Orthomolecular is a term that comes from ortho, which is Greek for "correct" or "right," and "molecule," which is the simplest structure that displays the characteristics of a compound. So it means the "right molecule." Two-time Nobel Prize winner, and molecular biologist, Linus Pauling, Ph.D., coined the term "Orthomolecular" in his 1968 article "Orthomolecular Psychiatry" in the journal "Science."
Orthomolecular medicine describes preventing disease and maintaining health by providing the body with optimal amounts of nutritional substances that are natural to the body.This course is designed to equip you with the knowledge you need to practice as an orthomolecular Medical Practitioner and be eligible for registration with the Board of Integrative Medicine.
There are twelve subjects divided into three modules and a clinical component module.
Pre-requisite:
IOMN 0: Review of Anatomy & Physiology
Module I
Fundamental Courses:
IOMN 1-Fundamentals of Nutrition
IOMN 2-Dietary Minerals Types part I
IOMN 3-Dietary Minerals Types part II
IOMN4- Nutritional herbs
Module II
IOMN5-Nutritional Enzyme therapy
IOMN6-Therapeutic Nutrition
IOMN7-Functional Medicine
IOMN8 Nutritional Detoxification
Module III
IOMN9-Nutritional Symptomatology techniques
IOMN10-Mineral Balancing
IOMN11-Counselling Skills
Clinical:20 Client’s case load
Module IV- Advance Assessments
This is advance assessment and clinical techniques
IOMN12A-Hair Mineral Analysis Interpretation
IONM12 B- Understanding Nutritional Blood Chemistry
Tuition fee: $600.00 (per subject)
Clinical: 20 case studies
Thesis: 2,000 word thesis
Course delivery format: Web based mentoring with independent research and case studies
Qualification: Upon completion a diploma in orthomolecular will be awarded