Synopsis. How meditation influences four constituents of well-being. Key brain systems important for emotion regulation and attention. Ways that different forms of meditation might change brain and behavioral systems.
Probiotics, the Microbiome, and Host Immune Response. Patricia Hibberd, M.D., Ph.D.
Synopsis. Understand the history of probiotics and the conflict between studies of probiotics as foods, supplements and drugs in the US. Also, the range of available probiotics, their safety, and their influence the immune response to vaccines.
Synopsis: Learn about the gut-brain axis and how it can influence behavior and the brain. Understand factors that can modify the microbiome in early life. Describe probiotics and “psychobiotics” and their use in mental health. In Nine Chapters: 1) The Problem of Stress, 2) Gut-Brain Communication, 3) The Microbiome in Early Life, 4) The Microbiome in Older Adults, 5) Influence of Gut Microbiota on Brain and Behavior: Part I, 6) Influence of Gut Microbiota on Brain and Behavior: Part II, 7) Modifying the Microbiome: Part I, 8) Modifying the Microbiome: Part II, 9) Conclusions.
International Perspectives on Acupuncture Research. Claudia Witt, M.D., M.B.A.
Synopsis. Reviews clinical acupuncture research and studies on its safety, effectiveness, and effects on the brain. Covers factors that contribute to acupuncture’s benefits. 1) Acupuncture: Diverse Points of View, 2) Acupuncture safety, 3) Efficacy and effectiveness, 4) Acupuncture Styles; Individual Treatment Response, 5) Comparative Effectiveness Research.
Synopsis. How social and environmental factors significantly effect gene expression and what types of interventions that can positively impact gene expression.
Synopsis. A critique of medical decision making and its limitations. Reviews how patient and doctor mindsets influence the choosing of treatment options and how the framing of data and dramatic stories can mislead both patients and physicians.
Synopsis. Understand the nature of hypnosis, its clinical use, and how the brain influences hypnotizability. Learn how hypnosis can be used to treat patients with comorbid psychiatric and medical problems.
Synopsis. Understand the need for neuroimaging to map the human brain. Review important studies on using imaging to diagnosis and treat disorders. Also learn about the brain-computer interface and how mind-body awareness training can have an impact.
Synopsis. Identify factors and mechanisms that contribute to the risk for herb-drug interactions and the mechanisms involved in herb-drug interactions. Review how new technologies in supplements and drugs may impact herb-drug interaction.
The Blind Men and the Elephant: Survey Perspectives of Complementary Health Approaches.
Building Resilience in High Stress Individuals With Mindfulness.
Clinically Relevant Herb-Drug Interactions: Past, Present, and Future.
Science of Happiness – Greater Good Science Center, UC Berkeley, free
Vids from Greenblatt on Youtube
Vids from Walsh
Introduction to Health and Wellness –
Nutrition and Health Part 1: Macronutrients and Overnutrition –
Nutrition and Health Part 2: Micronutrients and Malnutrition –
Add things from IMHU – ~25 low cost videos
Add things from Mad in America – ~12-15 free videos
Trauma and dissociation in psychosis