Professional Education
Miami Beach Comprehensive Wellness Center | Professional Education
Previously Recorded On-Demand Classes
Gems, Stones and Minerals from a Chinese Medical Perspective
Gems, stones and minerals were a part long-established standard modality of Chinese Medicine. Several different Chinese Materia Medica textbooks (herbal encyclopedias) included gems, stones and minerals. All aspects of the natural world, such as gems, soil, dew-drops collected in the mornings from certain mountains, plants and animals were included in the Chinese Materia Medica because all parts of the natural were considered to be alive and to have intrinsic healing properties.
We will discuss the basics of how one might analyze the potential healing properties of gems, stones and minerals and potential pathophysiological mechanisms of action.
This is a two hour long class.
Recording will be available for 30 days
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The Element of Fire Webinar
Join me for a fun and exciting look at the Chinese philosophical and medical energetics of the element of Fire.
Fire is the spark of passion, transforming and transmuting physical substance.
This is a two hour long class.
In this class, we will have a discussion about the philosophy of the five elements. These elements are representations of foundational energies which generate creation.
Nothing in this class, constitutes medical advice. However, we will discuss medical implications of an unbalanced wood element.
Recording will be available for 30 days
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The Element of Wood Webinar
Join me for a fun and exciting look at the Chinese philosophical and medical energetics of the element of Wood.
Wood represents the energies of springtime, sprouts bursting out of the confinement of seeds, upward growth, expansion, reaching goals and evolving an elevated perspective with compassion.
In this class, we will have a discussion about the philosophy of the five elements. These elements are representations of foundational energies which generate creation.
Nothing in this class, constitutes medical advice. However, we will discuss medical implications of an unbalanced wood element.
Recording will be available for 30 days
Year of the Wood Dragon 2024 Energetics and Predictions
Join me for a fun and exciting look at the Chinese philosophical and medical energetics of the Year of the Wood Dragon!
Forewarned is to be forearmed!
Much like a weather forecast, understanding these principals allows you to maximize the potential of the Wood Dragon year ahead.
These are predictions for fun and for philosophical ponderings in regards to energetic understanding.
Nothing in this class constitutes medical advice.
Recording will be available for 30 days
Weight Loss: My Journey On An Integrated Approach
Miami Beach Comprehensive Wellness Center is excited to announce an online, interactive webinar for healthcare providers of all backgrounds. Our patients often ask us questions about our personal experiences. They are interested in how we decided to pursue integrated medicine as a career and learn more about the things that we personally do to improve our health. We have found that sharing our experience can be enlightening for patients and beneficial for our healing encounters. This webinar will follow Chris’s journey of weight loss (over 90 pounds!) and health optimization over the last 7 years.
Recording will be available for 30 days
The Role of Oxalates in Chronic Pain, Accumulation of Heavy Metals, Mold Toxicity and Autism
Are you interested in helping your clients who have pain? Are you interested in diet and lifestyle as the basis for longevity?
Plants make oxalates to protect themselves and several “healthy foods,” such as beets, spinach and tea are high in oxalates. Oxalates can be aggravating to certain health conditions. We will discuss which foods have high oxalate content, the medical pathophysiology of what can occur with oxalate accumulation and why physicians and diagnostic tests might fail to identify oxalates as a medical issue. We will discuss Chinese Medicine energetics and diagnostic patterns and how oxalates might disrupt the flow of qi within the meridians. We will also discuss the energetics of the goddess Hygiea and her relationship to preventative health, as well as astrological planetary and Zodiacal considerations.
Recording will be available for 30 days
An Introduction to Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO): An Integrated Approach To Managing A Commonly Missed GI Issue
Miami Beach Comprehensive Wellness Center is excited to announce an online, interactive webinar for healthcare providers of all backgrounds. Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) is a type of bacterial imbalance in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The symptoms of SIBO are gas, bloating, constipation, or diarrhea, often associated with a wide array of symptoms outside of the GI tract. Many patients with SIBO are told that have some form of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and thus never solve the root cause of their symptoms. Learning to recognize and address SIBO is useful for practitioners of all specialties as it is far more common than what is recognized in mainstream medicine and often goes undiagnosed.
Recording will be available for 30 days
An Introduction to Chronic Heavy Metal Toxicity: Epidemiology, Energetics and Treatment
According to the CDC’s Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, the top 3 highest priority toxic substances in our environment are: Arsenic, Lead and Mercury. Another heavy metal, Cadmium, ranks close behind these at position number 7. These toxins are known to be associated with a variety of human diseases: heart attacks, hypertension, autoimmune disease, cancers and more. Healthcare providers can play an integral role to address this underlying cause of significant diseases in our population. This class is an introduction to the epidemiology, clinical presentation, energetics and treatment of chronic metal toxicity.
Recording will be available for 30 days
Functional Medicine & Energetic Approach to COVID-19
This lecture will introduce the concepts of Functional Medicine as it relates to the immune system and its response to viral infections. We will also review the energetic archetypes and Chinese medical patterns associated with COVID-19 and discuss various approaches to address them with acupuncture, herbs and Acutonics® sound healing.
Recording will be available for 30 days
Mold Related Illness: Introduction to An Integrated Approach
An online, interactive webinar for healthcare providers of all backgrounds. It is important for all healthcare providers to be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of mycotoxin related illness so that patients can begin the appropriate lifestyle measures and treatments to regain their optimal state of wellness. Become familiar with a basic approach to begin the workup and treatment for mycotoxin related illness.
Recording will be available for 30 days
Thyroid Disorders: An Integrated Approach
Disorders of thyroid gland metabolism are among the most common problems of the endocrine system. At least 20 million people in the United States are affected by thyroid disorders1. Recognizing and treating disorders of thyroid is essential to ensure health of the entire body. This program will introduce a comprehensive approach to understand the biomedical and energetic basis of thyroid issues.
Recording will be available for 30 days
eLotus Classes
Mold and Mycotoxins Toxicity: TCM Strategies for Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention
In this class, we will identify the signs, symptoms, detoxification pathways and medical pathophysiology associated with mold toxicity. We will summarize how to order labs
related to mold toxicity, especially urinary mycotoxins. We will apply the use of bile acid
sequestrants “binders” in eradication of toxins from the body. We will formulate herbal
treatment plans to help to eradicate fungal colonization, targeting the mucus
membranes of the body. Lastly, we will identify and discuss the medical ethical issues
associated with patients suffering from complex chronic medical illness, environmental
toxins, mold toxins, medical gaslighting, aspects of public health and building safety.
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Healing Lyme disease and other Tick-Borne Illnesses with TCM
In this class, we will explore the signs, symptoms and pathophysiology associated with Lyme disease and other tick-born infections. We will implement some screening techniques, so that you can evaluate who needs to be tested. We will evaluate various options for Lyme disease testing along with the various limitations of testing methods. We will identify other co-infections and analyze how this may impact the health of the patient, creating a complex medical syndrome. We will develop treatment options from a Chinese medical perspective, including acupuncture, cupping, gua sha, moxibustion, dietary therapies and herbal support. We will explore its associated issues of medical ethics. Frequently, patients with chronic Lyme have experienced “gaslighting” from various healthcare practitioners. Finally, we will discuss the importance of collaboration with Lyme-literate physicians.
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