The Diet Dilemma: Understanding the various types of diets and their applications with a focus on weight loss & pain management. 

There are literally endless numbers of diets out there. One way or another most diets aim at weight loss, however, there are others whose goal is to help the user gain muscle, lose body fat, reverse diabetes, lower blood pressure, beat cancer, decrease pain, beat fatigue, improve mental health, balance hormones to name a few…. Then there are countless approaches to reach those goals… from vegan to carnivore diets, the list is long. 

This interactive workshop will focus on diets whose goal is aimed at weight reduction and pain management adding the tools to your osteopathic toolbox. 

FUN TASK: Aggi will ask all participants of the workshop to do a little informal survey at their clinics asking patients how many diets they have tried on average, what they were, and patients’ success with them.  Presumption: most (if not all) people have tried dieting at one point in their lives.

• Lay of the Land:  an overview of the various diets with a focus on dietary management of weight loss and pain management 

• What are the best diets for weight loss and pain management and what are the criteria for success of a diet

• Focus on: Mediterranean diet, DASH diet, keto diet, low-fat diets 

• Hormonal & physiological implications of dietary approaches to weight loss and pain management - an overview 

• Best diets for weight loss - a deep dive

• Best diets for pain management- a deep dive

• Osteopathic considerations & the role of Osteopathic Manual Practitioner in recommendation of diets 

• Case study

• Discussion/Q&A/Feedback

Duration: 60 min.

Type: Online/Virtual via ZOOM

Cost: CDN $49 + HST

Credits: 1 Osteopathic Credit 

Presenter: Agata (Aggi) Kozlowska

Fibromyalgia is a chronic and long-lasting disorder that causes pain throughout the body as well as fatigue and trouble sleeping.  It affects an average of 3% of the population with women being four to nine times more affected than men.  

This webinar will offer a deep dive into this still mysterious condition looking not only at the latest research but also amassing an understanding of the role an OMT can play in the treatment and management of Fibromyalgia. 

• Lay of the Land:  What is Fibromyalgia & how is it diagnosed?

• Prevalence and comorbidity of Fibromyalgia

• Review of relevant anatomy/NAVL

• Physiological Implications of Fibromyalgia

• Fibromyalgia & the expression of pain 

• Allopathic vs Osteopathic approaches to the treatment of Fibromyalgia

• Osteopathic considerations & the role of Osteopathic Manual Practitioner in the treatment of Fibromyalgia 

• What would Dr. Still do?

• Case study

• Discussion/Q&A/Feedback

Duration: 60 min.

Type: Online/Virtual via ZOOM 

Cost: CDN $49 + HST

Credits:  1 Osteopathic Credit 

Presenter: Agata (Aggi) Kozlowska 

With intermittent fasting making its comeback as a health, weight loss and pain management approach, it is a free and cheap ‘tool’ worth considering.  However as any metabolic approach in a lifestyle management toolbox, it comes with many unanswered questions.  

This workshop will take a deep dive into the world of (intermittent) fasting so that you walk away equipped with the tools to discuss it at your clinic with your clients or try it for yourself. 

• Lay of the Land:  What is Intermittent Fasting (IF) & why should you care?

• Types and applications of (intermittent) fasting

• Hormonal & physiological implications of IF - an Overview

• Benefits of Intermittent Fasting - an Overview 

• Intermittent fasting for weight (fat) loss - a deep dive

• Intermittent fasting for pain management - a deep dive

• IF in the times of Dr. Still & other prominent osteopaths

• IF as a complementary tool in an osteopathic tool box - help your clients help themselves

• Case study

• Discussion/Q&A

• Feedback

Duration: 1 hr

Type: Online/Virtual via ZOOM 

Cost: CDN $49 + HST

Credits: 1 Osteopathic Credit 

Presenter: Agata (Aggi) Kozlowska BKin, M.OMSc.