105 Advanced Nutritional Medicine – Nutritional Medicine in Reproductive Health, Weight Management and Sports Nutrition

Nutritional Medicine in Reproductive Health, Weight Management, and Sports Nutrition

This is the fifth of six courses in the ROHP-Qualifying Program (Registered Orthomolecular Health Practitioners).

There are four subjects in this course (each has its own exam):

1. Female Health Issues (1A) and Male Health Issues (1B)
2. Weight Management Programming
3. Sports Nutrition Part 1
4. Sports Nutrition Part 2

1A. Female Health Issues and Male Health Issues

This course focuses on female health issues, including the management of menopausal symptoms, premenstrual syndrome, fibrocystic breast disease, uterine fibroids and polycystic breast disease. The etiological factors of each of these conditions are explored, along with an explanation of standard medical treatment and the evidence-based use of nutrition, supplementation and other natural interventions shown to improve outcomes for women with these conditions. An additional section of this course deals with the proactive lifestyle factors that are associated with a reduction in breast cancer risk and the prevention of breast cancer recurrence and reduced risk of metastasis and mortality in breast cancer survivors. 

Learning Objectives:

1. The student will develop an in-depth understanding of the physiological and biochemical features associated with menopause, fibrocystic breast disease, PMS, polycystic ovarian disease and uterine fibroids.
2. The student will have the skills to provide patients with evidence-based natural interventions to help improve outcomes for the signs and symptoms related to these female health conditions
3. The student will have an in-depth understanding of the studies related to genetics, diet and other lifestyle factors and breast cancer risk, and be able to provide patients with personalized lifestyle strategies to help decrease their risk of this disease or help to reduce breast cancer recurrence in breast cancer survivors.

1B. Male Health Issues

This course examines the etiological factors associated with prostate enlargement (BPH), prostate cancer and male andropause. The program reviews the evidence-based literature showing the preventive and complementary management impact of diet, supplementation anthropometric measurements and supplements on the prevention and complementary management of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer. The signs and symptoms of male andropause are also explored and students are provided with proactive lifestyle strategies to counter these age-related changes, thus, improving quality of life for aging male patients.

Learning Objectives:

1. The student will develop an in-depth understanding, at the biochemical and neuroendocrine levels, of key age-related changes that lead to signs and symptoms of male andropause and affect the risk of prostate enlargement (BPH) and prostate cancer.
2. The student will have the skills to evaluate key anthropometric, blood and urine analysis findings and other key biomarkers, to establish the degree of andropause symptomatology and risk of prostate cancer development (or suspicion of its existence).
3. The student will have the skills to provide personalized dietary, supplementation and exercise protocols to patients, shown to reverse many andropause signs and symptoms, reverse biological steps involved in prostate enlargement and prostate cancer, and provide complimentary advice in the management of localized prostate cancer cases, based on published, well documented, human clinical studies.

2. Sports Nutrition Part 1

This course review the evidence-based nutrition and supplementation practices that have been shown to enhance lean mass gains, explosive strength, endurance performance, and speed endurance (the ability to maintain maximum speed for optimal periods and/or perform repeated bouts of explosive activity as required for hockey, soccer, lacrosse, basketball, squash, tennis etc,). It also discusses how to best support the athlete’s immune system to minimize training time lost due to upper respiratory tract infections, which occur more frequently in athletes due to the demands of training. This seminar also reviews basic functional anatomy, neuromuscular physiology and principles of exercise training that is pertinent to the discussion of helping your clients become superior athletes in their chosen sport. The seminar will highlight aspects of ergogenic nutrition and supplementation practices that are safe and do not violate the regulations of the International Olympic Committee.

Topics Include:

1. Functional Muscle Anatomy and Physiology
2. Muscle Energy Systems – Fuels burned as predominant substrates in exercise events of various duration and intensity
3. Muscle Fiber Types and Their Predominant Energy Systems – The importance of sports-specific training
4. Understanding Aerobic Metabolism, Fuel Utilization and Related Central and Peripheral Adaptations To Aerobic Training
5. Detailed Review of Interval Training – A key training technique for the many sports requiring repeated sprint intervals, or to sustain optimal speed for events lasting 15 to 90 seconds
6. Body Fat Considerations
7. Diet Composition For Various Types of Athletes
8. Macronutrient Requirements For Athletes:
9. Immune System Alterations with Athletic Training
10. Oxidative Stress in Exercise
11. Testosterone to Cortisone Ratio and Lean Mass Effects
12. Heat Regulation and Fluid and Electrolyte Requirements for Athletes3. Sports Nutrition Part 2. Ergogenic AidsIn Sports Nutrition Part 2 we examine the research pertaining to supplements known as “ergogenic aids” or performance-enhancing supplements. A review of the experimental and human clinical trials are presented to help the student understand the level of evidence for each ergogenic aid, as well as dosage and timing and application to various types of athletic endeavors.
    Ergogenic Aids (performance-enhancing nutrients) and Other Natural Supplements of Importance to Athletes:

     

    1. Creatine Monohydrate
    2. Sodium and Citrate Bicarbonate
    3. Glutamine
    4. Branched-chain amino acids
    5. Growth Hormone Secretagogues
    6. HMB
    7. Caffeine
    8. Ephedra
    9. Coenzyme Q10
    10. Chromium
    11. Hydroxycitric acid
    12. Coleus Forskohlii
    13. L- Carnitine
    14. Panax Ginseng
    15. Antioxidants
    16. B-Vitamins
    17. Iron
    18. Magnesium
    19. Glucosamine Sulfate and MSM in Cartilage Injuries
    20. Natural Anti-Inflammatory Agents in the Treatment of Sports Injuries
    21. Herbal agents that enhance immune function; Astragalus and Reishi Mushroom Extract

Learning Objectives For Sports Nutrition Part 1 and Sports Nutrition Part 2

1. The student will develop an in-depth understanding of exercise physiology and the contribution of key macronutrients in the energy production used in both aerobic and anaerobic systems.
2. The student will develop have an in-depth understanding of the human clinical studies showing the ergogenic effects (athletic performance effects) of specific dietary strategies, supplements, water, and electrolyte replenishment.
3. The student will have the skills to provide patients with personalized dietary and supplementation strategies to enhance their athletic performance, lean mass gains and other athletic parameters, and slow and reverse key aspects of the aging process related to loss of lean mass, sarcopenia, bone loss and cardiorespiratory and immune system decline.

4. Weight Management Programming

As practitioners are aware, being overweight is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, reproductive organ cancers and other cancers, type 2 diabetes and many other ailments. It is a major contributing factor to premature morbidity and mortality. For many people who are overweight, their self-esteem is adversely affected and their quality of life is compromised. As such, many overweight individuals desperately look for help to lose extra pounds and reclaim their body and their life. For many years Dr. Meschino ran a successful weight management program at Toronto’s Columbus Center.  In this course, he teaches you the exact step-by-step program that earned him a high success rate with patients and a continuous flow of new patients seeking the help of his proven weight management coaching program.

  Learning Objectives:

1. The student will be armed with proven marketing tools and have the ability to execute the promotion of a weight management program to their community to generate new clients and referrals.
2. The student will have the skills to conduct an intake consultation and initial exam on a weight management patient
3. The student will have the skills necessary to explain the science behind the weight management program to the client in simple language to enlist their trust and support.
4. The student will have the skills to explain to the patient The Two Staple Nutrition System and related food preparation guide and shopping list.
5. The student will have the skills to deliver the weekly educational segments to the patient and provide related client action steps
6. The student will have the skills to provide weekly feedback and patient monitoring.
7. The student will have the skills to perform the monthly re-evaluation and provide patient feedback
8. The student will have the skill necessary to build a weight management maintenance practice.