Courses

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N.Y. Times #1 Bestseller! It is time for a very serious discussion about how to change our entire dysfunctional U.S. healthcare system. Written by a Harvard trained physician who was a reporter for 22 years with the New York Times! 

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Written for clinicians, this book helps you understand the endocannabinoid system in the body, plus efficacy, dosing, regulations. Includes use for neurological disorders, cancer, CV, liver function, mood disorders, and palliative care. Most recent research.

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Evidence-based book with integrative and nutritional treatments for people with depression, anxiety, bipolar, trauma, PTSD, and other disorders. For all practitioners, especially in the VA, group homes, and psychiatric settings with children, teens and adults.  

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Written by members of the Diabetes DPG. With the incidence of diabetes growing and our demographics changing, healthcare practitioners will need more competence in working with various cultures. This interesting book covers 15 different cultures.

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One of the best books you will ever read on the science and practical advice increasing the phytonutrients in your diet from fruits and vegetables. Pearls of wisdom are listed under each fruit or vegetable.

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New York Times Bestseller! This book is thought provoking, fresh, and approachable. It covers the newest evidence-based research that challenges popular keto and paleo diets and their research findings. There are no guilt trips or hard lines drawn in the sand.  

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Very interesting book, evidence-based discussion on the earliest influences on how we learn to eat and why we choose and love the foods that we do. Important for counselors who want to understand and affect food choices of their clients and patients.

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An interesting look at our food and agriculture systems in the U.S.—and how they influence chronic disease. What we eat, Federal guidelines, and the current Farm Bill have tremendous implications on our health.

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Written by a family doctor specializing in childhood feeding and a speech pathologist, they teach counselors how to help families assure a child’s healthy nutrition and growth, while ending mealtime anxiety and stress.

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Wealth of nutrition science! Strong advocate of plant-based nutrition. The author, Michael Greger, MD, maintains a huge database of nutrition studies for his website, NutritionFacts.org, and this book condenses that data into healthy eating guidelines. The book has 134 pages of references that support his recommendations.

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The author, Michael Greger, MD, founder of NutritionFacts.org, condenses the most important evidence-based research on the optimal components of successful remedies of obesity. They include: plant-based eating, calorie density, the insulin index, and the impact of foods on our microbiome.

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Everyone over 50 years needs this book! Latest research on prevention/delay of chronic diseases, age degeneration, and biochemical changes. For practitioners in outpatient, nursing homes, and other settings.  Therapies can be safer and more cost effective. From the Weil Integrative Medicine Library.

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Exciting new book and course by the original Intuitive Eating Pros! Over 500,000 copies sold since 1995! Self-study 46 CE hours course includes: new 4 edition book & online test, workbook (2017), audio CDs, and two new webinars by the authors—on IE, eating disorders & psychology. Over 140 evidence-based studies worldwide show the effectiveness of IE counseling.

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Patients with prediabetes or diabetes can improve glycemic control through intensive management, good lifestyle choices, and a mix of integrative and traditional therapies. Following individualized diabetes care, preventing or reversing existing complications is possible.

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This book explains the proven, popular counseling approach, Motivational Interviewing (MI), and shows how to integrate it into present counseling interactions with clients. MI offers tools to help clients work through ambivalence and avoid quick-fixes and overcome barriers to change and maintain healthier habits. Sample dialogues show specific ways to improve conversations on movement and planning and eating better.

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Over 750,000 copies sold making it the number one sports nutrition resource for active people. New discussion includes overhydration, nutrient timing, advice for athletes who have undergone bypass surgery, and new guidelines on energy drinks.

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Totally updated and expanded with new health guidelines, case studies, and clinical conditions. Excellent resource for working in hospitals, nursing homes, and public health. Covers the unique physiological changes and nutritional needs of this aging population as well as clinical guidelines.

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Know anyone with heart disease or Lyme? You need this exciting book! Despite aggressive pharmaceutical and surgical interventions, coronary artery disease (CAD) is still the number #1 killer. Learn evidence-based nutrition and integrative therapies by leading experts in cardiovascular medicine.

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This book covers the latest evidence-based, practical sports research on how to train and compete at the athlete’s highest level. Whether a weekend athlete who wants to get better or a top competitor, there are component secrets like overall health, nutrition, sleep, stress management, training, and recovery that can be adjusted to greatly change outcomes.

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The CDC estimates that more than 300,000 Americans, especially in the Northeast states, are newly infected with Lyme Disease each year. If caught early, antibiotics can successfully treat it. But more commonly, Lyme is asymptomatic with the spirochetes evading diagnosis until it is a full-blown, often debilitating, chronic disease requiring deep-level health and environmental interventions.