Session 4: Endocrine System

• HPAT axis (stress physiology), testing the thyroid, and blood sugar regulation/insulin resistance.
• Stress and the brain, male and female nutrition, infant nutrition, pregnancy, and lactation.
• Advanced lipid testing, advanced thyroid testing, and blood sugar-regulating diets and protocols.
• Food, drug, and nutritional supplement interactions: Nutritional needs for geriatric patients, adolescents, and medicated patients.
• Safety, efficacy, risks, and benefits of nutritional supplements, sports nutrition, and exercise physiology.
• Anti-inflammatory protocols and autoimmune diet protocols.