Protein and Amino Acids and Chinese Medicine

This is the first course in a series called Integrated Nutrition & Chinese Medicine and will cover biomedical and Chinese concepts of nutrition and explore the complementary and alternative concepts that are part of the modern supplement industry This series will be one live class per month covering a category of nutrition and will include some basic biochemistry, nutrition, and supplements available on the market. In other words, it is going to be the perfect combination of biochemical nutrition, supplements, Chinese medicine, and real-world use cases, If you are a practitioner of any stripe or just interested in nutrition, this is the series for you, The first class will cover amino acids and proteins and 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. There will be a lot of information and it will be immediately useful for treating our patients.

Course Goals

A participant in this course will be able to:

1. Comprehend amino acids and proteins from a biomedical perspective
2. Explore how the most common amino acid and protein supplements theoretically act on the body from both a biomedical and Chinese medical perspective
3. Develop potentially effective treatment strategies involving common amino acid and protein supplements
4. Understand and prevent any potential interactions

This is California Acupuncture Board (CAB) Category 1 distance education course. For NCCAOM, this course is a core (AOM-BIO) PDA. This course is approved by the California Acupuncture Board and NCCAOM for 3 hours of continuing education and PDAs. For further information, please contact Dr. Greg Sperber, CAB CEU Provider #1349, NCCAOM PDA Provider #166669, at DrGreg@integrativemedicinecouncil.org or (619) 881-0029. Refund Policy: This course may be downloaded as soon as purchased and therefore no refunds are possible.

Picture

Fernan Federici and Marcia Sartor. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

A microscopic exploration of crystals in daily life substances. Transmitted light and polarizing filters are used to provide coloration to transparent crystals in the amino acid Cysteine (Cys, C). Cysteine is a non-essential amino acid, which means that it is biosynthesized in humans. The side chain on cysteine is thiol, which is polar and thus cysteine is usually classified as a hydrophilic amino acid. The thiol side chain often participates in enzymatic reactions, serving as a nucleophile. The thiol is susceptible to oxidization to give the disulfide derivative cystine, which serves an important structural role in many proteins.