IHN Graduates Making A Difference In Our Community!

Emma Ford is the founder of Gut Rooted, where she empowers her clients to restore their gut, ultimately leading them to reclaim a state of wellbeing. She achieves this through utilizing 1-on-1 nutritional consultations, developing custom meal plans, and nutrigenomics to take into account one's genetic uniqueness. Emma also offers wellness workshops for events and companies.

Chris Trejbal focuses on taking his clients beyond the sphere of simply counting calories, and creates a personalized plan, leading them to looking and feeling their best. Within his practice, Chris Trejbal, CNP, Chris employs in-person and online nutritional consultations, personal training, and fascia stretch therapy to work towards achieving optimal health and performance within sport and day-to-day life.

Kim Taschereau is passionate about improving one's gut and mental health while utilizing eco-friendly and non-toxic lifestyle habits. Through her business, Kim Taschereau, she offers her Heal + Revive program to reach her clients' issues root cause. Including individualized protocols, meal plans, goal setting, and other recommendations and forms of support, Kim uses a collaborative approach to develop effective health plans.

See the inspiring work of our graduates in the field of holistic nutrition!

Alumni & Happenings and Alumni Profiles

From makeup artist to vegan food artist. The last 2 years have been life changing for her. Now she's stepping into a role that she was meant to do and owning it. Learn what she overcame, that she didn't think she could; her personal best achievement; favourite course at IHN so far, and more. She shares professional and personal truths, including things that may surprise you. They surprised us! She starts here:

1. What brought you to study Holistic Nutrition at IHN?

"It was during covid when I was out of a job, and bored in the house as so many of us were that I started to explore more of my hobbies and interests. I signed up for an online cooking class through Forks Over Knives learning about plant based cooking and loved diving deeper into knowledge. Doing assignments, I knew I wanted to learn more. Afterwards I started reading books such as The F*** it Diet, and Eating on the Wild Side and then realized a career in holistic nutrition might be the perfect fit."

Read More About IHN Current Student Kristin Esson

Scientists discovered in mid 19th century that the lymphatic system as part of the extra cellular matrix plays a crucial role in health and disease. That sounds complicated but stay with us! Lymphatic system stagnation is the first sign that we are not in homeostatic balance. This is a space where we can provide and start most healing! Learn what the lymphatic system is and the many roles it plays in keeping us healthy; the warning signs that tell us it’s not performing well and causes of lymphatic system stagnation. Discover simple effective ways to improve lymphatic drainage, including food and nutrition, supplementation and lifestyle practices

Uncover the secrets to improving fertility naturally. Learn about the hidden keys that unlock your fertility potential, including blood sugar balance, adrenal health, and thyroid health. Faculty member and Certified Nutritional Practitioner Tahlia Sage will share practical tips and evidence-based strategies to restore endocrine balance, empowering you on your journey to parenthood. Reserve your spot now and take a significant step towards achieving your dream of starting a family.

The consumption of processed food and carbohydrates has skyrocketed in today’s modern diet. This presentation will explore the effects of food, particularly simple carbohydrates on the body. The emphasis of this talk will focus on dietary factors that contribute to serious blood sugar conditions such as insulin resistance.  You will also discover healthy dietary recommendations involving food choices and supplementation to support insulin and blood sugar balance.

Read details on the graphic above or click on the REGISTER button below to learn more for SAT JUN 10

View The Full Continuing Education Course List For 2023

David's February start, sold out quickly, so we started a waitlist for its encore run this month. We have a cap of 24 for this course and we are half full again, so please register next week if you are interested. The cap for most of IHN's standard 7 or 8 session Con Ed courses allows for optimal engagement between student and instructor, as well as managing the marking of evaluations. Remember that you can take this course LIVE or learn through the recordings that get sent to you the day after.

The popularity of this course is threefold. The syllabus, the instructor's clinical experience and teaching style, and not the least of which, being the rise of holistic practitioners employing available lab testing in their private practices and in their work with NDs and MDs. The link below shares the content of the course, per session, along with the new dates and times. We likely won't be running this in the early part of next year, as we're in the works for another Con Ed with Dr. Duizer, launching Spring 2024.

Starts June 27, 2023 | Online | Learn More, Review Syllabus & Register

As kids, we were taught not to play with our food, but what about our food, talking to us? In a March 12, 2022 article (6 minute read), Monica Dus, a molecular biologist at The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, explains, “…the latest evidence suggests that food also ‘talks’ to our genome, which is the genetic blueprint that directs the way the body functions down to the cellular level. This communication between food and genes may affect your health, physiology and longevity.” Further research on humans is required; however, one thing is for certain – every bite tells a story. 

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This tantalizing blend of juicy chicken, perfectly ripe mango slices, and a vibrant medley of crisp vegetables, all tossed together in a zesty citrus dressing, creates a refreshing and irresistible combination that will transport your taste buds to a tropical paradise with every bite. We recommend this Chicken and Mango Salad by IHN graduate, Maya Eid.

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