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This is a one-day professional diploma course. Traditional Swedish massage therapy is generally used for relaxation, the techniques you will learn on this course enables the therapist to focus on and treat specific problems. Clients are increasingly asking for deeper and more advanced techniques due to their effectiveness in treating a host of issues, the most widespread being back and shoulder pain. On this course you will learn deep tissue techniques, trigger point, palpation, neuromuscular techniques, and hands-free techniques all for a full body treatment.Our comprehensive 4 day intensive professional body massage course guides you carefully through all of the traditional Swedish massage techniques for front and back body, including feet, head and face massage and seated back massage routine too, so that you can deliver a very effective and therapeutic treatment for your clients.

1 Day Course Advanced Deep Tissue Massage Accredited Practitioner Diploma Course

SESSION BORDER CONTROLLERS COURSE DESCRIPTION A hands on course covering Session Border Controllers with a focus on the technical workings of features commonly found in Session Border Controllers. Hands on practicals follow each major theory session. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Explain how Session Border Controllers work. * Explain the SIP call flow using a SBC. * Deploy Session Border Controllers * Describe the features found in Session Border Controllers. SESSION BORDER CONTROLLERS COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Technical staff working with SIP. * Prerequisites: Definitive SIP for engineers * Duration 2 days SESSION BORDER CONTROLLERS COURSE CONTENTS * SIP review Signalling, media, RTP, SIP, peer to peer, SIP proxies, SIP call flows. Hands on: SIP packet analysis. * Session Border Controllers What is a SBC? SBC features, peering scenario, access scenario, NNI SBC, UNI SBC, enterprise SBC. Hands on: SBC call flows * SBC topology hiding Header privacy, B2BUA. Hands on: Header analysis. * Session control Call admissions, QoS, statistics and billing, redundancy and scalability. Hands on: SBC session control * SBC and NAT NAT traversal, STUN, ICE, NAT and SIP, NAT and RTP. Hands on: SBC and NAT traversal. * SBC and security DoS, access control, encryption, authentication, toll fraud, regulatory issues, lawful intercept. Hands on: Security. * Interoperability mediation Manipulating SIP headers, IMS, IETF, TISPAN, SIP-I. SBC interworking.

TOTAL H.248 TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION A course focusing purely on the H.248 protocol. Anyone working through the ITU standards documents can testify to the need of a training course to explain how H.248 really works. This course already assumes knowledge of other VoIP protocols and starts by positioning H.248 in relation to the other protocols. The course then looks at H.248 architectures and concepts before analysing H.248 messages and call flows. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Describe what H.248 is * Recognise where H.248 fits in relation to other VoIP protocols. * Explain how H.248 works. * Analyse H.248 packets TOTAL H.248 TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Technical staff working with H.248 * Prerequisites: Voice Over IP. * Duration 2 days TOTAL H.248 TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * What is H.248? Review of VoIP protocols: RTP, RTCP, SIP, SDP, H.323. The PSTN and SS7. Where H.248 fits into the picture. H.248 history. MGCP. The IETF. Megaco. ITU standards. H.248v1, v2, v3. * H.248 architectures Media Gateways, Media Gateway Controllers, Gateway Control functions, Signalling Gateways. Reference architectures: IMS/TISPAN: IBCF, IWF, I-BGF, SPDF. MSF: S-SBG-NC, D-SBG-NC. GSMA: IPX Proxy. Softswitches. * H.248 concepts The connection model, terminations, streams, contexts. Termination properties: descriptors, context properties. Events, signals, packages. * H.248 messages Protocol stack, UDP, TCP. Message structure. Transactions, actions, commands. Requests, replies, acknowledgements. Sample message flows. Binary encoding, ASN syntax, Text encoding. * H.248 commands Termination manipulation: Add, Subtract, Move, Modify. Event reporting: Notify. Management: AuditCapability, AuditValue, ServiceChange. * H.248 Descriptors What are descriptors? Relationship with messages and commands. Basic descriptors, Descriptors composed of other descriptors. The 19 descriptors. Defaults. * H.248 Transactions Groups of commands, transaction Ids, relationship with actions and commands. Requests and replies. * H.248 wrap up What is a package? Basic packages. H.248 security. H.248 - SIP interoperation. H.248 interoperation with other protocols.

The European Society of Aesthetic Gynecology | ESAG is delighted to   present Hands On Training Course on Non Surgical Female Genitalia   Cosmetic Procedures with a fully rejuvenated scientific program. Trainer: Alexandros Bader, MD, FAAOCG, FAACS Ob&Gyn Consultant (London - Dubai) Specialist Pelvic Floor Reconstruction – Cosmetic Gynecology  President and Founder of the European Society of Aesthetic Gynecology –ESAG Founder and Co-director of the Bader Medical Institute of London  Associate researcher at University of Oxford-UK The  course aims to provide an intensive, hands on training on    Non-Surgical procedures on Cosmetic & Aesthetic Gynecology. The  duration of the course is 1 day, which includes both theory and full    hands on surgery  training on live cases. The training program will include: Theory: * Basic theory of Non-Surgical Cosmetic & Aesthetic Gynecology * Technology application for Vulvo-Vaginal Rejuvenation, functional & Aesthetic enhancement * Injectables for Vulvo-Vaginal Rejuvenation, functional and Aesthetic enhancement Hands On Surgery Cases training: * Hands on surgery training on the full list of Female Genital Cosmetic – Aesthetic surgeries * Injectables for Vulvo-Vaginal Rejuvenation, functional & Aesthetic enhancement   An  exclusive number of five (6) attendees will be able to participate       hands-on,  on live Non-Surgical cases, and learn tips and tricks of       Cosmetic & Aesthetic Gynecology.   Covered Topics: · Non –Surgical Vulvar Rejuvenation with Laser and Radiofrequency Technologies · Non-Surgical Laser and Radiofrequency Technologies for Vaginal Rejuvenation and Treatment of Stress Urine Incontinence · Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) application into Vulvo-Vaginal tissues · Non-Surgical Laser Vulvar skin Tightening · Laser Vulvar skin Bleaching · Labia Majora Augmentation by Fillers · Botulinium toxin application for the dyspareunia treatment · G -Spot® Amplification with G-Shot® technique · O-Shot® therapy for enhanced Female sexual function · PRP and HA application therapy for vaginal dryness

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This is the follow on course for those who want complete knowledge of all Beauty Therapy. Students will need to have completed their NVQ Level 2 in order to progress to this level. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the perfect course for being able to offer any treatment you require. You can choose from 25 evening or a 'Fast Track' of ONLY 10 Days plus coursework, case studies and homework. This course is accredited by the VTCT and recognised by the HABIA- Hair and Beauty regulated government standards. Although our Tutors have been teaching NVQ levels at many Colleges for over 15 years now, we started the 'Academy' so that the teaching revolved around the student and not around making targets, politics and college protocols! Although we set dates, our students have an opportunity to pick and choose and to the best of our ability, we will structure special dates around them. This is what makes us completely unique and probably why we are the most features teaching school on a multitude of TV Channels!! There are many Colleges and Schools that can teach you but whatever you do, even if you do not choose us to learn with us, please make sure the school has 100% pass rate as some of the biggest private schools only have between 50-75% pass rates!! YOU WILL NEED TO BOOK SOON TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT!! Here at 'The Angel Academy of Teaching and Training', we have 2 different routes of NVQ Level 3: Here are the two NVQ Level 3 options: NVQ LEVEL 3 MASSAGE ROUTE: SWEDISH BODY MASSAGE This unit will teach a variety of massage moves which can be used effectively on paying clients to help them maintain good health. Performed on massage couches, each student will receive guidance on how to effectively use massage moves on different parts of the body. Instruction will be given in order for a student to effectively perform a 60 minute massage routine. The Course will teach the following: * Client Consultation * Contra-indications and contra-actions * Health and Safety in the workplace * Related Anatomy and Physiology * Massage moves to include, effleurage, petrissage, percussion and tapotement * Correct application of oil and correct pressure application * After-care INDIAN HEAD MASSAGE Indian Head Massage traditionally was an ancient healing process known to relieve headaches, stress and tension. Hair was strengthened and conditioned too with the use of certain oils. Today, the fashionable hair salons provide the use of Indian Head Massage as a means of relaxation, and it ' s popularity is increasing rapidly. On-Site practitioners now visit offices to provide treatments, bringing Indian Head Massage into our working day. In fact, Indian Head Massage is more than a massage, it is an overall healing therapy which involves chakra, colour and crystal therapy. Essential oils can be added to the scalp by a trained aromatherapist to induce a real state of well-being. Benefits of becoming certified at Indian Head Massage: * Take Indian Head Massage to the employees in the large corporations * Incorporate it as an extra into existing treatments to give you 'the edge' * Many customers prefer to keep their clothes on * Very little workspace is needed. Just a chair! PRE-BLENDED AROMATHERAPY This unit is designed to give you an insight into aromatherapy oils. Enjoy discovering the therapeutic and relaxing effects of acupressure massage using pre-blended essentials oils The course will teach the following: * The benefits of using pre-blended oils * Shiatsu massage * Pressure points * Oils and their benefits * Health and Safety * Related Anatomy and Physiology * Client Consultation and Contra-indications * After-Care HOT STONE TREATMENT Hot Stone Massage is an ancient treatment which involves both the Placement Of Stones and the Application and Massage using them. They are a brilliant aid for the Therapist to work deeply on a client without any trauma to their hands. One stone massage stroke is equivalent to 10 normal massage strokes. The physical and spiritual well-being induced by the stones is amazing. The treatment is a lovely one to give that brings immediate benefits. * Aches and Pains * Swollen Muscle and Joint Pains * Aids Blood Circulation * Stimulates the Lymphatic system to eliminate waste * It can help relieve pain * Improve Bodily Functions * Helps to maintain health and well-being Your extra unit is: FACIAL ELECTRICAL TREATMENTS This course is becoming more popular than ever before due to the amazing electrical equipment now available at reasonable prices for salons and therapist. * Microdermabrasion * Micro-Current * Galvanic- Iontopheresis and Desincrustation * Faradic- Electrical Muscle Stimulation * Micro-Lance * Direct and In-direct High Frequency * Realated Anatomy * Health and Safety * Client Consultation and Contra-indications RELATED ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY To enable students to identify all bodily systems relating to Anatomy and Physiology, allowing them to apply their knowledge and understanding into their therapeutic working life. The course will teach the following: * Cells and Tissues * The Skeletal System * The Integumentary System * The Blood Lymph Systems * The Muscular System * Neurology * The Digestive and Excretory Systems * The Respiratory and Olfactory Systems * The Endocrine and Reproductive Systems * Arthrology * Health and Safety Issues * Hygiene in the Workplace NVQ LEVEL 3 GENERAL ROUTE: BODY ELECTRICAL TREATMENTS This course is becoming more popular than ever before due to the amazing electrical equipment now available at reasonable prices for salons and therapist. An Electrical body treatment can postpone early signs of ageing, improve the appearance of the skin and erase minor sun damage, scarring, pigmentation, cellulite and 'Orange Peel' creping. The course will teach the following: * Microdermabrasion * Micro-Current * Galvanic- Iontopheresis and Desincrustation * Faradic- Electrical Muscle Stimulation * Direct and In-direct High Frequency * Related Anatomy & Physiology * Health and Safety * Client Consultation and Contra-indications FACIAL ELECTRICAL TREATMENTS This course is becoming more popular than ever before due to the amazing electrical equipment now available at reasonable prices for salons and therapist. An Electrical facial treatment can postpone early signs of ageing, improve the appearance of the skin and erase minor sun damage, scarring and pigmentation. The course will teach the following: * Microdermabrasion * Micro-Current * Galvanic- Iontopheresis and Desincrustation * Faradic- Electrical Muscle Stimulation * Micro-Lance * Direct and In-direct High Frequency * Related Anatomy & Physiology * Health and Safety * Client Consultation and Contra-indications SWEDISH BODY MASSAGE [https://www.angel-academy.co.uk/massageswedishbody.php] This unit will teach a variety of massage moves which can be used effectively on paying clients to help them maintain good health. Performed on massage couches, each student will receive guidance on how to effectively use massage moves on different parts of the body. Instruction will be given in order for a student to effectively perform a 60 minute massage routine. The course will teach the following: * Client Consultation * Contra-indications and contra-actions * Health and Safety in the workplace * Related Anatomy and Physiology * Massage moves to include, effleurage, petrissage, percussion and tapotement * Correct application of oil and correct pressure application * After-care ELECTRICAL EPILATION Electrolysis gives you the skills necessary for a treatment to remove unwanted hair, using alternating current and blend techniques. Individual hairs can be treated effectively and safely. The course will teach the following: * Be able to safely carry out an electrical epilation treatment on most areas of the body * Understand how to correctly work to remove unwanted hair * Related Anatomy and Physiology * Preparation of the work area * Health and Safety * Client Consultation and Contra-indications * After-Care Your extra unit is: HOT STONE TREATMENT Hot Stone Massage is an ancient treatment which involves both the Placement Of Stones and the Application and Massage using them. They are a brilliant aid for the Therapist to work deeply on a client without any trauma to their hands. One stone massage stroke is equivalent to 10 normal massage strokes. The physical and spiritual well-being induced by the stones is amazing. The treatment is a lovely one to give that brings immediate benefits. * Aches and Pains * Swollen Muscle and Joint Pains * Aids Blood Circulation * Stimulates the Lymphatic system to eliminate waste * It can help relieve pain * Improve Bodily Functions * Helps to maintain health and well-being RELATED ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY To enable students to identify all bodily systems relating to Anatomy and Physiology, allowing them to apply their knowledge and understanding into their therapeutic working life. The course will teach the following: * Cells and Tissues * The Skeletal System * The Integumentary System * The Blood Lymph Systems * The Muscular System * Neurology * The Digestive and Excretory Systems * The Respiratory and Olfactory Systems * The Endocrine and Reproductive Systems * Arthrology * Health and Safety Issues * Hygiene in the Workplace IF YOU REQUIRE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CHECK OUT OUR PROSPECTUS, CALL US, ASK A QUESTION ONLINE AND PAY YOUR DEPOSIT NOW TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT! DATES AND COSTS Please see below our list of upcoming courses. Click on the course for further information, request a call or email regarding the course or book now! We are quite flexible in terms of course dates so if you would like to organise a course around your timetable, please contact us! CourseDaysDatesCostNVQ Level 3 ** FAST TRACK OPTION **14OPENOPEN£2499 NVQ Level 3 ** FAST TRACK OPTION **142/10/202315/10/2023£2499 NVQ Level 3 ** FAST TRACK OPTION1412/11/202325/11/2023£2499 NVQ Level 3 ** FAST TRACK OPTION148/12/202321/12/2023£2499 NVQ Level 3 ** FAST TRACK OPTION141/01/202414/01/2024£2499 NVQ Level 3 ** FAST TRACK OPTION1415/02/202428/02/2024£2499 NVQ Level 3 ** FAST TRACK OPTION142/03/202416/03/2024£2499 

> MASTERCLASS  ONE-2-ONE 8 CPD POINTS 1 DAY INTENSIVE COURSE  ONLINE or IN-CLINIC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE! After booking we will contact you for scheduling the exact course date! Courses dates are subject to change due to mentors availability. We will inform you via email if a date becomes available! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PDO THREADS COURSE Our one-day Harley Elite Academy PDO cog thread lift ( Elite Mini Face Lift )training course is providing for Doctors ,Nurses , Dentist looking to further to present non-surgical facelift. It s the newest trend made popular by some of celebrities recently and it is an amazing and effective latest technique to mehanical lift and tighten skin. We provide second option using mono and screw it has the potential to redefine facial contours and induces collagen production. This type threads support structure for the tissue of the face by encouraging natural collagen synthesis with 30 % immediately results that peak at 6 months and more. During the training learn how to safely achieve mid and lower face lift and tight , we aim to help you master class techniquesre-volumisation and lifting using one of the highest quality products on the market PCL Threads.   -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THREAD LIFT MASTERCLASS COURSE You will perform this procedure on live models under the supervision  You will practice using This master training will teach you how to introduce threads in Body areas including: Inner Thigh |  Inner Arm | Knee | Tummy | Buttock Using threads: screw, mono and cogs. * During Dermal Filler Masterclass, you will learn the full Anatomy of the face and gain practice. * Anatomy, Vascular Supply of the face, Nerves  * Contraindications  * Complications Management  * Post treatment advice  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ATTENDANCE ONLINE (theory), IN-CLINIC (Practice) PDO THREADS LIFT AREA BEGINNER Face and Neck Threads Lift, ADVANCED Body Threads Lift, MASTERCLASS Face, Neck, Body Threads Lift, MASTERCLASS Foxy Eyes | Cat Eyes

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The prevalence of ill health is real. Become an expert practitioner in treating individuals using a truly holistic approach. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A MESSAGE FROM THE AUTHOR The great need for practitioners is emphasised today, not only by the prevalence of well-established diseases, but also by the appearance of quite new conditions which are not necessarily regarded as being nutritional illnesses. In fact many students come to Nutritional Therapy after experiencing and their own health problems and seek to help others with similar difficulties. We know that nutrition lies at the very heart of these problems and it is our absolute intention to share that knowledge with you. Every person's nutritional needs differ and our courses teach students to recognise this at the outset - there is no haphazard approach.   We are absolutely certain that you will find this a fascinating course as you train to become a practitioner of the highest degree. DR. LAWRENCE PLASKETT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Course Duration 3 YEARS Study Hours 3,000 HOURS Course Content 14 FOLDERS Course Fee £1,995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COURSE OVERVIEW The Plaskett Professional Diploma in Nutritional Therapy is the most scientific and advanced practitioner level course that we offer.  Nutritional Therapy is a form of therapy that uses food, supplementary nutrients and cleansing procedures to alleviate or prevent chronic health problems and this course will train you to practise as a Nutritional Therapist of the highest degree. You will: * Receive a training which is truly holistic in nature * Be presented with the unique teachings of Dr. Lawrence Plaskett whose long experience working in the borderlands between nutrition and medicine enables him to offer a synthesis between many fields that are not often brought together: nutrition, pathology, biochemistry, toxicology, pharmacology, cell biology, naturopathy and homoeopathy * Develop the professional skills and specific diagnostic insight to be able to apply nutrition to health effectively, a training for successful practice that should be applicable anywhere in the world * Be trained to offer help with a wide range of conditions, the majority of which are not necessarily regarded in conventional medicine as being nutritional illnesses. These encompass an extremely wide range of chronic conditions, including most diseases and a vast array of symptoms - physical, emotional, mental - which can frequently be experienced outside the range of conventional medical diagnostic 'labels'. * Develop the necessary expertise in nutrition which is often lacking in other fields of complementary or alternative medicine. Any programme of nutritional supplements and diet needs to be matched exactly to individual needs by a well-trained practitioner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BREAKDOWN OF THE COURSE SECTIONS The Nutritional Therapy Diploma includes the following 14 folders: FOLDER 1 THE HOLISTIC MODEL OF HEALTH CARE This Folder starts with a suggested programme of study and some simple hints on how to make best use of your study time. It then teaches an understanding of basic principles that underpin your entire grasp of nutrition as a biological process.  The naturopathic emphasis is upon freeing the body tissues of toxins and the damaged cell components that drag them down to the chronic level.  The Folder looks closely at the nature of toxins and their sources.  It looks at their behaviour and effects when they enter the body, the character and mechanisms of the damage they do and, above all, the mechanisms by which they can be removed and the damage repaired.  These are no flights of fancy, as orthodoxy would often have us believe.  Rather they are strongly supported by medical science, as the course material will demonstrate.  In order to develop a grasp of these processes they have to be visualized as they really happen, on the cellular level.  A Side Book is included covering the structure and life of the cell. Areas Covered * Study skills * Looking after the body * The Life Force * Stopping the rot and starting to recover * Movements of toxins within and around the body * Our relationship to medical orthodoxy * The nature of natural and unnatural chemical toxins * The concept of toxin-free food * Organic growing and water purification * Free radicals and anti-oxidants * Routes of toxin entry and elimination * Damage caused by toxins lying in the tissues * Detoxification * The relationship between toxic burden and toxic damage * The energy reserve role of fat * The lipoproteins of the blood FOLDER 2 MINERALS AT WORK IN NUTRITION - PART 1 The minerals come forward as the strongest contenders for pride of place among the nutrient classes because they are so critically vulnerable to deficiency and imbalance in today’s western world.  “Get the minerals right before anything else” is a penetrating summary of their necessary priority.  You will learn how the bulk minerals (those we need in greatest amount) depend upon each other and how the micro minerals cannot fulfil their function correctly without a correct balance of the bulk ones.  This Folder takes “first things first” by laying the soundest possible foundation for the study and management of the bulk metals – sodium, potassium, calcium, with magnesium to follow in Folder 5.  We believe that few course providers deal as thoroughly with this absolute cornerstone of nutrition as we do.  The effects of these mineral balances permeate the entire subject of nutrition.  You will look at many aspects of the subject that affect health. Areas Covered * Composition of the human body * Overview of macro minerals * Sources of nutritional minerals * Biological concentration of minerals * Micro minerals as catalysts * Toxic minerals * Digestion, absorption and storage * Mineral/mineral antagonisms * Sodium and potassium balance * Symptoms of sodium and potassium excess or deficiency * The sodium pump * Sodium and potassium in foods * Potassium administration in therapy * Calcium in the human skeleton and teeth * Calcium in body fluids * Hormonal control of calcium * Osteoporosis and disputes over calcium requirements * Calcium in foods * Calcium “mishandling” * Calcium in supplement Side Book: The Chemistry of Nutrition Whilst it is possible to teach nutrition to some degree without studying the chemical nature of the nutrients, it is much better that you have at least a superficial understanding.  Folder Two therefore includes a side book on Chemistry for those who are new to the subject.  However, no one expects you to become highly informed on chemical structures.  Access to the facts and to an explanation is what is important.  This side-book will free you, as a future practitioner, from the need to manipulate the nutrients without understanding them as many others try to do. * Elements, compounds and molecules * Valency * Ions, acids and salts * Combining proportions and moles * Carbon compounds and functional groups * Oxidation and reduction * Calculating the vitamin or mineral content of supplements FOLDER 3 THE BULK NUTRIENTS – PROTEIN, CARBOHYDRATE, LIPIDS AND ENERGY These nutrients provide both the fuel and the building materials for the body.  Orthodox nutrition teaches these topics very thoroughly.  As to the structures of the compounds, we teach the same things they do.  However, all three main classes of bulk nutrients have their distinctive “wrinkles” when examined from an alternative viewpoint.  With the proteins this has to do with avoiding excesses and, to some degree eschewing animal sources for naturopathic and other reasons.  With the carbohydrates it involves recognizing at a sensitive level the long-term harm that can be done by free sugars and the crucial importance of blood sugar maintenance and control.  Orthodox treatments may claim to do these things but there is a vast difference of emphasis and effect.  Among the lipids the “wrinkles” have to do with intricate management of the balance among the essential fatty acids and the importance of the phospholipids in the diet.  You will also learn about the propensity of fats to form toxins and the need to moderate fat intake.  All of these so-called alternative “wrinkles” have weighty scientific support, which you will have explained for you.  The chemical nature of these bulk nutrients is fully presented for those who wish it, with a “faster track” through for those who do not. Areas covered * Different kinds of proteins * The amino acids in proteins * The structure of proteins * Proteins in foods * The essential amino acids and protein quality * Nitrogen balance and protein metabolism * Proteins in therapeutic policy * The simple sugars and sugar derivatives * Di, tri and polysaccharides * Transformations of carbohydrate * Sugars and starch in diets * Blood sugar control * Metabolic energy * The make-up of fats * Different kinds of fatty acids * Essentiality of omega 6 and omega 3 * Lipids and coronary thrombosis * Cholesterol, Inc. blood cholesterol levels * Fats in western diets * Toxins from fats by chemical damage * Lecithin and other phospholipids * Quantifying energy – units of measurement * Energy content of foods and fuels * Human expenditures of energy * Basal metabolic rate FOLDER 4 FOODS AND FOOD CLASSES Properties, Composition and Naturopathic Effects The merits and disadvantages of wheat, milk and meat are carefully analysed and exposed from the standpoint of both scientific and also naturopathic considerations.  There will be much here to ponder, whilst the scientific evidence leaves little to doubt.  You will look rather exhaustively at the merits, nature and composition of vegetables and fruits, not only as groups but also as sub-groups and down to the individual plants.  You will find yourself in a position, when it comes to prescribing, to be directive when necessary about which individual fruits and vegetables it will be best to use.  The groups of pulses, nuts, seeds, fish, shellfish and other seafood’s, as well as beverages, will be closely examined for their composition and suitability for prescription in treatment diets.  Acidity and alkalinity in foods is carefully examined.  This Folder is “all about food” but it is also food for thought from beginning to end. Areas covered * The wheat grain and its milled fractions * Types of bread * Nutritional problems of wheat and wheat allergy * Sprouted wheat and wheat grass * Barley, oats and rye * The composition of milks * Milk as infant feed * The variety of dairy products * Nutritional and health problems associated with milk * Milk allergy and intolerance * Hidden milk in foods * Vegetable mineral content and vitality * Eliminatory effect of vegetables * Composition of 49 different vegetables * Potential hazards of plant foods * Composition and nature of pulses, nuts and seeds * The composition of different meats * Naturopathic negatives associated with meat * The composition of different fish types * Fish as an omega 3 source * Shell fish and crustacea * Nutritional problems of tea and coffee * The composition of fruits * Strongly eliminative properties in fruits * Acid and alkali-forming foods * Using the food composition tables FOLDER 5 MINERALS AT WORK IN NUTRITION - PART 2 Each and every member of the micro minerals group will prove a fascinating area of study and will face you at times almost with disbelief that such minute amounts of substance can exert such extraordinarily powerful effects upon the way the body works and therefore upon health.  Each micro mineral displays its own particular pattern of effects arising from either deficiency or excess.  This is almost like a personal signature of the mineral.  These will be learnt now but employed later in diagnosis to help determine the likely patterns of micro mineral imbalances in your patients. The role of all-important magnesium is examined together with the principles of using magnesium in therapy.  This element plays a key macro mineral role and exerts decisive control over naturopathic elimination.  Areas covered * Iron, zinc, copper, manganese, selenium, chromium, molybdenum, iodine, silicon, fluorine, vanadium * For each of the microminerals where appropriate: Body content; physiology functions; effects of deficiency or excess; toxicity; factors promoting retention or loss; occurrence in foods; different chemical forms; associated diseases; the use of the appropriate supplements * Roles of magnesium in the body * Magnesium in foods * Effects, diseases and symptoms of magnesium deficiency * Naturopathic expectations from magnesium therapy FOLDER 6 THE VITAMINS AT WORK IN NUTRITION The vitamins are mostly micro catalysts just as the micro minerals are.  Sixteen of them are the subjects of this Folder.  We first explain their known effects in the body and then go on to set out the ways that they may be used, either for direct therapeutic effect, or in support of other components of nutritional therapy.  As in the cases of all the other nutrients, there will be both scientific and naturopathic evidence presented.  Good reference material will be provided. Areas covered * For each of the vitamins and vitamin-like substances where appropriate: Body content; precursors; physiology functions; effects of deficiency or excess; toxicity; factors promoting retention or loss; occurrence in foods; different chemical forms; associated diseases; the use of the appropriate supplements. * Vitamin A; beta-carotene; Vitamins B: thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pyridoxine, B12, folic acid, choline, inositol; Vitamin C, Vitamins D1 and D2; tocopherols (Vitamin E); Vitamin K. FOLDER 7 BOWEL FLORA AND THE MAINTENANCE OF HEALTH It is possible to manage and manipulate the bowel flora – the bacteria that inhabit the intestines – so as to produce optimal benefits to health.  Antibiotics and certain dietary errors appear to work in the opposite direction and encourage a flora that will generate more toxins. This Folder deals with both scientific and naturopathic facts and technique and explains how to harness the potential that resides here for bringing better health or maintaining health.  It is a crucially important area of nutritional management.  Every case you will treat will need the possible prescription of bowel flora products to be reviewed. The other part of this Folder is about the maintenance of health.  We provide a general round-up of this pre-clinical part of the course with an overview of nutritional requirements and wise practice in the design of those diets that may be intended to be “healthy” but not necessarily therapeutic.  It includes examination of the special needs of vulnerable groups.  You can expect, of course, to meet patients of all ages and conditions and, often enough, you will be asked merely to provide guidance upon what type of diet will best maintain their health.  It also reviews the production of toxin-free food and the hazards posed by the industrialization of food.   Finally, there is an approach to the use of supplements for health maintenance and a discussion of strategies for on-going cleansing and toxin avoidance so as to assist in maintaining good health. Areas covered * The naturopathic view of the benefits of bowel flora * Effect of diet on the bowel flora * The putrefactive bacteria * Balancing lactose fermenters with other types * Toxic amines * Benefits of the acid producing species * Negatives associated with antibiotics * Breast feeding and the bowel bacteria * Bowel flora products * Overview of the British diet * Nutrient requirements for the population * Higher requirements for the health conscious * Special needs of children and the elderly * Special needs of vegetarians and vegans * The requirements of pregnancy and lactation * Organic growing * Industrial food processing and food additives * Maintenance supplements * Maintenance cleansing FOLDER 8 DIAGNOSIS This Folder is divided into two parts.  The first gives a detailed understanding of the basis of diagnosis, while the second gives direct instruction in performing diagnoses.  These two parts, taken together, comprise a major step in your induction as a naturopathic nutritionist.  The induction into technique and approach is an essential step, but even more than that, the moulding of your thought process is so very important.  You have to move into the particular “observer” position, mentally, from which the diagnosis is best carried out.  The first part of the Folder both provides the “nuts and bolts” of nutritional diagnosis but it also provides the mental positioning to enable you to carry it out with confidence and expertise.  The diagnosis requires understanding of the “constitution”, defined both naturopathically and genetically.   An optional side book covers both the miasms and the Chinese 5 elements in respect of their bearing upon diagnosis within nutritional therapy. Fundamental to the practical aspect is the technique for taking case histories and then interpreting them along combined naturopathic and scientific lines.  This logically leads onto the next stage – treatment – in a rational sequence.  This Folder contains five “demonstration” case histories. FOLDER 9 TREATMENT This is in many ways the crux of the whole course.  However, being released into nutritional treatments – with their full power – without having made the most thorough preparation, would be most unwise.  Absolutely every topic that has been covered before is required in one way or another at this point.  It is here that the interpretation of the case history becomes translated into a prescription of diet and supplements that is honed in a sensitive way to the patient as an individual.  We outline a number of “levels” of the diagnosis that feed into the treatment decisions.  There is a “whole person” level, a “weak organ” level, a “metabolic imbalances” level, a “nutritional deficiencies” level and, finally, the lowest in the hierarchy, a “named diseases” level.   We also introduce here the profound concepts of intensity, direction and level as they apply to the very basis of Nutritional Therapy prescriptions.  All these contributions must converge to provide the best overall treatment.  The focus at this point is on defining the dietary guidelines and the careful orchestration of the essential minerals and vitamins that are to be used.  However, this is also the point at which various named treatments are considered, including bowel cleansing procedures, bowel flora treatment and some of the contributions towards Candida treatment.  These options are set out here and then developed more in the later Folders of Part Two.  Special approaches such as the liver cleanse are also considered here along with amino acid therapy, antioxidant therapy and the anti-inflammatory prescription.  We also provide guidelines on how detailed analysis of the composition of diets, and the design of special diets based on such analysis, can contribute to treatment.  This Folder provides the “core” of all this, with various modulations and variations being available from the subsequent Folders for “fine tuning”. FOLDER 10 STUDY OF CASE HISTORIES There is nothing quite like practice where case histories are concerned.  To be able to study them with great facility and insight and then discern the routes by which they lead towards exact treatment – that is to be your aim here.  The Folder provides the challenge of “interpreting” a number of case histories, with help and with feedback. This is an approach that can lead you towards confidence and competence in this task, which is at the centre of practitioners’ daily work.  Approaches and solutions are presented.  This Folder gives 11 abridged case histories and 20 fully detailed case histories for analysis by the student, 31 case histories in all. These are selected to provide a variety of different types of treatment situation including some that are special or unusual. FOLDER 11 ADDED OR SPECIAL NUTRIENTS AND HERBS In covering the prescribing of supplement programmes in Folder 9, you will have been focused primarily upon those that rank in orthodox nutrition as “essential nutrients”, particularly minerals and vitamins.  However, Nutritional Therapy is enormously enriched by a wide range of other biochemicals that cannot be classified as “essential”.  Life does not stop without them, yet they can be extremely helpful, especially to individuals with compromised health.  These are more often metabolic intermediates than recognised nutrients, but they can be extraordinarily valuable for organ-directed therapy.  Many of these involve up-to-the minute discoveries.  We teach about phytonutrients in foods (eg carotenoids, flavonoids, proanthocyanidins, isothiocyanates, organic sulphides and curcuminoids) and about the possibilities, when necessary, to provide them in supplement form. Herbs are covered too in their special role of support-therapy to Nutritional Therapy, usually in an organ-directed or system-directed role.  Echinacea, silymarin, aloe, ginkgo, bromelain and St John’s Wort are just examples of these herbs.  We also teach the use of herbal combinations for specific purposes.  This wide choice of “extra” items is the subject of specific instruction in this Folder. FOLDER 12 TREATING NAMED MEDICAL CONDITIONS - PART 1 Folder 9 makes it plain that, because this is a holistic discipline, the named medical condition is generally low on the hierarchy of treatment criteria.  Although that is generally the case, the extent to which it holds good may depend upon how advanced is the particular disease condition.  At all events, the practitioner does need a degree of disease-related training, which is provided in this Folder and the next.  Some 180 different medical conditions or classes of conditions, mostly chronic, are addressed.  Special space is provided to cover fully selected topics that are of key importance in an alternative medicine practice, such as obesity, alcoholism, allergies and the menopause.  We also provide you with specific treatment guidance with the proviso that whole-person treatments and organ-system related treatments either take priority or are provided alongside.  Where appropriate some insights are given into the prior allopathic treatments and environmental and social conditions that may cause or exacerbate the listed conditions.  This provides for the patient’s circumstances and lifestyle to be adjusted in rather specifically apt directions. The main categories in this Folder are: circulatory, rheumatic and digestive diseases, along with obesity, alcoholism and immunity states including autoimmunity and allergies.  All the disease conditions addressed are closely studied from the standpoint of orthodox pathology as well as their Nutritional Therapy treatment.  Hence Folders 12 and 13 in their own right amount to a course in the medical science of pathology and this represents a substantial expansion over earlier versions of the course.  These Folders will constitute invaluable reference material for use when you have set up in practice. FOLDER 13 TREATING NAMED MEDICAL CONDITIONS - PART 2 This Folder continues the work started in Folder 12.  Here included are diseases of the nervous system and brain, skin, reproductive system, urinary system, endocrine system, liver/gallbladder, respiratory system, eye, ear, mouth, nose and bone.  Also included are psychological and systemic diseases (including ME), infectious diseases and some directly nutritional diseases.  The detailed attention to pathology is maintained throughout. During the course of Folders 10-14 inclusive, students undertake no less than 12 cases on their own, covering full data-collection, analysis and interpretation, with prescription of diet and supplements.  Together with the 36 case histories studied in earlier Folders this gives 48 case histories studied FOLDER 14 MONITORING TREATMENT, THE THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT Having got the treatment going, there is a need for specific instruction in the on-going task of monitoring the patient’s condition and reacting accordingly with adjustments to the therapy.  Patient and practitioner alike have to be aware that the first prescription is likely to be just the start of a process.  Reading the signs of change looms large in this instruction and familiarization.  Responding to them is the second part.  Here there is a need to understand the terms “intensity” and “direction” in therapy.  “Intensity” refers to the degree of healing and naturopathic pressure being applied and “direction” refers to the aims of the particular choice of treatment being applied.  You will learn to distinguish between situations that call only for a change of “level” and those that call upon you to rethink and change “direction” when the patient’s progress levels off as this may then initiate a new burst of healing changes.  Another way to break out from the “plateau” situation is to assess the exact nutrient composition of the whole diet – an action that is too detailed and time-consuming to do with every patient and usually not needed.  A part of the Folder is about drugs, when and when not to encourage their use, and how to manage the drug-dependent patient.  You need to acquire at least a passing familiarity with the main classes of prescription drugs, which are explained in this Folder. This Folder also provides information on Laboratory testing procedures that may be recommended to patients. Finally we offer subjects of crucial importance to working practitioners, namely a study of “The Therapeutic Relationship” and “Practice Management – Running The Practice as a Business”. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TESTIMONIALS Here's what students have to say about the course GRACE KINGSWELL, NUTRITIONAL THERAPIST UK "I was recommended Plaskett by my own functional medicine practitioner. I knew that if she was recommending it, it would be worthwhile. I wanted a full body overview and not a “match the supplement to the symptom” approach, and that is certainly what the Plaskett Dip;oma in Nutritional Medicine course delivered. I wanted to be qualified to run my own business as a practitioner afterwards, and it is the most complete and highest level course that the Plaskett College offer. My knowledge of naturopathy and nutritional medicine was pretty solid before I started due to personal experience, but I’ve really built on this now and feel confident that I know how to help others. I’ve also learnt a lot more of the biochemistry behind the science too.  The study experience was really good, but it’s a lot of self-motivation, and if you don’t have that then it might be touch to finish it, as it’s completely self-driven". BEN C ALBERTS, DIRECTOR SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF BEHAVIOURAL NUTRITION South Africa The Plaskett Nutritional Therapy Diploma was one of the most rewarding programmes of my life. Apart from the media hype around healthy living it is only after the completion of a proper programme that one truly start to understand the intricacy of the human body and what healthy living really is.  Within the Plaskett programme the combination of nutrition, pure science and a naturopathic view provided me with a completely new perspective on health management. Against a fairly orthodox background it took me some time within the programme to understand the true principles, and once realized fundamentally changed the way I view personal health management. Throughout the programme the support from my tutor was phenomenal with concise and very valued feedback, and certainly at exceptional detail. The course content was of a high standard and must not be underestimated in both volume and complexity. For me personally, the programme delivered immense value and I will recommend it to any of my peers and clients. DIANE BROUGH, NUTRITIONAL THERAPIST Canada When I first started thinking about taking a course in nutrition, I was living in Botswana, in Africa. I was looking for a college that would offer me the support and guidance that is so important for long distance learning. I’m probably one of the college’s longest registered students because my family moved to five different countries during my studies! I am very thankful for the college’s patience and continued support. Plaskett College impressed me with their personal approach to the course and the fact that all modules were composed by Dr. Lawrence Plaskett, a medical research biochemist and the college’s Founder and Principal. I studied the Diploma in Nutritional Medicine because my plan was to have my own practice. I practised at a herbal clinic as a Nutritional Therapist and Iridologist after I completed my diploma, but then decided to study massage therapy, so put my practice aside while at school. I recently established Revitalife Therapeutics and offer massage therapy, manual lymphatic drainage, nutritional therapy and iridology. VITTORIA VIGLIETTI, NUTRITIONAL THERAPIST & FOUNDER OF NUTRIWILD Namibia I chose Plaskett College because I really wanted to make a difference where natural medicine was concerned. After losing my father to Cancer, and experiencing malpractice with all the orthodox medicine we followed, this pushed me even more to pursue an in-depth education in nutritional medicine. I chose Plaskett College’s, Nutritional Medicine Course, because I found this to be very informative for anyone interested in perusing a future in the field of Natural medicine and Nutritional Therapy. My studies have been such a memorable journey for me. I started studying just over 2 months, after losing my father. A very difficult time in my life. The course I chose to do with Plaskett would take me 4 years to complete. I am in my 5th year (nearly my 6th year), doing this particular course and I have only experienced encouragement, understanding of my situation and support from the college to continue to complete the course in my time. I could not show more gratitude towards them for this. I did not expect that after losing my father my life would hit lots unforeseen hurdles, causing my study time to suffer greatly. Yet, through all this, Plaskett College only showed me more support and encouragement to persist with my studies.