CCWFN Module 2: Endocrine & Male/Female Hormone Dysfunction, Immune-Allergy

The International Foundation for Nutrition and Health (IFNH) has offered our Certified Clinician of Whole Food Nutrition (CCWFN) certification program to licensed health practitioners and provides enhanced knowledge of foundational nutrition related to the physiology of nutrition and biochemistry of the body since 1998. The CCWFN is a provider direct, learner-paced online certification program based upon extensive research into the key factors of a successful nutritional practice by building patient compliance and/or incorporating whole food nutrition into an existing wellness practice.

The purpose of the CCWFN program is to guide the practitioner to a better understanding of balanced body chemistry through the examination of foundational nutrition. The program consists of many hands-on nutritional exams and practice workshops which were used extensively as part of the training process for doctors in medical schools until the 1950s.

Our mission is to instruct health practitioners on how to utilize the scientific research and therapeutic use of whole food nutrition and to educate, through the practitioners, the lay public n the functional perspective and principles of effective whole food nutrition and lifestyle that are advantageous to good health.  Content includes the application of scientific knowledge to patient care and therapeutic interpersonal relationship skills related to body chemistry.  The program is heavily steeped in practice management and patient implementation tools.

Students will learn:

• the connection between endocrine dysfunction and disruption of basic body chemistry (both physical and mental)
• scientific research of Dr. Melvin Page and genetic disposition
• how to observe the root cause and not treat the symptoms or focus on the manifestation of the body’s malfunctioning metabolism
• Dr. Harrower’s chart of the relationships of the endocrine organs
• the first thing that affects the endocrine system
• practice endocrine system tests to identify and define endocrine dysfunction

1. Immune/Allergy (physiology, assessment, management)

Students will learn:

• how immune & allergy dysfunction originate from sugar handling issues, compromised digestion, and toxicity
• about the ‘terrain theory’ based on the scientific research of Dr. Antoine Beauchamp who points how depending on the health of the body, determines if the body can withstand the bombardment of disease or infection
• the connection between calcium metabolism and its relation to the immune response
• how primitive people living on a whole food diet had less than 1% dental caries and degenerative disease
• two intrinsic defense systems to immunity
• the importance of cellular & humoral responses
• define primary and acquired immunodeficiency
• understand the three basic concepts that must be addressed for immune-related dysfunction
• to practice immune/allergy tests to identify and define immune/allergy dysfunction

1. Practice Management:

Students will learn:

• improved implementation of whole food nutrition
• implement a systematic process to increase compliance
• how to define their mission statement, design a report of findings script, and other supporting material for their nutrition practice, as well as lay out responsibilities for staff

International Foundation for Nutrition and Health is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

In order to obtain the CCWFN 100 certification hours for this program the learners must complete the following:

• Learner must be a licensed practitioner: MD, ND, NP, LAc, DC, DDS, RN, RD, DO, PA-C, BSN, etc or have an advanced graduate degree in a related nutrition topic
• Complete the three program modules consecutively
• Complete 77 contact hours of required course material, lecture slides, live weekly teleconference calls (recording available for one week), and post exams
• NOTE: The weekly teleconferences are review lectures for Modules 1 & 2 only, with Q&A time for mentoring.
• Complete summative evaluation following completion of each modules
• All exams must be passed with at least an 85% grade point (75% grade point for CTWFN participants)
• This program must be completed within 30 months of signing the enrollment form of Module 1. If each Module (Module 1-3) is not completed within 10 month of the enrollment form for that particular Module, a $100 reactivation fee will be required to further access this education activity in the learning portal. You have 10 months to complete each Module independently and they must be completed consecutively. This gives an additional 3 months to complete the module.
• Balance paid in full for all three modules. Only Modules 1 & 2 for CTWFN participants need to be paid in full.

Investment includes: tuition, contact hours, transcript, certificate of completion, required textbooks, professional membership, live weekly teleconference lecture calls (Sept – June; recording available for one week following live lecture call), enrollment fee, shipping & handling, technical support.