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Foundations In Holistic Health

The Foundations Course is your starting point before entering the IHHA Naturopathic Doctorate program. It’s designed to build your scientific knowledge, introduce you to the core pillars of holistic health, and give you a personal experience with the very principles you’ll be sharing with future clients.

Why Start Here

Health conditions today are more complex than ever — immune dysregulation, gut microbiome imbalances, metabolic disorders, and nervous system dysfunction are now the norm, not the exception. To practice at your best, you need a solid grasp of the science behind holistic health and the language to communicate it confidently.

Just as importantly, you need to have lived it yourself. The practitioners who thrive long-term — and avoid burnout — are the ones who’ve personally experienced the benefits of what they teach. Students who’ve gone through this course have reported better sleep, improved digestion, weight loss, clearer skin, and more stable energy and mood. That firsthand experience becomes the foundation of your credibility.

Whether you studied biology last year or thirty years ago, this course meets you where you are and gets you ready for what’s ahead.

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3 Powerful Courses: 1 Powerful Bundle

The Foundations Course: What’s Included

The 10 Step Program: A personal health transformation program that walks you through the major pillars of holistic living. Each step includes video lessons, challenge videos, quizzes, and bonus resources.

Topics include:

- Clean water — hydration, filtration, and mineralization

- Movement and the healing power of sunlight

- Nutrition — healthy fats, carbohydrates, amino acids, micronutrients, fasting, and meal hygiene

- Digestive health — the microbiome, acid reflux, leaky gut, candida, and food intolerances

- Brain health — neurotransmitters, brain chemistry, and neuropathways

- Breathing

- Sound sleep

- EMFs and electricity

- Emotional health — the Frequency Chart, body-emotion feedback loops, and communication

- Detoxification

Cellular Anatomy & Physiology — A refresher on the building blocks of life: atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, hormones, enzymes, gene expression, and DNA. This section covers introductory biochemistry, immunology, and endocrinology so you can speak the language of holistic health science with confidence.

Nutrition with Amy — A comprehensive nutrition course taught by Amy Sprouse, Therapeutic Nutritional Counselor, Holistic Health Coach, and 8-year Instructor of Anatomy & Physiology. This goes well beyond the basics:

- Carbohydrate, protein, and lipid metabolism

- Deep dives into individual vitamins and minerals

- Five key body systems — digestive, nervous, circulatory, lymphatic/immune, and endocrine

- Principles of holistic nutrition — gut microbiome health, seasonal eating, intuitive eating, fasting, and how stress affects absorption

- Applied nutrition — practitioner meal-plan PDFs, “What I eat in a day” videos, and client-ready PDFs and handouts

- Tips on teaching community classes — public speaking, adapting to your audience, and building confidence as an educator

There is real, growing science behind the holistic health practices that have been dismissed as pseudoscience in the past. This course gives you the knowledge and the personal experience to stand behind your work with confidence. Download the syllabus to see the full curriculum and take the first step.