Advanced Holistic Nutrition workshops are available at select branches. Feel free to contact your preferred branch directly with any of your questions.
Select workshops are held via Live Online Zoom classroom or through Self-Study Online with Distance Education. Click here to learn more about Virtual Classroom vs. Online Learning. Contact your preferred branch if you have any questions.聽
CSNN Distance Education offers Self-Study Online Format for the following AHN workshops:
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The below course upgrades are open to CSNN graduates and other healthcare practitioners and they can earn association upgrade hours (CAHN-Pro and CANNP) and Continuing Education Units (CEUs).Those who achieve 80% or higher in one of these courses will receive a certificate for that course.
Available Live Online (Zoom) or Self-Study Online. Contact your preferred branch to learn more.
Nutritional Symptomatology is a valuable science used to assess nutritional deficiencies and imbalances. This course will address nutritional imbalances as they affect the body systems. Students will be introduced to the effective use of assessment tools to identify nutritional imbalances, explore the nutritional measures recommended to rebalance the body and help reduce the risk of illness, and write client case study reports in a professional manner.
*New updated textbook. This course is NOT eligible for Continuing Education Units (CEUs). This course is available only to verified CSNN Graduates.
This course introduces students to Motivational Interviewing (MI)鈥攁n approach to support clients in achieving positive behaviour change when addressing their health challenges. This course presents the background philosophy and components of Motivational Interviewing and outlines techniques to apply the principles when conducting holistic nutritional consultations. Students will receive resources and practice opportunities for integrating MI into the practice of holistic nutrition.
CEUs: 3.0 | Association Upgrade Hours (CAHN-Pro & CANNP): 11.5 hours
This course teaches the basic understanding of chemical processes that underlie biological functions, starting with atomic structure, chemical symbols, and the periodic table, and culminating in genetics and epigenetics. It explores the chemistry of living things; the metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins, the biochemical processes of various functions of the human body, including radicals, antioxidants, mitochondrial dysfunction, cellular replication, and the new science of epigenetics that shows how lifestyle and diet can change genetic expression.
CEUs: 6.5 | Upgrade Association Hours (CAHN-Pro & CANNP): 22.0 hours
The Pediatric course presents information on how to conceive and raise a healthy child in today鈥檚 world 鈥� a world in which our children鈥檚 health is declining at an alarming rate. Children鈥檚 nutritional needs and challenges differ from adults and require a unique approach. Students learn dietary, supplementation, and lifestyle recommendations from pre-conception, through pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding to raising healthy school-age children. This course also discusses ways to naturally manage allergies and food sensitivities, to establishing a healthy intestinal microbiome, healthy weight, the picky eater, the GAPS protocol and much more.
CEUs: 3.5 | Association Upgrade Hours (CAHN-Pro & CANNP): 12 hours
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This general interest course is designed to (1) introduce the properties of commonly used plants and herbs in the kitchen; (2) discuss common culinary herbs for general use and health issues, and how herbs can be incorporated for prevention of health disorders; (3) learn about harvesting, herbal making techniques, and the importance of sustainable practices for the health of our planet; (4) explain how to prepare teas and infusions for common use.
CEUs: 4.0 | Upgrade Association Hours (CAHN-Pro & CANNP): 15.0 hours