing a popular health column for a decade, along with hosting the breakthrough "Lyme light Radio Show", Katina has a loyal and dedicated following. Lyme Light Radio featured many inspirational stories of recovery as well as guest interviews with some of the most prominent doctors in the world who are treating Lyme disease.

An award winning author, her memoir, "Out of the Woods: Healing Lyme Disease - Body, Mind & Spirit", shares her ten year triumphant journey of healing from Advanced Chronic Lyme disease. With excellent reviews, including Huffington Post, Katina's second book, "Autoimmune Illness and Lyme disease Recovery Guide: Mending the Body, Mind and Spirit", has been well received in North America and Europe. It has also been translated into German.

The 2017 Real Health Symposium will be held at Courtyard By Marriott in Oldsmar, FL on May 20th, 2017 from 9am to 5pm local time. Ticket are free. Donations are encouraged and will support LymeDisease.org.

More information, including ticket information, is available at http://www.realhealthsymposium.org.

Dr. Rick Sponaugle M.D. is the medical director of Sponaugle Wellness Institute in Tampa Bay, Florida. He is an Integrative Medicine physician who practices functional medicine, with emphasis on environmental medicine and tick-borne infections.

Katina Makris is a Classical Homeopath and Certified Intuitive Healer, health columnist, radio show host and award winning author.

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