The Autoimmune Answer (CHES)

CPE Type: 740 Online/Web-based

CHES Competencies for 12.75-hour course- 4.75 CHES hours

1.2.6 Identify data gaps

1.4.2 Prioritize health education and promotion needs

MCHES Competencies for
12.75-hour course- 8 MCHES hours

1.4.1 Compare findings to norms, existing data and other information

3.1.4 Establish training protocol

4.4.2 Compare findings to other evaluations or studies

Upon completion of this course, users will be able to:

1. Describe the normal immune response and what goes wrong when autoimmunity occurs.

2. Discuss the role of genetics in the development of autoimmunity.

3. Describe three known contributing factors to Parkinson’s disease.

4. Identify which three foods contribute to worse psoriasis symptoms and which nutrient supplements improved the condition.

5. Describe how a person’s gut, its microbiome, and immunity interact.

6. Discuss four consequences of neuroinflammation.

7. Describe three consequences of celiac disease and wheat allergy.

8. Discuss the physiological process that can lead to thyroid autoimmunity.

9. Describe the TSH, Free T3, and Total T4 functions and the functional medicine interpretations for normal and abnormal functions.

10. Describe the influence3 of vitamin D and selenium in thyroid autoimmunity.

11. Identify which two nutrient deficiencies are associated with MSG sensitivity.

12. Identify the four nutrients required to promote differentiation of naïve T-cells into anti-inflammatory T-regulatory cells.