Course Catalogue

The fee for each session is $1,125.00 for 12 weeks access.

Session I -Optimal Human Nutrition
Ross Pelton, PhD, RPh, CCN  Instructor

• Biochemistry of Essential Vitamins
• Biochemistry of Essential Minerals
• Biochemistry of Essential Trace Minerals
• Biochemistry of Essential Amino Acids and Accessory Nutrients
• Optimal Human Nutrition
• Environmental Health Issues
• Drug Induced Nutritional Deficiencies

Session II - Cognition and Sensory Overload
Ross Pelton, PhD, RPh, CCN  Instructor

• Free Radicals & Antioxidants
• Biochemistry of Fats and Oils
• The Human Microflora
• Cognitive Enhancing Drugs and Nutrients
• Alternative Cancer Therapies
• Womens Health Conditions
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Hyperinsulinemia
• Allergies and Asthma
• ADD and ADHD
• Health Assessment & Medical Symptom Questionnaires

Session III - Detoxification, Herbology and Homeopathic Therapy
James LaValle, RPh, ND, CCN Instructor

• Introduction to Human Toxicity
• Bowel Terrain
• Toxic Conditions, Allergies and Sensitivities
• Established Need for Detoxification
• Therapy Modality - Homeopathy
• Phytotherapy
• Therapy modality - Herbology
• Clinical Nutrition Counseling with Alternative Therapies 

Session IV - Laboratory Assessment
H.L. Sam Queen, MA, CCN  Instructor

• Rationale for Laboratory Assessment
• Vitamins - the Working Hands of Enzymes
• Minerals & Laboratory Testing
• Amino Acids & Laboratory Testing
• Fatty Acids & Laboratory Testing
• Organic Acids & Laboratory Testing
• Gastrointestinal Disorders & Laboratory Testing:
  • Digestion & Absorption
  • Microbial Flora
  • Gastric and Pancreatic Function
  • Intestinal Function & Permeability Leaky Gut Syndrome
  • Dysbiosis
  • Bacterial & Protozoal Markers
  • Food Allergy & Test Results
• Detoxification Testing
• Urinary Markers
• Hormones & Laboratory Testing
• Aging and Oxidant Stress
• Urinary Metabolic Markers
• Case Reports and Case Outcomes