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July 2010

ACHS Launches New Course Topics in Holistic Nutrition

Portland, Oregon--July 1, 2010--American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) has announced the launch of Topics in Holistic Nutrition (NUT 309) Sept. 20, 2010. The newest addition to ACHS's innovative holistic nutrition curriculum, Topics in Holistic Nutrition is a critical review of popular media topics and current research into nutrition, food and health.

Topics in Holistic Nutrition is a core course for ACHS's Certificate in Holistic Nutrition Consulting program and an elective option for several of the college's complementary alternative medicine (CAM) programs, including the Holistic Health Practitioner and the Associate of Applied Science in Complementary Alternative Medicine programs.

"This course is truly exceptional," says ACHS Senior Vice President Erika Yigzaw,"because it engages students with the most current issues and discussions about nutrition. Through the popular texts of contemporary writers Michael Pollan, Elson Haas, Christopher Vasey and Kimberly Lord Stewart, students will examine the affect of our supermarket-food system, food labeling, and CAM protocols on personal and social health not to just  'learn the rules' of good nutrition, but to really engage with the larger discussion about where our ideas of  'good nutrition' '

come from and what they mean. Michael Pollan says  'Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants,' in his article "Unhappy Meals." But what does 'food' mean? Students will explore this question, among many others, to better understand how nutrition is affected by our attitudes about food, health, and science."

"Michael Pollan has become an icon of the anti-industrial food movement," adds Dr. Arianna Staruch, ACHS Academic Dean. "In brief, this course is a critical review of topics not usually found in traditional nutrition courses."

For more information about Topics in Holistic Nutrition and ACHS courses, visit www.achs.edu for detailed descriptions. .

About ACHS
American College of Healthcare Sciences is one of the first accredited, fully online college offering degrees, diplomas and career-training certificates in complementary alternative medicine. Founded in 1978, ACHS is committed to exceptional online education and is recognized as an industry leader in holistic health education worldwide. For more information about ACHS programs and community wellness events, visit www.achs.edu, call (503) 244-0726 or stop by the college campus located at 5940 SW Hood Ave., Portland OR 97239.

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