Natural Products: Nutraceuticals, Probiotics, Herbs, And Botanicals

Course overview

Our diet has a profound impact on our health and well-being, yet many of us are not aware of where our food originates from and even fewer of us are aware of exactly what is in these foods. Many individuals eat foods sprayed by numerous pesticides, grown in depleted soil, "enhanced" with hormones and antibiotics, or obtained from countries thousands of miles away from our home. How can we change our eating habits and become more conscious of what we eat, why we eat it, and how it is prepared? How can we use that information and select healthy natural products designed to support our diet and support our health? The outcome of this course is for the learner to describe what "natural products" are and how they support health and well-being, the role of nutraceuticals, probiotics, herbs, and botanicals in a healthy diet.