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Complete resource needed by clinicians for review and update of acute-based MNT skills and knowledge. The text uses practice-oriented, case-based approach and evidence-based nutrition care plans. Advanced MNT begins with core concepts relating to assessments, as well as EN/PN nutrition, and then goes into specific disease states and specific needs for pediatric through elder care. Each book also offers an eBook version for download.

Excellent resource! Author Dan Benardot, PhD, RD, FACSM, combines the latest evidence-based research with his practical experience and lab research to give
readers a unique perspective on sports nutrition. He gives quick reference sheets to help you apply principles and create nutrition plans.

This book exposes the flawed logic behind using dieting for sustainable weight loss. Based upon Dr. David Ludwig’s endocrinology and weight loss research at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, readers learn how to better control hunger and retrain fat cell function.

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.

Written by an academic psychologist with decades of experience, this book covers historical roots, methods of assessment to intervention, causes, and education. Emphasis is placed0020on practical information and the most recent research on the autistic spectrum.

The endocannabinoid system is one of the most essential regulatory systems in the body. The author is a well-respected clinician with over 13 years of cannabis clinical experience. 

This book and course are first of their kind to cover avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), which describes children and adults who cannot meet
their nutritional needs, typically because of sensory sensitivity, fear of adverse consequences or apparent lack of interest in eating or food. The authors outline the cognitive-behavioral treatment for patients across all age groups, supported by real-life examples and tools to allow clinicians to apply this need new treatment.

Bestseller! Same book but updated test question format on 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.

This course examines what is meant by culture and the ways in which international and domestic cultures intersect with health issues, including illness causation, healing traditions, socio-cultural structures, and gender.

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.

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.

“Dr. Neustadt has made an excellent book even better.” People spend more time in the hospital for osteoporosis than for diabetes, heart attacks, and breast cancer combined. Bone density tests only predict 11-44% of women and 10-21% of men who will break a bone. Learn the natural lifestyle, nutrition, and exercise guidelines proven to protect bones.

Excellent resource! This reference covers everything a health professional needs to know about the gastrointestinal tract, including its anatomy, diagnostic methods, disease symptoms and processes, plus surgical interventions. Best, most comprehensive book on nutrition and the gut we could find.

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. 

This course delves into the concept of health equity, the challenges it presents, and the ways it affects various demographic groups. Health equity is a fundamental principle in public health and healthcare, aiming to ensure that every individual can be the healthiest version of themselves.

Fantastic resource for all nutrition practitioners who work in wellness, sports, or acute care! Educate yourself on supplements patients are taking or those you want to suggest. Over 132 contributing authors who are experts in their field.

Thoroughly comprehensive and written by experts on overweight and obesity, this book is evidence-based and patient-centered. It covers the disease process, assessment of overweight and obesity, the most used interventions, and insurance coverage.

This course is only for CHES professionals.

Thoroughly comprehensive and written by experts on overweight and obesity, this book is evidence-based and patient-centered. It covers the disease process, assessment of overweight and obesity, the most used interventions, and insurance coverage.

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.

Sufferers of histamine intolerance often have a hard time getting diagnosed and finding treatment—other than living on pharmaceuticals. This book is designed to help identify the condition and implement strategies (mostly nutritional) to reduce the incidence and manage it.