Functional Nutrition For Chronic Pain Level 1

Week #1: Foundations of Functional Nutrition and Functional Medicine
Introduction
Video Training - Foundations of Functional Nutrition and Functional Medicine
Video Training PDF
Paper - Personalized Lifestyle Medicine: Relevance for Nutrition and Lifestyle Recommendations
Association of the Functional Medicine Model of Care With Patient-Reported Health-Related Quality-of-Life Outcomes
Nutrition Education Assignment
Nutriton Education - Inflammation Index
Module #1 Quiz
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Week #2: Root Cause Disease and Inflammation
Video - Root Cause Disease and Inflammation
Video Training PDF
Paper - Has human diet a role in reducing nociception related to inflammation and chronic pain?
Paper - Oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction and, inflammation common 2 events in skin of patients with Fibromyalgia
Paper- Antioxidant functions
Nutrition Education Assignment
Nutrition Ed - Antioxidant rich foods
Nutrition Ed - Contributors to an Inflammatory Lifestyle
Module #2 Quiz
Optional Reading - Nociceptive neurons detect cytokines in arthritis
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Week #3: Evidence-based Nutrition
Video - Micronutrients
Micronutrients
Video - Fatty Acids
Fatty Acids
Video - Carbohydrates/Protein
Carbohydrates/Protein
Paper - Omega-3 Fats Acids & Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis- A Meta-analysis
Paper - The Role of Magnesium in Neurological Disorders
Nutrition Ed- How Healthy Is Your Diet?
Nutrition Ed - Food Sources of Essential Fatty Acids
Nutrition Ed - Processed Foods
Nutrition Ed - The 10 Top Sources of Fiber
Nutrition Ed - Eat a Rainbow of Phytonutrient Foods
Nutrition Ed- Picking Perfect Fruit
Nutrition Ed- AHA Sugar Handout
Nutrition Ed- 24 Hour diet & GI diary
Module #3 Quiz
Recommended Reading - 2015-2020 dietary guidelines for Americans
Optional reading - What is the evidence for a role for diet and nutrition in osteoarthritis?
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Week #4: Metabolism
Video - Metabolic Syndrome
Slides - Metabolic syndrome
Video - Mediterranean Diet
Slides - Mediterranean Diet
Paper - How the mediterranean diet and some of its components modulate inflammation in arthritis
Paper - The Mediterranean Diet, its Components, and Cardiovascular Disease
Nutrition ed- Med Diet Instructions
Nutrition ed - Mediterranean Plate
Nutrition ed - Plate & Meal Timing
Nutrition ed- Basic Plate
Nutrition ed - The Complete Anti-inflammatory Foods and Shopping Guide
Nutrition ed- Harvard Plate
Module #4 Quiz
Optional - Laboratory Assessment of Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease
Optional - Questionnaire of Mediterranean Diet Adherence
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Bonus: Mindful Eating & Behavior Change
Dr. Susan Albers training on behavior change and mindful eating
Mindful eating patient handouts
Optional reading - Mindful eating and intuitive eating in changing eating behaviours effectiveness and associated potential mechanisms

Bonus: Pediatric & Adolescent Nutrition
Video- Pediatric Nutrition Training with Dr. Nicole Beurkens
Pediatric Intake Forms
Paper - Comprehensive Nutritional and Dietary Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder—A Randomized, Controlled 12-Month Trial
Optional reading - Fecal Transplant Autism Long Term Benefits 2019
Additional resources about diet, nutrition, and autism