Identifying & Addressing Root Causes of Disease

Module 1: A New Paradigm for Health and Disease

• The philosophy of disease
• Key principles from various disciplines
  • Systems biology, systems medicine, and network medicine
    • Rethinking disease classifications
    • Nodes, hubs, edges, and disease networks
  • Functional medicine
  • Cellular medicine
  • Environmental medicine
• How to think through every evaluation
• Frameworks and strategies for evaluating and managing vague and nonspecific symptoms

Module 2: The Five Core Biological Processes

• The health disease continuum
• Introduction to genetics
• Introduction to metabolism
• Introduction to immune function
• Introduction to the internal environment
• Introduction to cell-to-cell communication

Module 3: Fundamental Principles of the Seven Core Modulators

• Nutrition
• Movement and resistance
• Light exposure, circadian rhythm, and sleep