Nutrition 226: Women's Health Issues - Focus on Menopause and Estrogen and the Relationship to the Musculoskeletal System

Nutrition 226: Women's Health Issues - Focus on Menopause and Estrogen and the Relationship to the Musculoskeletal System is organized by CCEDSeminars. 

Course Overview:
This two-hour nutritional course will cover the topic of Women’s Health Issues, specifically focusing on Menopause and Estrogen. What are the symptoms that are commonly expressed and how to maintain wellness in relationship to the musculoskeletal system?

Learning Objectives:
• Understand the role of estrogen in women’s health
• Examine ways to maintain wellness and why it is so important
• Explain how a loss of estrogen affects the entire body
• What strategies can be put into place to help support the health of your patient

Course Outline:
• How a loss of estrogen affects the entire body to include metabolic health, brain, musculature, bone and cardiovascular health
• Symptoms commonly expressed by women
• Modalities to modify estrogen loss and improve musculoskeletal health
• Discuss lifestyle strategies that support women’s health