NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY (click for more details)

…TBD, 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
…Location: The Michener Institute for Applied Medical Sciences (click for details and map)

- The Expanding World of Supplements -

Gluconate? Carbonate? Fumarate?

Which supplemental forms to use? How do we choose?

This seminar is intended to delve deeper into the world of macronutrients (proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates) and micronutrients (vitamins and minerals). Many of these will be the popular supplements being used by your clients or recommended to them by today’s powerful marketing machines. We will look at their various sources and the different forms of each available on the market.

We will cover as many as possible of these more popular supplements, examine the various forms in which they are available, and provide guidance as to which forms of these supplements to use and when. Many of these supplements will be further examined in the context of specific illnesses and explanations will then be provided as to which supplements properly and safely mix, and which ones don’t…those that complement and those which conflict.

 

THE AMAZING WORLD OF ALLERGIES AND SENSITIVITIES (click for more details)

…TBD, 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
…Location: The Michener Institute for Applied Medical Sciences (click for details and map)

- The Science of Allergology -

"From Asthma to Zinc in the Proverbial Nutshell"
An intense seminar on the biological world of allergies and the confused immune system.

We will complete a scientific understanding of the traditional world of allergies from causes to symptoms through testing and treatments. This session will not only cover the conventional understanding and treatment of allergies but will also go deep into the new world of alternative medicine.
Visit the newly developing theories of causes, testing and treatment techniques focusing upon the holistic perspective. This session will introduce you to a variety of the alternative ‘new age’ modalities coming to the marketplace and show you how they can be effectively utilized in your own practice or home.
Learn about the developing theories that link allergies to stress, anxiety attacks, and much more.

MEDS AND MORE MEDS (click for more details)

…TBD, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
…Location: The Michener Institute for Applied Medical Sciences (click for details and map)

- A study of PHARMACOLOGY in the context of food-supplements-herbs interactions -

This seminar has been designed to assist the alternative medicine health practitioner intelligently deal with the growing matrix of prescription medications in today’s health care and how to work with your clients while respecting the indications and contraindications of their medication regimes.
We will look at over 20 classes of the most commonly prescribed medications in today’s society and help you understand what they are intended to do for your client, how they are performing their work, and what you must be alert to look for and to avoid; what works with and against many of today’s medications in terms of nutrients, supplements and herbs.

THE SCIENCE OF FOOD THERAPY … (click for more details)

…TBD, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
…Location: The Michener Institute for Applied Medical Sciences (click for details and map)

This seminar will walk you through the values and valleys of over 110 different foods across all food families.
Therapeutic main chemical ingredients, nutritional values, indications and contraindications of food therapy will be explicitly presented for all of the 110 foods. The seminar will also present the afore mentioned foods from a point of view of interactions with other foods, medication, supplements and herbs. Everything will be presented in a concise, easy-to-use form, enhanced by visual aids.
The seminar will conclude with basic aspects of food safety: "From Farm to Frying Pan…the food we bought but never ate".

THE ART OF AGING (click for more details)

…to be annouced, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
…Location: The Michener Institute for Applied Medical Sciences (click for details and map)

- A Guide to Gerontology –

In this seminar we will canvas the entire journey of the body and mind through its process of "aging with grace"…

We will examine the "how and why" we age, the transformation of the organ systems and the pathology of aging; the warning signals and tips of the iceberg; we will introduce you to the complete array of support from an alternative medicine practitioner’s point of view.
Understand your client and the dreaded approach to an aging body within an aging population; the increasing demands upon the health care system of aging bodies and minds.
We will look at the psychology and sociology of aging and focus upon the steps that can be taken to ease the journey and avoid some of the pitfalls.
We will look at several of the most common diseases of the aging and elderly, long term care, realistic exercises and daily routine alterations, palliative care and hospice aspects, the stress of care giving, the grief of loss, the stress of adjustment…