Course Objectives
- Normal Cardiometabolic Function
- endothelial function
- Lipid physiology
- blood pressure physiology
- blood glucose regulation
- B12, Folic Acid and Homocysteine
- Normal immune system function
- Cardiometabolic Disorders and Pathophysiology
- Hypertension
- Cardiovascular disease
- Metabolic syndrome: a condition that includes a cluster of risk factors specific for cardiovascular disease.
- abdominal obesity
- high blood pressure
- impaired fasting glucose
- high triglyceride levels
- low HDL cholesterol levels.
- atherosclerosis
- chronic inflammation
- oxidative stress
- autoimmunity
- toxicity
- hormonal dysregulation
- glucose regulation, ie Type 2 Diabetes
- CARDIOMETABOLIC CONDITIONS AND THE MICROBIOME
- Cardiometabolic Disorders and Brain function, dysfunction and Disease
- Neuroinflammation: understanding the pieces on the chess board
- How Hypertension, Cardiovascular disease and Metabolic syndrome impact brain function
- Type 2 diabetes and brain
- Stroke
- Risk factors
- Neurodegeneration
- Dementia (non-Alzheimer’s)
- Alzheimer’s
- The Cardiometabolic History
- Physical Exam (may need to record this part separately)
- Smart stethoscope exam?
- Signs of insulin resistance
- acanthosis nigricans
- hirsutism
- peripheral neuropathy
- xanthelasma palpebrarum.
- and all the slides from CNS17
- Laboratory assessments and biomarkers necessary to evaluate cardiovascular risks and recognize functional patterns associated with metabolic disease.
- Fasting glucose
- A1c
- MMA, Folic Acid, Homocysteine
- Lipid Panel
- Cardiac c-reactive protein
- Fibrinogen activity
- D-dimer
- Ferritin
- Insulin
- Cardiac Troponin
- Creatine Kinase: CK-MB
- Myoglobin
- B-type natriuretic peptide
- Management and Treatment
- pharmaceuticals
- nutrients, phytonutrients, botanicals
- dietary plans
- stress reduction techniques
- EXERCISE PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CARDIOMETABOLIC HEALTH
- Diet
- Mediterranean
- Gluten free
- Anti-inflammatory Diet
- Intermittent Fasting/Time-restricted Feeding
