“What is BioSignature?”

BioSignature is a novel concept in the field of functional medicine and exercise science, developed by world-renowned strength coach Charles Poliquin. His theory is that where people store their body fat is an indication of their hormonal profile.

For example, the thickness of one’s umbilical skin fold is a reflection of one’s cortisol output. It is a direct reflection of one’s stress levels and their ability to handle it. Throughout the BioSignature seminar, we discuss the relationship between the levels of insulin, cortisol, thyroid, growth hormone, androgens and estrogens and each corresponding body fat skin fold. Normative data specific to male and female populations is presented.

The BioSignature seminar also includes proposed dietary plans and nutritional supplementation programs that modulate the fat storage patterns to enhance healthy body composition. LaVanda has developed a unique BioSignature package which enables specific supplements and a unique training schedule to be used that is geared towards each client’s individual needs.

Here is what the experts say about BioSignature:

“BioSignature is one of the most advanced noninvasive methods available to rapidly and accurately identify insulin resistance and cardiovascular risks. This allows for onsite effective medical treatment decisions.”

Dr. Mark Houston MD,MS,FACP,FAHA

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Director, Hypertension Institute, Saint Thomas Hospital, Nashville, Tennessee

“BioSignature is a revolutionary tool for the clinician who wants to individualize metabolic healing by designing protocols that have the greatest success.”

Dr. Suzanne Mack, M.D., North Texas Institute of Functional Medicine.

“BioSignature offers a rapid assessment tool of one’s hormonal health to individualize and monitor the patient’s protocols to achieve optimal metabolic health. It combines the best of Ayurvedic, Chinese and Western medical systems has to offer to the patient.”

Dr. Abbas Qutab, M.D., D.C., N.D., D. Ac.

Topics

• Learning the sites and what they mean
• The 12 BioSignature sites, and what they mean.
• Normative data for females
• Normative data for males
• Intake form and Biological signature
• Functional medicine tests
• Questionnaires

Topics – Modulating the Thyroid site

• Normative data
• Nutrients that modulate thyroid hormone
• Physiology
• Contraindications
• Botanicals that modulate thyroid hormone
• Physiology
• Posology
• Contraindications
• Mechanisms responsible for the under-conversion of thyroid hormone.
• Eliminating thyroid hormone disruptors

Topics – Modulating the Growth Hormone sites

• Normative data
• Nutrients that increase growth hormone
• Botanicals that increase growth hormone
• Physiology
• Posology
• Contraindications
• Factors interfering with the release of growth hormone
• Liver health and growth hormone
• Restoring pituitary gland health
• Training protocols and loading parameters to increase growth hormone.

Topics – Modulating the Androgens sites

• Normative data
• Nutrients that increase androgens
• Contraindications
• Botanicals that increase androgens
• Physiology
• Posology
• Inhibiting factors and androgens.
• Prevention of aromatization of testosterone into estrogens.

Module 5 – Modulating the Insulin sites

• Normative data
• Mechanisms responsible for the syndrome X
• Nutrients that modulate insulin response
• Contraindications
• Botanicals that modulate insulin response
• Physiology
• Posology
• Training protocols to improve insulin sensitivity.

Module 6 – Sleep and body composition

• The role of sleep in hormonal regulation
• Dealing with the patient that can fall asleep but cannot remain asleep
• Dealing with the patient who cannot fall asleep
• Dealing with the patient with low morning energy because of poor sleep.