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Course Outline

STUDENT GUIDE
  • Deadlines
  • Modifying deadlines
  • Teaching method and work requirements
  • Contacting the school
  • Beginning the course
  • Answering the questions
  • Correcting your answers
  • Planning your study schedule
  • Exam
  • Sending activities to the College
  • Presentation and objectives
  • Objectives
  • Detailed content
  • Bibliography
INTRODUCTION
  • Orthomolecular medicine
  • Vitamin C as an illustration of the orthomolecular approach
CHAPTER 1
  • Amino Acids
  • Basic concepts in biochemistry
  • Aspartic acid and asparagine
  • Alanine
  • Arginine
  • Carnitine
  • Creatine
  • Cysteine (and cystine)
  • Glutamine (and glutamic acid)
  • Glutathione
  • Glycine
  • Histidine
  • Leucine (valine and isoleucine)
  • Lysine
  • Methionine
  • Ornithine
  • Phenylalanine
  • Proline (and hydroxyproline)
  • Serine
  • Taurine
  • Threonine
  • Tryptophan
  • Tyrosine
  • Summary table of the amino acids
  • Revision
  • Activity 1
CHAPTER 2
  • Antioxidants and anticancer molecules
  • The most common antioxidants
  • Alpha-lipoic acid
  • Coenzyme Q10
  • Polyphenols
  • Ellagic acid
  • Flavonoids
  • Quercetin
  • Isoflavones
  • Anthocyanins
  • Proanthocyanins – Pycnogenol and resveratrol
  • Flavanones
  • Naringin
  • Hesperidin and rutin
  • Catechins
  • Carotenoids
  • Lycopene
  • Beta-carotene
  • Lutein
  • Isothiocyanates and indoles
  • Sulforphan
  • Indole-3-carbinol
  • Shark products
  • Alkyl glycerol
  • Squalene
  • Shark cartilage
  • Revision
  • Activity 2
CHAPTER 3
  • Natural products that promote bone and joint health
  • Glucosamines
  • Chondroitin
  • Methyl sulfonyl methane
  • Collagen
  • Hyaluronic acid
  • S-adenosyl-L-methionine
  • Horsetail
  • Turmeric
  • Vitamin K2 MK7
  • Organic silicon
  • Revision
  • Activity 3
CHAPTER 4
  • Weight-loss and cholesterol-lowering products
  • Weight-loss products
  • Conjugated linoleic acid
  • Hydroxycitric acid
  • Catechins (ECGC)
  • Forskolin
  • Cholesterol-lowering products
  • Chitosan
  • Glucomannan
  • Choline
  • Phosphatidylcholine
  • Inositol
  • Methionine
  • Policosanol
  • Phytosterols
  • Omega-3
  • Omega-6
  • Titrated red rice extract
  • Chlorella
  • Revision
  • Activity 4
CHAPTER 5
  • Brain and mood products
  • Phosphatidylserine
  • 5-HTP
  • SAMe
  • Omega-3 (EPA)
  • Complex-B vitamins
  • Calcium and magnesium
  • Melatonin
  • John’s Wort
  • Royal jelly
  • Ginseng
  • Revision
  • Activity 5
CHAPTER 6
  • Enzymes and digestive aids
  • Enzymes
  • Three types of enzymes
  • The importance of enzymes
  • Betaine HCl
  • Proteolytic enzymes
  • Papain
  • Bromelin
  • Proteases
  • Peptidases
  • Glucolytic enzymes (sugars)
  • Alpha-galactosidase
  • Amylase
  • Lactase
  • Other glucolytic enzymes
  • Lipolytic enzymes
  • Lipase
  • Enzyme mixes
  • Pancreatic enzymes
  • Revision
  • Activity 6
CHAPTER 7
  • Probiotics and prebiotics
  • Probiotics
  • Lactobacillus
  • Bifidus
  • Streptococcus
  • Prebiotics
  • Active Lb.
  • Arabinogalactan
  • Fructo-oligosaccharides
  • Brewer’s yeast/Beer yeast
  • Revision
  • Activity 7
CHAPTER 8
  • Natural products for vascular problems
  • Nitric oxide
  • Natural products that promote the release of NO
  • Arginine
  • Niacin
  • Resveratrol
  • Vinpocetine
  • Revision
  • Activity 8
  • CHAPTER 9
  • Other Food Supplements
  • Propolis
  • Horse Chestnut
  • Pollen
  • Spirulina
  • Cranberry
  • Beta-1,3-glucan
  • Evening primrose oil
  • Borage oil
  • Echinacea
  • Activated vegetable carbon
  • Cod Liver Oil
CHAPTER 10
  • Therapeutic forms
  • A healthy immune system
  • Answers
  • APPENDIX
  • Medicinal mushrooms
EXAM
  • Instructions
  • Validation form course 445
  • Index