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Module I Objectives Upon completion of this module, the participant will: • Recognize the hormonal changes that women and men manifest with aging. • Discuss the functions of estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA, cortisol, melatonin, pregnenolone, and thyroid in the body. • Know the structure of the sex hormones and their metabolism. • Understand the intricate web of hormones in the body. • Discuss the benefits and risks of estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA, pregnenolone, thyroid, and melatonin replacement. • Know the symptoms of decline or excess of estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA, cortisol, thyroid hormone, melatonin, and pregnenlone replacement in both men and women. • Understand the differences between synthetic and bio-identical hormones. • Order and analyze laboratory tests that are pertinent to hormonal function. • Understand the adrenal system and its effects on other sex hormones and hormone replacement. • Initiate or suggest hormone replacement therapy. • Have reviewed the literature on synthetic and bio-identical hormone replacement. • Understand reasons bio-identical hormone replacement should be considered. • Monitor treatment, adjust dosages, alleviate side effects of hormone replacement. • Recognize the clinical manifestations of hypothyroidism. • Know the factors that cause decrease production of T4, affect 5’diodinase production, cause an inability to convert T4 to T3, and causes associated with decreased T3 or increased reverse T3. • Learn factors that increase the conversion of T4 to T3. • Understand the crucial role that iodine has in the function of the thyroid gland. • Prescribe or suggest treatment for hormone replacement including compounded thyroid medications. BACK |
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Module II Objectives Upon completion of this module, the participant will: • Understand the glycemic index and its use in determining the glycemic index and glycemic load of foods. • Identify patients with Syndrome X/metabolic syndrome. • Learn nutritional supplements and lifestyle recommendations for treatment of the components of metabolic syndrome. • Establish a treatment course and be able to treat patients with insulin resistance, diabetes, and diabetic neuropathy. • Discuss risk factors for heart disease including elevated cholesterol panel and fractionation of cholesterol panel (LPP/VAP test). • Look at interventions for chronic endothelial inflammation. • Understand the role of inflammation in cardiovascular inflammatory disease. • Discuss other risk factors for heart disease including elevated homocysteine, lipoprotein (a), ferritin, fibrinogen, and c-reactive protein. • Discuss free radical production, glycation, and oxidation and apply to patient treatment. • Understand the causes of endothelial dysfunction. • Know botanical treatments to augment the care of insulin resistant patients. • Evaluate the link between oxidative stress and glycemic control. • Know which laboratory tests to order and to properly evaluate insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus, and risk factors for heart disease. • Discuss the role insulin has in the development of hypertension. • Learn nutritional treatments for hypertension. • Learn laboratory evaluations to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease risk factors. BACK |
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Module III Objectives Upon completion of this module, the participants will: • Learn new therapeutic strategies for multiple sclerosis, stroke recovery, Parkinson’s disease, ALS, and Alzheimer’s disease. • Evaluate the energy producing ability of the mitochondria and their role in revitalizing neurological tissue. • Learn factors associated with intestinal permeability. • Discuss the consequences of inflammation on the neurological system. • Look at the role endocytic receptors, scavenger receptors and RAGEs has on the inflammatory response. • Understand the importance of the gastrointestinal tract’s role in the immune function. • Be able to identify the causes of dysbiosis and learn how to repair gut health. • Be able to adequately evaluate and treat patients for weight loss using a Regenerative Medicine approach. • Understand the crucial role that neurotransmitters have in the body and how they impact various organ systems. • Learn the symptoms and diseases associated with food allergy and intolerance. • Learn the symptoms and be able to diagnosis and treat chronic yeast infections. • Learn the many reasons why patients have a difficult time losing weight and keeping it off. • Develop individualized treatment plans for weight loss. • Learn how to diagnosis and treat the cause of most major diseases of the GI tract. • Have a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between the GI tract and neurotransmitter function. BACK |
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Module IV Objectives Upon completion of this module, the participants will: • Know the role of nutrition in maintaining optimal health as the patient ages. • Learn phase I and phase II detoxification and the consequences of the body’s inability to detoxify. • Learn nutritional depletions caused by medications. • Understand the oxidative perspective on newer treatments for autism. • Understand the relationships among the biotransformation enzyme systems. • Know the common warning signs indicating that toxicity may be a factor for the patient. • Understand the roles of physical, psychological, and spiritual health in Regenerative Medicine. • Learn the latest information concerning bi-function detoxification processes and the capacity of specific nutrients to normalize phase I and phase II detoxification. • Know essential, conditionally essential, and non-essential amino acids and symptoms of amino acid deficiencies. • Learn new treatment plans for osteoporosis. • Look at pharmaceutical inhibitors of Phase 1 cytochrome P450 enzymes. • Learn treatment modalities for the dietary and nutritional support of detoxification. • Learn new treatments for ADD/ADHD. • Know the risk factors for osteoporosis. • Look at metallothioneins and genetic polymorphisms. • Know the function of fatty acids in the body. • Be able to suggest treatments for amino acid deficiencies. • Learn therapeutic strategies for a regenerative treatment of cancer. • Learn disease process that have amino acid deficiencies as an antecedent. • Be aware of the diseases that can be treated with fatty acid replacement. • Understand that fatty acid intake can change the amount of medication that a patient may need. • Teach new pain control options used in Regenerative Medicine. • Understand fatty acids may have profound effects on the network of inflammatory mediators altering prostanoid synthesis, PPAR activity, and the response to cytokines. BACK |
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Module V Objectives Upon completion of this module, the participants will: • Review numerous case histories in Anti-Aging Medicine and learn how to implement these treatment modalities in everyday practice. • Learn practice management skills in order to effectively set-up and run an Anti-Aging Practice. • Understand the importance of decreasing acidification in the body. • Understand the importance that estrogen has on memory. • Review the role of estrogen in the prevention of heart disease in women. • Develop a practice technique in assisting the patient in maintaining memory. • Learn how to help patients with cognitive loss to maintain as much memory as possible. • Develop treatment plans for patients with Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease. • Learn the pharmacology of obesity. BACK |
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Module VI Objectives Upon completion of this module, the participants will: • Learn the botanical treatments of many major disease processes. • Know the side effects of botanical medicines. • Understand antecedents, triggers, and mediators of illness. • Learn the interaction that herbs may have with medications. • Learn the basics of homeopathy. • Learn how to write a prescription for a homeopathic remedy. • Learn functional clinical imbalances that can occur in the body. • Learn how nutrition affects gene expression. • Look at the role that genomics, pharmacogenomics, proteomics, and nutrigenomics has in Regenerative Medicine. • Look at a patient-centric system of health care that addressed biochemical individuality and genetic uniqueness to improve health and function of the patient. BACK |
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Module VII Objectives Upon completion of this module, the participants will: • Understand the molecular triggers of the immune response and their receptors. • Look at intracellular signaling pathways and their gene products. • Learn the basics of IV nutritional therapies. • Learn clinical approaches to immune imbalance and inflammation. • Understand that micronutrient insufficiency leads to DNA and mitochondrial damage. • Look at disorders of mitochondrial function. • Learn basic chelation for heavy metal toxicities. • Understand the nutritional and environmental regulation of toxic metals. • Know the role that heavy metal toxicity places in disease. • To recognize the role that excitotoxins play on the developing brain. • Learn new treatment modalities for patients with memory loss. • Learn treatment plans to help a patient maintain their memory. • Learn the role that excitotoxins play in disease. • Understand the role of antioxidants in cellular redox control. • Recognize the clinical manifestations of chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia. • Review the role of cytokines as organizers of the inflammatory response. • Learn the cellular and molecular biology of immunity and inflammation. • Look at the molecular triggers of the immune response and their receptors. • Understand the loss of tolerance, Th1/Th2/Th3/Th4 imbalance and the role of normal gut flora. • Explore the role of altered bioenergetics in the diathesis of chronic disease. • Learn the counter-regulatory control points of immune imbalances. BACK |
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Module VIII Objectives Upon completion of this module, the participants will: • Learn advanced integrative approaches to cancer therapies. • Explore clinical approaches to structural imbalances. • Have a basic understanding of how clinical lab tests are run in Regenerative Medicine. • Learn what determines test result accuracy, sources of error and what is involved in the management of quality assurance systems in a clinical laboratory. • Understand how reference ranges are established and displayed. • Understand organic acid metabolism and how this relates to evaluating nutrient insufficiency and toxic imbalances. • Learn how to evaluate a patient’s level of oxidative stress. • Understand how urinary porphyrin analysis can evaluate functional effects of environmental toxins. • Learn how to evaluate a patient’s level of vitamins, minerals, and toxic metals. • Understand the use and advantages of DNA identification of stool microbes. • Learn the use of genomic analysis in the management of patient health risks. • Lean how to evaluate patient levels of phthalates and other bioactive plasticizers and how this can affect steroid hormone interactions and potential health risk.s • Learn how analysis of stool microbes, chemistry, immunology and enzymology can be used to evaluate and treat intestinal disorders. • Be able to treat psychiatric illnesses from a Regenerative Medicine approach. • Learn nutritional support programs for the competitive athlete. • Learn the role that nutrients play in the treatment of psychiatric illness. • Write prescriptions for exercise plans for healthy patients and those with special needs. • Learn new treatment modalities in the area of sports medicine from a Regenerative Medicine approach. • Learn how to wean a patient successfully off of prescription medications such as hypnotics and antidepressants. • Review the biochemical basis of psychiatric diseases. BACK |
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