Q: I am a massage therapist and nutritional educator, age 30. I am interested in formal study to earn the credentials of a nutritionist, dietician or nutrition counselor. An online program would be ideal. Do you offer such a program? If not, could you recommend one?
Answer: The Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine (AzCIM) here at the University of Arizona does offer two online courses in nutrition education: one on nutrition and cardiovascular disease and one on nutrition and cancerdefine, with other courses in development.
The first covers the fundamentals of diet and nutrition for heart health and includes such subject areas as macro- and micronutrients, fad diets, supplements, phytonutrients, patient motivation and more. The nutrition and cancerdefine course addresses cancer treatment and prevention. Subject areas include integrative nutritional approaches to cancer, micronutrients, common diets for cancer patients, whole foods and more.
Both courses are open to anyone. Physicians, nurses and dietitians who complete either or both courses can get continuing education credit. New classes begin on the 15th of every month. Participants will have a maximum of 90 days to complete each course. To learn about these nutrition courses plus other online courses AzCIM offers, check out the online course catalog.
You also might check into Hawthorne University, an online university that offers a wide range of nutrition courses for students at various levels of expertise.
The Institute for Integrative Nutrition also offers excellent training. The regular curriculum of study is conducted over the course of 10 weekends in New York City, but there is an online component, and online instruction will be expanded.
Bear in mind that many colleges and universities offer a variety of online courses in many subject areas. You may be able to find the nutrition education you seek by checking the offerings of well-regarded, fully accredited schools. This is a great field and career opportunity. Best of luck in your new endeavor.
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With a greater emphasis on nutrition and physical well-being in today's stressful world, nutrition and massage therapy degrees are in high demand. Even in this economy, those who can successfully break down, analyze, and work with food can nearly always find a job. However, one of the issues with earning nutrition, physical therapy, or other healthcare degrees is that there is sometimes not enough time to keep a full-time job (which is necessary to pay for a degree!) and go to school at the same time. In this case, accredited online universities such as Saint Leo's University offers flexible healthcare degrees that you can use to further your career and personal development.
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