Functional Health and Lifestyle Practice
Functional Health and Lifestyle Practice introduces the science of wellness via a functional health approach, focusing on addressing root causes of illness through lifestyle and health coaching.
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What you’ll be able to do
Describe what it means to view health through a "functional" lens and how this model of care differs from or compliments a more conventional approach to health care.
Evaluate how chronic disease and pain can be addressed using a functional approach to care using diet and lifestyle practices.
Identify and address lifestyle factors that impact health outcomes.
Integrate functional health principles and lifestyle practices into one's overall approach to health and wellness.
Explore health coaching strategies and tools used by practitioners to gather health information and create positive behavior change related to lifestyle practices.
Demonstrate the ability to apply knowledge of functional health principles, lifestyle practices, and health coaching strategies during a health coaching session.
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Introduction to the science behind and strategies for wellness based on a functional health approach. Viewing the body as a complex and integrated system and address the root cause of illness or disease rather than treating only presenting symptoms. Disease manifestation stemming from many factors such as genetics, lifestyle and environment. Lifestyle health practices and health coaching strategies for working with clients or patients. View health through a functional health lens, using several strategies to manage and prevent illness.
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- Functional health approach and root cause analysis
- Factors influencing disease manifestation including genetics, lifestyle, and environment
- Lifestyle health practices and health coaching strategies
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- Health coaching strategies for working with clients or patients
- Evaluating chronic disease and pain management through diet and lifestyle
- Applying functional health principles in a health coaching session
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