Re: Re: I'm thinking about college university education on Exercise, Nutrition, and Healthcare.

[Guest guest]

How much do they charge? Is this apart of a program to get a scholarship?

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From: - oz4caster <oz4caster@...>

Sent: Thu, December 10, 2009 5:37:16 PM

Subject: Re: I'm thinking about college university education on Exercise,

Nutrition, and Healthcare.

--- Holt <danthemanholt@ ...> wrote:

> I want to get a decent paying job so I can afford this education.

> I was considering either becoming a doctor or some sort of

> health/psychology/ exercise specialist.

Dan,

I just recently heard about this group, which might be of interest. I don't

know much about them other than they are WAPF friendly and offer training to

become a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP):

http://www.ntptalk. com/

Just another option to consider.

[Guest guest]

Thank you, I will look into those. I found this from WAPF:

Studying Nutrition

Q. What Should I Study To Become A Nutritionist?

A. I am on the Board of Directors of the Weston A. Price Foundation and

received my PhD last year in Nutritional Sciences. Although I do not know of

any accredited school that includes Weston Price's teachings in its curriculum,

there are some accredited institutions with faculty members who allow -- and

even encourage -- students to think for themselves and to identify research

that challenges the establishment views of the ADA and AMA. For example, I

received my PhD from the Union Institute and wrote a dissertation on the

problems with soyfoods, a dissertation that I recently published as The Whole

Soy Story: The Dark Side of America's Favorite Health Food.

Personally, I found all of my coursework valuable and that many of the standard

textbooks provide evidence supporting the teachings of the Weston A. Price

Foundation You will need that evidence if you are to work effectively with

clients and their physicians. You also need to know the ADA/AMA point of view

in order to effectively argue with it. Finally, I highly recommend that you

supplement the required readings with books by Weston Price, Sally Fallon,

Enig and others.

If you wish to study nutrition at either the Bachelor or Masters level, you

might want to consider the University of Bridgeport, CT (which is an on-line

Masters Program). We recommend schools that have regional accreditation rather

than national. In terms of core classes in anatomy and physiology,

biochemistry, microbiology, pathophysiology, etc., I would recommend that you

attend classes at your local community college or other standard accredited

universities. You should get as much science as you can. --Response by Dr.

Kaayla , author of The Whole Soy Story

Check into getting a CCN by looking at the website www.iaacn.org.

You can also receive certification through the Nutritional Therapy Association.

They offer distance learning courses to become a Certified Nutritional

Therapist (CNT). The program is based on principles that are WAPF friendly.

Please refer to their website, www.nutritionaltherapy.com for more information

Q. What is a CCN?

A. I don't believe the CCN program at the Natural Healing Institute in

California is legitimate and heard rumors at the CCN convention in Orlando last

week that the IACCN board may take legal action against them for misuse of the

CCN initials. To be a true CCN, you need to complete a number of courses at

accredited colleges (nutrition, anatomy & physiology, biology, organic

chemistry, etc.), apply for CCN candidacy, then take their postgraduate

seminars (which are given periodically as intensive weekend seminars at four

locations around the country), and complete the study of a number of manuals

and tape sets, and, finally, take a challenging three hour exam. No college or

school offers a CCN program. I would recommend that you call or email the IAACN

in Dallas for details. Their website is www.iaacn.org. --Response by Dr.

Kaayla , author of The Whole Soy Story

Q. Do you recommend becoming an RD?

A. Yes! We need well-informed counselors in the ranks of the RDs. Be aware,

however, that the Registered Dietician program may require a one-year

internship in a hospital. --Response by Dr. Kaayla , author of The Whole

Soy Story

Q. What naturopathic options do you recommend?

A. There are 3 options: Bastyr University in Seattle is the most famous, the

other two are National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland and

Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Phoenix. I would highly recommend

that you choose an accredited school because more and more states are requiring

that nutritionists and other health practitioners be licensed. --Response by

Dr. Kaayla , author of The Whole Soy Story

A Member’s Comments about a CN Program

I became a Certified Nutritionist through American Health Science University

(ahsu.edu). I have been a CN for many years now and the program has improved

quite a bit since then and was good when I did it. I do recommend the program.

It gives a good foundation, is professional, and is respected.

Each state has different licensing. New Hampshire does not license nutritionists

(which by the way, is the way we have wanted it) but does license dietitians.

We have fought against licensing bills for many years. The dietitians wanted to

drive out competition and looked for third party reimbursement. Finally we all

worked together on a bill that was only for dietitians leaving the rest of us

alone. It may be at some point that we (NH nutritionists) might want to do

something different, but right now this is where we stand. AHSU could probably

tell you where your state stands.

Our professional organization, NANP (nanp.org), is working towards

registration, with a qualifying exam. AHSU does have a " private federal

license " which impressed the NH legislators when I testified. They are

recognized by the Department of Education as nationally accredited (not

regionally).

I highly recommend it as it will give you and others more credibility. You take

the basic knowledge and then apply your area of interest (WAPF).

Further comments on nutrition studies by Kaayla .

I think it especially important not to get a " diploma mill " degree from Clayton

or other of the correspondence schools that are open to more alternative points

of views. Although many people enjoy the coursework, the degrees are not

respected and not valid for licensure in most states. Note that many of these

colleges claim to be accredited, but have actually been accredited by one of

the new national accrediting agencies that have sprung up. Make sure the school

you pick is accredited by a board recognized by the Department of Education.

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From: elan_spire <elan_spire@...>

Sent: Sat, December 12, 2009 11:27:16 AM

Subject: Re: I'm thinking about college university education on Exercise,

Nutrition, and Healthcare.

--- In , Holt <danthemanholt@ ...>

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> I was considering either becoming a doctor or some sort of

health/psychology/ exercise specialist.

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Hi ,

Have you looked into either Bastyr University or Clayton College of Natural

Health?

http://www.bastyr. edu/academic/ profiles/

http://www.ccnh. edu/#

Here are a few more links that might be helpful:

Natural Healers Career Resource Center:

http://www.naturalh ealers.com/ featured. shtml

The Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges:

http://www.aanmc. org/

National College of Natural Medicine:

http://www.ncnm. edu/