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Trinity Health Freedom Expo Goes Virtual

The virtual Trinity Health Freedom Expo (formerly a live event held at the Tinley Park Convention Center) will showcase health experts and natural products companies from around the country on October 24 and 25. This event advocates for health freedom and provides a platform for education and discussions about holistic health.

Notable speakers include Dr. Sherri Tenpenny, Erin Elizabeth and Robert Scott Bell. Two interactive discussion panels will explore significant health freedom topics. The exhibit hall is open for the duration of the event. Radio host George Noory will speak at a private virtual symposium on Saturday evening.

Early registration: $30. After Oct. 1, admission: $40. The first 500 that register get a free attendee gift. Admission to the George Noory symposium: additional $50. To register as an attendee or to exhibit, call 1-888-658-3976 or visit TrinityHealthFreedomExpo.com.




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Since 2005, the Trinity Health Freedom Expo has provided a comprehensive forum for the natural health world to share valuable knowledge and new, innovative products. The Expo returns to the Tinley Park Convention Center from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., October 26, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., October 27th. Read More »
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