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foundation_course_students:whole_handbook [2026/07/08 09:57]
guyw [Introduction]
foundation_course_students:whole_handbook [2026/07/08 10:03] (current)
guyw [Learning Outcomes]
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   * Investigate some of the conventional drugs and treatments that may be offered in the conventional management of these conditions   * Investigate some of the conventional drugs and treatments that may be offered in the conventional management of these conditions
   * Explore the use of self-help, diet and lifestyle changes in the management of IBS and common skin conditions.   * Explore the use of self-help, diet and lifestyle changes in the management of IBS and common skin conditions.
 +  * Identify key health issues that relate to men's health around physical, mental and sexual well-being.
 +  * Reduce the stigma around discussing men's health issues. 
 +  * Reflect on the complexity of men's health conditions. 
 +  * Examine how certain plants, foods and lifestyle changes may improve men's health.
 +  * Demonstrate how Damiana (Turnera diffusa) is especially relevant to men's health.
 ==== Learning Outcomes ==== ==== Learning Outcomes ====
 === By the end of Section 1, you will understand the scope of This unit which === === By the end of Section 1, you will understand the scope of This unit which ===
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   * Discuss a case history, and research the use of peppermint oil in the treatment of IBS   * Discuss a case history, and research the use of peppermint oil in the treatment of IBS
   * Identify red flags for IBS symptoms.   * Identify red flags for IBS symptoms.
-=== By the end of Section 3, you will ===+=== By the end of Section 3, you will be able to: ===
   * Describe Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)   * Describe Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
   * Describe the herbal medicine and domestic medicine approaches to IBS   * Describe the herbal medicine and domestic medicine approaches to IBS
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   * Be able to discuss herbal approaches to skin complaints   * Be able to discuss herbal approaches to skin complaints
   * Be able to make an oatmeal compress or bath.   * Be able to make an oatmeal compress or bath.
 +=== By the end of Section 4, you will be able to: ===
 +  * Describe how mental health conditions may present in men
 +  * Summarise key aspects of the gut-brain connection and possible impacts on mental health
 +  * Justify herbal and nutritional interventions to support men's mental health
 +  * Describe possible mechanisms that contribute to benigh prostate enlargement, low libido, erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation and low fertility and suggest dietary, herbal and lifestyle approaches to their management
 +  * Explain the potential benefits of Damiana in supporting men's health
  
 ===== UNIT 12: Bringing in the Harvest ===== ===== UNIT 12: Bringing in the Harvest =====