Cindi Lockhart & Vanessa Ruiz – Food as Medicine Certification: Clinical Applications for Healthcare Professionals

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Your patients are sick and tired of hearing “move more and eat less” or that “it’s all just calories in vs. calories out.” It’s no secret that many people have significant issues with nutrition. Fasting. Fad diets. Magic pills. They’ve tried it all, and nothing worked.

Worst of all? Numerous chronic diseases can be reversed with proper nutrition. Your patients need education and empowerment to take an active role in the restoration of their health.

They’re coming to you with questions because they need someone they can trust to provide sound guidance for nutrition.

This is why we’ve brought together two leading experts to provide a nutritional framework that you can easily implement into your practice: a clear path forward for lasting behavior change with your patients, backed by the authority of a certification.

You’ll discover simple and affordable, evidence-based holistic approaches that can help your patients achieve optimal health while preventing and addressing common health problems.

Food is medicine! Don’t wait — register now!

More than just the physiology of nutrition… learn how to apply these concepts in your clinical practice!

Principles to Maximize Your Patient’s NutritionMacros and microsWhat’s the skinny on fats?

• To carb or not to carb?
• Causes of oxidative stress & inflammation
• Organics – when & why

Metabolism and WeightPhysical activity recommendations

• BMI is outdated…or is it?
• Implications for appetite: ghrelin and leptin
• Bariatric surgery
• Pregnancy/breastfeeding
• Cancer patients
• Athletes

Diet Wars — There is no “one size fits all” in nutrition!Mediterranean — the gold standard

• Keto
• Intermittent fasting & time-restricted eating
• Low carb
• High Protein
• Vegan + different types of vegetarian diets
• Elimination diets
• And more!

When Hormones Come into the PictureCortisol

• Insulin
• Thyroid
• Estrogen and progesterone
• Testosterone
• Perimenopause, menopause & andropause
• When to refer for testing

Gut Check: Impacts on Overall Gut HealthDigestion and absorption

• Intestinal barrier — its function and what happens when it becomes leaky
• Microbiome — the power of bacteria
• How the gut impacts hormones, skin, immunity, and mood
• 5R protocol — how to heal the gut

Strategies for Working with Special PopulationsDiabetes & insulin resistance

• Hypertension
• Hypercholesterolemia
• Hypothyroidism
• Anxiety & Depression
• Insomnia & Fatigue
• Autoimmunity
• Osteoarthritis

Optimize Sleep, Stress Management, and Circadian RhythmsPatient Assessment

• Sleep hygiene, habits & quality
• Stress levels and intentional practice
• Current alignment to circadian rhythms
• Lifestyle programs & mindfulness training
• Customized & systemized approach for circadian alignment

MEET YOUR EXPERTS!

Cindi Lockhart, RDN, LD, IFNCP, is board-certified as an integrative and functional nutrition practitioner with over 27 years in professional practice. She has trained nutrition, fitness, and medical practitioners throughout most of her career, yet maintains a personal practice with clients/patients as she believes that the only way she can effectively educate and inspire other practitioners is through her own practical experience with clients. In addition to educating on how Food is Medicine, Cindi also specializes in coaching clients and practitioners on the importance of managing stress, optimizing sleep, proper exercise and movement, and reducing exposure to environmental toxins. Cindi has extensive expertise in women’s health issues including hormonal imbalances, infertility, thyroid dysfunction, autoimmunity, and gut health.

Vanessa Ruiz, ND, RN-BSN, is a naturopathic physician and registered nurse. After experiencing health issues stemming from burnout as a nurse, she began studying integrative ways to help herself heal. Her interest in integrative health led her to become a naturopathic physician with a focus on mental health, trauma, and complex PTSD. She earned her Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine at Southwest College in Tempe, Arizona.

She has been featured in the “A Created Life: A Journey to Empowerment” documentary and “Shoutout Arizona” for her ground-breaking work in mental health. She is a public speaker on the topic of functional medicine and mental health, teaching behavioral health professionals nationally and internationally. In addition to her clinical practice, she is the founder of Nurses for Natural Health, an organization dedicated to empowering and educating Nurses about natural health and burnout recovery.

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