This class will cover metabolism including bioenergetics and sugar metabolism including glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, and the citric acid cycle. We will examine their biochemistry, physiology, and their role in health and disease. After exploring this, we will look at supplements on the market.
This class will examine enzyme supplements and the physiological biochemistry supporting their use. We will examine them from a modern nutritional and chemical perspective while always having an eye on how they may explain some of the actions of Chinese medical herbs and vice versa.
This course will look at various arthitides, especially osteo- and rheumatoid, from both a biomedical and Chinese medical point of view. We will discuss real world approaches to diagnosing and treating these painful conditions as well as educating our patients about them.
We are going to be recording two episodes of the Sperb's Herbs podcast. The first covers another Chinese formula, Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang (Nine-Herb Decoction with Notopterygium), a formula that releases exterior wind-cold. The second episode covers the Chinese herb Zhi Zi (Gardenia Fruit) from the herbs that drain fire category.
This seminar will look at classes of anticancer drugs: alkylating agents, antimetabolites, antibiotics, microtubule inhibitors, steroid hormones and their antagonists, monoclonal antibodies, tyrosine kinase inhibitors, and other anticancer agents.
This class will cover carbohydrates. We will examine their biochemistry, physiology, and their role in health and disease. After exploring this, we will look at supplements on the market, what they theoretically do and what the science says about their effectiveness.
We are going to be recording two episodes of the Sperb's Herbs podcast. The first covers another herb of the world, Maca Root (Lepidium meyenii), another interesting herb with purported libido, fertility, and possibly menopausal benefits. The second episode covers the Chinese herb Bai Zhi (Angelica Root) from warm, acrid herbs that release the exterior category.
This course will go into the basics of interpreting blood results, emphasizing common test panels like the CBC, lipid panel, and common tests including vitamin and mineral assays. And the overarching question we will attempt to answer is how can looking at bloodwork help us do acupuncture and prescribe herbs more effectively.
This class will examine glandular extracts and the physiological biochemistry supporting their use. We will examine them from a modern nutritional and chemical perspective while always having an eye on how they may explain some of the actions of Chinese medical herbs and vice versa.
This course will look at IBD from both biomedical and Chinese points of view, and discuss Chinese medical diagnostics and therapeutics.
