Holistic Nutrition Certification program is open to anyone who have an interest is learning about nutrition. Holistic Nutrition is an approach to wellness that views health as interconnected, focusing on the whole person—body, mind, and spirit—rather than just isolated symptoms or nutrients, using whole foods, lifestyle changes, and natural methods to support long-term balance, vitality, and root-cause healing. It emphasizes nutrient-dense foods, mindful eating, stress reduction, and addresses how diet, environment, emotions, and physical activity influence well-being.
Course duration is 8 months
Course is offered online
Core Principles
- Whole Person Focus:
Considers physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health, recognizing they all impact nutrition.
- Whole Foods:
Prioritizes unprocessed, nutrient-rich foods (fruits, vegetables, healthy fats, etc.).
- Individualization:
Acknowledges unique dietary needs, preferences, and health goals, moving away from fad diets.
- Root Cause:
Seeks to identify underlying imbalances causing symptoms, rather than just treating the symptoms.
- Lifestyle Integration:
Incorporates sleep, stress management, physical activity, and relationships as vital components of health.
What it Involves
- Education: Teaches individuals how food choices and lifestyle affect their bodies.
- Custom Plans: Creates personalized diet and lifestyle plans, often including supplement recommendations.
- Mindful Eating: Encourages awareness of how, when, and why you eat. .
- Holistic View: Integrates mind-body connection, unlike approaches focused solely on dietary intake.
Course Content Includes:
- Introduction to Food Nutrition, what is Holistic Nutrition and Health Promotion
- Carbohydrates
- . Lipids and Fat
- Protein, sources of protein, protein essentials in building tissue repair and healing
- Digestion System and the process of digestion and Metabolism
- Vitamins Therapy
- Minerals Fluids and Electrolytes and water balance
- Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation
- Nutrition during Infancy, and Childhood
- Nutrition in adolescence
- Nutrition in Adulthood
- Community Nutrition, Food habits and cultural pattern
- Weight Management, Nutrition, and Physical Fitness
- Nutrition Care, Therapeutic Planning Process
- Physical Fitness and Exercise
- Gastrointestinal Systems, disorders of the GI tract, and using food group that promotes wellness
- Cardiovascular system and diseases of the cardiovascular systems including high blood pressure and heart disease
- Endocrine system and diseases of the endocrine system, Diabetes Mellitus, nutrition therapy for the diabetic client
- Effective communication skills and health promotions
- Completion of 10 case studies using the nutrition assessment and treatment plan
A certificate is awarded upon completion of this program, and you will receive the License Holistic Health practitioner LHHP designation after your name.