Strategies for Health, Longevity, Wellness, and Function

Strategies for Health, Longevity, Wellness, and Function

 Twelve Hour Outline

2026

 Dan Murphy, DC 

Hour 1:

• Review the steps in energy production:

 Cytoplasm, Krebs Cycle, Electron Transport Chain

• Learn the relationship between energy production and oxidative stress

• Learn the relationship between oxidative stress and inflammation

• Integrate the relationship between energy production, oxidative stress,  inflammation, fibrosis, the chiropractic subluxation, and the chiropractic  adjustment

Hour 2:

• Learn the common denominators between glyphosate and glutathione

• Understand the concept of analogue substitution in protein synthesis 

• Understand the relationship between analogue substitution of amino acids,  glutathione, oxidative stress, inflammation, fibrosis, and chiropractic 

• Understand the relationship between analogue substitution of amino acids,  collagen degradation and musculoskeletal problems

Hour 3:

Discuss inflammation from the perspective of evolutionary biology and evolutionary anthropology 

• Relate these concepts to tissue fibrosis 

• Relate fibrotic tissue changes to chiropractic interventions: adjusting,  exercise, tissue work, etc.

• Investigate prominent causes of systemic inflammation that complicate the  status of local musculoskeletal inflammatory problems 

Hour 4:

Inflammation: Understand the “Theory of Everything” related to innate health, what it is, what are its causes how to measure it, and how to manage it:

• Understand the biochemical basis of pain

• Understand innate adjuncts to pain management

• Understand the Gate Theory of pain and its chiropractic application

• Understand the recent suprasegmental pain inhibitory controls, its  relationship to opiate drugs, and the science of chiropractic spinal adjusting  as an effective, non-addicting alternative to the opiate crisis.

Hour 5:

Learn about biochemistry of essential fatty acids

• Review essential fatty acid imbalances and musculoskeletal pain

• Integrate both diet and supplements in fatty acid balancing

Hour 6: 

Learn about excitotoxins and how they influence the perception of pain

• Integrate the relationship between glutamate, aspartate, aspartame, calcium,  magnesium and manganese 

• Learn about the physiology of magnesium as protective against  neurodegenerative diseases and chronic pain

Hour 7:

Glycosylation: learn what it is and what it does to the aging process.

• Integrate intervertebral disc glycosylation, disc degeneration, discogenic  nociceptive chemistry, and chiropractic care

• Learn the key causes and factors in causing and preventing glycosylation

Hour 8: 

Reviewing the musculoskeletal and immunological importance of vitamin D

• Review the biochemistry of vitamin D, integrating sun exposure, supplements  latitudes, skin pigmentation, liver health, and kidney health

• Integrate vitamin D and its synergy with vitamin K and magnesium.

Hour 9:

Learn about the importance of mitochondria as the cellular powerhouse, the epicenter of aging, and the primary producer of reactive oxygen species

• Learn about the mitochondria and sports/physical stamina performance

• Learn about enhancing mitochondria with exercise and fasting

• Learn factors that impair mitochondrial function

• Learn about the nutrients that promote mitochondrial efficiency rejuvenation

Hour 10: 

Learn about leaky gut and systemic inflammation

• Integrate the relationship between leaky gut and the microbiome, lectins,  glyphosate, antibiotics, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

• Review the connection between the microbiome and the chiropractic  adjustment

Hour 11:

Learn about melatonin and cell physiology

• Review the biochemistry of pineal gland melatonin production

• Review the biochemistry mitochondria melatonin production

• Review the relationship between diet, B vitamins, serotonin, pain suppression,  dopamine, and melatonin

• Integrate chiropractic adjustment, blood flow, cellular fermentation, cellular  respiration, melatonin, and the cytokine storm

Hour 12: 

• Introduce the concept of survival v. longevity proteins, vitamins and minerals  as related to micronutrient competition. 

• Learn what nutrients are related and most deficient in modern America.

• Learn the nutrients that are sufficient in youth but not as we age, and  therefore should be supplemented.