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Congratulations and welcome to your journey through eight systems of the body. My primary mission for this course is to encourage all practitioners, regardless of your area of speciality to step out into the entirety of the body, whenever considering the study of nutrition. Each person who takes this course will walk away with their own renewed appreciation of nutrition and the body.

​This course summarizes some of the extraordinary complexities of the body systems, as they relate to nutrition. We can never minimize nutrition's effects on all systems of the body and that all systems communicate with one another. A broader understanding of anatomy and physiology of all systems, not just one or two systems will catapult your critical thinking around functional nutrition and encourage you to continue your "systems" learning curve.

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR, CINDY

 

I am an educator at heart. My mission is to share my knowledge and comprehensive approach to nutrition and wellness to nutrition health professionals, supporting them in becoming confident practitioners.

​I realize the process of gaining confidence and knowledge can be a struggle, especially in a discipline where information is boundless. 

One of the most valuable things I've learned to help me interpret and apply nutrition information is to always be thinking of how the systems of the body interact. In order to do that, you must have some foundation knowledge of each system and then continue to learn about those systems. It's easy to become locked into understanding just one aspect of the body. But you are short-changing yourself and your patients if you do that with the study of nutrition. Nutrition and food affect every cell, organ and system.​

Nutrition & Systems Biology: A Review of Eight Systems

  1. Introduction

    5 lessons
    1. Introduction Video: Cindy, Goals and Course Framework
    2. Tech Guidelines To Help Navigate The Course
    3. Critical Thinking Tool: Important to Receive CPEs.
    4. Post Test Guidelines
    5. Where to Find the Bonus Modules and Additional Resources

  2. Digestive System

    11 lessons
    1. Digestive System Module 1: Introduction and Six Key Ingredients
    2. Digestive System Module 2: Oral Cavity, Esophagus and Stomach
    3. Digestive System Module 3: Small and Large Intestine
    4. Digestive System Module 4: Accessory Organs-Gallbladder, Liver and Pancreas
    5. Digestive System Module 5: Biomarkers and Labs
    6. Digestive System Module 6: Diet and Supplements, Micro and Micro Nutrients
    7. Digestive System Module 7: Diet and Supplements, Microbiome
    8. Digestive System Module 8: Diet and Supplements, Herbs
    9. Digestive Handouts
    10. Digestive Reference Files
    11. Digestive System Post Test

  3. Cardiovascular System

    9 lessons
    1. Cardiovascular System: Module 1 The Heart, Vessels and Blood
    2. Cardiovascular System: Module 2 The Gut/Heart Connection
    3. Cardiovascular System: Module 3 Biomarkers and Labs
    4. Cardiovascular System Module 4 Diet and Supplements- Part 1
    5. Cardiovascular System Module 4 Diet and Supplements- Part 2
    6. Cardiovascular System Module 5 Fluids and Electrolytes
    7. Cardiovascular Handouts
    8. Cardiovascular Reference Files
    9. Cardiovascular Post Test

  4. Respiratory System

    6 lessons
    1. Respiratory System- Module 1: Upper and Lower Respiratory
    2. Respiratory System- Module 2: Acid, Base, and Other Labs
    3. Respiratory System- Module 3: Diet and Supplements
    4. Respiratory Handouts
    5. Respiratory Reference Files
    6. Respiratory Post Test

  5. Urinary/Renal System

    7 lessons
    1. Urinary/Renal System- Module 1 Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder
    2. Urinary/Renal System- Module 2: Acid/Base Lab
    3. Urinary/Renal System- Module 3: Biomarkers and Labs
    4. Urinary/Renal System- Module 4: Diet and Supplements
    5. Urinary/Renal Handouts
    6. Urinary/Renal Reference Files
    7. Urinary/Renal System Post Test

  6. Immune System

    7 lessons
    1. Immune Module 1: Innate and Adaptive
    2. Immune System- Module 2: Mediators and Modulators
    3. Immune System- Module 3: Biomarkers and Labs
    4. Immune System- Module 4: Diet and Supplements
    5. Immune System Handouts
    6. Immune System Reference Files
    7. Immune System Post Test

  7. Endocrine/Hormones System

    7 lessons
    1. Hormones System: Module 1 Adrenal, Thyroid and More
    2. Hormones System: Module 2 The Androgens
    3. Hormones System: Module 3 Biomarkers and Labs
    4. Hormones System: Module 4 Diet and Supplements
    5. Hormones System Handouts
    6. Hormone System Reference Files
    7. Hormones Post Test

  8. Brain/Nervous System

    6 lessons
    1. Brain/Nervous System- Module 1 CNS and PNS
    2. Brain/Nervous System- Module 2 Biomarkers and Labs
    3. Brain/Nervous System- Module 3 Diet and Supplements
    4. Brain/Nervous System Handouts
    5. Brain/Nervous Reference Files
    6. Brain/Nervous System Post Test

  9. Musculoskeletal System

    6 lessons
    1. Musculoskeletal System Module 1 Bones and Muscles
    2. Musculoskeletal System- Module 2 Biomarkers and Labs
    3. Musculoskeletal System- Module 3 Diet and Supplements
    4. Musculoskeletal System Handouts
    5. Musculoskeletal System Reference Files
    6. Musculoskeletal System Post Test

  10. Bonus Materials

    18 lessons

    1. Fasting & Systems Biology

      1. Fasting and Systems Biology
      2. Fasting Reference Files
      3. Fasting Post Test

    2. Taking A Comprehensive Functional Medical History

      1. Taking A Comprehensive Functional Medical History

    3. Case Study Pearls

      1. Case Study Pearls

    4. Bonus ebook Bundles/Toolkit

      1. Bonus Ebook Bundles/Systems Toolkit

    5. Additional Nutrient Reference Files

      1. Additional Nutrient Reference Files

    6. Probiotic Reference Files

      1. Probiotic Reference Files

    7. Herbs, Botanicals, Spices Reference Files

      1. Herbs, Botanicals, Spices Reference Files

    8. Nutragenomic Reference Files

      1. Nutragenomic Reference Files

    9. Circadian Clock Reference Files

      1. Circadian Clock Reference Files

    10. What Does The Heart Use For Fuel

      1. What Does The Heart Use For Fuel

    11. Whole Blood

      1. Whole Blood

    12. Saliva & Amylase Enzyme

      1. Saliva and Amylase Enzyme

    13. The Endothelium

      1. The Endothelium

    14. The Blood Brain Barrier

      1. The Blood Brain Barrier

    15. The Appendix

      1. The Appendix

    16. Anemia Pearls Part 1

      1. Anemia Pearls Part 1

How To Take This Course!


Once inside the course portal, you will see that the curriculum is simply organized, making it easy to navigate and access your wide range of course toolkit information. I recommend you begin with the introduction video, move on to the first system, the Digestive system and follow the systems in the order they are posted, then finishing up with the three bonus modules.

  • Be sure to answer the post test questions after each system.
  • RDs and DTRs, to obtain your CPE certificate, complete the Commission of Dietetic's Critical Thinking Tool, which is located in the Introduction section of the course. Send this form to [email protected] and she will send your Dietetic Commission's certificate for your 70 CPEs.
  • Other professions such as RNs and PTs, check your board guidelines for CPEs.
  • All students, print and save your Teachable certificate of completion for your records.

Good Health to You and Happy Learning.

Other Systems Biology courses: Paired systems courses for CEUs, and individual systems.

 

You are able to purchase the full 8-system course (70 CEUs), paired systems for CEUs or individual systems by themselves.

Bundles #1-4 have also been approved for CEUs.

The Bonus Modules and Appendix are yours for FREE with the purchase of the entire course and are available at the bottom of the full course access page. 

A central feature of the course is the importance of all the systems working together.

Bundle #1: Digestive & Cardiovascular Systems

20 CEUs  

$738.42 USD

Bundle #2: Respiratory & Renal Systems

16 CEUs  

$552.42 USD

Bundle #3: Immune & Endocrine Systems

16 CEUs  

$552.42 USD

Bundle #4: Brain/Nervous, & Musculoskeletal Systems

$552.42 USD

Fasting and System Biology

2 CPEs; Types of Fasting; Benefits, Risks and effects on the Systems  

$119.00 USD

Anemia Pearls: How to correctly assess anemia

Bonus Modules: Fasting and System Biology, Taking A Comprehensive Medical/Nutrition History and Case Studies; plus additional reference files and videos.  

$37.00 USD

GLP-1 Discernment

Advertisements for various obesity drugs are seemingly everywhere- just turn on the radio, television or any random health podcast. Nutrition has always been a popular public health topic, but metabolic health in particular, seems to have a new school kind of trendiness. What exactly is metabolic health? The body systems work together to maintain metabolic health depending on the information they receive from food, supplements, drugs, and other lifestyle factors. This three-part, 3.5 hour webinar looks closely at what is metabolic health, the risks and possible benefits of incretin drugs in the context of the body systems; how is the real incretin hormones that you produce different from the drug GLP-1 A; and perhaps most importantly, key solutions to metabolic health that have been there all along, even for the most stubborn weight gain and metabolic dysfunction. Your body was designed to be metabolically healthy.

$127.00 USD