- Food as Medicine: Dietary Influences on the Microbiome and Its Health Consequences 2h 00min
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Description
This 2.5-hour online course will focus on digestion, as well as the impact of diet on the microbiome, vagal nerve feedback, and the brain. We will compare and contrast vegetarian diet and Standard American Diet (SAD) on microbiota, and explore the FODMAP diet and clinical symptoms that indicate its use. As it is the instructor’s area of expertise, this course will consider genetic and epigenetic factors influencing our microbiome, and the impact these have on stress, cortisol, and weight management. Highlighting the relationship between microbiome and food, and the mitochondria/microbiome performance relative to autism and the genetic potential to overall health, we will examine the clinical impact of diet, stress, pharmaceuticals, environmental pollutants, and sleep.
Learning Objectives
- Explore how gastrointestinal dysfunction affects various disease processes
- Discuss the relationship between human emotions and their impact on absorption and nutrient utilization
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Gain specific knowledge about the intricacies of the human genome
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Discuss and list documented gastrointestinal medications that impact mitochondrial DNA
- Understand the clinical considerations relative to protecting the human genome via food and lifestyle modification
Learn for a Cause
A portion of proceeds from sales of this course goes directly to the nonprofit naturopathic outreach of Chris Meletis, ND.
Course Content
Instructor
Dr. Chris D. Meletis is an educator, international author and lecturer. He serves as the executive director for The Institute for Healthy Aging. His personal mission is “Changing the World’s Health One Person at a Time.” He believes that when people become educated about their body that is the moment when true change and wellness begins.
Dr. Meletis has authored/co-authored 12 books, including His Change of Life; Liberation from Allergies; Interactions between Drugs and Natural Medicines; Safe Herbs; Herbs and Nutrients for the Mind and many others. He has also authored over 250 national scientific articles in such journals and magazines as Natural Health, Alternative and Complementary Therapies, Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, Complementary Prescriptions and Natural Pharmacy.
Dr. Meletis served as Dean of Naturopathic Medicine and Chief Medical Officer at NCNM for 7 years and was awarded the 2003 Physician of the Year by the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians.
Continuing Education Approvals
Canadian Federation of Aromatherapists (CFA)
1.25 CEUs total (up to 1.25 CEUs Category B) -Direct ApprovalCollege of Naturopathic Physicians of British Columbia (CNPBC)
2.5 hours total (up to 0.5 hour Category F - Prescriptive Authority) -Direct ApprovalCollege of Naturopaths of Ontario (CONO)
2.5 credits total (up to 2.5 credits Category A, up to 0.5 credit Category A - Prescribing) -Direct ApprovalNew Hampshire Association of Naturopathic Doctors (NHAND)
2.5 CEUs total (up to 2.5 CEUs General, up to 0.5 CEU Pharmacy/Pharmacognosy) -Direct ApprovalVermont Office of Professional Regulation (VT OPR)
2.5 hours total (up to 2.5 hours General, up to 0.5 hour Pharmacology) -Direct ApprovalAlliance of International Aromatherapists (AIA)
1.25 CPDs total (up to 1.25 CPDs Category B) -Assumed ApprovalArizona Naturopathic Physicians Medical Board (AZ NPMB)
2.5 CMEs total (up to 2.5 CMEs General, up to 0.5 CME Pharmacology) -Assumed ApprovalCollege of Naturopathic Doctors of Alberta (CNDA)
2.5 continuing competence credits total -Assumed ApprovalCollege of Naturopathic Physicians of British Columbia (CNPBC)
2.5 hours total (up to 2.5 hours Category C - Educational Courses) -Assumed ApprovalCollege of Naturopaths of Ontario (CONO)
2.5 credits total (up to 2.5 credits Category B) -Assumed ApprovalColorado Office of Naturopathic Doctor Registration (CO ONDR)
2.5 PDAs total -Assumed ApprovalConnecticut Department of Public Health: Naturopathic Physician Licensure (CT DPH: NPL)
2.5 hours total -Assumed ApprovalCouncil for Homeopathic Certification (CHC)
2.5 CEUs total (up to 2.5 CEUs Category 2) -Assumed ApprovalDistrict of Columbia Health Regulation and Licensing Administration (DC HRLA)
2.5 hours total -Assumed ApprovalHawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Professional & Vocational Licensing (HI DCCA)
2.5 CEs total (up to 2.5 CEs General, up to 0.5 CE Pharmacology) -Assumed ApprovalIdaho Board of Medicine: Naturopathic Medical Board (ID BOM: NMB)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours General, up to 0.5 hour Pharmacology) -Assumed ApprovalKansas State Board of Healing Arts (KS SBHA)
2.5 CEUs total -Assumed ApprovalMaine Board of Complementary Health Care Providers (ME BCHCP)
2.5 hours total (up to 2.5 hours General, up to 0.5 hour Pharmacology) -Assumed ApprovalManitoba Naturopathic Association (MNA)
2.5 hours total (up to 2.5 hours Category B) -Assumed ApprovalMaryland Board of Physicians (MD BP)
2.5 hours total -Assumed ApprovalMinnesota Board of Medical Practice (MN BMP)
2.5 contact hours total (up to 2.5 contact hours General, up to 0.5 contact hour Pharmacotherapeutics) -Assumed ApprovalMontana Board of Alternative Health Care (MT BAHC)
2.5 hours total (up to 2.5 hours General, up to 0.5 hour Naturopathic Pharmacy) -Assumed ApprovalNorth Dakota Board of Integrative Health Care (ND BIHC)
2.5 credits total (up to 2.5 credits General, up to 0.5 credit Pharmacy) -Assumed ApprovalRhode Island Department of Health: Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline (RI DOH: BMLD)
2.5 hours total -Assumed ApprovalSaskatchewan Association of Naturopathic Practitioners (SANP)
2.5 hours total (up to 2.5 hours Category C, up to 0.5 hour Category F) -Assumed ApprovalUtah Naturopathic Physician Licensing Board (UT NPLB)
2.5 CEs total (up to 2.5 CEs General, up to 0.5 CE Pharmacy) -Assumed ApprovalWashington State Department of Health: Board of Naturopathy (WA DOH: BON)
2.5 hours total (up to 2.5 hours Category 2, up to 0.5 hour Category 2 - Pharmacology) -Assumed Approval
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