Master the whys & hows of real food nutrition

Module 2
What is Real Food? History, Psychological Factors, and What Influences our Decisions

What you'll learn in this lesson:

• The factors of influence and awareness that inform our decision making
• Our historical health blunders, the human dietary timeline and a new paradigm for healthy eating

In Part One, Diane explains the factors of influence and awareness that inform our decision making, and defines what real food is – and isn’t. In Part Two, Liz dives deep into our historical health blunders, looks at the human dietary timeline and sets a new paradigm for healthy eating.

Discover how you are influenced in the context of nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle and set goals to reach a higher level of awareness in this space. You’ll also create your own human dietary timeline focusing on major changes and/or shifts in several areas of your life.

Module 3
The Skinny on Fat & Cholesterol

What you'll learn in this lesson:

• The history behind current views of fat and cholesterol
• The molecular structure of fats, what to include and what to avoid
• Why do we need fat? Cholesterol's impact on hormones, and how to interpret your Cholesterol tests

In Part One, Liz looks at the history and context behind current beliefs surrounding fat and cholesterol. In Part Two, Diane explains the molecular structure of fats, what to include and what to avoid. In Part Three, Diane explains why we need fat, cholesterol and hormones, and how to interpret your standard cholesterol panel.

Create your heart disease prevention plan, decipher your cholesterol panel from a functional perspective, and use our handy guides to clean-out your kitchen’s unhealthy fats and oils.

Module 4
All About Protein

What you'll learn in this lesson:

• Busting protein myths, and why the right protein is critical for your body.

Liz looks at the history and context behind current views on protein, busts the China Study and other protein myths, explains the importance of protein in the body, and the difference between well-sourced and factory farmed animal products.

Find a local farm for quality sourced proteins and create a strategy for prioritizing quality proteins based on your budget.

Module 5
Good Carbs, Bad Carbs & The Low-down on Fiber

What you'll learn in this lesson:

• Breaking down carbohydrates, busting fiber myths, and the difference between fiber from grains and vegetables.

Diane explains the difference between good carbs and bad carbs, how carbs work in your body, how to figure out the right amount of carbs for you, and the roles of vegetables, grains and anti-nutrients.

Discover how many carbohydrates you need to eat in a day based on your lifestyle factors, put “bad carbs vs good carbs” into action based on your current carb choices, and analyze your current carbohydrate and fiber intake. All forms of fiber are the spotlight focus for practitioners, digging into the relation between blood sugar and digestive distress.

Module 6
Blood Sugar Regulation & Sweeteners

What you'll learn in this lesson:

• Understanding insulin, insulin resistance, glucagon dominance, and the insulin-cortisol loop.

Diane explains insulin, insulin resistance, glucagon dominance, and the insulin-cortisol loop. She compares two meals to show their nutritional and physiological impact, and looks at sweeteners and how sugar depletes mineral stores.

Evaluate how balanced your plate is (or isn’t!) using a variety of methods, plus use our guides to evaluate packaged foods in your home based on “pass or fail” system (and brainstorm swaps for those that don’t pass the test!)

Module 7
How your Digestion Should Work, and What to do if it's Not!

What you'll learn in this lesson:

• How digestion works, and how to optimize it
• When digestion goes wrong
• Poop!

In Part One, Liz explains how digestion works, what can suppress digestion, and how to optimize it. In Part Two, Liz takes a closer look at what can go wrong with digestion, including stomach acid, reflux, heartburn and GERD, the gallbladder, digestive enzymes, leaky gut and issues with the large intestine. In Part Three, Diane explains poop, and how what you see in the toilet can help you figure out what’s going wrong with your digestion

Devise your plan for enjoying your meals in parasympathetic mode, become a master of chewing, and judge what’s in your toilet bowl! (Yes - Diane’s famous Practical Paleo “Poop Pageant” is making an appearance!) An added (but optional) bonus: take the HCl challenge!

Module 8
Inflammation, Stress, Sleep & Hormonal Balance

What you'll learn in this lesson:

• Defining inflammation and its role in disease, adjusting lifestyle factors to meet your health

Diane digs deep into inflammation, what it means and how it appears in your body, the role of inflammation in disease, chronic inflammation, and how lifestyle factors like sleep and stress can impact hormones.

Assess your body’s signs of inflammation, create a feasible and healthy sleep schedule, and dig into all of the factors contributing to your “stress beaker.”

Module 9
Superfoods & Supplements

What you'll learn in this lesson:

• Nutrient deficiencies and symptoms, supporting optimal health, fertility and skin care
• Specifics for autoimmunity, athletic training, and fat loss

  In Part One, Liz explains nutrient deficiencies, the surprising ways that they can appear in the body, and the superfoods and supplements that support optimal health, fertility and skin care. In Part Two, Diane looks at specific ways to support autoimmunity, athletic training, and fat lossCheck the nutrient density of your “standard diet,” plus devise a plan for adding in superfoods and more nutrients. Evaluate your body’s signs of nutrient deficiencies and brainstorm lists of foods to incorporate.