Discover the modern influences that disrupt the ‘innate’ human intelligence of the body. Learn about the role of marketing and advertising of foods on health, supplements, drugs, food additives, chemicals and genetically modified foods, and how these impact our daily lives and health status.

Lessons covered in this module include:

– Supplements, drugs and food additives
– Influences of marketing and advertisement
– The chemical revolution
– Genetic modification

Gain detailed knowledge about the Immune System, including Autoimmunity and Immune Dysfunction and how they can be influenced by food and nutrition. Investigate food allergies, sensitivities and intolerances to understand the differences between each of the and identify their consequences as they appear within the human body. Finally, the module will explore one of the largest areas of the Immune System, the Gut, with a focus on understanding ‘Leaky Gut’.

Lessons covered in this module include:

– The amazing immune system
– Autoimmunity and immune dysfunction
– Nutrition, immune function and probiotics
– Leaky gut and autoimmune disease 

Understand a key component in any diet – Cholesterol and Fats. looks at the facts about cholesterol and fats, their relationship with the human body and their overall impact on human health.

Lessons covered in this module include:

– Traditional and evolving beliefs about fat and cholesterol
– Fats 101
– Good fats and bad fats
– The impact of fat and cholesterol on the human body: Implications for disease

Explore the basic science, history and nutritional role that sugar plays in the human body. Participants will learn about Insulin resistance, Type I and Type II Diabetes. They will also learn to recognise the properties of sugar that can impact on an individual’s overall health and wellbeing.

Lessons covered in this module include:

– Sugar: a historical perspective of its science and nutritional roles in the human body
– Evolution and disease processes
– Type I diabetes and Type II diabetes
– Management strategies for diabetes

This module explores the complexity and multi-faceted issues of obesity and other types of dysfunctional relationships with food, from both the body and mind perspective. The participant will gain an understanding of the issues of obesity and the problems associated with obesity management.

Lessons covered in this module include:

– Obesity: a brief historical perspective, epidemiology and social impact
– Obesity and control of appetite
– Food addiction and the psychology of food
– Obesity and management

Understand the nutritional needs of different age groups — babies and children, adolescents, adults and the elderly. Learn to identify the impact different foods have on the health of these different age groups, and the long-term effects they have on people’s health.

Learn about the complex world of hormones and the connections between hormonal balance in the human body and diet. Look at key life events that alter the body’s natural hormone balance and identify and apply nutritional changes to restore hormone balance during these events. 

Lessons covered in this module include:

– Hormones and the endocrine system
– The thyroid and iodine: diet and diagnosis
– Fertility, pregnancy and menopause
– Balancing hormones

Explore the connection between eating and exercise across the spectrum, from non-athletes to elite and professional sports people. Research and investigate these connections from the perspective of increasing performance and decreasing the risk of injury.

Lessons covered in this module include:

– Exercise and sport
– Professional and elite athletes
– Food supplements and exercise performance
– Eating for longevity

Discover a wide array of diet trends. Explore both the pros and cons of each varying diet to make informed choices to suit an individual’s needs.

Lessons covered in this module include:

– Diet trends, Part 1
– Diet trends, Part 2
– Blood, saliva, urine and sensitivity testing
– Recommending suitable diets

Learn the many other facets that contribute to health and well-being. Discover a range of factors in determining holistic solutions that will facilitate sustained change in your health and well-being.

Lessons covered in this module include:

– Microbiomes and nutrigenomics
– Emotion: grief, anxiety and depression
– Cosmetics
– The environment

Review and unpack the information learned in the course to create long-lasting change.