Natural Health & Consulting Diploma Course (NHC)

Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course you will be able to answer health questions in a way that is accessible, in-depth and scientific.
You will be able to guide and direct people to make healthy choices, do cooking demonstrations/classes to help others prepare their food naturally, and to set up a natural health coaching or consulting business and earn a healthy income.

The course marries the latest nutritional research with practical case studies, a robust nutritional framework and is designed to be experiential and practical.
By engaging with the assignments, you will apply the knowledge to your own (and others’ lives) whilst reading the best materials currently available on plant-based health.

Course Objective

• Understand how our diets and lifestyles have created and caused many modern diseases and how to help others improve their health.
• Find answers to your most pressing health questions (and be able to answer others’ questions).
• Learn about and be able to share clearly – the foundational nutritional research as well as the most cutting-edge science that qualifies this course.
• Learn how to help others take greater responsibility for their health, and therefore be in better control of their life.
• Help others make wiser decisions when it comes to you and your loved ones health
• Help others cut back on medical expenses
• Help others understand how their body works, how to treat it and keep it disease-free
• Help others prepare healthy wholefood plant based meals

Course content
The NHC course consists of  many practical assignments many based on the lessons in the NHN course, but many based on current nutritional news.

Practical assignments that require you to find several people who have the same conditions. You then have to fill in a health assessment form for each person, which may also require them to take action in a certain area. Such as stopping all supplements/ animal products/ dairy products/refined sugar etc.  for 6 weeks and recording their responses.

It also includes the following materials:

• Cooking and food Prep Module
• Consulting module
• Health Assessment template
• You Tube cooking lessons
• Reading material on pertinent studies and research
• Study notes
• Material to use as Natural Way Consultant (should you choose to follow this route)
• Attending live Zoom sessions and completing a variety of impromptu assignments. These are usually based on current nutrition news.

Study Term
This is an evergreen course and as such, can be commenced at any time during the year. You have three (3) years to complete the course in its entirety from the time you invest in the course. If you put in 2-4 hours a day or more, you could complete the program in 12 months. The course is also constructed in such a way that students may quickly proceed from the necessary basics of nutritional science to more practical applications.

The material is clear and comprehensive, making use of the latest nutritional science, study notes, bibliography and includes online forums, email and Facebook support, and newsletter updates.

Recognition
In recognition for your efforts and upon completion of all the assignments meeting the required 80% pass rate, successful candidates will receive a Diploma, issued by the International Academy of Natural Health.

Pre-Requisites
You do not need a pre-qualification in order to enrol. This course is for everyone that is interested in improving their own health and/or the health of others.

Teaching and Learning Strategies
The course is taught via a combination of notes and practical assignments available on the Academy Portal. Throughout the course, students are encouraged to take an active role by critically evaluating the material covered and by linking it to their own experience.

• Email support
• A by weekly Zoom session highlighting the latest nutritional and health news, recipes, case studies and student success stories
• A student discussion forum on What’s App and Zoom
• A dashboard overview of your progress
• A private What’s App group to engage in continued conversation outside of the learning portal
• As an evergreen and evolving course, we want to keep you up to date with the latest research and as such, the course will continuously be updated (you’ll be notified of these updates via What’s App).

 

Text Books (Compulsory Reading)
The most important books you need here are the ones you already have – The China Study and Whole by Dr T Colin Campbell – professor Emeritus – Cornell University. Recommended websites links are also made available to the students as well as a comprehensive A – Z database which is only available to students who have registered for this course.

Audio Visual Learning
Audio and Video integration covering different key nutritional topics are discussed regularly on the by weekly Zoom sessions. These are recorded live, so include valuable feedback from the others students is forthcoming.  You Tube videos on various topics, and various teachers are included regularly.

Assignments
Each health assessment assignment is linked to one of 17 lessons in The Natural Health & Nutrition Course (NHN). A further three (3) assignments on other Natural health practices are required in which you do your own research. The assignments require practical involvement from volunteers for which you may not receive payment.

There is no mark awarded for these assignments however they must be fully completed and handed back with possible suggestions to include in future consultations.

The assignments are both practical and academic and can be completed in the comfort of your home. The format consists of multiple health assessments and case studies with volunteers.

We will also assesses your interpretation and understanding of the health assessments. The entire course is online, meaning that you will receive your marks and feedback via the Academy portal. You will also have direct access to a Discussion Forum and private What’s App Group (should you wish to engage in further discussions outside of the portal)

 

Earning Potential
Your studies would enhance existing income if you are in a health related field or in retail.

You could apply the principles to a health related business, such as a health food store , catering company, restaurant, school, or any business that deals with people of all ages. Successful lifestyle consultants/coaches can earn a healthy income working weekday mornings only.

It will take 3-6 months to build to this level depending on your personality and circle of influence. The assignments will help you build your client base.

If you work longer hours and include Cookery Classes, natural plant extract supplements and related food products, including ready-made meals, your earning potential could be considerably higher. It is possible to earn well in excess of a 6 figure income in any of these fields!

Career Opportunities?
On completion of our NHC Course you are free to pursue any career path you choose.

The course will assist you in strengthening your position in an existing therapy or medical practice or allow you to pursue something completely different. Some of our health consultants have pursued careers in the following areas:

• Consulting
• Coaching
• Whole-food Restaurant – we also welcome any students who wish to do an internship in our flagship wholefood store and factory in Somerset West, Western Cape.
• Whole-food preparation and distribution
• Freelance journalism
• Natural Health Public Speaker
• Cookery Classes
• Health products sales and distribution
• Network marketing
• Author
• Other – let your imagination run wild here, anything is possible!
• Vlog, Blog & You Tube Channel

If you are focused on a specific area – and are passionate and persistent  you can build a very successful business within 2-5 years.

The Natural Health Business course – will help you achieve this if you feel you need focused business training.