Practitioner Course

Arterial Ageing

Learn how to recognise vascular ageing - a new frontier in the fight against cardiovascular disease
Format

Online Course
1 lesson

Availability

12 Months OR Subscriber Pass

Duration

90 min/lesson
1.5 Hours total

Presenter

Stephen Parcell

About this course

There's an old adage "You're as old as your Arteries". Recent research is proving this to be true but conventional medicine does not adequately address vascular ageing. Just like our skin and other parts of our body, our arteries also age.

In youth, our elastic arteries, especially in the aorta are in optimal interaction with the heart. This ensures optimal and steady blood flow throughout the body. Arterial stiffening typically occurs with ageing and contributes to high blood pressure, cardiac failure, and damage to distant organs, especially heart and kidney.

Diet and lifestyle can play a role in the progression of arterial ageing.  Through an understanding of the pathophysiology and emerging science, arterial ageing in your patients may be delayed.  The use of carotid ultrasound measuring, carotid intima media thickness is one helpful way to measure this.
What you receive:
  • Clear protocol explanations from some of the world's top practitioners
  • Clinical pearls for improved practice results
  • Access to your audio and video recordings via the App Store
  • A downloadable PDF of the presenter’s slides
  • Links to all referenced research papers and useful clinical handouts
  • Access to the community hub where you can get answers to your questions
  • A 30-day money back guarantee

From this course you will

  • Learn about the pathophysiology of arterial ageing
  • Discover the role environmental toxins have in arterial damage

  • Learn exactly how diet and lifestyle play a role in arterial ageing
  • Learn which specific tests can be used to determine arterial age
  • Explore strategies for protecting and treating arterial health

What's in this course

Your Presenter

Stephen W. Parcell

Stephen W. Parcell, N.D. earned his doctorate in naturopathic medicine in 2002 from Bastyr University in Seattle. This was a four year full time program with clinic rotations and internships. Prior to this he completed pre-med coursework at the University of Vermont. He also has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business from New England College which he received in 1986. In his previous career he worked in bond trading and mutual fund sales.

Steve Parcell, ND has done additional training at the American College for the Advancement of Medicine (ACAM), the National Lipid Association (NLA), the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) and the American Academy for Anti-aging Medicine (A4M). He is the past Vice President of the Colorado Association of Naturopathic Doctors (COAND). He is board certified in anti-ageing medicine through A4M. After completing a two-year internship at the Bastyr Center for Natural Health in Seattle, Dr Parcell completed a two-year internship in family medicine with a medical doctor.

Parcell has a strong background in medical research and is an expert in “evidence-based natural medicine.” Dr Parcell has worked at the American Institute for Biosocial and Medical Research and has co-authored National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grant proposals for Bastyr University. He also worked a freelance medical researcher at University of Washington Medical School. He enjoys working with medical doctors in his community and co-manages many patients with them.

He has published articles in Alternative Medicine Review, The International Journal of Integrative Medicine, Integrated Medicine, a Clinician’s Journal and Naturopathic News and Review. He also authored a chapter in the textbook entitled “Integrative Approaches to Pain” published by Humana Press and Harvard University in 2008. He has completed a book on reversing coronary artery disease called “Dare to Live: A Naturopathic Doctor’s Complete Guide to the Prevention and Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease”.