Food as Medicine course

Who is the course for?

Whether you want to feel and look better, deepen your knowledge, help others, prepare for further studies or bring more value to your own health practice, this course will provide a solid foundation. The content has been jam-packed with practical advice and information that you will not hear anywhere else.

Each module will be accompanied by a handout, including a customisable food shopping list. You will also receive a certificate upon completion. We will be busting some common myths around sugar, bread, gluten, dairy, animal vs plant foods, alcohol, coffee, intermittent fasting and fad diets, and hopefully will have some great conversations.

Bring tea or coffee, and I will supply a home-made snack for each class.

MODULES

16/03: The greatest medicine is to teach people how not to need it

• Health, illness and healing according to the principles of naturopathic and functional medicine

• The pillars of health

• Examples of commonly neglected health symptoms and their meaning

• Whole food nutrition as prevention – what it really is and how it contrasts with the modern concept of ‘healthy’ eating

23/03: A healthy outside starts from the inside

• How digestion, absorption and gut microbes dictate your health and who you are

• How to support ‘the gut’ to really benefit from the foods that you eat

• What happens in the gut, doesn’t stay in the gut: how to detect and address food sensitivities

• Effortless detox for everyday living

30/03: EASTER BREAK

06/04: One man’s meat is another man’s poison

• How we are all different and thrive on different foods

• Macro and micro nutrients, cholesterol, phytonutrients, anti-nutrients

• Reading the body for signs of nutrient imbalances

• Hydration: why water does not rock everybody’s boat

13/04: Mastering food shopping

• How to read food labels, buy food and plan ahead

• Building small habits around nutrition

• Food additives, food processing methods, top poisons – breaking common misconceptions

• Convenience foods worth buying, healthier food swaps, superfoods worth investing in

20/04: The high and low on blood glucose

• How blood sugar behaviour influences energy levels, stress, inflammation, sleep, immunity, metabolism and hormones – and how these influence blood sugar back

• Simple strategies for blood sugar management

• Fat burning: why eating correctly is more effective than eating less

• All about increasing satiety, portion sizes, meals per day

• The truths and myths about calories, fasting and snacking