In March, I scheduled the release of a 4-part clinical training series titled ‘Maximize the Clinical Response’ through Metabolic Healing. This series of advanced clinical training programs was created to optimize clinicians’ understanding of 4 clinical situations: Iron Overload/Deficiency, Cardiovascular Health, Type 2 Diabetes and PCOS/Female Pattern Hair Loss.
The course modules go deeply into pathophysiology, genetics, biochemistry, and naturopathic and functional medicine therapies.
In the first module titled ‘Iron In-depth: Anemia, Overload & Immunological Functions’, I go deeply into the complex biochemistry of iron, elucidating the specific functions of every known iron-related protein. In this module, I explain the different valence forms of iron (Fe2+ & Fe3+), as well as how the acute phase response alters how the body uses and stores iron. I also discuss how macrophages and the reticuloendothelial system are central to understanding both anemia and iron overload. I reveal that the amount of iron within macrophages determines the fate of whether this important immune cell will be primed for inflammatory bursts or anti-inflammatory processes. At the end of the module, I present several case studies showing how naturopathic protocols were used to modulate iron activities under different clinical situations.
In the 2nd module titled, ‘Cardiovascular Health: Biodynamic Physiology, Naturopathic Principles & Nutrigenomics’ I weave together numerous concepts of biophysics, biochemistry and naturopathy, as well as delve deeply into a number of genetic polymorphisms related to cardiovascular disease. Some of the concepts from this module include: exploring the relevance of the toroidal geometry of red blood cells, the importance of the glycocalyx on cell surfaces for maintaining negative charge dynamics, toxic metals and cardiovascular disease, a revised pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease that involves inflammatory lipids such as oxLAMS, lipid peroxides, aldehydes, foam cell formation, related biochemical pathways, and naturopathic therapies, based upon evidence from scientific literature.
The 3rd module is titled ‘Diabetes In-depth’. This module focuses on recognizing that type 2 diabetes involves 8 major factors: inflammation, toxicity, endocrine functions, genetics, mitochondrial function, microbiome, dietary factors and circadian biology. The module explores each of these factors in-depth, revealing insights from the scientific literature and showing how these associations each contribute to type 2 diabetes. Blood chemistry analysis, genetics, functional medicine tests and naturopathic therapies are revealed, along with a number of case studies that teach the clinician how to individualize therapies.
The 4th module is titled: ‘Female Pattern Hair Loss: Acne & PCOS’. This module focuses on the known associations of hyperandrogenemia, which includes polycystic ovarian syndrome, female pattern hair loss, acne and menstrual irregularities. Steroid hormone biochemistry is taught, along with case studies that show how natural product therapies (diet, supplementation) can improve each condition.
In total, the ‘Maximize the Clinical Response’ course series includes almost 30 hours of highly in-depth material. In the fall of 2025, each module will be sold as separate courses.
