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SUMMARY:Applying TCM with Science: Transformation\, Metabolism\, Immunity\, & the Microbiome in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Modern Physiology
DESCRIPTION:Translating TCM Through Modern Physiology\n6-Hour Continuing Education Seminar with Dr. Darlene Easton \n\n \n\nEvent Details\nDate: Sunday May 31st \nVenue: Dragon Rises College\, Bradenton Florida \nVenue Address: 6815 14th St W\, Bradenton\, FL 34207 \nInstructor: Dr. Darlene Easton\, DACM\, MSACN\, CNS\, L.Ac. \nDistance Learning Option: Interactive Live Stream Available \nNCCAOM: Approved for 6 NCCAOM PDAs – 3 AOM-OM & 4 AOM-BIO \nIncludes: Recording + Systems Mapping Clinical Handout \n\n \n\nCourse Description\nTraditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) describes human physiology using a symbolic and functional language that developed thousands of years before modern biochemical science. Contemporary research in metabolic physiology\, microbiome science\, endocrinology\, and immunology now provides deeper insight into the biological processes underlying many classical Chinese medicine concepts. This course explores how foundational TCM ideas including Qi\, Blood\, Body Fluids\, Essence (Jing)\, and the transforming functions of the Middle Jiao can be interpreted through modern digestive physiology\, microbiome ecology\, metabolic signaling\, and immune regulation. \nA central component of the course demonstrates how biomedical disease mechanisms such as insulin resistance\, inflammation\, gut barrier dysfunction\, and microbiome disruption can be translated into the functional language of traditional Chinese medicine diagnostic patterns. \nPractitioners will better understand and be able to communicate to their patients the science of Traditional Chinese Medicine. This instills confidence in the practitioner and their treatment plan. \nThis class is offered in-person or live-streamed. \nPlease note: Recording only option available\, but does not include CEUs. You can still register if you are unable to attend live and will get the recording and handout. \n\n \n\n\n\nIncluded With Registration \nThe Missing Link: Systems Mapping & Integration Model™\nA comprehensive clinician resource for in-clinic assessment\, systems analysis\, and pattern integration — yours to keep and use in practice. \n\nSignature 8-System Clinical Intake Tool\nTCM pattern correlations mapped to modern disease mechanisms\nScoring guides for clinical decision-making\nDesigned for immediate use with patients\n\n\n\n \n\nCourse Learning Objectives\n\nExplain parallels between traditional Chinese medicine concepts and modern physiological processes.\nDescribe the roles of Qi\, Blood\, Body Fluids\, and Essence from both classical and biomedical perspectives.\nExplain the physiological function of the Middle Jiao in digestion\, nutrient signaling\, and metabolic regulation.\nIdentify relationships between Spleen\, Stomach\, Liver\, Small Intestine\, and Large Intestine within digestive and metabolic physiology.\nDescribe the roles of the small intestine\, pancreas\, microbiome\, and liver in immune and metabolic regulation.\nExplain mechanisms involved in insulin resistance\, inflammation\, immune dysregulation\, and mitochondrial dysfunction.\nRelate modern chronic diseases to TCM patterns such as Dampness\, Phlegm\, Qi Stagnation\, Heat\, and Blood Stasis.\nDiscuss immune-related gastrointestinal disorders including celiac disease\, non-celiac gluten sensitivity\, and IBS-D.\nEvaluate limitations of conventional medical approaches to chronic disease management.\nDevelop strategies for integrating metabolic and lifestyle education into acupuncture practice.\n\n\n \n\nCourse Itinerary\n\n\n9:30am–9:45am – Introduction: Translating Transformation \n\nInstructor background and overview of course objectives\nTranslation challenges between TCM terminology and biomedical language\n\n\n\n9:45am–10:15am – Foundations of Chinese Medical Physiology \n\nQi\, Blood\, Body Fluids\, Essence\nMiddle Jiao transformation and transportation\nModern parallels: digestion\, absorption\, microbiome metabolism\n\n\n\n10:15am–10:45am – Modern Chronic Disease: Metabolic and Immune Dysregulation \n\nMetabolic disorders: obesity\, diabetes\, metabolic syndrome\nInflammatory disorders: cardiovascular disease\, arthritis\nImmune disorders: Hashimoto’s thyroiditis\, celiac disease\, non-celiac gluten sensitivity\, IBS-D\n\n\n10:45am–11:00am – Break\n\n11:00am–11:15am – Conventional Medical Approaches \n\nPharmaceutical treatment models\nSymptom suppression vs disease reversal\nLimitations of conventional care\n\n\n\n11:15am–12:45pm – Core Physiological Drivers of Chronic Disease (90 minutes) \n\nInsulin resistance and metabolic signaling dysfunction\nChronic systemic inflammation\nGut barrier dysfunction\nMicrobiome imbalance\nEndocrine stress signaling\nMicrovascular dysfunction\nMitochondrial dysfunction\n\n\n12:45pm–1:15pm – Lunch\n\n1:15pm–2:45pm – Translating Disease Mechanisms into TCM Pattern Physiology \n\nDigestion and nutrient sensing\nIncretin hormones and pancreatic regulation\nMicrobiome metabolism\nTCM pattern correlations: Dampness\, Phlegm\, Heat\, Qi stagnation\, Blood stasis\n\n\n\n2:45pm–3:45pm – Diet and Lifestyle as Metabolic Regulators \n\nWhole food nutrition and glycemic control\nFiber and microbiome health\nStress\, sleep\, and exercise\n\n\n3:45pm–4:00pm – Break\n\n4:00pm–4:45pm – Clinical Integration \n\nTranslating physiology into patient education\nIntegrating diet and lifestyle with acupuncture practice\n\n\n\n4:45pm–5:30pm – Q&A and Clinical Discussion \n\nParticipant discussion and clarification of concepts\n\n\n\n\n \n\nAbout the Instructor\n\n \n\n \nDr. Darlene Easton \nDACM\, MSACN\, CNS\, L.Ac. \n\n \n\nDr. Darlene Easton is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine\, Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS)\, and Licensed Acupuncturist with more than 30 years of experience in clinical practice\, education\, and practitioner training. Her work integrates Traditional Chinese Medicine\, clinical nutrition\, metabolic science\, and lifestyle medicine. In addition to U.S.-based training\, Dr. Easton has extensive clinical training including more than 1\,200 hours of postgraduate clinical study in acupuncture and herbal medicine at the Zhejiang University Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Hangzhou\, and at Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine. \nDr. Easton served as an Associate Professor for 21 years\, teaching acupuncture\, Chinese herbal medicine\, Chinese dietary therapy\, and clinical medicine. In addition to classroom teaching\, she supervised students in clinical settings and received multiple awards recognizing excellence in teaching and mentorship. From 1998 to 2018\, Dr. Easton developed and led international student internships in Chinese hospitals\, providing immersive clinical training experiences for acupuncture students. \nDr. Easton has a busy Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine practice in Central New York State. She is also the founder of Easton Health\, an educational platform dedicated to helping practitioners and patients better understand the relationship between traditional Chinese medical theory and modern physiology. Through courses\, lectures\, and practitioner education programs\, Easton Health provides training that integrates Chinese medicine with contemporary research in metabolic health\, microbiome science\, and lifestyle medicine. \n\n\n\n \n\nWant to learn more?\nWatch the recorded Intro to the Systems Mapping & Integration Model webinar! \n\nClick here to watch now
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