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Module VII: Mitochondropathy, Heavy Metal Toxicities, A Metabolic, Anti-Aging and Functional Approach to Autoimmune Diseases, Cognition Enhancement, and Fatigue

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
  • Look at the cellular and molecular biology of immunity and inflammation
  • Learn clinical approaches to immune imbalance and inflammation
  • Understand that micronutrient insufficiency leads to DNA and mitochondrial damage
  • Look at disorders of mitochondrial function
  • Understand the nutritional and environmental regulation of toxic metals
  • Know the role that heavy metal toxicity places in disease
  • Recognize the role that excitotoxins play on the developing brain
  • Learn treatment plans on help a patient maintain their memory
  • Learn new treatment modalities for patients with memory loss
  • 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
  • Approach to autoimmune diseases and cognition enhancement
  • Define and differentiate the various clinical profiles associated with fatigue
  • Understand key biochemical features that underlie energy deficits in patients
  • Understand fundamental tools of laboratory assessment in patients with fatigue
  • Create and understanding of the physiology of the glutamate receptors system
  • Demonstrate how the immune system interacts with glutamate receptors to induce human disease
  • Discuss specific CNS diseases and the role played by glutamate receptor dysfunction in these diseases
  • Discuss the glutamate receptor system in peripheral disorders
  • Discuss way to protect the brain and systemic system from glutamate receptor over activity
  • Understand how to measure all components of memory, including P300, WMS, CNSVS and other related factors
  • Know the connection between the brain's testing results and the appropriate diagnosis
  • Learn how to approach treatment for memory loss and how to prevent it
  • Understand toxic metal exposure from the environment
  • Recognize the symptoms and conditions related to toxic metals exposure
  • Design a protocol with appropriate chelation agents for heavy metal toxicities
  • Learn the risk factors for Alzheimer's disease
  • Know the role of heavy metals in memory loss
  • Recognize the effects of fluoride on the brain
  • Understand the role stress plays on cognition
  • Know the role hormonal balance plays in memory maintenance
  • Recognize the affects of sugar on cognitive decline
  • Learn nutrients that may help maintain cognition
  • Recognize medications that may affect memory
  • Learn symptoms of chronic mercury poisoning
  • Examine the research on the safety of mercury amalgams
  • Look at the diseases related to mercury poisoning
  • Examine the diseases aggravated by allergies to metals
  • Learn mechanisms of mercury toxicity
  • Learn nutritional detoxification methods for mercury toxicity
  • Examine symptom improvement after amalgam removal
  • Look at the role that environmental toxins may play in autoimmune diseases
  • Know metabolic/anti-aging treatments for lupus
  • Learn metabolic/anti-aging treatments for Raynaud's phenomenon
  • Lean how new diagnostic tests for rheumatoid arthritis
  • Know the differential diagnosis for high anti-CCP
  • Know metabolic/anti-aging treatments for rheumatoid arthritis
  • Exposed to nutrients that affect NF-Kappa Beta
  • Learn how to evaluate and work-up a patient with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM)
  • Recognize the brain imaging changes that occur with CFS and FM
  • Recognize the autonomic and cardiac manifestations in CFS and FM
  • Understand the impaired mitochondrial function that occurs in CFS and FM
  • Learn the immune dysfunction that is present in CFS and FM
  • Recognize the symptoms of fibromyalgia
  • Look at conventional treatments of fibromyalgia
  • Learn the numerous metabolic/anti-aging treatment modalities for fibromyalgia
  • Find out the how to treat mitochondrial dysfunction
  • Understand the role Guaifenesin plays in the treatment of fibromyalgia
  • Understand that salicylates affect the efficacy of Guaifenesin
  • Learn common medications and natural products that contain salicylates
  • Study the SHIN protocol
  • Discover what physical modalities can be used in the treatment of fibromyalgia
  • Study the differential diagnosis of CFS
  • Learn the factors suspected of promoting CFS
  • Discover immune abnormalities that can be present in CFS
  • Realize the nutritional treatments for CFS
  • Understand the role that hypothyroidism and adrenal fatigue play in CFS and FM
  • Review the evolution in thought regarding the pathophysiology of autoimmune diseases from genetically determined, static disorders of adaptive immunity (T and B lymphocytes) to a dynamic process involving defective programming of regulatory and Th17 lymphocytes by cells of the innate immune system (dendritic cells and macrophages)
  • Review the mechanisms by which infections, imbalances in gut flora, food antigens, toxins, and other environmental factors can trigger the breakdown in immune tolerance that leads to autoimmune disease in susceptible individuals
  • Explore the practical applications of this model for detecting autoimmune disease at an earlier stage, recognizing potential environmental triggers, and making appropriate recommendations for lifestyle changes and non-pharmaceutical interventions
  • Know the demographics of autoimmunity
  • Understand some of the important interactions of the endocrine system with immunity
  • Learn how the endocrine system can affect autoimmunity
  • Know several laboratory test that can be used in addition to the standard tests for autoimmunity
  • Know the treatment options to augment usual and customary treatment of autoimmunity