Functional Medicine is a new form of diagnosis and treatment that has been developed from the understanding that external factors can trigger a pathological reaction by changing our inner biochemistry, such as the effect of flame retardants on the expression of our genes.

Disease, according to Functional Medicine, is the result of an interaction of our cells and organs with environmental factors, diet, emotional state, trauma, and lifestyle, rather than the result of genetics or old age.

Symptoms, according to Functional Medicine, rises from one or more biochemical imbalances or pathogens. To get rid of the symptoms, we must address the root cause of the problem.

The Functional Medicine provider, is similar to a detective, they start by looking for clues to eventually identify the underlying cause of the symptoms and address it.

The Functional Medicine Certification was created for healthcare providers who are interested in improving their understanding of the triggers of chronic diseases, inflammatory conditions, nutritional and herbal medicine, stress management, and improve their clinical outcome.

The Certification of Completion is available to healthcare providers, such as acupuncturists, Chiropractors, Naturopaths, Nutritionists, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Medical Doctors, and Physical Therapists, who are interested in learning the science and clinical application of Functional Medicine in simple and organized modules.

There are 3 significant differences. between this program and others.

1.  Our program is focused on clinical application, while other programs include many hours of theory. Our training will teach you clinical protocols you can use immediately to help your patients.
2. Other programs will also cost a significant amount of money, typically between $15,000 to $30,000, while our program's price is significantly lower and includes all the modules, certification, and coaching.
3. Our program includes evidence-based herbal medicine and practice-building training to help you grow or establish your practice.

The training course is delivered completely online and there is no need to travel or to be tech-savvy.

After you sign up you will receive instant access to the platform with all of the videos, quizzes, and handouts, and clinical guides to download with a unique login and password just for you. 

You watch each part of the module, pass the quiz, and move to the next part. It's simple!

The course was created by The American Academy of Functional Health, an online academy in healthcare education. Each module is created by a group of expert providers and professors with years of clinical and teaching experience. 

Our presenters have diverse educational and clinical backgrounds, such as PhD., MD, ND, DAOM, and Master of Science degrees with different specialties that make this program unique.

The Educational Director is Tal Cohen, DAOM, MS-HNFM. He is the author of the book 'Treating Pain and Inflammation with Functional Medicine: A Complete Clinical Guide to Finding and Treating the Ten Triggers of Disease' and 'The Complete Guide to Removing Toxins & Improving Your Health.'

Tal has 16 years of clinical experience in holistic and integrative medicine. He received a Master of Science degree in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine from the University of Western States (Oregon), and a Doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (Oregon).

This program is designed for busy professionals. Typically, with just 2 to 5 hours each week, you can finish the training in 5 to 6 months.

Each module takes about two hours to 5 hours and there are 21 modules (plus a few bonuses) and short quizzes. It's essentially dependent on your pace of study, but most of our students were able to complete the course within 5 to 8 months even with a full-time clinical practice.

This program provides the scientific background for Functional Medicine, but mostly focuses on clinical applications.

 For anybody that is interested in focusing on studying the theoretical side of Functional Medicine or academic review, I recommend looking into a Functional Medicine degree or other programs. The major disadvantage of doing other programs or a degree in Functional Medicine is that it takes hundreds (or thousands) of hours and several years (about 3 to 4) to complete and have a very small amount of clinical application.

Our presenters have been in the field of Functional and Integrative medicine for many years. Each presenter is an expert in the field that he or she is teaching. Many of the presenters teach in other academic institutions.

This program is their way of sharing their clinical experience and for you to gain years of accumulated knowledge of what works and what doesn’t. 

We are here to assist you if you have any technical issue. The platform is designed to provide you with 24/7 access from anywhere in the world and is based on educational platforms with years of experience. However, if you need assistance, you can call or email us and we will be happy to assist.

It took a lot of time and resources to build each part of this course. From building, modifying, and presenting each module until it was perfect to investing dozens of hours of editing and programming to make sure that you'll have a great experience.

Based on our existing members who have already joined and taken the course, we think you are going to learn so much and love what we've created! But of course, we realize it can't be a perfect fit for everyone. At The American Academy of Functional Health we believe you should only pay for the things that actually help you gain valuable knowledge, evolve your skills, and get you better results. So, if you log in to the course and watched and/or downloaded NO MORE THAN TWO MODULES do not like what you get, email us within 7 days of signing up and we will refund the whole course.

Simply put, we believe in what we created and we have seen how much it helped to educate doctors and healthcare providers. But we cannot do the discovery for you. We've done our part to create and continually improve this program in order to give you the tools to become a Functional medicine provider.

Again, with that being said, if you login to the course and do not like what you get, email us within 7 days of signing up to [email protected] and we will provide you personal support and/or a refund of your purchase.