Department of Nutrition and Herbal Medicine

Mission Statement

The Department of Nutrition and Herbal Medicine is committed to the pursuit of knowledge, stimulation of debate, promotion of research, and the education of students in the arena of nutrition and herbal medicine. In recognition of the growing interest in defining the relationship between herbs and health, emphasis is placed on the role of nutrition and herbs in such issues as chronic disease, modification of nutritional components, development of functional and alternative foods, dietary modification, sensory analysis, natural resources, and those areas, issues, and concerns that relate to human health, performance, and a sustainable environment.

Objective

This program offers basic, fundamentally intensive and comprehensive training in nutrition and herbal medicine.

The disciplines learned in this course of study carefully develop the nutritional knowledge necessary to enable the student to understand and combine the various functions and properties of herbs and vitamins in order to establish formulas for the proper usage of all elements.

The knowledge gained from this program will prepare the student for employment as a nutritionist or herbalist. These general education requirements provide students with a well-rounded educational background in the role of nutrition in general and herbology in particular.

An overall comprehensive understanding of the health maintenance system is the goal of these programs.

The disciplines learned in nutrition and herbal Medicine courses of study carefully develop the nutritional knowledge necessary to enable the student to understand nutritional facts of foods and combine the various functions and properties of herbs, vitamins and mineral in order to establish formulas for the proper usage of all elements.