Course Overview

This class is packed with pragmatic information and research to help prepare you to help yourself and others to live a longer and more healthy life.

This course addresses the history of longevity and preventive medicine in China and how modern science has confirmed it. The latest eastern and western research on mild cognitive decline including dementia, Alzheimer's disease is reviewed along with herbal, and acupuncture strategies for longevity. The historical and present longevity in the world is reviewed including the effects of Covid including happiness, creativity, the senses, loneliness, and other factors. The research on Blue Zones throughout the world is examined and how their common principles of longevity can help promote a longer and healthier life.

Various researched factors and their affect and predictability on longevity will be shown including, race, socio-economic, movement, sport, sleep, occupation, height, weight, balance, stress, and dozens more factors. A review of the research on diet, nutrition, food combining, fasting, and its effect on quality and quantity of life. The history of Chinese longevity work including famous herbal formulas, acupuncture, cupping, Gua Sha, meditation, Qigong, and other modalities is presented including unique uses of acupuncture points to promote a long healthy life. The use of TCM to regulate the body in seasons, stages of life and constitution.

Course Objectives

• The student will understand the make up of a Blue Zone.
• The student will be able to describe how to make a Blue Zone in their own life and community.
• The student will learn the history and methods of TCM for increase the length and quality of life.
• The student will learn about the latest Eastern and Western research and understandings of cognitive decline.
• The student will learn about the current world longevity and factors for it.

Course Outline

0 hrs - 1 hrsIntroduction to longevity in the world, history and current stats.

1 hrs - 2 hrsWhat are Blue Zones and how they are similiar to promote longevity and quality of life.

2 hrs - 3 hrsThe history of Chinese longevity, current research to support and specific methods.

3 hrs - 4 hrsThe current state of research, treatment of Cognitive decline in world medicine.