Health e-Nuts & Bolts Online Course
In response to the demand to present a simple course on nutrition demystified, I’ve finally buckled after all these years, and that’s how this course was ‘born’.  In a nutshell it’s all about practical guidelines for healthy living from a sound nutritional standpoint.  It’s informal, it’s simple, it’s fun – and you’ll learn all about how to be healthy - no sweat. 
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Diplomas
The Academy of Health & Nutrition as the sole African facilitator, offers 2 world-class Australian courses, available for the first time in this country! The courses offered include:

1. International Diploma in Clinical Nutrition
    Can be done full time in under 6 months or 12-24 months part-time study

2. International Diploma in Nutritional Supplementation
    6-12 weeks part-time study

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Extensions will be considered in both cases.
Both courses are fully correspondence with all that is required, and contain comprehensive CD's, textbooks, course notes and assignment topics. These courses can be started at any time of year and Diplomas are issued in December and June.

Sally-Ann Creed's Personal Recommendation
These courses outstrip other courses available on the market in this country today, as they have been written by a Professor of Biochemistry, and studied by many thousands of people all over the world. They come highly recommended by Sally-Ann Creed, who herself some years ago obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Nutrition from this Academy. No fads are entertained - it's all good, sound nutrition!

Disclaimer: these courses & all information contained therein, do not purport to cure, treat, cure or prevent any illness, and information should not be used in place of the advice of a qualified health care professional. These courses like all others offered in South Africa are for information only

International Diploma in Clinical Nutrition
Now Available in South Africa for the first time!
This course comes complete with all that is needed to study correspondence-style, from a world class academy (1-2 year course) for those with a science or medical background (or simply for those with a passion to learn all about nutrition!). This course would be excellent for therapists, dieticians, pharmacists or doctors wishing to "convert" to the nutritional model - or even just for people who wish to know more about proper, scientific nutrition. This course is not only for health professionals - it's for everyone. We live in a day where we people are beginning to see the need to take responsibility for their own health. This will help the individual find out first-hand how to do that.

Home Study Programme
This 6 month full time course can also be spread over 1-2 years part-time for busy people, It is a distance education course designed for those who do not have the time to spend several nights each week attending lectures.. The course is also constructed in such a way that students, working at home, may quickly proceed from the necessary basics of nutritional science to more detailed clinical applications. The material is clear and comprehensive, making full use of the latest nutritional texts and associated Study Guides, Reference Materials and CD's on practical clinical nutrition.

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value – Albert Einstein

The Nutritional Management of Illnesses
The course covers diet and nutritional management in the prevention and treatment of disorders. A few of the many covered are mentioned below:

• Acne Rosacea, Acne Vulgaris, AIDS, Alcoholism, Allergy, ALS, Anaemia
• Arthritis, Atherosclerosis, Auto-Immune Disorders
• Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Bronchial Asthma, Bursitis
• Cancer, Candidiasis, Capillary Fragility & Hyperpermeability;
• Cardiac Arrhythmias; Cardiomyopathy, Celiac Disease, Cerebrovasular Disease
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Constipation, Crohn's Disease, Diabetes Mellitus
• Dumping Syndrome, Eczema, Epilepsy, Gallbladder Disease, Glaucoma, Gout
• Hepatitis, Herpes Simplex, Herpes Zoster, Hyperestrogenism, Hyperkinesis
• Hypertension, Hypoglycaemia, Immunodepression, Infection, Infertility
• Inflammation, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Lupus, Macular Degeneration
• Menopausal Symptoms, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromuscular Degeneration, Obesity
• Rheumatoid Arthritis, Scleroderma, Seborrheic Dermatitis, Sports Injury
• Common Nutritional Deficiencies, Guidelines to Nutritional Supplementation
• Laboratory Methods for Nutritional Evaluation
• Nutrient Bioavailability and Interactions - and much more

When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost – Dr Billy Graham

Environmental Problems and Nutrition
A fully referenced and comprehensive approach to: food intolerance, allergies, chemical sensitivities, food additives, contaminants, behaviour problems, pesticide and herbicide residues, naturally occurring drugs and toxins, elimination diets, special diets (low salicylates, yeasts, M.S.G., amines, etc.), soil nutrients, crops, food manufacturing and processing.

An international diploma will be awarded and marking will be undertaken abroad - although all work will be facilitated from South Africa.

For a full prospectus, price, application form, and information e-brochure, click here.

International Diploma in Nutritional Supplementation
A cutting edge nutrition course 

Who should do the course?
Anyone who wants to be more educated about nutritional supplementation either for their own needs, or to sell nutritional products responsibly, would benefit from this very comprehensive course, including health store owners, therapists and anyone dealing with supplements or involved in the health industry. Most people today want to know what supplements do, how to use them safely and effectively, and what to watch out for. This is also an excellent course for anyone selling nutritional supplements (of any brand) to enable you to understand more fully the action of supplements on the human body.

Just some of the subjects covered in this course include the following:

• Who Needs Vitamins and Why?
• Food processing, storage and preparation
• Genetically based vitamin needs
• Special diets and their nutrient content
• Digestion and malabsorption
• Micronutrients as therapeutic tools; How Vitamins Work
• Vitamin Toxicities and Side Effects; Different Types of Mineral Supplements
• Blood levels of vitamins; Fish oils and inflammation
• Evening Primrose Oil and eczema; Psoriasis
• Digestive Enzymes; Friendly Micro-organisms; Amino acids
• Preparation for pregnancy; Close birth spacing; Delayed ovulation
• Constipation during pregnancy; Lactation; Colic; Childhood diet
• Chemical sensitivities; Hyperactive behaviour; Brain function; Bone growth
• Drug nutrient interactions; Dietary modifications for PMT; Fatigue
• Food allergy; Sports Injuries; Osteoporosis;
• Skin Conditions; Eczema; Acne; Psoriasis; Leg ulcers, Varicose veins
• Different types of cholesterol; Longevity and Ageing
• Asthma; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Kidney Stones; Oxalates
• Animal fats verses fish oils and evening primrose oil
• Adverse reactions to wheat, dairy products and beef;
• Blood sugar and cataracts; Glaucoma; Diet for cataract prevention
• Importance of vitamin C; Tinnitus and diet
• Low blood sugar levels, adrenaline release & tinnitus; Stress effects
• Anxiety; Lactate production and anxiety; Panic attacks and aerobic exercise
• Cancer preventative measures; all cancers
• Antibodies and antigens (reactive food components)
• Detoxification of chemicals by liver enzymes
• Free radicals and antioxidant nutrients - and much, much more

Duration of the course?
6 weeks to 3 months, depending on how slowly or quickly you wish to do this.

What will you receive at the end of the course?
An International Diploma in Nutritional Supplementation.

Please note:
this course is not run by any nutrient company, and is not biased in favour of any range at all. The course is recognised as being one of the most comprehensive available, and is not in any way allied to any health products company. For a full prospectus, price, application form and information e-brochure, click here.