This course if the essential for learning the fundamentals of the gastrointestinal symptoms. this course is essential for learning the fundamentals of the gastrointestinal system and the "5 R" Functional Medicine approach to address diseases and help your patients achieve lasting healing. Join Erin Gagne, FNP-C, to master the inner workings of the gut.

Gut Health = Overall Health

Every year we learn more about the important connection between gut health and overall health and well-being. Out gut is home to more than 100 trillion bacteria, which play a vital role in maintaining the health of our gut and communication with the rest of the body. Not only does the majority of our immune system lie within our gut, but so does communication and production between key neurotransmitter; deeming the gut the "second brain."

5 R Approach

Learn the fundamentals of the Gastrointestinal system and its inner workings, so you can identify when disease is present. The 5 R Approach is used in Functional Medicine and can help you take a comprehensive approach to your patients' gut health and overall wellness. The 5 Rs are:

  • Remove

  • Replace

  • Repopulate

  • Repair

  • Rebalance

Course objectives

In collaboration as a healthcare team

  • Describe the GUT-Brain, and GUT-HORMONE connection and its clinical implications

  • Discuss proper diet and nutrition for essence of gut health

  • Recall the differences between commensal and opportunistic bacteria

  • Explain the role and use of probiotics in gut health

  • Identify the role of stress on the gut and overall health

  • Recognize the symptoms of leaky gut and how it impacts inflammation and overall health

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to Foundations of Gut Health for Practitioners

    2. Gut Health Foundation Video (45:42)

    3. Gut Health: Foundations PowerPoint PDF

    1. Gut Health Remove Video ( 82:23)

    2. Gut Health: Remove PowerPoint -PDF

    1. Gut Health Module 3- Replace Video (35:54)

    2. Gut Health: Replace PowerPoint- PDF

    1. Gut Health: Repopulate Video (28:43)

    2. Gut Health: Repopulate Presentation- PDF

    1. Gut Health: Repair Video (36:57)

    2. Gut Health: Repair PowerPoint- PDF

    1. Gut Health: Rebalance Video (22:21)

    2. Gut Health: Rebalance PowerPoint -PDF

About this course

  • $749.00
  • 37 lessons
  • 4 hours of video content

Instructor(s)

Instructor Erin Gagne, FNP-C

Erin Gagne FNP-C is a dedicated Nurse Practitioner with an extensive and unique background. She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Nursing from the University of Rhode Island in 2008 and moved to South Carolina From there. She worked for 8 years as a nurse in the Cardiothoracic ICU at the medical University of South Carolina prior to pursuing her degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner graduating in 2016. Erin's career has taken her from many different areas including internal medicine, Physical medicine with a focus on natural pain relief including remedies such as PRP and stem cell, Aesthetic medicine, and Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy/ functional medicine. In 2017 she became certified as an Aesthetic Injector and continued to pursue her knowledge and growth in the area since. It was through her own personal battle with two autoimmunities that she found her love and passion for functional medicine, gut health and hormone replacement therapy. Erin Believes a blend of the two is the recipe for true anti-aging medicine. In 2019 she completed a fellowship in Anti- Aging and Functional Medicine through the American board of Anti-aging Medicine and became board certified through the American Board of Anti-aging Health Practitioners(ABAAHP). Her goal now is to use a blend of her own personal experience as well as years of research and education to help empower others to heal their own bodies. She has helped hundreds of men and women balance their hormones, heal their guts, and step back into their power. Erin’s goal is to help each patient feel their best inside and out. She loves being able to see the physical transformation in her clients when they are truly feeling their best. Her goal as an injector is to listen and work with your goals to help you step forward with confidence. - Diplomat of Anti-aging, metabolic and functional medicine fellowship through A4M - Board certified through the American Board of Anti-aging Health Practitioners - Manager of Clinical care for BodylogicMD affiliate network - Certified in O-shot and P-shot injections by Charles Runels, MD