Health and Fitness

Gain the knowledge and skills from the latest research and emerging trends in healthy aging, brain health, and gerontology to help you effectively care for and work with aging population.

The course objectives of the Global Health and Healing Bundle are to offer health care professionals an overview of how alternative practices differ from conventional medical systems and learn the basic techniques and procedures for preventing the transmission of infectious disease.

(10 contact hours) This course offers techniques and insights based on recent scientific studies about fostering health, happiness and well-being to support a healthy brain.

Learn about the principles, interventions, therapeutic uses, and physiological and psychological responses of music therapy and sound healing.

Learn about the types of anxiety disorders as well as conventional and integrative treatment approaches to anxiety disorders.

Discover the impact of happiness, positive experiences, and emotions on the brain, exploring their connection with neuroplasticity, determinants, and assessment tools/practices.

Learn about how stress affects the body and holistic stress management techniques including self-awareness, cognitive restructuring, effective communication, guided imagery, social support, art therapy, and journaling.

This course describes the link between food and emotions, the stress response, stress effects on nutrition and health, mindful eating and its methods, and nutrition elements supporting a healthy immune system.

Learn the historical use, extraction methods, clinical effects, current research, contraindications, and key elements of essential oils in aromatherapy.

Learn where to look, who to contact, and how to use research tools to begin an exciting and fascinating exploration of your roots.