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Environment and Toxins within a Lifestyle Medicine Approach

Price: 1125 sek inclusive of VAT

Deep dive into this pillar of lifestyle medicine and explore the evidence behind the strong links between environment, toxins, and health and disease. This can feel a heavy topic, and it is often overlooked but there is much that can be modified and much we can do to help persons deal and offload toxins and the impact on health. We review key knowledge and information and share strategies to translate and apply this in clinical practice in a impactful way. You will learn powerful tips, tools and frameworks for effective assessment and intervention strategies. Case histories bring the material to life!

Includes: Nearly 3 hours of on-demand material to learn at your own pace; Full reference list and resources pack (on completion); certificate of attendance.

Chapter Outline

1) Introduction and concepts of lifestyle medicine: review of concepts of lifestyle medicine: what it is, how it differs from conventional models and is an important approach to address the rising levels of chronic symptoms and disease

2) Setting the scene: environment and toxins in health and disease: Introduction to common environmental factors that influence health (plastics, endocrine-disruptors, air particles, heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants) - Review of evidence behind specific environmental toxins in the air, at home, in food, cosmetics and their impact on human health -

3) How do we get exposed and who is most vulnerable? Why certain toxins are more likely to impact human health and build up undetected - Routes of exposure - vulnerable persons - More than load! Introduction to the “Load-Unload” approach

4) Common toxins and their impact: Chemical, physical and biological toxins - Common exposures via food, medications, cosmetics - Heavy metals - Persistent Organic Pollutants - Volatile Organic Compounds - Plastics - Biological environmental toxins - Physical environmental toxins

5) Assessment strategies: Indications to consider toxins in clinic - Overview of tools and frameworks - Screening tools - Apps - Clinical tips

6) The “Load Unload” approach: intervention strategies for environment and toxins - Overview of intervention approaches - Managing toxin load (food, cosmetics, reliable sources, easy wins at home) - Supporting physiological systems that biotransform and excrete toxins - Healing environments and the value of nature for human health and connection.

7) Integrating environment and toxins pillar into clinical practice (with case examples): Overview of indications, assessment, and intervention considerations for environment and toxins - Key clinical reminders - Healthfinder GOCAT Framework as an example way to support the flow of information - Case examples

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