Day 1

The Stress Connection

The objectives are to:

• Understand the global impact of stress.
• Understand the physiology of stress.
• Review the normal stress response.
• Understand how stress affects the cardiovascular system, insulin resistance, immune dysfunction, neurotransmitter balance, hormone balance, and thyroid function.
• Learn which laboratory tests best measure the physiologic response to stress
• Understand how to identify and treat adrenal dysfunction using bioidentical hormone replacement, nutritional supplements and adaptogens.

• Review normal gastrointestinal anatomy and function.
• The affect of stress on GI function.
• Understand the affect of the environment on the liver and GI tract.
• Understand the importance of gastrointestinal bacterial flora.
• Understand the importance of digestive enzymes on digestion, metabolism and overall health.

• Explain the pathology of leaky gut syndrome.
• Understand how identify and treat leaky gut syndrome.
• Understand how to identify and treat common parasitic, bacterial and fungal gastrointestinal infections seen in functional medicine practices.

• The science behind heart rate variability (HRV).
• How to interpret heart rate variability in private practice.
• How to identify neurotransmitter and autonomic nervous system imbalances using HRV.
• How to use heart rate variability to monitor the treatment of stress related neurotransmitter and cortisol imbalances.

• How to treat stress related illnesses by using adrenal glandular, adaptogens and nutritional supplements.
• How to address anxiety, depression, insomnia and concentrations and neurotransmitter imbalances caused by stress.
• How to identify and treat the imbalance in sympathetic and parasympathetic tone caused by stress
• How to treat stress related GI disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome, leaky gut and constipation.
• How to treat stress induced endocrine dysfunction and restore endocrine function.
• How to treat musculoskeletal dysfunction, muscle wasting, fatigue and fibromyalgia symptoms associated with stress.
• How to correct common nutritional deficiencies associated with stress.

• Help identify patients who need intravenous nutritional therapy.
• Explain treatment protocols for intravenous nutritional therapy.
• Explain how to implement intravenous nutritional therapy into a medical practice.

• Review the therapeutic benefits of L-arginine.
• Explain how L-arginine may help medical conditions that improve with increased vasodilation such as chest pain, atherosclerosis, heart failure, intermittent claudication, dementia, vascular headaches, erectile dysfunction and male infertility.
• The important role that L-arginine plays in growth hormone and how to screen for growth hormone deficiencies.

Day 2

• Explain how to use conventional blood testing to practice functional medicine.
• Review the important of treating common nutritional deficiencies such as vitamin D, folate and B12.
• Understand why lipid profile, homocysteine, lipo protein(a) and C-reactive protein are important in identifying those are risk for heart disease.
• The role of omega fatty acids, B vitamins and vitamin C in the prevention of heart disease and inflammatory diseases.
• Understand how to interpret a thyroid function profile and use iodine to treat thyroid disorders.

• The difference between obesity and being overweight.
• The physiological, sociological, and psychological effects of obesity.
• Why obesity is a major contributor to most chronic illnesses and cancers.
• How factors other like hormones, environment, genetics and epigenetics may affect obesity and the effectiveness of treatment.
• The pros and cons of common non-medical and medical therapies for obesity.
• Theories of how hCG affects obesity.
• FDA statements concerning hCG.
• How to use bio-impedance analysis to monitor the effectiveness and safety of weight loss.
• The effectiveness of medically supervised weight loss using case studies.

Non-CME

• Discuss easy ways to implement functional medicine into a conventional medical practice.
• Discuss simple tips on how to operate a functional medicine practice.
• How to spend more time with your patients while not losing money.
• Understand basic medical billing for functional medicine practices.

• Explain the importance of offering weight loss to patients to build your practice.
• Discuss safe and effective weight loss programs that can be implemented into a medical practice with very little initial capital investment.
• Show how an effective weight loss program can grow a medical practice.
• Show how weight loss can motivate patients to become interested in improving their overall health.

The first time I heard Dr Taylor speak, he literally changed my life. It was the caterpillar talk, and I decided that night that I needed to practice medicine differently. From Dr. Taylor, I re-learned the critical science and physiology that I had forgotten after med school, was reminded how to think, and then taught the business of how to incorporate salivary hormone testing into my busy family practice. Dr Taylor's teachings brought the joy back into my practice. He is an abundance of knowledge, and entertaining too.

- Elliw W. Campbell, D.O., Campbell Family Medicine, Suwanee, Georgia

I started a private practice as a nurse practitioner three years ago. Part of the practice was to continue with BHRT treatment for men and women.
While establishing my practice, there were some difficult cases of hormone management. I had been to several of Dr. Eldred Taylor's lectures and was impressed with his logical approach to BHRT that is evidence based. I started consultation sessions with him and was able to get specific suggestions on a case by case basis. This was
invaluable and was instrumental in my developing confidence and expertise in my practice.

- Charlotte Kelley, ARNP, Terrace Place Clinic, Des Moines, Iowa

Now that over forty (40) of my local doctors have seen Dr. Taylor's BHRT seminar, it's been the most valuable tool in educating and developing BHRT practices. Dr. Taylor helps the practitioners to so clearly understand the physiology and hormone relationships that they can incorporate BHRT into the practice immediately.

- Mark G. Luea, RPh, Luea's Compounding Pharmacy, Swartz Creek, Michigan