STANDARD COMPETENCIES

 

 

 1. Recognize personal eating habits that are contributing to poor digestion and health.

 2. Explain the role of primary food and emotions on digestive wellness.

 3. List the five primary categories of digestive imbalances according to the DIGIN model.

 4. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the anatomy of the digestive system.

 5. Distinguish the differences between digestion and absorption.

 6. Explore the importance of intestinal flora to overall health.

 7. Define dysbiosis and explain how it can contribute to poor digestive health.

 8. Breakdown the role of the immune system in relation to the concept of an inflammatory gut.

 9. Summarize the reasoning behind the gut being called “the second brain.”

 10. List specific restorative foods for healing.

 11. Compare and contrast food sensitivities, intolerances, and allergies.

 12. Create a sample elimination diet for a hypothetical client.

 13. Generate natural therapy solutions for acute and chronic digestive issues.

 14. Assess the validity of nutritional claims and research studies.

 15. Justify personal position on current topics in holistic nutrition.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE

 

 I. Eating Habits Self-Reflection

              a.    Primary Food

              b.    Emotional Eating

              c.    Mindful Eating

 II. Functional Medicine and DIGIN Model Introduction

 III. Digestion & Absorption

 IV. Intestinal Permeability

 V. Gastrointestinal Microbiota

              a.    Probiotics

              b.    Dysbiosis

 VI. Immune Function & Inflammation

 VII. Enteric Nervous System: The Second Brain

 VIII. Food as Medicine

              a.    Restorative Foods for Healing

              b.    Food Sensitivities, Intolerances, and Allergies

              c.    The Elimination Diet

 IX. Natural Therapies

             a.   Common Digestive Problems

             b.   Specific Digestive Conditions

 X. Hot Topics in Holistic Nutrition