Would you like to learn more about natural health but don't know where to start? If so, then this is the course for you! We'll discuss the various stages of health and illness, and you'll discover that true health means wholeness of the mind, body, and spirit. You'll start a personal health journal to evaluate your current lifestyle and observe how your behaviors can affect your health. We'll also explore naturopathy, which seeks ways for the body to heal itself. You'll find out about proper breathing techniques that enhance health, and you'll learn the value of hydrotherapy, diet, biorhythms, and fasting. We'll also examine using the power of the mind for healing the body--discussing brain function tests, visualization, and relaxation therapies. You'll see the great power of belief. Then we'll delve into vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, free radicals, and the basic requirements that constitute a healthy diet. After our talk, you'll be able to develop menus that improve health. We'll also look at herbal healing, aromatherapy, body therapies, massage techniques, osteopathy, chiropractic, T'ai Chi, reflexology, yoga, Feng Shui, therapeutic touch, natural remedies for common emergencies, and much more. By the end of this course, you'll have begun taking charge of your own health and healing!

A new section of each course starts monthly. If enrolling in a series of two or more courses, please be sure to space the start date for each course at least two months apart.

All courses run for six weeks, with a two-week grace period at the end. Two lessons are released each week for the six-week duration of the course. You do not have to be present when lessons are released. You will have access to all lessons until the course ends. However, the interactive discussion area that accompanies each lesson will automatically close two weeks after the lesson is released. As such, we strongly recommend that you complete each lesson within two weeks of its release.

The final exam will be released on the same day as the last lesson. Once the final exam has been released, you will have two weeks to complete all of your course work, including the final exam.

Internet access, e-mail, the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser, and the Adobe Flash and PDF plug-ins (two free and simple downloads you obtain at http://www.adobe.com/downloads by clicking Get Adobe Flash Player and Get Adobe Reader).

This course includes a knowledgeable and caring instructor who will guide you through your lessons, facilitate discussions, and answer your questions. The instructor for this course will be Theresa Snyder.

Theresa Snyder is a Natural Health Consultant. She has been an educator for more than 20 years. She has earned a BS in Education as well as an MS in Natural Health. This provides her with the ability to teach courses related to the many disciplines related to Natural Health. She also enjoys teaching seminars related to natural health for a local hospital.

“ "The material covered was just what I was looking for. It was indeed an introduction to all areas. I can take this information and delve further into the areas that interest me. The course was well written and interesting and understandable." ”

“ "I found this course extremely interesting!! I appreciated the fact that I was able to research for information on my own through the links presented and found myself with an over whelming amount of info. This course has made me realize how important health and life really is - Thank you." ”

“ "This was my first Internet course so I didn't know what to expect. I enjoyed this course and found the information useful." ”

“ "The class was very interesting. The more I read the more I wanted to know. I'm very glad I took this class and would recommend it to anyone that wants a deeper understanding of themselves and an interest in having some control over their own health." ”

“ "I have enjoyed this course very much. I was finding myself getting anxious for the next lesson to be posted. I have also notified several of my friends about the big selection of courses available. Great supplementary material. Thank You." ”

“ "Wishing this online class would never end. It is better than reading books, magazines or searching the library or the Internet. The instructor is very cool indeed!" ”

“ "I did a lot of traveling during the run of this course - turned in some material late - but found that it wasn't too difficult to stay up and to learn even when in other locations and sometimes without a computer. Very valuable in my day to day life... reinforced a lot that I already knew and taught me a lot that I didn't know. Thank you for a well-constructed class. Simple, easy lessons that allowed me to retain a great deal of the information offered and to use the info." ”

“ "This course gave me the basic introduction of Natural Health - it hit the highlights of the numerous forms of natural health and healing. I am now better prepared to take courses in different areas than I was before this course because of the "wide brush" of information the instructor gave us. Thank You!" ”

“ "I have become more interested in the field of natural medicine and this course has helped me decide to work towards a Holistic Health Practitioner License. Thanks so much!" ”

“ "I enjoyed the course. I especially liked the classes on energy healing, meditation, spiritual healing. These are my main interests but I picked up good ideas from all of the lessons. Good all round introductory course." ”