Understanding Nutrition Program

Nutrition Counciling for Licensed therapist and personal fitness trainers as well as facial specialists. This instruction is an adjunct to other licensures and certifications and is no way a dietician diploma. The certification program does require an exam proctored by ISSA and also offers an ITEC exam for international diploma.

Nutrition is everyone‘s subject of conversation and interest today, now that science in the last decade has proven a natural diet is best for prevention and cure of life‘s top 6 diseases. The program concentrates on current research on contemporary lifestyle factors, disease prevention, and natural diet. Conditions such as cancer, and diabetes will be the main concerns along with some accents on herbology, juicing, and detoxification. Once having learned the basics for understanding nutrition, the individual will then be able to instruct on healthy life habits. Your selection of nutrients and food choices will improve. Additionally, your feeling of well-being and ability to live and enjoy life will improve. You will learn to avoid toxins and devitalized processed foods while substituting and replacing them with organic and fresh grown foods. This program is a must for anyone who feels their present dietary practices are negatively influencing their everyday ability to perform. Health practitioners specializing in areas of nutrition, environmental science, exercise and fitness, and stress management will share experiences and practical knowledge. The emphasis will be on learning a health prevention lifestyle for oneself and then using the tools and techniques to teach disease prevention to others in a balanced program of healthy living. This program is a good complement to the massage therapy program as it will assist the therapist in understanding nutrition as it relates to the field of natural health modalities such as hydrotherapy, exercise and massage, and will enhance and improve the therapist‘s marketability and income potential. Additionally, students of skin care and fitness training will find it advantageous to counsel their clients.

Program Curriculum: 120 Clock Hours

Program Outline:
1. UN6-1 Introduction to Nutrition Basics: An overview of nutrition, digestion, absorption and transport of nutrients will be covered during Semester 1.
2. UN6-2 Introduction to Natural Food Preparation and Cooking: good nutrition requires natural food preparation and ways to cook to maintain the vitamin and mineral content in what we eat….this part of the class prepares you for cooking nutritionally. Includes healthy recipes.
3. UN6-3 Introduction to Supplements for Nutritional Needs
4. UN6-4 Introduction to Healthy Nutrition and Lifestyle
5. UN6-5 Lab/Case Studies

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