Institute of Integrative Nutrition...I'm sold

I have grown up in a family where you have made something from yourself with each letter after your name. Being the youngest child I luckily had 3 older sisters who followed the family path and got all sorts of letters, MS, JD, PhD, etc. I followed along for a bit and got my BS in Health Science and then proceeded to not do much with it after I graduated. Now don't get me wrong, I think a college degree is invaluable and everyone who has the opportunity should get one but at 18 I really had no idea what I wanted to do as a career so in order to stay focussed for 5.5 years (yes it took me that long to get my BS because I hopped from school to school and messed up my credits and generally didn't really plan things properly) I decided to go down the path of becoming a physical therapist. After completing my bachelor degree I felt not smart enough, burnt out and totally disinterested with going back to school for another 4 years. Looking at the requirements needed to get into any PT school in California or any state for that matter I was totally discouraged. It was hard to get into a program and it's even harder these days so I can't even imagine what kids are going through with the amount of pressure being heaped upon them to succeed, be social, get good grades, extra curricular activities, etc. It's enough to make me want to put my fingers in my ears, squeeze my eyes shut and sing lalalalalalala as loud as I can because it's just too much. But I digress.

What I really came here to do was sing the praises of a program I just signed up for. For a while I have been pondering spending $5000 for the Institute of Integrative Nutrition's 1 year health coaching program. Mind you I have not started it yet but I have randomly crossed paths with enough students and graduates who rave about it to do a bit of research on the program to see if it would complement my degree and maybe help me to actually use it in a career way. I have always had and interest in health and promoting healthy living and currently do this through teaching yoga but I have wanted to do something more but along the same lines. I have looked at several MS programs and even considered doing another BS in nutrition but every program I looked at felt too clinical and wasn't really looking at the general somewhat healthy population. I have been working my way through the website (http://www.integrativenutrition.com), listening to the introductory lectures (all of which are done by distance learning on your iPhone/ipad/computer and are very easy to listen to), and still researching the program and how I can use this certification in my career path and my own life. Everything I read has sounded amazingly promising. So basically if you have any interest in the food you eat, which I hope you do, your general health, and a fulfilling long life this program can help you open up new doors in your career or just get you more in touch and informed with the lifestyle choices you make for yourself. Take a look, it's worth it.

Hey, even Oprah published advice from health coaches
http://www.oprah.com/health/The-Best-Advice-from-Health-Coaches/