Understanding Diabetes - Streaming Video (w/Home-study Exam)

The course “Brain Health: Mood, Metabolism and Cognition” provides an overview of key factors that can improve mental health, as well as to ensure cognitive health. This course includes a discussion of: (1) the importance of stress management, (2) physical activity, (3) weight management, (4) early diagnosis and proper management of diabetes and pre-diabetes, (5) key dietary factors to “defend the castle”, including the concept of “nutritional psychiatry”, (6) ways to improve gut health so as to improve brain health, (7) proper sleep hygiene, (8) the importance of oral health, and, finally, (9) how to incorporate some of the characteristics of our ancestors’ lifestyle (i.e., address our modern “Paleo-Deficit disorder). Health professionals who complete this course will gain a much fuller understanding of the factors that impact brain health, as well as a range of techniques to help themselves, and their patients/clients, improve/preserve cognitive function and ensure positive emotional and mental health.

Identifies key aspects of the transmission, diagnosis, treatment, containment, and prevention of coronaviruses. Describes the patterns of illness and treatment guidelines for 2020 seasonal influenza A & B. Outlines the principles of prevention, choices of personal protective equipment and hygiene measures necessary to control the current epidemic. Lists strategies to recognize and protect the most vulnerable, high-risk patients from coronaviruses and influenza. Describes, for this course, the implications for nursing, dentistry, mental health, and other health professionals, and improve patient treatment co-morbidity outcomes for occupational and physical therapy.

Describes the essential components of forming, storing, and retrieving memories. Lists practical ways that perception, time, emotions, stress, and sleep affect memory. Discusses the differences between normal forgetting, age-related memory decline & amnesia syndromes. Lists the common lifestyle factors, medical conditions and medications that can compromise memory. Describes useful strategies to preserve memory & help patients and caregivers cope. Describes how information in this course can be utilized to improve patient care and patient outcomes. Describes, for this course, the implications for dentistry, mental health, and other health professions.