McDougall Program - A Continuing Education Program for Nurses

McDougall Live-in
Health and Medical Programs

A Continuing Education Program for Nurses

The McDougall Program

The McDougall Program is a series of classes designed to help health professionals and the public understand the role of diet in healing and managing disease. The program speaks to the importance of the science of nutrition as well as its key role in the health practices. It expands upon the ground-breaking books by Dr. John McDougall including The McDougall Program; 12 Days to Dynamic Health; McDougall's Medicine: A Challenging Second Opinion; The McDougall Program for Maximum Weight Loss; The New McDougall Cookbook; The McDougall Program for Women, and The McDougall Program for a Healthy Heart.

Each class provides a step in understanding the comprehensive body of knowledge regarding starch (the importance of unrefined carbohydrates) and vegetables as contributors to our health. The Program emphasizes the detrimental effects of fats in the diet and explains the impact fats have had on contributing to the obesity increase in the United States over the past 20 years, especially the rise of obesity in children. Lectures are based on the research of Dr. McDougall and a variety of other experts in the nutrition and medical fields. These include the research done by Dr. McDougall himself as well as many other well respected research leaders including the work done by Dr. T. Colin Campbell on excess protein, Dr. Esselstyn on heart disease and a critical analysis of the other studies including the comprehensive Nurses’ Health Study done by Harvard. Discussions include critical thinking methods to approach all research in the field of nutrition and health. The program outlines the science behind certain diseases influenced by excess calories from fat and animal based protein, refined carbohydrates, excess sodium, unnecessary vitamins, and more. The core lectures are taught by Dr. John McDougall, MD, Mary McDougall, Jeff Novick, RD, Alec Isabeau, DC, and Doug Lisle, PhD. This comprehensive course is taught in 5 or 10 day schedules and offers continuing education hours accordingly.

Topics also include:

Weight loss diets and fads
Diets and the impact they have on diseases, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, hypertension, arthritis and cancer are discussed in detail.
Medications used to treat the symptoms of each of these diseases
Details surrounding the paradigm shift needed to understand the protein and calcium content of vegan diets
Food label reading for accurate information
The latest research and information on motivators which allow one to change an unhealthy diet
The importance of maintaining fitness and function and the national recommendations regarding exercise
And opportunities to apply this information in a practical method by learning new skills of planning a healthy menu

Rates - 10 Day Program

Full Participant
(medical care, laboratory, etc.)

$4,160/person (double) $4,760/person (single)

Non-participant (only valid as companion)
(no medical care, laboratory, etc.)
$3,600/person (double)

Rates - 5 Day Program

Cost for this 5-day weekend, including meals and education (excluding room), is $1075 per person. Discounted room rates have been arranged.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP 15494, for 18 contact hours for 5 Day course and 25 contact hours for the 10 Day course. Credit hours for the Advanced Study Weekend to be determined.

Refund policy: Full payment will be refunded until one week prior to the event. After one week prior to the event, cancellation will result in forfeiture of a $500 deposit.

Next 10 Day Programs are August 6 to 15, 2010
and October 1 to 10, 2010

Next 5 Day Program is December 1 to 5, 2010

Next Advanced Study Weekend is September 10 to 12, 2010

To Register Contact Carol at (800) 941-7111 or (616) 874-8155
or write her at carol@drmcdougall.com