Staying Well - Naturally
3 Hour CE Course 
Description
Got that tired, run-down feeling? Learn easy, effective ways to support and strengthen your immune system through nutrition, dietary supplements, herbs and lifestyle choices.
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| Materials and Test Shipped to You | Contents: Manual and workbook with multiple-choice test shipped to you. | $35 | |
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| Online Materials with Online Test | Contents: Online manual; plus online multiple-choice test | $35 | |
Content Outline
| What Are "Alternatives" and Why Are They Important? | Stress, the Immune System and the Body/Mind1 hour |
| The Perils of Antibiotic Use |
0.25 hour |
Care and Feeding of the Immune System Diet Structures for Health |
1.25 hour | |
| Open-book Test and Course Evaluation | 0.5 hour |
Testimonials
I really liked this course. Easy to understand and also apply to daily life.Dawn Hannon, CMT
I truly enjoyed this CEU! It was very informative and useful for me.N. Vavra, LMT, NCTMB
Excellent for personal health reference as well as waiting room reference for clients to look at if they choose to pick it up and read while waiting. Great education for current media misinformation. Thank you!Ann Fowlkes Cyrus
This course was very informative and convenient to complete at homeAngela
The information was great. I have always wanted to know about some alternatives to antibiotics. I do not like to take pills, so this course was great. I learned a lot from it.Jennifer Epperson
There was excellent information regarding diet and supplements which I did not know prior to taking the course.Jennifer Hill LMT Las Vegas, NV
I really liked this course.Joshua K. Young
I found this course to be filled with useful information, which will not only benefit my practice, but also my personal well-being. It will be used upon patient request.Laura Bond
It was a very interesting course. I learned a lot.Laurie Causer , LMT
I have just experienced a year in a Wellness Program. This material was a great supplement to our Nutrition Portion.Linda S. Pelc BS,NCTMB,ABMP,LMT
Very interesting and written in a clear, concise manner.Linda Yarosh, NCTMB, Bodywork & Massage of Somerset Hils, Cheste
Product arrived as promised, convenient course, thorough, and very useful.M. Wright, LMT
Informative, concise, well-organized.Margaret Curtis
Very interesting, concise course with very good references.Maryann Hosmer
This course reinforced many of the things I already knew and filled in many of the blanks I had about good health and my immune system.Paula J Thomas, LMT, NCTMB, Romeoville, IL
Excellent course, excellent information on herbs.Rachel S. Broad, LMT Nashua, NH.
Course was well organized with useful data that can be applied to real lifeRita Taylor, LMT The Butterfly Rainbow Center Sioux Falls, SD
The course offered helpful knowledge to pass along to clientsSandra
I loved the information on nutrition and wellness. The content of this lesson is information that every individual should be knowledgeable of and was quite a wonderful refresher for me.Stacy Long, LMT Dixon, IL
This is a very easy way to obtain CE credits.Tasia Marie Winans
I enjoyed this course as a refresher in nutrition and even used it to teach my 12 year old daughter about nutrition.Victoria J. Pendley, LMT, NMT Fayette, Al
Learning Objectives
- Identify at least three nutritional approaches that support immune system function.
- Identify at least three dietary supplements that support immune system function.
- Identify at least three psychosocial factors that support immune system function.
Sample Text
"Echinacea is one of the most widely used and heavily studied immune-boosting herbs in the world. There are many different varieties that have health benefits. The root, stem, leaves and flower may be used. Echinacea boosts the white cells’ ability to surround and destroy bacterial and viral invaders and stimulates the lymphatic system to clean up waste material and toxins (Mowrey, 1986). It is a potent T-cell stimulator that has been used effectively in treating colds, flu, bronchitis, whooping cough, tonsillitis, Candida and upper respiratory infections (Foster, 1991). The following are key points about Echinacea:
- Choose standardized extracts of 2.4% to 3.5% echinacosides
- Stimulates the immune system and boosts the production of interferon
- Reduces the duration and severity of colds, flu’s and other infections
- Can be taken orally or applied topically around wounds.
- For colds and flu, take up to 200 mg five times a day
- For other infections, take 200 mg three or four times a day
- Not to be used for more than eight weeks
- This is not a replacement for antibiotics but it can be used to complement them
Echinacea can over stimulate the immune system and worsen autoimmune problems, such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. It is contraindicated for people who are allergic to the daisy family. There are no known side effects other than the two listed above." (Staying Well: Alternatives to Antibiotics, by Sharon Burch, MSN, RN, NCTMB(2008)
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1. ______________ is one of the most widely used and heavily studied immune-boosting herbs in the world, but it can over stimulate the immune system and worsen autoimmune problems, such as lupus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. and it is contraindicated for people who are allergic to the daisy family.
- garlic
- echinacea
- ginseng
- goldenseal
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Customer Reviews
This is an excellent way of learning without STRESS.A. Kubinek, LMT, NCTMB
It was so easy to order from the website. The materials arrived quickly. This home study course was convenient, economical, and a great way to fulfill the NCBTMB ethics requirement!Sandra Mainardi, CMT, Lincoln Park, NJ