Advanced
Apply nutritional principles to support chronic health disorders.
Further your study of the clinical applications of nutritional principles with Advanced Nutrition. Understand the importance of nutrition and dietary management in chronic health disorders and learn dietary protocols to support a variety of common conditions.
9 Conditions
12 Videos
10 Lessons + Introduction
10 Quizzes
8+ Hours of Video Content
Final Exam
Lifetime Access to Content with 1 Year to Complete for Certificate
Certificate of Completion
3 Month Access to the Herbal Village
Advanced Nutrition builds on the extensive foundation laid in Nutrition 101. Here we will start to specialize our Nutrition knowledge to explore major chronic health disorders that require dietary or medical intervention or monitoring. Many of these conditions are common for herbalists to see in clinical practice.
Credits: 101 Classroom Hours
Lesson 1 – Clinical Assessment || 1 Video
– Common Dosing Terms
– Case History
– The Questionnaire
– In-Clinic Testing
Lesson 2 – Chronic Inflammation || 1 Video
– Microbiome & Inflammation
– Risk Factors for Chronic Inflammation
– Nutritional Therapy & Supplements
Lesson 3 – Irritable Bowel & Inflammatory Bowel || 1 Video
– Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
– Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD)
– Crohn’s Disease & Ulcerative Colitis
– Nutritional Deficiencies in IBD
– Intestinal Permeability aka Leaky Gut
– Treatment Through Diet
– Helpful Supplements
Lesson 4 – Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) || 1 Video
– Physical Signs and Symptoms of CVD
– Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
– Hypercholesterolemia and Atherosclerosis
– Congestive Heart Failure
– Reduce the Risk of CVD
Lesson 5 – Bone Health || 1 Video
– Introduction to Bone Health
– Decrease the Risk of Bone Disease
– Osteomalacia
– Osteopenia
– Osteoporosis
Lesson 6 – Rheumatism || 1 Video
– Decrease the Risk of Rheumatism
– Gout
– Bursitis
– Osteoarthritis (OA)
– Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
– Sjögren’s Syndrome
Lesson 7 – Thyroid Health || 1 Video
– Types of Thyroid Disorders
– Nodules/Goiter
– Hyperthyroidism
– Hypothyroidism
Lesson 8 – Diabetes || 1 Video
– Blood Sugar Metabolism Irregularities
– Hyperglycemia
– Diabetes Mellitus
– Acute Complications of Diabetes
– Chronic Complications of Diabetes
– Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes
Lesson 9 – Menopause || 1 Video
– Surgical & Induced Menopause
– Perimenopause
– Menopause
Lesson 10 – Extreme Fatigue || 2 Videos
– Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS)
– Mitochondrial Disease (MD)
– Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
– Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
– Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease (SEID)
Final Exam
Advanced Nutrition dives deeper into exploring the role of diet in improving health outcomes and managing many common health conditions and disorders in the western world. Upon completion of the course, you will have a solid understanding of major chronic health disorders that require dietary or medical intervention or monitoring. You will learn signs and symptoms, risk factors, manifestations, possible complications, preventative measures and dietary support for: Cardiovascular Disease, Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis, Menopause, Diabetes, Hypothyroidism, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue.
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