Sample Lesson

Introduction:
The text chosen for your first subject in Natural Nutrition is Staying Healthy with Nutrition, by Elson M. Haas, MD. This text will not only be used for this course (Part 1 & 2) but will continue on into Nutritional Symptomatology I (Part 3 & 4), providing a complete guide to diet and nutritional medicine. The philosophy of nutrition expressed in this text encompasses the standards of our school, The Canadian School of Natural Nutrition (CSNN).

We believe...everyone is unique...everyone has a special set of talents and skills...everyone in some unique way wants to make a difference on planet Earth.

Our mission is to educate individuals on the many options available to them to make that difference through the practice of natural nutrition.

* There is an inescapable link between the source, the food and the healthy consumer.
* Our physical body needs more than wholesome nutrition: mind and consciousness play a significant role in our well-being.
* The future of mankind lies not in cures, but in disease prevention.

Through creating awareness based on these facts:
“We can help heal ourselves and planet Earth.”

Nutrition is, after all, a matter familiar to every living being. It is the disregard bred by this familiarity that obliges us to dwell on its essence and rediscover its fundamental simplicity and its vital importance to human survival.

At CSNN, we have adopted a motto that concisely expresses our philosophy of nutrition and characterizes the food that ideally would nourish us:

LIVE, NATURAL, GOOD QUALITY

As you advance in this course, you will appreciate that these simple words, when truly understood and applied, are the foundation of a good diet.

Your textbook “Staying Healthy with Nutrition” contains a wealth of information about nutrition, which has been structured around a holistic and medical point of view. It will be your task to reflect on the data presented, empowering yourself with this essential education in healthcare.

Objective:
Your first subject, “Fundamentals of Nutrition”, will give you a clear understanding of the link between nutrition and preventive medicine. It explains the role of macronutrients, vitamins and minerals in the diet, and the importance of water. It describes how certain dietary habits undermine our health, and provides suggestions to overcome these habits. It looks at the effect of pollution on our health and the health of our planet.

Purpose:
Its purpose is to show you how we can develop for ourselves a diet of high nutritional quality despite unhealthy social trends.

Your Learning Environment:
To fully understand this most important subject requires your undivided attention. Please select a quiet area of your home where you will be able to work undisturbed. You will need a note pad, pencils, a highlighter pen, and also an English language dictionary to help you avoid the temptation of skipping over words you may not understand!
You will get the most out of your lessons if you follow the pace suggested in your workbooks, and do the exercises as they are presented. At the end of each subject you will find a test. Please detach these pages only when you get to them. The completed tests must be returned to us for marking as indicated. Be sure to keep copies of all assignments for your records. Marked papers will not be returned to you.

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