Note: Some branches may use different terminology to refer to practicals, for example, practicums, workshops or co-requisites.
In addition to regular classroom instruction in natural nutrition, each student completes a minimum of 50 hours of mandatory practicals, out of approximately 100 hours offered to students. The main focus of the practicals is case study work, including follow-up case studies.
Practical work is completed under the supervision of a qualified holistic nutrition professional, through the presentation of case studies, role-playing, group studies and lectures by guest speakers. In these sessions, students have the opportunity to develop assessment and interviewing skills essential to success in the field of holistic nutrition.
– More on setting up your practice
– More on marketing
– Building rapport/ motivating clients
– Counselling skills
– Menu planning
– Cooking/vegetarian cooking/ gluten- and dairy-free cooking
– Sprouting
– Fermentation
– Raw foods
– Spices and culinary herbs
– Understanding food product labels
– Natural and artificial sweeteners
– Food additives
– Local agriculture/ farmers’ markets
– The food industry
– Organics
– GMOs
– Impact on food sources
– Environmental toxins
– Hormone health
– Menopause
– Fertility
– Pregnancy
– Weight loss
– Eating habits
– Fitness/ balanced lifestyle
– ADD/ADHD
– Addictions
– Alzheimer’s disease
– Autism
– Depression
– Fatigue
– Memory impairment/problems
– Migraine headaches
– Insomnia
– Stress
– Adrenal fatigue
– Allergies/ food sensitivities
– Arthritis
– Bone health
– Cancer
– Cholesterol
– Colds and flus
– Digestive disorders
– Hypertension
– Hypoglycemia / diabetes
– Hypo/hyper thyroidism
– Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)/ Crohn’s /colitis/irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
– Many additional topics
– Candida
– Parasites
– Cleansing
– Vitamins/minerals
– Probiotics/prebiotics
– EFAs
– Assessing quality
– Acupuncture
– Aromatherapy
– Ayurveda
– Chiropractics
– Energy medicine
– Herbology
– Homeopathy
– Hydrotherapy
