Online Courses
Stanford Continuing Studies Courses
Embark on a captivating health adventure with Dr. Tobi Schmidt at Stanford Continuing Studies!
Studies have demonstrated that the gut microbiota exert a strong influence over our health. The course emphasis is on the role of diet in influencing the gut microbiota and our overall health. However, we will also explore other lifestyle factors such as exercise, sleep, and stress, and how they can modulate gut bacteria.
Inflammation is a double-edged sword. It is required to protect the body, but too much of it can create disease. In this online course, we will take a closer look at how our lifestyle choices affect our health through inflammation and investigate the cellular events orchestrating our healthy and unhealthy states.
There are more than a hundred different types of autoimmune diseases, all characterized by an attack on the body’s healthy tissues and organs by the immune system. Globally, the most common autoimmune diseases include lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes, Crohn’s disease, psoriasis, and scleroderma. While these conditions affect both men and women, in the United States, women represent 78 percent of new autoimmune disease diagnoses.
