Practicals

Natural Nutrition Program - CSNN Ottawa

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.

Here are some example topics:

1. Holistic Nutrition Practice

– More on setting up your practice
– More on marketing
– Building rapport/ motivating clients
– Counselling skills

2. Menu planning, food quality and food preparation

– 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

3. Environmental / Agricultural Factors

– Local agriculture/ farmers’ markets
– The food industry
– Organics
– GMOs
– Impact on food sources
– Environmental toxins

4. Women's Health

– Hormone health
– Menopause
– Fertility
– Pregnancy

5. Weight Management

– Weight loss
– Eating habits
– Fitness/ balanced lifestyle

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