This diploma offering provides the student with a strong foundation in general anatomy, biology, chemistry, nutrition, psychology, and physiology. Further, it supplies all of the necessary elements required in the pursuit of graduate-level degrees as well as personal career, health, and wellness goals. Furthermore, students will gain insight into the biochemical, bioelectromagnetic, and affective processes that underlie human development and behavior, and affect human health, wellness, and lifespan in individuals through the interconnected constituents of environment, nutrition, society, and thought.
Courses in this program are designed to provide students with greater skills in communication, critical thinking, information collection and utilization, and observation through the enhanced understanding of the human body and how it is affected by diet, environment, lifestyle choices, and self-talk. The courses in this program do not have a clinical emphasis and do not lead to professional licensure, however they initiate education requirements for certain international and national professional certification boards, thus establishing the student as a potential candidate for professional certification if they choose to advance in specialization of additional diploma programs. Graduates may develop careers in the areas of antiaging, or biofeedback, or community health and fitness, or detoxification, or disease prevention and health promotion, or drugless wellness, or holistic health and wellness, or natural medicine, or natural pain relief, or stress reduction, or weight management; including chefs, consultants, educators, lecturers, mentors, personal trainers, life and lifestyle coaches, and strength and conditioning coaches. This diploma program also prepares students for graduate work in related health science fields.
Evaluation:
Completion of required reading assignments and module tests
A passing grade of 70% or higher on the final examination
Prerequisite:
High school diploma or equivalent.
Read, write and speak English
Title:
Gemmotherapy & Oligotherapy for Natural Health Practitioners
Author:
Dr. Anthony Speroni
Type:
Printed
Price (CAD):
52.95
This book is about scientifically-based, real medicine and powerful therapeutic agents. It is a must read for professional or laypeople who want to know about gemmotherapy and oligotherapy! It serves at the core of a college curriculum designed for medical doctors, naturopaths, and other healthcare professionals in mainstream and complementary and alternative medicines. It is a fascinating, well written book providing readers with valuable reference tables and data about how to confidently and effectively incorporate gemmotherapy into a clinical or consultation-based practice.
Title:
Introduction to the Human Body, 9th Edition
Author:
Gerard J. Tortora, Bryan H. Derrickson
ISBN:
978-0-470-23016-9
Type:
Printed
Price (CAD):
150.95
Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology enables allied health professionals to efficiently and effectively master the essentials of anatomy and physiology as well as understand the balance between homeostasis and disruptions to homeostasis. Features such as Looking Back to Move Ahead help refresh basic concepts and make connections from system to system and concept to concept. Rich in clinical resources that highlight disruptions to homeostasis, the book also includes a special box in each chapter that focuses on Wellness. These unique discussions help allied health professionals make the connections between knowledge of form and function with optimal healthy choices.
Hardcover; 704 pages; January 2009;
Title:
Medical Herbalism
Author:
David Hoffmann, FNIMH, AHG
Type:
Printed
Price (CAD):
56.95
Medical Herbalism is a comprehensive course containing information concerning the identification and use of medicinal plants by chemical structure and physiological effect, the art and science of making herbal medicine, the limitations and potential of viewing herbs chemically, and the challenge to current research paradigms posed by complex plant medicines. It also includes information on toxicology and contraindications, the issues involved in determining dosage and formulation types for an individual, guides to the different measurement systems and conversion tables, and the pros and cons of both industrial and traditional techniques.
ISBN: 978-0892817498
Hardcover; 672 pages; October 2003
Title:
Fundamentals in Biofeedback
Author:
Linda Henderson DNM, DTCM, HD
Type:
Ebook
Price (CAD):
0.00
This extensive manual created for Biofeedback students covers founding principles of healing, tips and suggestions for use with any biofeedback system and specific explanation for interpreting and utilizing the numbering using the LIFE system. It contains graphs, charts, intake forms and much more to help the biofeedback student understand the LIFE system to a greater depth.
This ebook is included in the tuition price.
Included in Course Tuition
Title:
Gemmotherapy and Oligotherapy Regenerators of Dying Intoxicated Cells
Author:
Marcus Greaves
Type:
Printed
Price (CAD):
26.95
Gemmae is the French word for bud. In this type of therapy the young shoots and/or buds of trees and shrubs are picked in the springtime and macerated in a glycerin and alcohol solution. After about one month the mother tincture is prepared as a 1x dilution. It is more akin to an herbal rather than a homeopathic remedy, having more of a biochemical effect on the body. The remedy is then given to the patient to facilitate drainage of the primary emunctories of the body, i.e. Lungs, Liver and Kidneys. This therapy is very effective for Americans who carry a large burden of toxins around with them and whose energy is depleted by too much stress and overwork. It's a fascinating and well written book.
Title:
Nutrition, Science and Applications 2E
Author:
Smolin & Grosvenor
ISBN:
978-0-470-52474-9
Type:
Printed
Price (CAD):
159.95
: Guiding nutritionists toward an understanding of the scientific principles underlying what they know about nutrition, this book helps them gain effective decision-making skills about nutritional choices. Unique Science Applied boxes answer the questions about how we learn what we know about the science of nutrition and why knowledge changes. Critical Thinking exercises included in each chapter allow them to learn the basics of how to think about a problem or situation creatively and critically. A case study is also included in each chapter that builds interest in the material. Each chapter then concludes with a postscript that solidifies the nutritionists’ understanding of the links between the science and application.
Hardcover; 936 pages; January 2010
Title:
General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, An Integrated Approach 3E
Author:
Raymond, Kenneth W
ISBN:
978-0-470-50476-5
Type:
Printed
Price (CAD):
149.95
A whole new twist on General, Organic and Biological Chemistry! Introducing a unique approach, with a whole new twist designed for the specific needs of the General, Organic, and Biochemistry course! Kenneth Raymond's General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry offers a concise, manageable, highly effective alternative with an integrated Table of Contents. Now, students can get to the biochemistry topics earlier, better appreciate how the course relates to careers in allied heath, and see connections among these three areas of chemistry.
The text presents interrelated topics from general, organic, and biochemistry in the same or adjacent chapters. This highly integrated approach reduces excess review, and enables students to explore biochemical topics earlier in the course. The result is a briefer, more focused, and more engaging text. Raymond takes a much applied ap-proach, filled with real-life examples that effectively connect the chemistry to future careers in health-related fields. Chapter-opening vignettes focus on the link between chemistry and everyday topics. Online videos and articles from ScienCentral connect the chemistry presented in the text to current events. Concise, readable chunks of text make the book accessible for a wide range of students.
Hardcover; 576 pages; August 2010
Title:
The Reflexology Manual: An Easy-to-Use Illustrated Guide to the Healing Zones of the Hands and Feet
Author:
Pauline Wills
Type:
Printed
Price (CAD):
15.00
Clear illustrations show how body organs and functions are mirrored in reflex points. The photographs and drawings are easy to follow and precise. Features include healing routines and illustrations to guide the student through the entire course. The course introduces the basics and benefits of acupressure and reflexology, showing the student, step-by-step, how to nurture emotional and physical well being in those seeking help and relief through reflexology. Modules concentrate on how to target specific body parts in order to address select ailments and improve emotional as well as physical well being. This book is also accompanied by an ebook from CIHS.
Title:
Quick & Easy Medical Terminology, 6th Edition
Author:
Peggy C. Leonard, MT, MEd
ISBN:
978-1-4377-0838-7
Type:
Printed
Price (CAD):
59.95
Textbook goes with course MED 101S bought separately, found under certificate courses.
Make learning medical terminology faster and more fun with Quick & Easy Medical Terminology, 6th Edition! Featuring CDs with interactive games and audio pronunciations, this book helps you begin reading, writing, and speaking medical terms in the shortest time possible. Small chunks of information are always followed immediately by exercises, so students will be learning "every minute!" The many puzzles, activities, and games make it easier to understand and remember terminology. Written in a clear, conversational style by Peggy C. Leonard, MT, MEd, this book gives you the tools to communicate effectively in the health care environment.
April 2010 • Approx. 448 pp., 175 illus. •
Title:
Handbook of Probiotics and Prebiotics, 2nd Edition
Author:
Yuan Kun Lee, Seppo Salminen
ISBN:
978-0-470-13544-0
Type:
Printed
Price (CAD):
180.00
Since the publication of the first edition in 1999, the science of probiotics and prebiotics has matured greatly and garnered more interest. The first handbook on the market, Handbook of Probiotics and Prebiotics: Second Edition updates the data in its predecessor, and it also includes material topics not previously discussed in the first edition, including methods protocols, cell line and animal models, and coverage of prebiotics. The editors supplement their expertise by bringing in international experts to contribute chapters. This second edition brings together the information needed for the successful development of a pro- or prebiotic product from laboratory to market
Title:
Sugar Blues
Author:
William Dufty
Type:
Printed
Price (CAD):
12.00
If North Americans would read this book and take it seriously, that would be the end of our modern food processing industry as we know it, especially the cereal industry. It would also quite possibly end our epidemic of diabetes and other debilitating diseases
Title:
Sweet Deception: Why Splenda, NutraSweet & The FDA May Be Hazardous To Your Health
Author:
Joseph Mercola MD
ISBN:
978-0785221791
Type:
Printed
Price (CAD):
20.00
This book specifically focuses on sugar, sucralose (Splenda) and many of the other artificial sweeteners being marketed today, citing support by extensive studies and research, as being contributors to a host of serious diseases.
Title:
The Water Secret: The Cellular Breakthrough to Look and Feel 10 Years Younger
Author:
Howard Murad
Type:
Printed
Price (CAD):
19.95
Explained is how much water one needs to drink a day to stay healthy, and why tea, coffee, and sodas are not good substitutes for water. Additionally, the role of chronic dehydration is examined and linked to many conditions including asthma, allergies, arthritis, angina, migraine headaches, hypertension, raised cholesterol, chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis, depression, and diabetes in the elderly.
Title:
Your Body's Many Cries for Water: You're Not Sick; You're Thirsty: Don't Treat Thirst with Medications
Author:
F. Batmanghelidj
Type:
Printed
Price (CAD):
18.95
The book is based on the paradigm shift that it is water that governs all funtions of the body, not the solid matter. Previously, it was assumed that water (the solvent) was only a means of transport for the more vital solute. Because water makes up 75% of our bodies and it is vital to every function, Dr. "Batman" says, dehydration is the cause of many ailments, from depression to high blood pressure to insomnia, to headaches. He says a dry mouth is one of the last signs of dehydration. The solution, therefore, is simple-- just drink water. He says that many of these ailments are often treated with medications, which therefore are really only treating the symptom and not the cause, not to mention that side-effects are added with meds.
Title:
The Drinking Water Book: How to Eliminate Harmful Toxins from Your Water
Author:
Colin Ingram
ISBN:
978-1587612572
Type:
Printed
Price (CAD):
16.59
This book provides a comprehensive education related to water, water purification systems, and how water is connected with health and wellness. During the course, potential problems related to water and solutions are identified. Various purification systems with details of how each one works and the advantages and disadvantages of each are covered.
Title:
Science and Practice of Iridology
Author:
Bernard Jensen
ISBN:
978-1885653239
Type:
Printed
Price (CAD):
55.95
This course provides up-to-date findings of many Iridologists around the globe; along with the history, practice, and foundational belief system behind the discipline. This course teaches how the founders and modern practitioners practice iridology, through many case histories, examples, and illustrations. The information explains that iridology allows one to see the inherent structure and working capacity of an organ. This gives the practitioner the ability to get to the root cause of an illness. The course provides excellent pictures of patients pointing to the area that has caused pain for years, with the accompanying illustration of where their respective problems showed up in the iris, with further validation during the course made through the study of x-rays.
Title:
The Fungus Link
Author:
Doug Kaufmann
Type:
Printed
Price (CAD):
33.95
Mycotoxicology is the branch of mycology that focuses on analyzing and studying the toxins produced by fungus, known as mycotoxins. This course teaches that, just as many other microorganisms do, fungi produce toxins as a response of biological stress in the environment (such as when there are diminishing numbers of nutrients available or increasing numbers of competitions for the nutrients that are available) and this is the condition that triggers a secondary metabolism. Under this secondary path, the fungi produces a broad-array of compounds, usually enzymes, in order to gain some level of advantage, like incrementing the efficiency of metabolic processes to gain more energy from less food, or attacking another microorganism and being able to use their remains as a food source.
Kaufmann, Holland and Clark explain that the microscopic fungi and fungal toxins in our food, air and antibiotic medications are capable of causing a wide-variety of health problems, and that they often lie at the root of even some of today's more debilitating, cause-unknown diseases.
Title:
The Fungus Link Volume 2: Tracking the Cause
Author:
Doug A. Kaufmann , David Holland
Type:
Printed
Price (CAD):
27.35
Mycotoxicology is the branch of mycology that focuses on analyzing and studying the toxins produced by fungus, known as mycotoxins. This course teaches that, just as many other microorganisms do, fungi produce toxins as a response of biological stress in the environment (such as when there are diminishing numbers of nutrients available or increasing numbers of competitions for the nutrients that are available) and this is the condition that triggers a secondary metabolism. Under this secondary path, the fungi produces a broad-array of compounds, usually enzymes, in order to gain some level of advantage, like incrementing the efficiency of metabolic processes to gain more energy from less food, or attacking another microorganism and being able to use their remains as a food source.
Kaufmann, Holland and Clark explain that the microscopic fungi and fungal toxins in our food, air and antibiotic medications are capable of causing a wide-variety of health problems, and that they often lie at the root of even some of today's more debilitating, cause-unknown diseases.
Title:
The Fungus Link Volume 3, 2nd Edition
Author:
Doug A. Kaufmann, David Holland M.D., Jami Clark R.N.
Type:
Printed
Price (CAD):
32.95
Mycotoxicology is the branch of mycology that focuses on analyzing and studying the toxins produced by fungus, known as mycotoxins. This course teaches that, just as many other microorganisms do, fungi produce toxins as a response of biological stress in the environment (such as when there are diminishing numbers of nutrients available or increasing numbers of competitions for the nutrients that are available) and this is the condition that triggers a secondary metabolism. Under this secondary path, the fungi produces a broad-array of compounds, usually enzymes, in order to gain some level of advantage, like incrementing the efficiency of metabolic processes to gain more energy from less food, or attacking another microorganism and being able to use their remains as a food source.
Kaufmann, Holland and Clark explain that the microscopic fungi and fungal toxins in our food, air and antibiotic medications are capable of causing a wide-variety of health problems, and that they often lie at the root of even some of today's more debilitating, cause-unknown diseases.
Title:
Biology: Understanding Life, 1st Edition
Author:
Sandra Alters, Brian Alters
ISBN:
978-0-471-43365-1
Type:
Printed
Price (CAD):
150.95
This book focuses on the understanding of biological ideas and concepts, how they relate to real life, and appreciating the scientific methods and thought processes. Given the authors' work in and dedication to science education, this text's writing style, pedagogy, and integrated support package are all based on classroom-tested teaching strategies and learning theory. The result is a learning program that enhances the effectiveness & efficiency of the teaching and learning experience in the introductory biology course like no other before it.
