- Complete Guide to Therapeutic Fasting 1h 56min
Complete Guide to Therapeutic Fasting
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What You'll Learn
- Benefits of fasting
- How to start and stop a fast
- Different types of fasts
- Contraindications to fasting
Description
Fasting is one of the oldest, most tried and true methods for helping the body heal. Using therapeutic fasting as a tool was foundational in early naturopathic philosophy. In this course, Dr. Russell Marz overviews all that you need to know for a therapeutic fast, including the benefits, the different types of fasts, contraindications to fasting, and the correct way to start and stop a fast.
Course Content
Instructor
Russell B. Marz, ND, LAc received his B.S. in Food & Nutrition in 1979 from BSU in New York. In 1983 he earned his doctorate at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, OR and his masters degree in Chinese Medicine and acupuncture in 1994.
Dr. Marz has taught both basic science and clinical nutrition since 1988 as a professor of nutrition at NCNM, Western States Chiropractic College, SW College of Naturopathic Medicine and the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. He published a 600 page textbook “Medical Nutrition from Marz” in 1997 and the 2nd edition in 2003. He is currently the medical director at the Tabor Hill Clinic in Portland, Oregon. In 2015 he was inducted into the NUNM naturopathic hall of fame.
Continuing Education Approvals
Canadian Federation of Aromatherapists (CFA)
1 CEU total (up to 1 CEU Category B) -Direct ApprovalCollege of Naturopaths of Ontario (CONO)
2 credits total (up to 2 credits Category A) -Direct ApprovalNew Hampshire Association of Naturopathic Doctors (NHAND)
2 CEUs total (up to 2 CEUs General) -Direct ApprovalVermont Office of Professional Regulation (VT OPR)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours General) -Direct ApprovalAlliance of International Aromatherapists (AIA)
1 CPD total (up to 1 CPD Category B) -Assumed ApprovalArizona Naturopathic Physicians Medical Board (AZ NPMB)
2 CMEs total (up to 2 CMEs General) -Assumed ApprovalCollege of Naturopathic Doctors of Alberta (CNDA)
2 continuing competence credits total -Assumed ApprovalCollege of Naturopathic Physicians of British Columbia (CNPBC)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours Category C - Educational Courses) -Assumed ApprovalCollege of Naturopaths of Ontario (CONO)
2 credits total (up to 2 credits Category B) -Assumed ApprovalColorado Office of Naturopathic Doctor Registration (CO ONDR)
2 PDAs total -Assumed ApprovalConnecticut Department of Public Health: Naturopathic Physician Licensure (CT DPH: NPL)
2 hours total -Assumed ApprovalCouncil for Homeopathic Certification (CHC)
2 CEUs total (up to 2 CEUs Category 2) -Assumed ApprovalDistrict of Columbia Health Regulation and Licensing Administration (DC HRLA)
2 hours total -Assumed ApprovalHawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Professional & Vocational Licensing (HI DCCA)
2 CEs total (up to 2 CEs General) -Assumed ApprovalKansas State Board of Healing Arts (KS SBHA)
2 CEUs total -Assumed ApprovalMaine Board of Complementary Health Care Providers (ME BCHCP)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours General) -Assumed ApprovalManitoba Naturopathic Association (MNA)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours Category B) -Assumed ApprovalMaryland Board of Physicians (MD BP)
2 hours total -Assumed ApprovalMinnesota Board of Medical Practice (MN BMP)
2 contact hours total (up to 2 contact hours General) -Assumed ApprovalMontana Board of Alternative Health Care (MT BAHC)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours General) -Assumed ApprovalNorth Dakota Board of Integrative Health Care (ND BIHC)
2 credits total (up to 2 credits General) -Assumed ApprovalRhode Island Department of Health: Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline (RI DOH: BMLD)
2 hours total -Assumed ApprovalSaskatchewan Association of Naturopathic Practitioners (SANP)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours Category C) -Assumed ApprovalUtah Naturopathic Physician Licensing Board (UT NPLB)
2 CEs total (up to 2 CEs General) -Assumed ApprovalWashington State Department of Health: Board of Naturopathy (WA DOH: BON)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours Category 2) -Assumed Approval
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