Student’s Guide
- Teaching Method and Work Requirements
- Presentation and Objectives
Examination deadline
Educational method
Exam
Course Objectives
References
Introduction
The Digestive System
Division
Functions
First Stage
Second Stage
Third Stage
Particularities of the Small Intestine
Particularities of the Colon
Particularities of Nervous Control along the Digestive Tract
Digestive Absorption
Chemical Principle
Absorption
Gastro-Intestinal Motility
Gastro-Intestinal and Exocrine Gland Secretions
Saliva
Gastric Secretions
Pancreatic Juice
Hepatic secretions
Small Intestine
Large Intestine
Enzymes
Definition
The constitution of enzymes
Apoenzymes
Nomenclature And Classification Of Enzymes
Coenzymes And Co-Factors
Vitamins
Minerals
Table of Digestive Enzymes
Digestion and Absorption
Digestion and Absorption of Carbohydrates
Digestion and Absorption of Protein
Digestion and Absorption of Lipids
Absorption of vitamins
Absorption of the water and the mineral salts
Satiety and the regulation of food intake
Revision
Functional Bowel Diseases
Intestinal permeability or Hyper permeability
Dysbiosis: An Imbalance of the Intestinal Flora
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Celiac disease
Inflammatory and ulcerative disease
Disease of crohn
Ulcerative colitis
Food hypersensitivity
Common Allergenic Foods and Hypersensitivity Mediators in Western Countries
Main allergens
The mechanisms of the immune system
Four types of hypersensitivity reactions
Type-3 delayed reactions and autoimmune diseases
Solutions
Digestive Disorders
Gastric Ulcer
Indigestion by enzymatic and biliary deficiency
Nutritional Anemias
iron deficiency anemia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Revision
Lipid metabolism
Introduction
Digestion and absorption of dietary fats
Lipid transport in the body
Structure and function of lipoproteins
The different metabolic pathways of lipoproteins
Lipoproteins and atherosclerosis: VLDL/LDL bad and HDL good?
Naturopathic approach to hypercholesterolemia
How the body manages sugar
Storage and use of glucose
Dysglycemia
Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia: a complex condition
Screening Tests
Type II diabetes (non-insulin-dependent)
The mechanisms responsible can act on different aspects of insulin metabolism:
Solutions
Gestational diabetes and management
Dietary hygiene rules:
Postpartum care:
Important concept: Glycation
Metabolic syndrome or syndrome X
Definition
Pathophysiolgy of MS
Treating metabolic syndrome
Revision
The acid-base balance
Introduction
Definitions
Blood and Tissues are Different
Digestive Dynamic
Fermentation and putrefaction processes
Diurnal Phase
Nocturnal Phase
Signs of Tissue Acidity
Urine pH Test
Correction of Tissue Acidosis
Alcalinisants food
The PRAL index of food
Oxygenation
The use of alkaline citrate
The PRAL index of food
Bottled water
A small reminder not to confuse the PRAL index and the concept of pH.
Some Acids
To Know More
Louis-Claude Vincent Works
Dr Pierre Grobon Works
Dr Catherine Kousmine Works
The particular case of multiple sclerosis
Revision
Oxidation and free radicals
Sources of free radicals
Signs of oxidation
Tests to detect oxidative stress
Antioxidant solutions
Inflammation and polyunsaturated omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids
Three basic hormones that cause silent inflammation
Silent Inflammation Tests
Solutions
Quality criteria of fish oils
Revision
Activities 5
Answers to Chapter 1
Answers to Chapter 2
Answers to Chapter 3
Answers to Chapter 4
Answers to Chapter 5
Appendix 1 – Glycemic Index (GI)
Calculating glycemic index
Why is the Glycemic Index (GI) useful?
Indicator: High GI foods
Low GI foods
Glycemic Index Table
The concept of glycemic load:
Glycemic load Table
The insulin index
Appendix 2 – Body Mass Index (BMI)
Appendix 3 – Body Fat Percentage (BFP)
Appendix 4: Written Test for Acidosis
Appendix 5: Written Test for Oxidative Stress
Appendix 6: Evaluation of silent inflammation
Evaluation Questionnaire 343
