DIPLOMA of ANTI-AGING MEDICINE

 

Diploma of Anti-aging Medicine Course - Outline

Introduction:
Anti-aging medicine is the natural evolution from sickness medicine. Diseases are being treated, yet people are often not. Anti-aging medicine is the new medical science which has grown largely from the public demanding new innovative ways to stay well, and prevent the diseases commonly associated with aging and ultimately death.

Scientific studies now dominate the medical literature proving that anti-aging principles are here and ready to be implemented by the forward thinking practitioner. This form of medicine is no longer fiction, it is fact and is being implemented in a small number of clinics throughout Australia, but proving very popular with many in the United States.


This course provides the practitioner with fundamental knowledge in all aspects of Anti-aging medicine including:

Module 1.
The Theories of the Aging Processes Including:

• The Free Radical Theory of Aging
• Telomere Shortening and How it Relates to Aging
• Mitochondrial Deficiency and Aging
• Insulin/glucose Dysregulation and Aging
• The Effects of Excessive Cortisol and Aging

The Effects of Inflammation on Aging.

The Effect of Hormonal Deficiencies and Their Effects on the Aging Process Including:

• Testosterone Decline in Men
• Oestrogen and Progesterone Decline in Women
• Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency

Module 2.
Dietary Principles and Foods that may Increase Your Life Span and your Health Span.

Supplement Regimes that may Increase Your Life Span and your Health Span. These Include:

• Phytonutrients
• Antioxidants
• Detoxification Nutrients
• Vitamins and Minerals
• Probiotics
• Oils and other food concentrates

Module 3.
The Benefits of Strength Training in relation to anti-aging.

The Benefits of Strength Training in relation to anti-aging.

Module 4.
Nutritional (Supplements and Dietary), Herbal to Prevent:

• Heart Disease
• Cancer
• Dementia (Alzheimer’s Disease)
• Osteoporosis

Module 5.
The Benefits and Possible Side Effects of Natural Hormonal Replacement including:

• DHEA
• Testosterone
• The Oestrogens
• Progesterone
• Thyroid hormones (T3 and T4)

Let your Intuition roam free; ‘State Your Dream’!
Give your interpretation of how you see your ideal Anti-aging medical clinic in operation. In vision your functions, services, and what support personnel would you employ in your anti-aging clinic of the future.