The most comprehensive 13 hour nutrition course ever produced for chiropractic.
Nutritional Concepts Covered Include:
Clinical Nutrition - 2 hrs
Gastrointestinal System - 2 hrs
Neuromuscloskeletal System - 4 hrs
Cardiovascular Disease - 3 hrs
This course will educate the doctor on clinical nutrition concepts. Including pain, inflammation, free radicals, and antioxidants. The course will also cover nutrition and the neuromusculoskeletal system including osteoporosis, tendonitis, cramps, strains/sprains, carpal tunnel, headaches, MS, Parkinson's and more. Also includes extensive section on nutrition and cardiovascular disease. Invaluable patient consult information is examined in detail and continues case development through diagnosis and nutritional protocol design.
Includes Free Dry Erase Wall Chart
The healthcare providers chart for quickly calculating patients body composition and metabolic physiology. Instantly derive physical estimates for: Lean Body Mass, Fat Body Weight, BMR (basal metabolic rate, Daily Caloric Requirements, Body Fat %, BMI, Caloric Physiology for various lifestyle and fitness routines, and more. Wall Safe - Apply directly to wall, will not harm wall, easy to remove.
13 Hours continuing education credits.
Course is multimedia with video of instructor and video of all course lecture and practical demonstrations. Each hour of course is highly indexed by chapter allowing for immediate and easy reference of all course material.
MP3 files are included of the entire course so that you can listen to the course on your MP3 player.
Course notes are included of the entire lecture slides in PDF format.
Dr. Italia graduated from the National College of Chiropractic in 1988 as valedictorian of the class. Prior to attending Chiropractic College, Dr. Italia attended Springfield College in Massachusetts studying in the field of exercise science. After graduating, he worked in the fitness industry and became a certified fitness, strength and conditioning specialist working with many bodybuilders at the time. This healthy lifestyle led him to enroll into chiropractic college where he excelled and received numerous awards in addition to attaining his acupuncture certification. Since graduating, Dr. Italia started a chiropractic office that has grown into four chiropractic, physical therapy, and rehabilitation facilities in the state of Connecticut and has received the “Hartford favorite chiropractor award” for four different years. After chiropractic college, Dr. Italia continued to study both nutrition and neurology eventually achieving diplomat status in both fields. He has since been certified as a clinical nutritionist and is state licensed as such. He has worked with top athletes on conditioning and nutrition, including top ten world rated boxers and professional bodybuilders. Over the years, Dr. Italia continued to increase his knowledge in the field of nutrition and subsequently received both his masters and doctorate. His thesis and specialty in nutrition is anti-aging medicine and the use of nutrition and nutritional agents to treat disease and illness. In addition to operating four chiropractic facilities, he is also an adjunct professor at the University of Bridgeport teaching in the Nutrition Masters program. He has also practiced the martial arts for approximately 20 years and is currently the vice-president of American-Kyokushinkai, an international karate organization.
MS Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / Windows 7
PC with 300 MHz or higher CPU
256 MB of RAM
Audio
CD/DVD drive
Internet connection for testing.
