Description
In the “Putting Out The Brain On Fire” this seminar series Dr. Schmitt integrates structural, chemical, and mental procedures to optimize brain and brainstem functions, and put out the “Brain on Fire.”
This seminar series launches with two sessions to achieve an understanding of how to approach the immune system and inflammation through AK testing. These tools are necessary for applying the clinical principles of brain evaluation and treatment, covered in Sessions 3 & 4.
You will be amazed with the changes that can be made using your hands, nutritional tools, and your own brains.
- For rapid implementation into your practice:
- Ordered Procedures
- Summary Notes included
- Neurological evaluation synthesized with AK procedures
Some of the Common Neurological Symptoms & Conditions That Respond to the
Topics in this Seminar Series
• Memory Problems
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Bipolar Disorder
• Pain & Recurrent Pain
• Mental fatigue / Brain fag
• Sleep Issues
• Learning Issues
• Named & Unnamed Autoimmune Disorders
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Parkinson’s Disease
• Recurrent structural faults
SESSION 3 TOPIC:
TREATING THE BRAIN ON FIRE – 1:
Finding & Fixing Brain Chemistry: Inflammation & Neurotransmitters
Chemical imbalances leading to degenerative or destructive activity in the central nervous system arise from two major sources: inflammation and altered neurotransmitter chemistry. You will learn how to identify each patient’s brain’s unique biochemical needs and how to make specific nutritional recommendations to obtain the most robust response.
Course Outline:
Neurotransmitter Imbalances
Inflammation: cytokine Imbalances
Cerebral cortex descending pathways
Weber’s test
Hearing loss assessment
Determining side of brain dominance (hemisphericity)
Excess neurotransmitters – NMDA Receptor activity
Aspartate
Glutamate
Homocysteic Acid
Common neurotransmitter nutrients
Folic acid – 5-MTHF
B-6 – P-5-P
Niacinamide
Cytokine liver detoxification and glycine
Chronic pain syndromes
Inflammatory cytokines, the HPA axis, and the adrenal glands
Hypothalamus paraventricular nucleus
Overtraining & interleukin-6
Transneural degeneration and neuronal fatigue
Neurotransmitter challenge for the brain
Cytokine challenge for the brain
Specific nutrients for neurotransmitter synthesis
Nutrients & phytonutrients for cytokine support
