Nutrition for Nurses: Certificate in Integrative and Functional Nutrition

In this module, we will be comparing the different approaches to helping our clients: conventional, functional or integrative health. You will gain clarity in the different approaches to health and which philosophy resonates with you and your coaching practice.

This lesson focuses on understanding and managing chronic diseases through a functional approach. Key topics include oxidative stress, inflammation, nutrient deficiencies, and disruptions in gut health, mitochondrial function, and circadian rhythms. The course emphasizes the importance of clinical assessment, prevention, and personalized nutritional strategies to address the root causes of chronic health issues.

This lesson focuses on understanding and managing chronic diseases through a functional approach. Key topics include oxidative stress, inflammation, nutrient deficiencies, and disruptions in gut health, mitochondrial function, and circadian rhythms. The course emphasizes the importance of clinical assessment, prevention, and personalized nutritional strategies to address the root causes of chronic health issues.

In this lesson,, we explore functional nutrition testing, covering its importance, ethical considerations, and scope of practice. You'll learn about various tests, including genetic, hormone, and nutrient testing, and the types of samples used, such as hair, urine, and saliva.

This lesson highlights the importance of food quality over quantity for caloric balance, emphasizing the benefits of high-quality, low-calorie foods for metabolism and appetite. It also discusses the limitations of calorie counting for autoimmune diseases or diabetes and explores the health and environmental advantages of organic foods. Additionally, it covers nutrition basics, macronutrients, therapeutic diets, and optimizing nutrient intake.

This lesson highlights the importance of food quality over quantity for caloric balance, emphasizing the benefits of high-quality, low-calorie foods for metabolism and appetite. It also discusses the limitations of calorie counting for autoimmune diseases or diabetes and explores the health and environmental advantages of organic foods. Additionally, it covers nutrition basics, macronutrients, therapeutic diets, and optimizing nutrient intake.

This lesson highlights the importance of food quality over quantity for caloric balance, emphasizing the benefits of high-quality, low-calorie foods for metabolism and appetite. It also discusses the limitations of calorie counting for autoimmune diseases or diabetes and explores the health and environmental advantages of organic foods. Additionally, it covers nutrition basics, macronutrients, therapeutic diets, and optimizing nutrient intake.

This lesson highlights the importance of food quality over quantity for caloric balance, emphasizing the benefits of high-quality, low-calorie foods for metabolism and appetite. It also discusses the limitations of calorie counting for autoimmune diseases or diabetes and explores the health and environmental advantages of organic foods. Additionally, it covers nutrition basics, macronutrients, therapeutic diets, and optimizing nutrient intake.

This lesson covers the root causes of hypertension, including aging, arterial stiffening, oxidative stress and diet. It explores secondary causes and addresses functional testing and therapeutic diets such as DASH, low sodium, and plant-based diets. The program discusses factors like renin dysfunction, nutrient deficiencies, and cortisol dysregulation. Recommendations include high-micronutrient foods, stress management, supplementaaion nd avoiding processed foods, caffeine, and smoking.

This text explores the functional causes of type 2 diabetes, focusing on insulin resistance, oxidative stress, cortisol dysregulation, and inflammation. It discusses metabolic syndrome, liver and muscle roles in blood sugar regulation, and the impact of micronutrients. Therapeutic diets, stress management, exercise, and supplementation, including gymnema sylvestre, are examined. The text emphasizes nutritional literacy, food avoidance, and questions artificial sweeteners in diabetes management.

This lesson highlights the importance of food quality over quantity for caloric balance, emphasizing the benefits of high-quality, low-calorie foods for metabolism and appetite. It also discusses the limitations of calorie counting for autoimmune diseases or diabetes and explores the health and environmental advantages of organic foods. Additionally, it covers nutrition basics, macronutrients, therapeutic diets, and optimizing nutrient intake.

This lesson highlights the importance of food quality over quantity for caloric balance, emphasizing the benefits of high-quality, low-calorie foods for metabolism and appetite. It also discusses the limitations of calorie counting for autoimmune diseases or diabetes and explores the health and environmental advantages of organic foods. Additionally, it covers nutrition basics, macronutrients, therapeutic diets, and optimizing nutrient intake.

This course on obesity covers contributing factors, functional testing, therapeutic diets, and supplementation. It addresses metabolism, energy balance, weight loss methods, and metabolic syndromes. Key strategies include balanced nutrition, exercise, supplements, and lifestyle changes like intermittent fasting. The course also explores metabolic flexibility, conventional weight management, and diets like low-carb, Mediterranean, and Paleo.