Description
Insulin Resistance and Diabetes
These often misunderstood foundations for health, are demystified and explored in-depth and detail, in terms of our human biology, what we take in as food and the greater ecologies we are part of.
Here we learn about the essential biochemistry and physiology of metabolic health, and the interactive feedback loops that maintain the balance of anabolism and catabolism. We then focus on how this system is used to maintain potentially toxic blood glucose within a tight range. With the constant infusion of glucose into our bodies from a high carbohydrate fare, the metabolic and clinical consequences of this ‘fuel overload’ is considered in depth. Contributory factors that worsen this imbalance are then explored.
With cause and consequence clear, pathways to rebalance and restoration become evident and, in many ways, beautifully simple. Experience and educational resources from practitioners working with metabolic health is shared, together details of pharmaceutical, herbal and supplemental interventions commonly used.
This will enable tailoring of the approach to each individual presentation, both in terms of the range of clinical presentations and appropriate guidance that meets each person where they are, and elucidates available pathways back into metabolic balance.
The learning is spread over 4-weeks, with a mix of live webinars and periods of self-study, supported with in-house videos, handouts, third-party resources, MCQs, and practitioner interviews.
The theoretical component can be quite technical and requires dedicated study time to grasp the basic biochemical and physiological concepts. We estimate 3-4 hours a week is set aside to this end.
The webinars then provide a space for discussion, questions, sharing of experience, case studies and clarification.
Minimum Prerequisite Knowledge:
- Basic organic chemistry (carbohydrates, fats, and proteins)
- Krebs or TCA Cycle
- Eukaryotic cell structure
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