Use of alternative medicines, herbal remedies and supplementation are the rise. These courses explain how alternative therapies rate in safety and efficacy and why consumers choose alternatives to western medicine. They also advise practitioners on how to counsel consumers on their choices. Learn the medicinal uses of herbs, how to interpret dietary supplement labels, the pros and cons of specific dietary supplements, and the FDA mandates on label claims and manufacturing practices by reading the courses in this bundle.
1.70 CEC
Courses in this bundle (2)
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FIT64
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Alternative & Integrative Nutrition
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FIT87
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Herbal Supplements
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Sedentary children become obese, but healthy habits can be learned early in life with systematic attention to diet and activity routines offered by parents, daycare providers, preschool administrators, and teachers. The courses in this bundle provide practical, proven, age-appropriate diet, nutrition and exercise/activity strategies for youngsters, as well as guidelines for boosting performance, limiting risk, and promoting healthy development in young exercisers and competitors. Topics include the relationship of motor development to sports activities, assessing nutrient needs, energy production, fluid and electrolytes, weight control and dieting, and much more.
1.40 CEC
Courses in this bundle (2)
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FIT105
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Nutrition for Young Athletes
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FIT121
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Preventing Pediatric Obesity
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1.90 CEC
Courses in this bundle (2)
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FIT69
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Childhood and Adolescent Nutrition
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FIT94
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Maternal and Infant Nutrition
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1.90 CEC
Courses in this bundle (3)
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FIT105
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Nutrition for Young Athletes
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FIT121
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Preventing Pediatric Obesity
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FIT136
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Weight Management for Teens
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As the life span increases, so does the incidence of osteoporosis. Like obesity, osteoporosis is a disease based partly on lifestyle and partly on genetics. Nutrition professionals can make a difference by understanding osteoporosis and advising their clients on lifestyle and diet for prevention. The osteoporosis course reflects current research and standards of practice, including chapters on bone physiology, risk factors, preventive exercise, supplementation and hormone replacement therapy. The course on weight control focuses on the causes of obesity, how the body regulates its weight and how to successfully lose weight. It also defines “ideal weight,” evaluates popular diet books and programs, and discusses weight loss medications and surgical interventions. The emphasis is that no one program works for all clients, and finding the right approach for each individual will lead to success.
1.90 CEC
Courses in this bundle (2)
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FIT118
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Osteoporosis Prevention & Treatment
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FIT133
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Weight Control & Eating Disorders
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Societal pressure to be fashion-model thin and our increasing preoccupation with obesity have helped cause as many as 8 million Americans to develop clinical eating disorders. Many of them are adolescent females, for whom nutritional deprivation during the growth years can have severe and lasting consequences. Surprisingly, older people and athletes are also at risk. These courses focus on diagnosis, treatment, counseling strategies, diet fads, and diet drugs. They also evaluate popular diet books and programs and emphasize finding a healthy way of eating that can help people maintain a healthy weight and last a lifetime.
1.70 CEC
Courses in this bundle (2)
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FIT130
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Treating Eating Disorders
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FIT133
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Weight Control & Eating Disorders
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This bundle, by the sports nutrition expert Ellen Coleman, neatly summarizes research on cardiovascular disease risk reduction through diet and exercise, and provides concrete, realistic recommendations for all fitness levels. Includes latest guidelines and research on women's and children's heart health, including dietary risk factors, fat, fiber and sodium. Contains the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the MyPlate food guidance system. Diet, Exercise and Fitness is a reference guide for anyone involved in fitness or sports nutrition. It contains the latest research on carbohydrate, fat and protein requirements for peak performance; hydration; fueling before, during and after competition; caffeine as performance enhancer; cautions about antioxidant supplements; and much more.
2.00 CEC
Courses in this bundle (2)
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FIT67
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Cardiovascular Nutrition & Fitness
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FIT75
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Diet, Exercise and Fitness
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Can food be medicine? This two-part series concentrates on the proven functional components of whole grains, fruits, vegetables and legumes, including phytochemicals. A lengthy section on soy foods' effect on heart health, cholesterol, female hormones and diabetes is featured. Also discussed are functional dietary regimes for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, obesity, cancer, and inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, including food allergies. Additional topics include essential fatty acid, omega-3 fatty acids (DHA and EPA), probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, plant stanol and sterol esters.
1.20 CEC
Courses in this bundle (2)
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FIT85
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Functional Foods, Part 1
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FIT86
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Functional Foods, Part 2
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Questions about how technology affects our food supply and diet abound: Will irradiation, genetic modification, nutrient fortification, fertilizers, pesticides, additives and preservatives end famine, improve food safety and lead to a healthier, more abundant future? Or are we blindly walking a path leading to disaster? Technology, Food & Nutrition deals honestly and objectively with the risks and benefits of pest and microbe control, genetically modified foods, food fortification, and additives that may impact nutritional content, safety and allergies. It’s coupled with a course providing facts about new federal regulations on dietary supplements and details of how to spot bogus claims in infomercials and spam that will help you teach your clients to make good decisions.
1.50 CEC
Courses in this bundle (2)
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FIT112
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Nutrition Quackery
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FIT129
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Technology, Food & Nutrition
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This bundle is essential for those working with chronic dieters. Based on the highly successful HUGSTM plan, these courses provide practical strategies and techniques for breaking the diet failure cycle and achieving lasting fitness and health in adults and teens. The Health At Every Size (HAES) philosophy is explained. Strategies for building momentum and support for the author's acclaimed nondiet approach to food, exercise, self-image, and lifestyle are included. These courses offer practitioners a way to help clients develop nourishing eating and activity patterns, rather than focusing on weight or appearance. Linda Omichinski is the author of the acclaimed book You Count, Calories Don't.
1.20 CEC
Courses in this bundle (2)
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FIT97
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Nondiet Weight Management
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FIT136
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Weight Management for Teens
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Because infomercials and spam promote bogus dietary supplements for profit, your clients need your help to make good decisions. This course provides the facts you need to help them protect themselves. It includes information on tainted weight loss supplements, sexual enhancement supplements and federal supplement regulations This bundle is essential for those working with dieters and athletes. The second module in the bundle provides information on vegetarian diets, which as professionals, we know are healthy. You’ll learn all you need to know about vegetarian diets, their soundness and the nutritional risks of vegetarian diets when clients severely limit the foods they eat. This complete guide discusses counseling, quackery, myths, fads and pseudotechnology, fitness and weight control, supplementation, and much more.
1.60 CEC
Courses in this bundle (2)
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FIT112
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Nutrition Quackery
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FIT132
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Vegetarian Nutrition
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Obesity is an epidemic in the Unites States. But one a “one size fits all” approach does not work when it comes to losing weight and changing eating habits. Learn the theories of weight gain, medical complications of obesity, what an "ideal weight" is, how to evaluate popular diet books and programs, and tips for designing an effective program for your clients and patients. For chronic dieters, the non-diet approach may work better as it offers practitioners a way to help clients develop nourishing eating and activity patterns, rather than focusing on weight or appearance.
1.60 CEC
Courses in this bundle (2)
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FIT97
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Nondiet Weight Management
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FIT133
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Weight Control & Eating Disorders
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Women’s health and nutrition needs from pregnancy to menopause are covered in these two courses. It begins with the concept that the nutritional status of the mother during pregnancy has life-long health consequences for her child. Proper nutrient intake and weight gain are critical for ensuring the long-term health of the child. This course covers all the nutrient recommendations and special problems that may arise such as nausea and vomiting, PICA, inappropriate weight gain, preeclampsia, exercising. Maintaining health is the emphasis of the second course. It deals with the nutritional issues of middle age: immune function, heart disease, weight control, osteoporosis, antioxidants and phytochemicals, and eating to maintain health.
2.00 CEC
Courses in this bundle (2)
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FIT106
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Nutrition for Women, Part 1
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FIT107
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Nutrition for Women, Part 2
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During pregnancy, the nutritional status of the mother has life-long health consequences for her child. Proper nutrient intake and weight gain are critical for ensuring the child’s long-term health. This pregnancy course covers all the nutrient recommendations and special problems that may arise, such as nausea and vomiting, PICA, inappropriate weight gain, pre-eclampsia, and exercising. Once women reach menopause, many women are looking to maintain their health through healthful eating, which is discussed in this bundle. Other women are dealing with health issues related to aging such as arthritis, cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s disease, sarcopenia, cachexia and wasting. Dietary solutions to these and other health concerns are provided.
2.10 CEC
Courses in this bundle (2)
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FIT106
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Nutrition for Women, Part 1
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FIT108
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Nutrition for Women, Part 3
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The middle years are a time when women can begin to have health issues that respond to diet intervention. Maintaining health is the emphasis of the second course, especially knowing the role of nutrition in keeping women healthy and treating specific diseases. It deals with the nutritional issues of middle age: immune function, heart disease, weight control, osteoporosis, antioxidants and phytochemicals and eating to maintain health. Once women reach menopause, many are looking to maintain their health through healthful eating, which changes as they age. Other women are dealing with health issues related to aging, such as arthritis, cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s disease, sarcopenia, cachexia and wasting. Dietary solutions to these and other health concerns are provided.
2.10 CEC
Courses in this bundle (2)
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FIT107
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Nutrition for Women, Part 2
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FIT108
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Nutrition for Women, Part 3
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Women’s health and nutrition needs from pregnancy to old age are covered in this series of courses. Part 1 covers nutritional needs of pregnancy: calories, protein, vitamins and minerals and weight gain. How to deal with special issues of pregnancy, such as nausea and vomiting, PICA, inappropriate weight gain, preeclampsia, exercising and more are also covered. Part 2 deals with the nutritional issues of middle age: immune function, heart disease, weight control, osteoporosis, antioxidants and phytochemicals, and eating to maintain health. Part 3 is looks at menopause and beyond, covering the later years and the aging process. Issues surrounding menopause, arthritis, cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s disease, sarcopenia, cachexia and wasting are discussed, as is maintaining quality of life.
3.10 CEC
Courses in this bundle (3)
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FIT106
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Nutrition for Women, Part 1
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FIT107
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Nutrition for Women, Part 2
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FIT108
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Nutrition for Women, Part 3
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Working with youths can be a challenge. Young people are prone to nutrition problems like obesity, eating disorders, extreme dieting, fads and fetishes. Since chronic diseases often follow poor eating habits, intervention is vital. Learn the nutritional needs of this age group and how to communicate effectively with them. Stages of change and barriers that prevent their application are addressed. Physical fitness is key for children and adolescents to stay healthy. The “sports nutrition” issues of children and adolescents are different from adults. Included are guidelines for boosting performance, limiting risk, and promoting healthy development in young exercisers and competitors. Topics include the relationship of motor development to sports activities, assessing nutrient needs, energy production, fluid and electrolytes, weight control and dieting, and much more.
1.80 CEC
Courses in this bundle (2)
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FIT102
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Nutrition Counseling for Adolescents & Young Adults
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FIT105
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Nutrition for Young Athletes
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