Karen Allen, CCH - Women's Health Series, Spring Quarter 2012

Karen Allen, CCH - Women`s Health Series Webinars     (Spring  Quarter)   About Karen Allen   To Register for Classes,   click on the PayPal links on Karen's Website     Women`s Health Focus:Hashimoto`s Thyroiditis (2 hrs)  $40 April 3   TUESDAY NIGHT  5-7 pm PST       Different from other thyroid dysfunctions,  Hashimoto`s thyroiditis is an auto-immune issue in which disturbance elsewhere degrades the function of the thyroid.Symptoms may be similar to hypothyroid, but different support therapeutics are called for to help these clients. This is a common presentation  in women`s health, and we will discuss etiologies including chemical pollutants, pregnancy, injury to head/neck and trauma. We will review briefly the conventional and integrative views of the pathology, review specific therapeutics, and use 2 case examples to show case management of this complaint.     Organ Therapeutics: Spleen/Tonsils/Lymph/Thymus  (6 hrs) April  28  SATURDAY   8-10 am / 10:30am-12:30pm / 1-3pm PST  $110   Similar to previous organ therapeutics courses, and following on with immune system issues, we will focus on the lymphatic organ grouping of the spleen/tonsils/lymph nodes/thymus. These organs are crucial for managing immune system response in the body. In traditional Chinese medicine, the spleen holds on to and filters the blood, and the lymph nodes filter the lymph. Their functions, while different are closely linked; the spleens is analogous to a large lymph node.  Tonsils and thymus glad are also front line workers in immune response.  Common health issues ranging from easy bruising and frequent nosebleeds to frequent colds and sore throats, from mononucleosis and tonsilitis to chronic fatigue and lupus, support for the lymphatic organs is indicated. Learn how these organs support each other, indicative symptoms, and methods for repair illustrated by case examples.   Women`s Health Focus: Breast Disease and Trauma  (6 hrs) May 8/15/22   THREE TUESDAY NIGHTS   5-7pm  PST          $110   Just in time for Mother`s Day, we turn our attention to one of the tender spots of Women`s Health: the breast. Our clients present with an array of breast complaints, from simple mastitis and fibrocystic breast tissue to painful swelling with menstrual or lunar cycles, questions about the safety of mammograms and needle biopsy titanium markers, leaking silicone breast implants, production ofmilk in non-lactating women, through to serious complaints of breast cancer, mastectomy trauma and surgical restoration. This course reviews basics of pathology, coaching clients on pros and cons of conventional assessment and intervention, important breast warning signs suggesting broader issues, and practical lesional and tissue affinity therapeutics illustrated by case examples.   Women`s Health: Eating Disorder Sequelae in Casework (4 hrs) June  7 / 14  TWO THURSDAY NIGHTS  5 - 7 pm  PST                     $75   Eating disorders are estimated to affect from 8 million people in the US at any given time. Often this is during difficult high school and college years, and healthier patterns of eating are resumed in the following decade. The impact of the eating disorder can remain as an issue in the endocrine and reproductive function of the client, affecting fertility later. In this course, we will use cases of 3 specific clients to review the body / mind sequelae of eating disorders, coaching for clients who still occasionally binge/purge or have obsessive ideation about food, and both constitutional and lesional therapeutics. Learn what to look for to identify these clients - there is much shame about eating disorders and many clients will not volunteer this information unless carefully asked. NOTE: This class will not be addressing working with clients with active eating disorders, only the after-effects.     Men`s Health: Sexual & Reproductive Health (6 hrs) Alastair Gray and Karen Allen will be teaching this webinar together! June  2  SATURDAY Noon-2 pm / 2:30-4:30pm / 5-7pm PST  $110   Scheduled by request from those of you who were not able to attend the San Francisco weekend seminar on this topic!  Alastair brings his thorough and informative teaching to join Karen in this class devoted to men.  The first session will have Alastair presenting information on working with men, how they are different as clients, and why/how we need to interact with them differently than our female clients. This includes how we talk about what we do as homeopaths, market ourselves, schedule and bill for our appointments and interact in the office. In the second session, Karen will present cases, therapeutics and coaching for clients with premature ejaculation and erectile dysfunction. In the final session, Alastair will present his most commonly used remedies for men, and specific therapeutics and case work for prostatitis, orchitis and balanitis. Our materia medicas and reference journals have limited information about sexual and reproductive health - get current information from practitioners who are working with these issues day to day.     To Register for Classes,  click on the PayPal links on   Karen's Website

and, it's that time of year again... BAHA Dues $30 for March 2012 through March 2013  BAHA Membership Link for details, and Registration link. Pay by PayPal or send a check made out to BAHA, 133 Nevada Street, San Francisco CA 94110. Please use the registration link, so we have all of your contact information.   If you have renewed your membership or are a new member within the last month, you are paid through 2013, Thank you!