This class introduces students to hemorheology (the study of blood flow and blood properties), and the influencing lifestyle factors.
It is said that health begins in the blood. Hemorheology is the study of the flow properties of blood and its component cells. In this class, students will learn how lifestyle factors impacts this critical but often overlooked aspect of health.
Presenters
David DeRose, MD, MPH, currently serves as President of CompassHealth Consulting, Inc. He is a physician holding board certifications in both Internal Medicine and Preventive Medicine. He also earned a master's degree in Public Health (MPH) with an emphasis in Health Promotion and Health Education. In addition to his conventional training, DeRose has three decades of experience with lifestyle medicine and other natural therapies. Known for his knack for explaining difficult subjects, he is a popular talk radio host (heard weekly on over 170 stations), public speaker, and writer, being published in peer-reviewed medical journals as well as in the lay press. He is co-author of the bestselling book, "Thirty Days to Natural Blood Pressure Control." His most recent release, "The Methuselah Factor," makes the complex subject of hemorheology practical and understandable to lay and professional audiences alike.
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MAIN ORGANIZER
Lifestyle Is Medicine is a not-for-profit in Toronto that shares science-based lifestyle medicine to help individuals and families prevent and reverse today's most common chronic diseases. Learn more: www.lifestylemed.org
CLINIC PARTNER
Pathways Lifestyle Medicine Clinics is a group of lifestyle medicine clinics that focus on preventing, treating and reversing today's most common health conditions using evidence-based lifestyle medicine. Pathways operates two medical clinics in Toronto: the North York Lifestyle Medicine Clinic and Junction Lifestyle Medicine Clinic. To learn more about Pathways and book an appointment: www.pathwaystowholeness.ca
PARTNERS
Seventh-day Adventist Church. Seventh-day Adventists are a Protestant Christian denomination well-known as one of the longest living people groups in the world. Adventists promote plant-basd eating and other health principles as part of their faith practice. Learn more at: www.adventist.org
Camara Organic is a distributor of delicious organic plant-based foods including plant-based milks, yogurts and other dairy alternatives. Learn more at: http://www.camaraorganic.com/