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ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT NUTRITION, A HEALTH NUT OR PERHAPS ON A JOURNEY TO RESOLVE YOUR ILLNESS?
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Meet A Graduate – Cheryl Stevens
We love hearing how our Functional Nutritional Academy students found the course and how they were able to integrate it into their lives, Over to you Cheryl... "My passion for health was ignited after the death of my mother in 2009. My faith in medical professionals...
Falling In Love With Academic Referencing
Many students I speak to find it challenging and frustrating to reference their assignments and articles. Wondering if they are formatting the reference list and citing sources correctly. They feel frustrated that so much importance is placed on referencing data in...
Educate and Change The World
The old Chinese Proverb, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day .. teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime” sums up all that is the creation of Functional Nutrition Academy (FNA). This core belief is what has led to not only the birth of Functional...
The Wonders Of Kombucha Tea
Kombucha tea, which is a fermented tea, is gaining popularity as the newest health drink on the market. However, what is Kombucha and what do you need to know about its claimed beneficial properties? Kombucha contains a community of bacteria and yeast that thrive in...
Why A ‘Recovering Dietitian’ Found The Urge To Study Functional Nutrition
We often hear from people who ask us what the difference is between the Functional Nutrition Academy Courses and a degree based Dietician course. Below is an account from a 'recovering dietician' who chose to study Functional Nutrition after she completed her...
Marketing Genius – Know Your Why
It can be said that only when you know your ‘WHY’, will you find the courage to take the risks needed to get ahead in life/business and stay motivated. When things are going pear-shaped in your life and business, knowing your WHY can help refocus you back onto a...
Tips To Help You Develop Academic Reading Skills
Reading for academic purposes requires a different skill to reading for pleasure or entertainment. Magazine writers, authors and website creators will use engaging writing styles to ensure they capture the attention and interest of as many readers as possible. When...
3 Key Personality Traits of Successful Business Owners
Many people have often dreamt about working their own hours, earning far more than a standard hourly rate and being the inspiration that will change someone’s life for the better. But exactly what does it take, and do you have it ‘in you’ to be successful too? It is...
What does the vagus nerve have to do with your health?
If Individuals are experiencing health issues such as fatigue, allergies, anxiety, gut issues, brain fog, or depression, then the vagus nerve is affected. When the vagus nerve isn't performing at its optimal, we can experience a myriad of health issues. In...
Meet A Graduate – Rebecca Warke
We love hearing how our Functional Nutritional Academy students found the course and how they were able to integrate it into their lives, Over to you Rebecca... "Being a single mum of two kids and juggling part-time work as a Police Officer, creating a new health...
Fermented Raw Choc Brownie
These truly are a winner in our house, even the children wanted more! Ingredients 2 cups macadamia 16 medjool dates, seeds removed 1 tsp vanilla bean paste 1/2 tsp seaweed salt 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted 1/2 cup cacao melts, melted 1/3 cup gelatin hydrolysate 1/2...
Is ‘Leaky Gut’ a real phenomenon?
Leaky gut is a modern health phenomenon that is currently taking spotlight in the health world. Gut issues are on the rise and the link between inflammatory diseases are showing strong links to leaky gut. Research is pointing toward the gut as our ‘second brain’,...
Meet A Graduate- Melinda Blundell from Emu Wellness
Making gut healing and nourishing food easy and delicious for the everyday person is what I’m passionate about. Since graduating from the Functional Nutrition Course I have especially loved running live interactive workshops in my Western Sydney community on...
Stuart Gough – First student to complete the Microbiome Course
"You will absolutely love the Microbiome Course as critical-thinking again challenges beliefs and questions everything including the future direction of Health. If you are truly passionate about wellness, longevity and crave more understanding of the human...
Meet Our First International Graduate Jocelyn Murray
I threw sugar and white bread out of my pantry 34 years ago. As young ones, my kids loved going to Grandma's because she'd have biscuits or cake, and sometimes a lolly for them. I would smile, and felt it was what we did everyday, not occasionally that upheld our...
Meet Study Buddy Graduates- Ros and Shona
When Cyndi announced Changing Habits would be offering a nutrition course we jumped at the chance. This was our opportunity to learn how nutrition nurtures the body and how we could keep ourselves and our families healthy utilising a vitalistic approach. This was not...
Meet A Graduate: Annwen Candy
As a Functional Nutrition Academy Graduate I have taken my first group through the First Steps to Change program, implemented a First Steps to Cultured Foods workshop and have a second one lined up as a part of a community building project run through a library. The...
WIN An Education Scholarship
Interested in studying nutrition with Functional Nutrition Academy but may not have the immediate funds to pay for it right now? Well, have we got news for you! For the first time ever, Functional Nutrition Academy is offering one scholarship place for the February...
Meet A Graduate – Cheryl Stevens
We love hearing how our Functional Nutritional Academy students found the course and how they were able to integrate it into their lives, Over to you Cheryl... "My passion for health was ignited after the death of my mother in 2009. My faith in medical professionals...
Falling In Love With Academic Referencing
Many students I speak to find it challenging and frustrating to reference their assignments and articles. Wondering if they are formatting the reference list and citing sources correctly. They feel frustrated that so much importance is placed on referencing data in...
Educate and Change The World
The old Chinese Proverb, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day .. teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime” sums up all that is the creation of Functional Nutrition Academy (FNA). This core belief is what has led to not only the birth of Functional...
The Wonders Of Kombucha Tea
Kombucha tea, which is a fermented tea, is gaining popularity as the newest health drink on the market. However, what is Kombucha and what do you need to know about its claimed beneficial properties? Kombucha contains a community of bacteria and yeast that thrive in...
Why A ‘Recovering Dietitian’ Found The Urge To Study Functional Nutrition
We often hear from people who ask us what the difference is between the Functional Nutrition Academy Courses and a degree based Dietician course. Below is an account from a 'recovering dietician' who chose to study Functional Nutrition after she completed her...
Marketing Genius – Know Your Why
It can be said that only when you know your ‘WHY’, will you find the courage to take the risks needed to get ahead in life/business and stay motivated. When things are going pear-shaped in your life and business, knowing your WHY can help refocus you back onto a...
Tips To Help You Develop Academic Reading Skills
Reading for academic purposes requires a different skill to reading for pleasure or entertainment. Magazine writers, authors and website creators will use engaging writing styles to ensure they capture the attention and interest of as many readers as possible. When...
3 Key Personality Traits of Successful Business Owners
Many people have often dreamt about working their own hours, earning far more than a standard hourly rate and being the inspiration that will change someone’s life for the better. But exactly what does it take, and do you have it ‘in you’ to be successful too? It is...
What does the vagus nerve have to do with your health?
If Individuals are experiencing health issues such as fatigue, allergies, anxiety, gut issues, brain fog, or depression, then the vagus nerve is affected. When the vagus nerve isn't performing at its optimal, we can experience a myriad of health issues. In...
Meet A Graduate – Rebecca Warke
We love hearing how our Functional Nutritional Academy students found the course and how they were able to integrate it into their lives, Over to you Rebecca... "Being a single mum of two kids and juggling part-time work as a Police Officer, creating a new health...
Fermented Raw Choc Brownie
These truly are a winner in our house, even the children wanted more! Ingredients 2 cups macadamia 16 medjool dates, seeds removed 1 tsp vanilla bean paste 1/2 tsp seaweed salt 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted 1/2 cup cacao melts, melted 1/3 cup gelatin hydrolysate 1/2...
Is ‘Leaky Gut’ a real phenomenon?
Leaky gut is a modern health phenomenon that is currently taking spotlight in the health world. Gut issues are on the rise and the link between inflammatory diseases are showing strong links to leaky gut. Research is pointing toward the gut as our ‘second brain’,...
Meet A Graduate- Melinda Blundell from Emu Wellness
Making gut healing and nourishing food easy and delicious for the everyday person is what I’m passionate about. Since graduating from the Functional Nutrition Course I have especially loved running live interactive workshops in my Western Sydney community on...
Stuart Gough – First student to complete the Microbiome Course
"You will absolutely love the Microbiome Course as critical-thinking again challenges beliefs and questions everything including the future direction of Health. If you are truly passionate about wellness, longevity and crave more understanding of the human...
Meet Our First International Graduate Jocelyn Murray
I threw sugar and white bread out of my pantry 34 years ago. As young ones, my kids loved going to Grandma's because she'd have biscuits or cake, and sometimes a lolly for them. I would smile, and felt it was what we did everyday, not occasionally that upheld our...
Meet Study Buddy Graduates- Ros and Shona
When Cyndi announced Changing Habits would be offering a nutrition course we jumped at the chance. This was our opportunity to learn how nutrition nurtures the body and how we could keep ourselves and our families healthy utilising a vitalistic approach. This was not...
Meet A Graduate: Annwen Candy
As a Functional Nutrition Academy Graduate I have taken my first group through the First Steps to Change program, implemented a First Steps to Cultured Foods workshop and have a second one lined up as a part of a community building project run through a library. The...
WIN An Education Scholarship
Interested in studying nutrition with Functional Nutrition Academy but may not have the immediate funds to pay for it right now? Well, have we got news for you! For the first time ever, Functional Nutrition Academy is offering one scholarship place for the February...