Essential in Metabolic Health Online Course – Australasian Metabolic Health Society

Want to learn about Metabolic Health?

Are you a dietitian or health practitioner treating patients with

Obesity
Pre-Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes
Fatty Liver Disease
Chronic Kidney Disease
PCOS
Mental Health conditions

Then you need to know the benefits of a low carbohydrate lifestyle.

Metabolic Syndrome and all its associated conditions is the largest cause of chronic disease.

The root cause is insulin resistance.

Therapeutic Carbohydrate Reduction (TCR) is a powerful and effective tool to treat these conditions.

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Diabetes Australia recently endorsed Therapeutic Carbohydrate Reduction and has partnered with Defeat Diabetes, an online platform educating the public about low carbohydrate diets. You can read more about that here

There is a growing body of evidence on the therapeutic applications of low carbohydrate and ketogenic diets beyond the traditional uses in conditions like epilepsy.

As patients are becoming more widely informed, it is essential your knowledge of all the options available to them is up to date.

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This is the inaugural launch of The Essentials in Metabolic Health online program and the foundation price is $200.

What will you learn?

Essentials in Metabolic Health

Levels of evidence, epidemiological observational studies
Association data, food frequency questionnaires, healthy user bias
Interpretation of the data, especially absolute vs relative risk
The influence of vested interests
Declaring conflicts of interest
Communication of the data
The role of the media
Fraudulent science and mis/disinformation
- the Diet-Heart Hypothesis
- red meat and disease (cancer, heart disease, type 2 diabetes)

Definition of good metabolic health

Aetiology of metabolic dysfunction and type 2 diabetes
insulin resistance – the carb-insulin model of disease
the role of dietary consumables including sugar, refined carbohydrates, seed oils, UPFs, and alcohol
the role of exercise
genetics vs environment

Diagnosis of metabolic dysfunction and type 2 diabetes

physical measures – girth:height, BMI
fasting blood sugar tests – glucose, GTT, HbA1c, insulin
fasting blood lipid tests – triglycerides, HDL, TG:HDL, LDL Subfraction Analysis
LFTs
BP
US liver
CAC score, CT coronary angiogram

Lifestyle options, including an introduction into remission

- LCHF
- Very low calorie/energy diets (VLCD/VLED)

Medical options:

medications – insulin, oral hypoglycaemics
appetite suppressants
statins

Surgical options

the role of bariatric surgery
complications of bariatric surgery

Complications of type 2 diabetes

micro-vascular
macro-vascular

Prevention of metabolic dysfunction and type 2 diabetes

dietary
exercise
stress
sleep
sun exposure (vitamin D)
other

Reversal of metabolic dysfunction

dietary
exercise
other
Remission of type 2 diabetes
Definition
Evidence
Long term sustainability and safety
Benefits, including improvement in complications

approaches (eg LCHF, low carb, keto)
what to expect:
- keto flu, sugar withdrawals
- timelines
- milestones – short/long term
- long term expectations
- habits of people who succeed
de-prescribing
the role of CGM
the role of carb tracking apps
the role of intermittent fasting
potential uses for TCR therapies

Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD)

stages of MAFLD
pathophysiology of MAFLD
MAFLD as the hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome
clinical considerations and investigations including elastography
MHO and TOFI
The reversibility of MAFLD
dietary approaches to MAFLD – almost anything is better than a low fat diet
weight loss – important, but not strictly necessary
changes to upcoming guidelines

Cardiovascular disease

biochemistry and pathophysiology of cholesterol and lipoproteins
the role of dietary fats and bile acid
- the safety of saturated fats
- the concern regarding poly-unsaturated fats (eg seed oils and margarines) and ultra-processed foods
markers of cardio-vascular disease and their improvement with LCHF

Cancer

understand the concept of cancer as a metabolic disease
the use of therapeutic ketogenic diets as an adjunct to standard cancer treatment protocols
how to implement a therapeutic ketogenic diet as an adjunct to cancer therapy
how to implement fasting at different stages of cancer therapy
what is a Press-Pulse treatment?
what is the Glucose Ketone Index and when to use this?
How to manage weight loss in the setting of chemotherapy and fasting
the role of nutrition in cancer survivorship

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (AUB)

the menstrual cycle can be considered a vital sign
normal pathophysiology of the menstrual cycle
definition of AUB
hyperinsulinemia underlies many gynaecological conditions e.g. PCOS, endometriosis, uterine fibroids & polyps
the uterus responds to cardiovascular disease endothelial inflammation, like other end organs
the role of nutrients in management of AUB (vit D, A, omega 3, fats)
the role of gluten in pathophysiology of endometriosis

Gut health

TCR and how it may assist Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
TCR and ‘Irritable Bowel Syndrome’
managing diarrhoea and constipation on TCR diets
what to do if a patient has had a cholecystectomy?
how to manage suspected fat malabsorption
the use of TCR as an adjunct to standard therapies for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Mental health

to re-look at mental health disorders as metabolic disorders
to emphasise dietary and lifestyle measures as important adjuncts to psychopharmacotherapy
to create awareness for working with an experienced low carb clinician with deprescribing medications

how to establish readiness for change
the role of stigma
avoidance of shaming
Use of self compassion
Helpful ways to approach mindset

Nutritional needs at different stages of life

pregnancy
infancy
childhood
adolescents – disordered eating risk
post-menopausal
elderly
other

Dietary preferences

omnivore
pescatarian
vegetarian
vegan
carnivore
other

Patients with specific medical conditions

chronic renal failure
menstrual cycle disruption

FAQs

The course consists of video based lessons and takes approximately 9 hours to complete.

The course is available to you for 12 months from the date of purchase. You can revisit the course material as many times as you like in this time.

Your investment for this program is $200

Yes, there is a discount code if you are a member of the Australian Dietician Association.

There is a discount if you are a member of the Australasian Metabolic Health Society.

You will sent a secure link to our education platform with a password and log-in.

You can email questions to ausmetabolichealthsoc@gmail.com

We are also hosting 2 live Q and A sessions on September 26 and October 22 and will answer queries then.

We are confident you will find this course valuable. We have a 7 day refund.

We would encourage you to join the Australian Metabolic Health Society which is open to all health care practitioners. We hold monthly virtual grand rounds from experts interested in various aspects of metabolic health. To learn more click here

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