Module 2 : Advanced

Week 1

  1. Holistic Health – Beyond Nutrition
  2. Introduction to evaluating blood and urine tests
  3. When to refer
Week 2
  1. TBD

Week 3

  1. Nutritional Supplements
a. Evaluating quality nutritional supplements
b. Share my favorites - How and when to use
c. Evaluating potency of nutritional supplements
d. Omega 3 supplements

Week 4

  1. Growth Stage – Diets for Puppies and Kittens
  2. Pregnancy and Lactation
  3. Setting up a healthy gut microbiome
  4. Special nutritional needs during growth stages
a. Which nutrients they need more of and why
b. Large breed puppies
c. Choosing your calcium source
d. Supplement pros and cons
 
Week 5
  1. Discuss student created Growth Stage recipes
  2. Allergies and Food Intolerance - What's the difference?
  3. Potential causes of Food Allergies 
  4. Potential causes of Food Intolerances
Week 6
  1. Discuss student created Allergy and Food Intolerance recipes
  2. Pancreatitis and IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease)
a. Difference between IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) and IBS (Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome)
b. What is Pancreatitis?
c. Different treatment protocols for Pancreatitis in cats and dogs
d. Herbal and Nutritional supplements for Gut Health
e. Diagnostic tests for Gut Health
Week 7
  1. Discuss student created Pancreatitis and IBD recipes
  2. Kidney Disease
a. Types of Kidney Disease
b. Stages of chronic kidney disease
c. Herbal and Nutritional supplements for Kidney Disease
3. Difference in diet therapies based on type and stage of disease
Week 8
  1. Discuss student created Kidney Disease recipes
  2. Bladder stones- Water, water water!
a. Struvite
b. Oxalate
c. Urate
d. Others

Week 9

  1. Discuss student created Bladder stones recipes
  2. Q&A session
  3. Assessment