Doctorate of Holistic Science
Welcome to NHC’s Holistic Health Practitioner Program!
This course will teach you the principles of becoming a Holistic
Health Practitioner in today’s health world.
You will also experience practical applications of medicinal herbs for disease prevention, disease therapies along with natural alternatives to
over-the-counter and Offerd drugs.
The Holistic Health Practitioner course will also provide you applied
knowledge on how to properly & safely recommend vitamin or herb
therapies for various diseases and disorders from Holistic perspectives.
The material in the course will give you a foundation that will support
your personal growth and enable you to educate others in these life
supporting principles.
This distant learning class and succeeding clinical internships will
prepare you for serving your community as an Holistic Health Practitioner.
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As an Holistic HP you can:
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Open a Holistic Health Practice in your community |
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Formulate your own nutritional supplements for sale |
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Become a nutritional supplement spokesperson |
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Hold nutritional learning/health clinics |
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Offer herbal and vitamin therapies, remedies, and lifestyle changes for diseases or disorders |
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Open your own herbal and vitamin pharmacy |
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Write books, journals and articles on holistic remedies |
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Work as a freelance nutritional & herbal consultant |
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Work with other Holistic Health Practitioners |
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and much more |
Course Study Materials
Text Books
- Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology
- Internal Cleansing & Detoxification
- Food and Diet Cures
- Alternative Medicine – The Definitive Guide
- American College of Physicians – Medical Guide
Resources for Disease & Prevention Research & Therapy
These study materials will be used for your research
and term paper projects
Student Center Access - This is where you’ll receive your
home work , research projects, resources, and also where
you’ll take your quizzes tests. You will also have an online
grade book and teacher interactions |
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Holistic Health Practitioner– Course Syllabus - 175 credit hours
Estimated time to complete - The Holistic Health Practitioner course will take approximately 3-6 months to complete, but you have up to two years to complete the course. The time required to complete the course is up to you! Start your new career today!
Prerequisite - Successfully completed the Master of Holistic Science or the Master Herbalist degree program first.
Each Module / Topic will consist of reading assignments, one quiz, one review and one final test. The final modules will consist of research projects or term papers with the final exam being a comprehensive test. All quizzes and tests will be open book and taken online in our student learning center. You will have the ability to take the quizzes and tests over again, if needed, to acquire enough points to graduate.
Doctorate of Holistic Science
Module 1: Advanced Anatomy & Physiology
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AAP01 – Organization and Metabolism of the Human Body
Learn and understand how each body function, including cell production, tissues, and organs interact and integrate with each other, and how the human body metabolizes. |
AAP07 – The Lymphatic system and Immunity
Learn the Lymph system, Lymph Vessels, Lymph Tissue, Immunity, and how aging affects the Lymph system. |
AAP02 – Sensory Pathways
Learn about sensory pathways, characteristics of sensations, cutaneous senses, muscle senses, sense of taste, smell, hunger, and thirst.
Learn about the eye, the ear, arterial receptors, and how
aging affects the senses. |
AAP08 – The Digestive System
Learn and understand the divisions of the digestive system, the types of digestion, the oral cavity, the Pharynx, the Esophagus, the structural layers of the Alimentary Tube, the Stomach, the Small Intestines, the Liver & other organs and how aging affects the digestive system. |
AAP03 – The Heart
Learn about the locations of the pericardial membranes, the heart’s chambers, vessels & valves, coronary vessels, the cardiac cycle and heart sounds, cardiac conduction pathway, heart rate, cardiac output, regulation of the heart rate, and how aging affects the heart. |
AAP09 – Body Temperature and Metabolism
Learn and understand a deeper knowledge of body temperature, metabolism and how aging affects the metabolism. |
AAP04 – The Endocrine System
Learn the chemistry of hormones, regulation of hormone secretions and about the Pituitary gland, the Thyroid gland, the Parathyroid Glands, the Pancreas, the Adrenal Glands, the Ovaries, the Testes and other Hormones. Understand the mechanisms of hormone action and how aging affects the endocrine system. |
AAP10 – Fluid- Electrolyte and Acid- Base Balance
Learn and understand water compartments, water intake and output, electrolytes, acid-base balance, and how aging affects our fluids and PH regulation. |
AAP05 – Chemistry
Learn about the elements, atoms, chemical bonds, chemical reactions, inorganic compounds of importance, and organic compounds of importance. |
AAP11 – Human Development and Genetics
Learn and understand Human Development, and Genetics. |
AAP06 – The Vascular System
Learn and understand arteries, veins, capillaries, the pathway of circulation, velocity of blood flow, blood pressure, regulation of blood pressure, and how aging affects the vascular system.
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AAP12 – Microbiology and Human Disease
Learn about the Classifications of Microorganisms, Normal Flora, Infectious Disease, Epidemiology, the Methods of Control of Microbes, and the Pathogens. |
Doctorate of Holistic Science
Module 2: Treatment of Common Health Concerns with Diet
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FCD01 – How Nutrition Affects our Overall Well Being
Learn how nutrition & the foods we eat affect our Mood, Migraine Headaches, Premenstrual Syndrome, Insomnia, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Celiac Disease. |
FCD04 – Living Longer with More Vitality
Learn how the foods we eat and proper nutrition affect Cardiovascular Disease, Arthritis, Type 2 Diabetes, Osteoporosis, Cataracts & Macular Degeneration, and Memory. |
FCD02 – Weight Loss and Nutrition
Learn about foods, nutrition and approached towards weight loss |
FCD5 – Applied Nutrition
Learn how to think like a nutritionist. |
FCD03 – Beauty & Appearance
Learn how the foods we eat & nutrition affect our skin, hair and smile. |
FCD06 – Decoding Nutrition Labels & Best Foods
Learn how to decode nutrition labels, and the absolute best foods. |
Doctorate of Holistic Science
Module 3: Internal Cleansing & Detoxification
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ICD01 – Needs and Remedies
Learn about the four types of stress, how the body processes food & toxins, and the natural elements of a clean bowel. |
ICD03 – Internal Cleansing
Learn about dietary fiber for good health, the basics of internal cleansing, an herb and fiber cleansing program, therapeutic food powders for cleansing, cleansing the liver and lymph systems, maintaining healthier bowels. |
ICD02 – Toxins in Our Food and Environment
Learn about toxins in food: the effect on diet on toxin buildup in the body, household and other personal toxins, environmental toxins. |
CD04 – Stay Clean and Enjoy Vibrant Good Health
Learn about diet and recipes that complement cleansing, supplements to support cleansing, practices that complement cleansing. |
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Module 4: Alternative Medicine
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AM01 – Medicine for the 21st Century
Learn about understanding alternative medicine, how the body works, holistic self-care, medical freedom.
AM02 – Alternative Therapies
Learn about acupuncture, applied kinesiology, aroma therapy, Ayurvedic medicine, biofeedback training and neurotherapy, biological dentistry bodywork, cell therapy, chelation therapy, chiropractic, craniosacral therapy, detoxification therapy, diet, energy medicine, environmental medicine, enzyme therapy, flower essences, guided imagery, herbal medicine, homeopathy, hydrotherapy, hypnotherapy, light therapy, longevity medicine, magnetic field therapy, mind/body medicine, NAET, natural hormone replacement therapy, naturopathic medicine, neural therapy, nutritional medicine, orthomolecular medicine, oxygen therapies, prolotherapy, Qigong and Tai Chi, sound therapy, traditional Chinese medicine and yoga.
AM03 – Health Conditions and Therapies A-D
Learn about and how to apply therapies for, addictions, aids, allergies, Alzheimer’s disease and senile dementia, arthritis osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, autism, back pain, cancer, candidacies, children’s health colic, stomachache, ear infections, strep throat, fever, viral and bacterial infections, measles, chicken pox, mumps, childhood parasites, hyperactivity/ADHD, chronic pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, colds and flu, constipation, diabetes.
AM04 – Health Conditions and Therapies F-R
Learn about and how to apply therapies for, fibromyalgia, gastrointestinal disorders: gastritis, colitis and Crohn’s disease, irritable bowel syndrome, ulcers, diverticulosis and diverticulitis, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, headaches, hearing and ear disorders: general ear pain, ear infections (Otitis Media), Meniere’s disease, tinnitus, hearing loss, heart disease, hypertension, men’s health: impotence, benign prostatic hypertrophy, prostate cancer, mental health, multiple sclerosis, obesity and weight loss, osteoporosis, parasite infections, pregnancy and childbirth: preconception, pregnancy, childbirth postpartum care, respiratory conditions: hay fever, asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, sinusitis, emphysema. |
AM05 – Health Conditions and Therapies S-W
Learn about and how to apply therapies for sexually transmitted diseases: chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, trichomonas, genital warts, sleep disorders, stress, vision disorders: poor eyesight, cataracts, conjunctivitis, glaucoma, lazy eye, macular degeneration, night blindness, retinal detachment, retinopathy, women’s health: menstrual problems, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), menopause, cystitis/vagina infection, fibroids, ovarian cysts, endometriosis, fibrocystic breast disease, silicone implant disease. |
AM06 – Additional Health Conditions and Therapies A-E
Learn about and how to apply therapies for abscess, acne, ankylosing spondylitis, anorexia nervosa, anxiety, athlete’s foot, bad breath, bed sores, bed wetting, beriberi, blood clots, body odor, boils, bruises, bulimia, bunions, burns, bursitis, canker sores, carbuncles, carpal tunnel syndrome, cellulite, cerebral palsy, chemical poisoning, chills, cirrhosis, cold sores, convulsions, corns, coughs, cuts, dandruff, dermatitis, dizziness, dysentery, eczema, edema, epilepsy. |
AM07 – Additional Health Conditions and Therapies F-N
Learn about and how to apply therapies for fainting, flatulence, food poisoning, fractures, frostbite, fungal infection, gallbladder disorders, hair loss, hangover, heavy metal toxicity, hemorrhoids, hepatitis, hiatal hernia, hiccups, hives, hyperthyroidism, hypoglycemia. Infection, inflammation, insect bites, jaundice kidney stones, laryngitis, lupus, lyme disease, memory and cognition problems, mononucleosis, motion sickness, muscular cramps, nail problems, nausea, neuralgia/neuropathy/neuritis, nose bleeds. |
AM08 – Additional Health Conditions and Therapies P-W
Learn about and how to apply therapies for pancreatitis, paralysis, parkinson’s disease, pellagra, periodontal gum disease, pleurisy, poison oak/ivy, polio, pre and postoperative complications, psoriasis, rashes, Raynaud’s disease, ringworm, sciatica, shingles, sore throat, sports injuries, sprains, sties, stroke, sunburn, swelling, tendonitis, tonsillitis, tuberculosis, urinary problems, varicose veins, vertigo, viral infections, vomiting, warts, whooping cough, worms, wounds. |
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Module 5: Understanding Disease and Treatments
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UDT01 – Taking Control of Your Health
Learn about inheritance, age and health, lifestyle and health |
UDT04 – Looking for Disease
Learn about visiting your doctor, testing samples, visualizing internal organs. |
UDT02 – Assessing Your Symptoms
Learn about general charts, men’s charts, women’s charts, children’s charts. |
UDT05 – Treating Disease
Learn about drug treatment, surgery, care and therapies, first aid. |
UDT03 – Your Body and Disease
Learn about genes and inheritance, cancer, infections and infestations, serious injuries and environmental disorders, skin, hair and nails disorders, musculoskeletal system disorders, cardiovascular system disorders, blood and the lymphatic and immune system disorders, respiratory system disorders, nervous system and mental function disorders, eyes and vision disorders, teeth and gums disorders, digestive system disorders, hormones and metabolism disorders, urinary system disorders, male reproductive system disorders, sex and reproductive disorders, pregnancy and childbirth disorders, infancy and childhood disorders. |
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Module 6: Disease & Prevention Research & Therapy
Clinical Research & Hands on
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DIY01- Clinical Disease Research Papers
For this course you will be required to produce 5 research projects for disease prevention, disease symptoms, and herbal/nutritional recommendations and lifestyle changes for these diseases. |
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Module 7: Optional Doctor of Holistic Science Internship
Clinical Hands on Experience
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DHSINTERN- OPTIONAL Doctorate of Holistic Science Internship
If you would like to participate in a Clinical Internship where you will be able to work and participate in actual clinical evaluations and treatment therapies then please contact student services. This is a powerful opportunity for those who wish to acquire a deeper understanding with hands on clinical experience.
Doctorate of Holistic Science Book Descriptions
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Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology - by Valerie C. Scanlon and Tina Sanders - No prior knowledge of anatomy and physiology is needed and even the most fundamental terms are defined thoroughly. Essential aspects of anatomy are presented clearly and reinforced with excellent illustrations. Essential aspects of physiology are discussed simply, yet with accuracy and precision. The illustrations are prepared for students for whom this is the first course of anatomy and physiology or for more advanced students of Anatomy.
Internal Cleansing by Linda Berry D.C. ,C.C.N. Learn to rid the body of toxins to naturally and effectively fight heart disease, chronic pain, fatigue, PMS and menopause symptoms, aging, frequent colds and flu, food allergies and more. The author believes that the cleansing and detoxification process is the missing link in Western nutrition and one of the keys to healing.
Alternative Medicine by Deepak Chopra M.D. This book is intended to be an educational tool to teach alternative methods for the maintenance of good health and the treatment of illness. There is over 400 leading physicians explain their treatments, how to reverse over 200 health problems and 50 alternative medicine therapies explained.
Food Cures by Joy Bauer MS, RD, CDN. Easy 4-step nutrition programs for improving your body. Learn to treat common health concerns with nutrition to look younger and live longer. Learn to manage diabetes, treat arthritis, boost mood, end migraines, drop pounds and more. Think like a nutritionist.
American College of Physicians Complete Medical Guide by David R. Goldman M.D. and David Horowitz M.D. This medical guide is the authoritative medical reference with over 2000 full color images. It is arranged in five main sections that encompass every aspect of health and medicine.
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