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Broken Brain: strategies for Healing Common Neurological Conditions Comments

Course Objectives:

1) Understanding neurological disease in the body, learning how to manage it using naturopathic medicine

2) we will discuss neurological conditions and how to treat them using nutraceuticals , lifestyle, acupuncture and herbal medicine

3) we will examine current clinical and evidence based research and neurological conditions

4) we will be looking at supplementation and their ingredients that help neurological conditions.

Neurological disorders are diseases of the brain, spine and the nerves. There are more than 600 diseases of the nervous system, such as brain tumors, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease and stroke as well as more familiar ones such as dementia, concussions and ALS.

In this workshop, we will be using clinical cases to review treatments for common neurological conditions. We will be providing Naturopathic Doctors with the ability to personalize neurological treatments for each patient in order to achieve better clinical results.

Speaker:

Dr. Elias Markou, BSc Hons. RHN, R. Ac. ND.

Dr Elias Markou, ND is a former professional firefighter who took his passion for patient care anc became a licensed naturopathic doctor. Dr. Markou leads a very busy lifestyle, he is the clinic director for PureBalance Wellness and Cancer Care in Mississauga, ON., The chief Medical Officer of the Halton Hills Fire Department, a motivational speaker who conducts corporate seminars for many companies and is regularly featured on television, in print and radio. WIth all of this he still manages to find time to be in balance! Dr. Markou combines his enthusiasm for life and his knowledge of medicine to motivate peaple to return to optimal health.