This course, #343 "Metabolism & Nutrition", is offered through distance learning.

Course Description

This course will explain how to perform a nutritional analysis in the context of a global understanding of different diet trends and philosophies and in accordance with the subject’s needs. More specifically, the course will help you: Know and understand the digestive system and its physiopathology (gastric reflux, stomach hyperacidity and stomach ulcers, achlorhydria, indigestion [lack of enzymes], inflammatory and functional bowel diseases, dysbiosis-candidiasis, intestinal permeability and its consequences); Know and understand the different nutritional trends, for example, vegetarianism, raw foods and living foods, macrobiotic diets, Shelton and food combining, Kousmine, Seignalet and Wolcott; Know and understand the methods for calculating energy needs and expenditures through a food diary and also for calculating lean mass and physical activity levels; Know and understand the calculation of basic nutrient values (proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, calcium, iodine, iron, magnesium, phosphorous, zinc, vitamins A, B9,12 C, D, E).

Course Information

Credits: 3
Hours of Study required: 45

Included with:

Prerequisite(s):

Tuition Fees

270.00$ CDN
270.00$ US
210.00€

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Course Description

Student Guide
Deadlines
Digestive Anatomy and Physiology
The Digestive System
Division
Functions
Digestive Mechanisms
First Stage
Second Stage
Third Stage
Particularities of the Small Intestine
Particularities of the Colon
Particularities of Nervous Control along the Digestive Tract
Digestive Absorption
Chemical Principle
Absorption
Gastro-Intestinal Motility
Characteristic Movements
Mastication and Deglutition
Gastro-Motility
Motility of the Small Intestine
Motility of the Large Intestine
Musculature of the Gastro-Intestinal Tract
Innervation of the Digestive Tract
Mucous Membranes
Gastro-Intestinal and Exocrine Gland Secretions
Saliva
Gastric Secretions
Pancreatic Secretions
Hepatic Secretions
Intestinal Juice
The Small Intestine
The Large Intestine
Enzymes
Definitions
Enzyme Formation
Apoenzymes
Coenzymes
Digestion and Absorption
Digestion and Absorption of Carbohydrates
Digestion and Absorption of Proteins
Digestion and Absorption of Lipids
Absorption of Vitamins
Absorption of Water and Mineral Salts
Revision
Digestive Physiopathology
Bowel Diseases
Intestinal Permeability or Hyperpermeability
Dysbiosis: An Imbalance of the Intestinal Flora
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Celiac Disease
Organic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Crohn’s Disease
Ulcerative Colitis
Food Hypersensitivity
Energy Medicine
Digestive Disorders
Gastric Ulcers
Indigestion Caused by Enzyme and Bile Deficiency
Dysglycemia
Hypoglycemia
HYPOGLYCEMIA: A COMPLEX DISEASE
Metabolic Syndrome or Syndrome X
Type-2 Diabetes (Non-Insulin-Dependent)
Nutritional Anemias
Iron Deficiency Anemia
Megaloblastic Anemia
Revision
Main Nutritional Trends
Vegetarianism and Veganism
Raw Foodism and Living Foods
The Main Principles
The Kousmine Diet
Principles
Macrobiotics
Classifying Foods According to TCM
The Standard Macrobiotic Diet
Shelton’s Principles of Food Combining
The Mediterranean (Cretan) Diet
The “Paleolithic Diet” and Dr. Seignalet
Permitted Foods:
Foods to Eliminate
The Zone Diet by Barry Sears
Diet According to Blood Type (Dr. d’Adamo)
Revision
The Nutritional Assessment
Fasting and Cures
Calculating Daily Energy Balance
Different Needs According to Age and Physical Activity
Instructions:
Calculating Daily Nutrient Intake
Fasting and Monodiets
Fasting
A Healthy Diet
Revision
Appendices
Appendix 1: Body Surface
Appendix 2: Energy Expenditures According to Total Body Surface
Appendix 3: Energy Assessment
Appendix 4: Body Fat Percentage Correspondence Table
Appendix 5: Assessement of Indicators of Psycho-Biological Imbalance
Bibliography
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Shane Russel

South Africa

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