Webinar-Based
Functional Medicine Training Program

Introduction to The Kalish Method
Functional Medicine Training Program

Learn how to help people lose weight, increase energy, and improve mood with an emphasis on lifestyle changes, hormone balance, digestive health, nutrient replacement, and detoxification. Discover how to use the best tests available to create therapeutic programs for correcting chronic health conditions.

This clinically oriented six-month Functional Medicine training program teaches you all the skills needed to develop a thriving practice while you help patients who are suffering from nagging health problems such as weight gain, fatigue, depression, digestive problems and hormone imbalances. Learn to help correct imbalances, lose weight, increase energy, and improve mood through lab-based individualized nutrition and lifestyle plans.

Functional Medicine Training Program Overview

Consists of a series of 12 in-depth modules that we'll cover over a period of six months. The training is conducted live on the phone and on-line simultaneously, so you'll be able to interact with other students and ask questions in real time. All classes are recorded for those who miss the live calls. The webinar format of the Functional Medicine Training Program allows students from all over the world to participate.

We cover twelve sections, each lasting two weeks. We will feature guest speakers on topics ranging from business practices to addiction. You'll receive information about how to set up accounts with lab companies and which lab companies to use for optimal results. Learn how to get started with a patient: from the initial conversation to the "sign-on" and beyond. Each teleconference will give you valuable information to use in your practice immediately.

• Determine targeted, individualized healing protocols to correct imbalances in each of three body systems: hormonal, digestive, and detoxification
• Teach patients the benefits of a science-based approach to natural healing and treating the root causes of imbalance and disease
• Use the most accurate lab tests available for assessing stress and sex hormone imbalances, GI dysfunction, heavy metals and detoxification
• Learn how to interpret test results to create the best protocols
• Communicate and educate patients about how lifestyle factors impact their health
• Uncover specific nutrient deficiencies and learn to correct them
• Master the practical aspects of running a successful nutritionally oriented practice

You'll be given all new patient paperwork, including an individualized patient workbook that clearly and thoroughly explains your program We'll cover the protocol and timeline for patient consultations: when to test and follow-up. Finally, we'll address how emotional and spiritual wellness affects overall health and recovery. Learn why so many practitioners all over the world are incorporating the Kalish Method Functional Medicine Training into their practices and why they are becoming so successful!

Below, you'll find detailed information on each module, followed by frequently asked questions. Use the FORM HERE to request more information and get instant access to Dr. Kalish's Book "Your Guide to Healthy Hormones" AND one of Dr. Kalish's webinar-based Functional Medicine Training sessions.

The Functional Medicine Training Program In Detail

• Module 1: Introduction Overview
• Module 2: Gastrointestinal Health & Gluten Intolerance
• Module 3: Stress & Adrenal Fatigue
• Module 4: Rest & Recovery
• Module 5: GI Health Part II: Three Phase Healing Approach
• Module 6: Yeast & Bacterial Pathogens
• Module 7: Parasites
• Module 8: Female Hormones Premenopausal
• Module 9: Female Hormones Menopausal Madness
• Module 10: Detoxification
• Module 11: Nutrient Replacement
• Module 12: Neurotransmitters & Essential Fatty Acids
• Frequently Asked Questions about the
  Functional Medicine Training Program

Module 1: Functional Medicine Training Program Introduction

The first lecture is an introduction to what we'll cover over the next six months, including the format for lectures, discussions, and clinical rounds, and how to use the accompanying materials. We'll discuss functional medicine in detail and we'll cover the objectives of the program. You will learn how to apply the course material in your practice right away. This Functional Medicine Training Program takes you through six months of clinical procedures, beginning with testing and assessments, as you would with a patient in your practice. Each teleconference will give you valuable information to use in your practice the very next day.

Learn how every patient's symptoms and complaints correspond to weaknesses with one (or more) of the three body systems: digestive, hormonal, and detoxification, and how lab testing will help you pinpoint and design treatment protocols that work for your patients by addressing underlying causes of symptoms. You'll discover how to present your program — including diagnostic tests — to prospective patients, and how to analyze test results and explain them in a manner that will motivate patients to follow through. Finally, we'll address lifestyle as a critical component of your treatments, and how emotional and spiritual wellness affects overall health and recovery.

Module 2: Gastrointestinal Health & Gluten Intolerance

Optimum digestive health is a cornerstone of overall vitality. Many factors can wear down the health of the gastro-intestinal tract: bad diets, food sensitivities, pathogens, toxins, stress, improper digestion and assimilation.

This class will cover the connection between the GI tract and the immune system, including a description of mucosal barrier function and its role in defending and protecting the body from invaders such bacteria, yeast and parasites. Learn how gut tissue damage weakens immune response, leading to food allergies and leaky gut syndrome.

We'll cover gluten intolerance in detail — causes, contributing factors, and testing - and its insidious role in destroying GI tissue, leading to leaky gut, allergies, food intolerance, and inflammation. We'll also discuss the relationship between gluten intolerance and food addiction: learn why we crave the foods to which we are allergic.

We'll begin discussing guidelines for the GI healing diet, how to get patients started, how to use gluten free diets, rotation diets, and when to re-test and re-introduce allergic foods.

Module 3: Stress & Adrenal Fatigue

The adrenals play a crucial role in the stress response and the balance of ALL other hormones.

Learn how chronic stress inevitably leads to adrenal fatigue. Learn the connection between adrenal fatigue and blood sugar imbalances, weight gain, mood swings and inflammation.

We'll explore the roles of the adrenal hormones cortisol, DHEA, and pregnenolone. Learn the importance of the pathways and functions of endocrine feedback loops: the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis and the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis. We will review the causes and symptoms of adrenal imbalance.

Module 4: Rest & Recovery

This class will cover adrenal fatigue and protocols for recovery. Learn how to restore health, beginning with the importance of quality sleep. We'll discuss exercise: how much and what types are appropriate based on the stages of adrenal fatigue, and how to handle mental and emotional stress.

We'll also discuss the proper dietary guidelines for recovery, which include the basic gluten and dairy-free diet and blood sugar control.

Module 5: GI Health Part II: Three Phase Healing Approach

Excellent digestion means proper assimilation of nutrients for optimal function of all body systems. This lecture will review the process of normal digestion and discuss how to identify patients' GI problems. Learn methods of GI testing and why it's essential in evaluating health.

We'll discuss the three-phase healing program to restore GI health: (1) reducing inflammation; (2) cleansing the GI tract; and (3) repairing leaky gut and recolonizing with healthy bacteria.

There will be a detailed discussion of leaky gut and food allergies including development and progression, types of testing and why this is critical in designing effective protocols.

Module 6: Yeast & Bacterial Pathogens

Pathogenic infections — yeast, bacteria, and parasites — can wreak havoc in the digestive tract and immune system, eventually leading to tissue and organ damage and disease.

The first pathogen lecture will cover yeast and bacterial pathogens. We'll discuss testing for pathogens and the various treatment options. We'll touch on the different lab assessments: O&P, cultures, stool antigen testing and antibody testing.

Learn about the three levels of candida albicans (yeast) in detail: (1) commensal; (2) invasive: and (3) systemic. We will discuss triggers for yeast overgrowth, symptoms, and treatment options. We'll also cover C. difficile and helicobacter pylori: causes, symptoms, prevalence, treatment, and testing.

Learn about the relationship between h. pylori infection dozens of chronic health problems. We'll cover protocols in detail, including effective herbs and supplements.

Finally, we'll discuss guidelines for preventing re-infection.

Module 7: Parasites

Parasitic infections are the underlying cause of many chronic symptoms. We will discuss:

• Cryptosporidium
• Giardia
• Entamoeba histolytica
• Blastocytis hominis
• Ascaris (roundworm)

Learn how parasitic infections are contracted, symptoms of infection, and treatment options. We'll also revisit intestinal inflammation, cleansing and repair of the GI tract.

Learn "the rules" for treating parasites, as well as the pros and cons of botanicals, antibiotics and probiotics.

Finally, we'll discuss gut ecology and the harmful overgrowth of organisms known as dysbiosis.

Module 8: Female Hormones Premenopausal

Review the normal menstrual cycle and the roles of estrogen and progesterone. We'll discuss the factors that cause hormonal imbalance and its effects.

Learn the symptoms and causes of conditions associated with chronic estrogen dominance and how easily the proper hormone ratio may be disrupted.

Finally, learn which lab panels to use to evaluate female hormonal levels.

Module 9: Female Hormones Menopausal Madness

Lecture nine will cover menopause and therapeutic protocols to mitigate menopausal symptoms. Learn what happens hormonally during menopause, and how to use herbs, lifestyle, and bio-identical hormone therapies to eliminate menopausal symptoms naturally.

We'll review the advantages of bio-identical over synthetic hormones. Learn the best method, dosage, and duration of hormones. We'll cover testing of post-menopausal hormones and protocols using diet, nutrients, bio-identical hormones and herbs to ease the transition.

Module 10: Detoxification

Learn why the liver is the body's hardest working organ, and how it neutralizes toxins.

This lecture will cover liver function, liver detox pathway testing, and detoxification protocols.Learn what complaints and symptoms correspond to poor liver function.

Learn laboratory testing to assess liver detox pathway function, and create individualized protocols corresponding to results. Finally, we'll discuss ways to decrease toxic exposure.

Module 11: Nutrient Replacement

This lecture will cover full interpretation of the Metametrix Organix Profile (Organic acids) in detail. You'll learn how to assess a patient's nutrient status by interpreting each section of the Organix Profile. The profile gives you a snapshot of the state of a patient's diet, or if they

have malabsorption issues, and you'll know what direction to take with the patient.

The Organix profile is an easy urine test that covers six areas of metabolic assessment: b-vitamin insufficiency, cellular energy, neural function, detoxification, antioxidant status and oxidative damage, and markers for dysbiosis and bacterial and yeast overgrowth.

These markers can be used to design a treatment program after the patient has successfully repaired intestinal damage so that nutrients can be absorbed.

Module 12: Neurotransmitters & Essential Fatty Acids

The final section covers essential fatty acid and neurotransmitter description, function, and therapeutic usage. Essential fatty acids (EFAs) are deemed "essential" since they cannot be produced by the body and must therefore be provided via diet. Deficiency has become more common due to an increase in processed foods and man-made, refined fats. We'll cover types of EFAs and functions in the body; how imbalance occurs; how it manifests; how to correct imbalance; and how to test for EFA levels in the body

Finally, we'll discuss neurotransmitter function, dysfunction, and how to correct imbalance. Depression, anxiety and panic disorder, and cravings are all conditions that can potentially be treated when neurotransmitter imbalance is addressed. We'll cover master neurotransmitters and synthesis pathways; SSRIs and risks involved with usage; amino acid therapy, dosage, and conditions that can be treated with amino acid therapy.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Kalish's Functional Medicine Training Program

Q:Who Can Become a Functional Medicine Practitioner

A: All kinds of health care professionals have incorporated these techniques and protocols in order to enhance their practice. Medical Doctors, psychiatrists, chiropractors, nurses and even personal trainers have developed thriving practices after Functional Medicine Training.

Q: What does certification entail?

A: Upon completion of the six-month Functional Medicine Training program, you'll be a Certified Practitioner Level 1 in the Kalish Method. For certification, you must complete the six month training and submit 3 written case studies following patient progress from initial work-up to three-month evaluation.

Q: How are the Functional Medicine Training courses scheduled?

A: The live webinar class will take place twice a week, and students are expected to listen to recordings of any missed sessions. All sessions will last one hour and will be recorded for future review. Each group will be limited to 15 students.

Q: How does the webinar work, and do I have to be a technology expert to participate in this program?

A: The technology behind the six-month Functional Medicine training program is very user-friendly. All you need is a computer with a high-speed internet connection and a phone. When you log into each class, you'll be able to see all of the visual material on your screen and hear the live audio on the phone. You'll be able to participate and ask questions. If you have any trouble at all, we'll be able to help you master the technology. Each of the classes is recorded, and you can access them at any time. If you miss a class, or want to review a class, it's just a couple of clicks away online.

Q: What course material will I receive?

A: Students will receive a binder with course materials, including slides for all power point lectures, protocols, forms, and questionnaires; a practice tools workbook with supporting materials; and a program guide workbook designed for patients. Each student will also receive the following:

• Your Guide to Healthy Hormones, by Dr. Daniel Kalish
• Kalish Method binder, Practice Tools, and Functional Medicine Training Program Guide
• Resolving Chronic Stress-Related Disorders DVD series.

Upon registration, you will receive a reading list and an informational document about how to being lab testing.

Q: How does the payment plan work?

A: The course fees are as follows:
$6,000 REDUCED TO $5000 for a limited time. And ask about the
$500 Discount for early registration! You can also get ANOTHER $500 discount if you pay the course fee in full before the start of the course.

This brings your total cost down to only...

That's a discount of $2000! Your course fee covers the entire six month Functional Medicine Training Program and all course materials.

Payment Options:

• $2,000 deposit to reserve your space; $665/month for six months
• 10% discount if paid in advance in full by check ($500 savings)
• 5% discount if paid in advance in full by credit card

*Course deposit is due 2 weeks prior to class start date to secure space. Please note that space is limited and classes fill quickly.

Q: How do I enroll?

A: Once you fill out the application, you will receive confirmation and receipt by mail.

Q: Can I see some testimonials and/or speak with past students about their experiences with the program?

A: Below are the names and contact information for graduates who have agreed to speak with prospective Kalish Method Training Program students.

• Glenn Hyman, DC, denverchiro(at)yahoo(dot)com, 303-300-0424
• Josh McKim, drjmckim(at)gmail(dot)com, 208-475-3281
• Laila Nematbakhsh, drlailahc(at)gmail(dot)com, 503-756-6672

Interested in joining the Functional Medicine Training Program or Still Have Questions? Fill out the Form Below

You'll be able to join Dr. Kalish for a live teleconference to discuss the Functional Medicine Training course and any questions you may have. Dr. Kalish will contact you with more details about how to join the info session. You'll also receive instant access to Dr. Kalish's book, "Your Guide to Healthy Hormones" and Instant Access to an Online Webinar of one of his Functional Medicine Training classes!