Adrenal Physiology and the Stress Response with Nutrigenomic and Epigenetic Implications

Original Air Date: July 13, 2016

Sponsored by:
Biotics Research Corporation
Biotics Research Corporation
Loren Marks, DC, DACBN

Presenter:
Loren Marks, DC, DACBN

Moderator:
Peter Crownfield, Executive Editor of Dynamic Chiropractic and Acupuncture Today

Topics include:

  • Understanding the HPA axis and the stress response
  • Cortisol DHEA and phases of maladaptation
  • How to treat the cause, not just fortify the adrenals & why
  • How methylation defects can effect mood behavior & mental health & it's direct relationship as an adrenal perpetuator
  • Pyrrole disorders and their effect on adrenal status
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