Courses

Fully updated 3rd edition! It covers the newest evidence-based research in metabolic and bariatric surgery. Additional content includes new nutrition counseling and educational tools, reviews of more liberal diet progression, and new procedures like anastomosis, endoscopic therapies, and biliopancreatic diversion. The Academy also offers 7 CPE hours for buying the book.

This course is an outstanding deep dive into ASPEN’s book, which has been totally updated with the latest in evidence-based research and clinical experience. Edited by a multidisciplinary team of experts. It covers treatment for hemodynamic, cardiovascular, respiratory, and neurologic complications.

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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.

Excellent resource! Leinow has three decades of experience growing and studying medical cannabis. Considering the growing interest in this plant and its medicinal properties, including as an alternative to opioids for pain, we need to educate ourselves.

This fascinating book was written by two icons in Natural Medicine. It covers the evidence-based research that shows the interconnectedness of chemicals in our environment, our food supply, and diseases. J of Pediatrics estimates 180+ toxic chemicals in the blood of newborns. Best, most comprehensive book on toxins interacting with humans and food we could find.

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.  

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.

One of the best books you will ever read on the science and practical advice on how to increase the phytonutrients in your diet from fruits and vegetables. “Highly recommended reading for all who are health conscious.” –Andrew Weil, MD  “Only Michael Pollan would come close to her superbly researched  work.” –Bill Kurtis, TV Journalist

Insightful, updated monograph on nutrition intervention in the hospice, long-term care, and home settings. Discussion is on ethics, culture, providing emotional support, patient’s last wishes, palliative nutrition care, and what to expect as a person dies.

This book is unique because it explores the latest fertility research for men and women! Written by Clare Fleishman, MS, RDN, author of the popular book, Globesity. This course is a comprehensive review of hundreds of evidence-based studies on fertility and how to improve it through nutrition and other lifestyle choices. Excellent book for nutrition and health counselors.

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.

This book is a must-have for any health practitioner working with patients with celiac disease or gluten-sensitivity. It contains evidence-based research and hundreds of gluten-free resources. Shelley has been a popular speaker at the Academy’s annual convention. This is a myth-dispelling, easy to read, and comprehensive book on what we need to know and how to live with the diagnosis. 

Excellent resource full of clinical pearls! The book is a detailed guide on 500 of the most prescribed drugs and their influence on or by foods. Medications can contribute to nutritional deficiencies, and foods can alter the absorption of many drugs. 

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In-depth research and nutrition therapies for patients with chronic kidney disease, hemodialysis, peritoneal, and kidney transplants. We have carried this book since the 5^th ed.—very popular with the experienced practitioner. Each book purchase has an eBook download.

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.

Antibiotic-resistant infections are alarmingly on the rise in the U.S. Buhner explains the roots of antibiotic resistance, explores herbal treatments, and provides in-depth profiles of 30 valuable herbs, noting their antibiotic properties, dosages, and potential side effects.

Viruses are mutating and becoming resistant to antiviral pharmaceuticals. Global crises and pandemics are happening faster than we can develop medicines to fight them. One answer used for millennia is to make the person’s immune system stronger and less receptive to catching a virus or using certain herbs to fight the spread and severity of the virus.

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This reference covers everything an RDN needs to know about herbs and herbal preparations that influence the gastrointestinal system and function, including elimination by way of urine and skin. This is a comprehensive book on herbs for health professionals. Excellent resource to assess what herbs patients are taking and their safety and benefits or possible harmful effects.

As the body ages, a person’s needs change regarding fitness, physical abilities, and nutrition. This book is for casual and serious athletes and the professionals who help them prepare for everyday walks, as well as more advanced training, competition, and recovery. It also covers how chronic diseases alter a person’s needs.