Doctor of Philosophy in Orthomolecular Medicine (Ph.D.)

Courses marked with and asterisk ( * ) may be substituted for courses related to your chosen concentration. If you would like assistance in subject selection, or have questions concerning course substitution, please feel free to contact us. * Course may be substituted for an elective. Credit Course Title Hours Principles in Orthomolecular Medicine 3 The Molecule in Medicine 4 Orthomolecular Science 4 Orthomolecular Methodology 3 Orthomolecular Nutrition 4 *Elective 3 The Application of Nutritional Sciences 4 Principles of Therapy 3 Micro and Macro Therapy 4 Orthomolecular Approach to Disease 4 *Elective 3 Mental and Nutrition 3 —The Orthomolecular Approach 3 Learning Disabilities—The Orthomolecular Approach 3 Psychology in Orthomolecular Science 3 The Orthomolecular 3 The Prevention of Disease 3 —The Orthomolecular Approach 3 Orthomolecular Medicine in Practice 3 The Application of Orthomolecular Medicine 3 Orthomolecular Medicine in Public Health 3 The pH Balance 2 Dissertation—(Thesis) Three (3) theses of 5,000 words each – total 15,000 3 words. Total Credit Hours 70

1 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ORTHOMOLECULAR MEDICINE COURSES & DESCRIPTIONS

Principles in Orthomolecular Medicine This course outlays the basic and fundamental concepts of Orthomolecular medicine and gives an inial overview of the applicaon and comprehensive uses encompassing various the many and varied modalies that fall within the purview of Orthomolecular medicine.

The Molecule in Medicine This course is designed to understand the melding of Orthomolecular knowledge in relaon to standardized complementary and alternave medicine. It is based on a collecon of papers presented at a symposium to honor , plus addional manuscripts. The course is divided into three secons: Biochemistry of Disease, Nutrion and Health, and The Scienst as Cizen.

Orthomolecular Science This course consists of a dynamic collecon of published professional arcles consisng of original and innovave methods and offers an inspiraonal perspecve on past, present, and future direcons in Orthomolecular Medicine.

Orthomolecular Methodology This course discusses Orthomolecular medicine and treatment with case histories. It explains the funcons of major nutrients, summarizes new research and lays out a comprehensive an-stress supplement program - to show the way to a longer, healthier life.

Orthomolecular Nutrion This course material was wrien by two leading experts with over 80 years of experience between them, explains the basics of Orthomolecular nutrion: simple rules for eang a healthier diet and effecve nutrional supplementaon. , minerals, and other nutrients are explored in detail, including informaon on the clinical research as well as safe supplement doses.

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The Applicaon of Nutrional Sciences This comprehensive course consists of four parts. Part 1 gives a detailed analysis of The Building Blocks of nutrion: water, carbohydrates, , fats and oils, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients. Part 2 evaluates Foods and Diets, discussing every food group and most diets around the world. Part 3 brings all of this nutrional informaon together, showing how to make wise and commonsense choices while building a . Part 4 contains specific nutrional and lifestyle therapies for enhancing all stages of life and suggests treatments for common condions and diseases such as aging, menopause, bone loss, weight loss, and cancer by focusing on nutrional applicaons.

Principles of Vitamin Therapy This course pertains to , which the use of large doses of vitamins, oen many mes greater than the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) in the aempt to prevent or treat diseases. Megavitamin therapy is typically used in Orthomolecular medicine, but also used in mainstream medicine for exceedingly rare genec condions that respond to megadoses of vitamins. This course furthers your understanding of various condions and gives you a more detailed view of Orthomolecular medicine in the emerging field of nutrigenomics.2

Micro and Macro Mineral Therapy This course consists of major collecon of arcles, Dr. Chris Reading confirms his pre-eminence in the field of Orthomolecular medicine. Ranging from topics such as the biochemistry of mental illness, to cancer, to ways to protect against Alzheimer s Disease, these wrings are not only the presentaon of brilliant and original research, but encourage us to understand illness in a broader and more hu- manisc way. This is a remarkable course by one of the most original voices in Orthomolecular medi- cine today.

Orthomolecular Approach to Disease The goal of this course is to build upon your foundaonal understanding in the applicaon of Orthomolecular medicine in regards to both clinical pracce and scienfic research. The general and broad scope of all holisc modalies favor the basic tenants of the primary concepts of Orthomolecu- lar medicine, and this course aids you in the collecve thinking of such.

Elecve — Student’ s Choice

Mental Health and Nutrion This course concentrates on many psychological problems that can be traced to biochemical imbalances in the body. You will learn how to achieved success in targeng a wide range of mental problems by adjusng diet and providing specific nutrional supplements for those condions where deficiencies exist.

Schizophrenia - The Orthomolecular Approach This course teaches how Orthomolecular medicine can be effecve in the treatment of schizophrenia, a oen treated with drugs. Deficiency oen plays a major role in the onset of this condion. This course covers how nutrional supplementaon is integral to the approach to schizo- phrenia. This concise course teaches how the disorder is inially discovered, what causes it, and how to effecvely ameliorate it without drugs.

Learning Disabilies - The Orthomolecular Approach This course consists of works originally published by the University of Virginia. You will be exposed to the inial concept of learning disabilies as approached by a Orthomolecular viewpoint. You will re- view the genesis of such disabilies at the molecular level.

Psychology in Orthomolecular Science This course teaches the use of orthomolecular medicine for mental illness. The approach uses unor- thodox forms of individualized tesng and diagnosis to aempt to establish an eology for each per- son's specific symptoms, and os designed to tailor the protocol accordingly, using a combinaon of nutrients, dietary changes and holisc modalies that are designed to enhance quality of life and funconality, as well as to reduce or eliminate symptoms and the use of xenobioc drugs.

3 The Orthomolecular Diet This course invesgates the data and supporng documentaon that states that we cannot ignore the ge- nec makeup and the present negave consequences of our hormonal makeup. You will review Harvard University's thirty-year study of 130,000 nurses. This course is designed for the student to understand foods and the human hormonal systems so as to define precisely the dietary paerns of macro nutrients and vita- mins to help create a specific Orthomolecular diet in relaon to parcular health challenges.

The Prevenon of Disease This course will comprehensively bring disease and its relaon to the Orthomolecular medicine model to the forefront of understanding, as it will also delineate and document the somemes overlooked and oen ignored causes of several major life-threatening chronic diseases, as well as provide a therapeuc basis for their overall prevenon.

Cancer - The Orthomolecular Approach The course deals with Orthomolecular medicine and mineral supplementaon for the amelioraon of can- cer. You will review the concept of megavitamin therapy that is believed to be the most excing discovery of the century. You will also discuss the healing power of integrated foods, elevang body alkalinity, and somac oxygenaon for defeang malignant tumors.

Orthomolecular Medicine in Pracce This course is a collecon of unpublished arcles, reports, published and private leers, nutrional charts and diagrams, and selected treatment protocols circumscribing Orthomolecular medicine in pracce. This course also further reviews vitamin and mineral deficiencies, metabolic disorders, food aller- gies and clinical immunology/ecology, and genecs as it applies to physical and neuropsychiatric disorders.

The Applicaon of Orthomolecular Medicine This module puts everything together that has been studied in the degree course so far in a manner that is specific to the applicaon and pracce of Orthomolecular medicine encompassing both clinical and re- search aspects of the science. This course melds together each avenue of approach for a praccal overview and should successfully prepare the student for the pracce of such.

Orthomolecular Medicine in Public Health This course covers the Epidemiological and Public Health aspects of Orthomolecular medicine. It also re- views how hospital care got on the wrong track, from historical and economic perspecves, offering sug- gesons for minimizing the risks of a hospital stay and ways to boost your immune system, speed recovery from illness, and reduce your need for pharmaceucals.

The pH Balance Your body’s pH balance is the key to optimal health, weight, mental clarity, and overall vigor. It is im- portant to strike the right balance by nourishing your body with certain foods to create an alkaline environ- ment. This innovation program, proven effective over decades, works with the body chemistry to revitalize and maintain health.

Dissertation —(Thesis) Three [3] theses of 5,000 words each - total of 15,000 words.

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