Food Matters Nutrition Certification Program Reviews

Hi everyone. I’m Andrea and I live in Beautiful Lake Tahoe area in Nevada, USA. I am very excited to be here, since I feel like lately I am following my passion and inner voice and it makes me happy! I enrolled in a Health Coaching program recently, but I feel that it is not giving me all the necessary information that I need as far as nutrition goes, so I believe that the opportunity with Food Matters is a great addition to my certification program.
I have been a follower of Food Matters for at least 8 years now, so I am looking forward to deepen my knowledge about health and nutrition with them!

I am a massage therapist looking to expand my skills. I did the Nutrition Certification Program, and it was one of the most amazing experiences! Since day one, I started to implement the advice from these great educators. Since then, I have lost 21 pounds, and I am so grateful for all the staff and these educators who guide us with love and compassion. I can tell you, the program has changed my life. I encourage others to take this program because it gives us the power to choose food that brings us life and happiness.

Hello everyone! I’m from the very small town of Addison in Pennsylvania. I’ve been on this journey of learning about how good impacts the body for a few years. I’m really looking forward to taking my knowledge to the next level with this program. I want to gain that confidence in what I know so I can share it with my loved ones.

Hello!! So cool to read everyone's intro! I'm in Skagway, Alaska and a certified ADAPT Functional Health Coach. I've always been a huge fan of Food Matters. Felt like a no-brainer when I saw they were offering this certification/content. I am excited to be here!

Hi everyone, I’m Bronwen. I live in Perth, Western Australia. I’m looking to unravel years of conditioning around food coming from jars and packets because it’s easier and also can’t wait to learn more around the way that food can combine with the natural power within ourselves to assist healing 🙏🏼

HOOOOLA! How are you! I am John from Medellin, Colombia. I am 23 years old. I have just graduated from culinary school. And there they teach me how to cook delicious, but they never teach me how to cook to nurture my body. I want to change this approach of food only as pleasure. And start changing our food system. I want to start sharing this concept to all the people that are so confused about what to eat, and they don't even know that they can heal with their food!! Also I have some difficult with compulsive behaviours around food, sometimes I just cannot stop from eating some foods. I also love this, and I want to help people overcome this compulsive eating behaviours and also to teach them that they have power in their kitchen to make their own medicine. Thanks FOOD MATTERS! I love your purpose so much, and this program is going to be so helpful for me to start helping so much people of the world!! 🙃

Hi I’m Julie from Nebraska, US. I was raised on a poor, processed diet, no proper education on effects of food and never learned how to cook. I struggled my adult life with trying new diets and trends, teaching myself to cook, and I am working on making a change for life. I want to be the expert on my own health. I know my friends and family will see the change in me and I would love to share my knowledge I learn here. Who knows, maybe a future career shift as well🤷🏼‍♀️ excited to learn more!!

Hello everyone! I am Jorge from San Luis Potosi, Mexico. I am really excited to learn as much as possible to keep myself and my family healthy and start a new and improved way of life.

Kia ora from Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland) Aotearoa (New Zealand) ! I'm Nicole, I'm 38 years old, of mixed ethnicites and medical history past, and have a 6 year old and 3 year old. I'm looking to build on what I've learnt in the Clean program (finished 2 weeks ago and still loving the recipes) so I can continue to improve my health and give my children all the tools and guidance I can on how to live as healthily as they can. Oh and if I can guide anyone else in my wider family and friends along the way too that will be a bonus! Looking forward to learning, it's been ten years since I've studied. Exciting times! Best wishes everyone 😀

Hi everyone I’m Lorna, and I live in the UK near Oxford. Good nutrition has always been important to me. My parents always bought fresh foods from local farms when I was growing up in the West Country. After doing your 10 day plant based program three years ago I became a vegetarian (although I do eat fish from good sources). I’m keen to expand my knowledge of nutrition and help family and friends, and this course sounded perfect. I’m also thinking of studying for a part-time degree or diploma (time permitting) in nutritional therapy.

Hi I’m Deb I live in the Southern Highlands NSW Australia I’ve always been interested in nutrition since my mum took me to a naturopath when I was a teenager but have always been able to eat whatever and not put on weight until I went through menopause and also started working where I work around 10 years ago. A few years ago I did my version of I quit sugar but the last year it’s gradually crept back in so I want to get back on track and also I feel this will help my husband as well too (& perhaps open other doors) looking forward to it. 😊💕

I've been wanting to study nutrition for over 5 years. Adding it to my counseling degree as I know the powerful connection between our mind and body. A little surprised still, but super pumped to get started! Heal yourself, heal the world! Thank you Food Matters!

I have just enrolled in the course and am so looking forward to starting. I have studied in the mind/body field and then wanted to study nutrition, but a little something called a stroke got in the way. Looking forward to taking my own power back with this course and getting off the medication eventually. I wish my fellow students the very best and much joy while they are studying.

Hi I'm Louisa from the Sunshine Coast Australia. Holistic Health wellbeing and nutrition have alway been an interest of mine. I've falling off the bandwagon the last 10 months due to a change in my living arrangements and unfortunately I can see and feel the difference in my overall health. This is just what I need to get motivated and back on track. I can't wait to start🌻

Hello! Debbie here from Coastal Texas, USA. I have just completed my degree of Master’s of Science in Nursing Education. So my passion is health education and I’m super pumped to add this nutritional information to my knowledge! My goal is to start my own blog, podcast, or even a book???? There isn’t a lot available in my area. I just want to see healthy science not bunk, and help people live healthy long lives satisfied! This is the first day of this new chapter of my life and career! Super pumped!

Loved this Nutrition Course. I have previously undertaken study in nutrition, but this was so much more interesting and enlightening. Thank you so much, Food Matters Team, for an awesome course. Love it 😊

Hi everyone, my name is Carla.  I currently live in Tauranga, New Zealand.  I am currently doing part time studies to become a certified Health Coach.  When I saw this course advertised I jumped at the chance to do it as I know it will not only add value to the way I live my life, but it will give me the knowledge that will help me to educate my clients to become the very best version of themselves.  So excited & I can't wait to start this journey with you all.

"Hi 👋 I’m Lindy from Hervey Bay and Noosa and I am a Bowen Therapist incorporating Nutrition, Meditation and Natural Therapies into my business.
I have also just completed my studies in animal Bowen, Nutrition and Herbal which I LOVED and find the similarities fascinating.
I love anything and everything natural and look forward to expanding my knowledge with you and your speakers with the true information for healthy lifestyles .
I can’t wait to start 👏👏"

Greetings from Minnesota, USA! Three years ago I left my corporate job (Engineering) to pursue my dream and start an Adapted Fitness Business for people off all ages with disabilities; FlexAbility Fitness. This was after 10+ years of being a Certified Fitness Chef, nutrition coach and personal trainer all "on the side" of my full time job. With a second round of gym closures looming, I've decided to take the time to go back to my first love- nutrition! I need to get myself back on track so I can stay healthy and have the energy to chase kids all day again when things re-open! I am so excited to get started!

Hello! My name is Danielle, I am an Acupuncturist and I live in Colorado! I have always been learning about nutrition but I feel called to dig deeper, in order to support my own health, my family, and my patients. I am particularly Interested in supplementation and learning the best ways to support a wide variety of symptoms through food! Happy to be here

Hello! I am Buyanaa from small village in Mongolia. I am really passionate about health and wellness. I educate nomads women community here in Mongolia. So, I always try to improve my knowledge and share reliable knowledge with them (especially mommies). I am so excited to taking this course. And finished module one today hehe. Nice to meet you guys

Hello, I am Joy from Gahanna, Ohio. I developed a passion for wellness and nutrition after being diagnosed with a chronic illness several years ago. I also have seizures due to a traumatic brain injury. I earned my David Wolfe nutrition certification and currently taken other online courses to expand my knowledge. Being able to put into practice what I have been learning has totally changed my life. When I saw this course was available I just had to sign up. I am so excited to continue learning and growing and want to share that knowledge with others.

So excited to be here and take part in this! I have wanted to study nutrition for so many years (without doing a degree course) and finally I have found a course that ticks all the boxes for me! I am a yoga teacher and Ayurvedic practitioner and can't wait to add this to my business!

Hi! I'm Tammy from Columbus Ohio, been studying nutrition and wellness for the last 5 years or so with a specialty and interest in orthomolecular medicine. I have a health coach certification as well as working toward my precision nutrition certification and now food matters and I'm so excited.
What I hope to gain from this program is enough confidence to begin to build my wellness brand would like to venture off into film because I've completed broadcasting school and so to be able to bring all of these things that I love together would be amazing!
I also would like to begin my coaching practice and begin to envision my juice bars ❤️

Hi everyone, I'm Maria and I just moved to Canary Island (Spain). I'm a qualified life coach and I'm amazed of how the body is able to heal itself when we give it the right food. I would love to incorporate all the knowledge from this Certification Programme into my practise, so I can serve more people 😊

Hi, I live on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria Australia. I've been an advocate for healthier eating ie. no additives, pesticides, GM etc. for the last 20 years and love shopping at our local farms. I have been following a lot of the experts in this course for many years and love the information they provide. When I changed to a real food/low sugar diet 3 years ago and noticed how much my health improved, I wanted to help others realise the benefits of eating well also. So I've created a business with the aim of helping others change to a low sugar life and know that this course will give me fantastic information to support my knowledge. Really excited to be part of this program 🙂

Hi, my name is Miriam, and I'm from NC (USA). I've always been interested in nutrition and the role food plays in optimal health. I've also been shocked by how little medical doctors know about these things. I have two sons with UC, and neither one has ever been counselled on how to eat. That's crazy! Anyway, I started a holistic Nutrition program years ago and the school went out of business before I finished, and I lost a big chunk of the tuition. After that, I just lived my life, and shared my knowledge with anyone that would listen, never thinking about pursuing any more education. Lately though, I've fallen off the wagon a bit due to some personal things, and I'm in a rut. I've decided this is just the thing to get me back in the right mindset, and back on track. I'm very excited to begin!

Thank you to all FMI Staff, in particular James Colquhoun and Laurentine ten Bosch. Having now completed your Food Matters Nutrition Course, I believe is the most amazing on-line course studded with gold nuggets in Nutrition and well-being, presented by incredible experts with abounding knowledge to share. I have a life-long love of using food as medicine and with your course, I had finally found the right course for me – I am so glad I made the decision to complete this. Your teachings have helped me understand the science of what I already knew instinctively – that the intrinsic connection between brain and gut health is inseparable.

Thank you again for your foresightedness to create something so amazing.

Much gratitude.

Hello Everyone, I am from Calgary, Alberta - Canada . I have no background in health/nutrition , I am from Information technology background . I have been ignorant about food throughout my life which has resulted in some chronic health condition.My goal is to educate myself, improve my health condition as well as ensuring my kids are raised with good health and habits 🙂 looking forward to this journey and support .

This program is totally worth everything! It’s goes in to great detail about many issues and really helps you explore the topics more if you wish. It’s more then just nutrition but mind, body and spirit connections. 

Hi All! Checking in from Chesapeake, Virginia, USA (originally from Poland). My main goal is to learn more about wellness and nutrition and meaningfully, positively impact my own and loved ones' lives. I have no relevant background, just a great interest in expanding knowledge in this space. Open to maybe something else coming of it as a result. Professionally I'm in the software industry. Looking forward to learning from the experts and you all.

Hello All! I'm very excited to be here. I'm 59 and have had rheumatoid arthritis since my 20s, along with a slew of other autoimmune issues. I'm on a year of health focus with a mission to be healthier at 60 than I was at 40! This is one step. I'm surrounding myself with a team to guide me along the way, including a naturopath and a myfascial release professional. Delighted to be including Food Matters and all who are participating in the Nutrition Certification Program as part of my health team! -Susan

Hi Everyone! I’m really excited to start this health and nutrition program with you all. I’ve been wanting to enroll in something like this for a very long time. Now with this pandemic, I am convinced it is the time to take charge or my own health as well as my family’s. I’ve been following Food Matter for about three years and enjoyed the watching a few of their health series, so I know this will be a good learning environment for me to become more educated in nutrition and health. I am a little nervous....it’s been a long time since I’ve been in a academic environment, but also very a excited to have this opportunity to learn with all of you.

Hello class mates! I'm Jette from Toronto, Canada. Nutrition and healthy lifestyle became important to me after a health scare in 2013. Guess many of us need a wake-up call. With the knowledge from this program I want to motivate myself to be consistent in and enjoy the practice of both nutrition and lifestyle. Maybe one day I can even motivate others. Looking forward to sharing this 10 week journey with my new class mates!

Hello, my name is Trina and I live in Orlando, Florida. I am interested in learning how to use nutrition to live a healthy lifestyle now and as I age. My goal is to be able to share what I’ve learned to others that are interested in aging gracefully and live life to the fullest as they navigate midlife and beyond.

Hi. I am Christina from Manly, Sydney 🇦🇺 Australia. I am a teacher with a passion for health and wellness. I have studied whole food chef training and about to finish my integrative nutrition coaching course. I have been following Food Matters since 2013 where I bought the DVD Food Matters and later Hunger for change while doing a certificate in nutrition. It was this first DVD which inspired me to live healthy and consciously. In 2018 I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer . 18 months of chemotherapy, radiation and lumpectomy has resulted in being cancer free! Hooray yippee! However the side effects from traditional treatment has left me with brain fog, stiff muscles and joints, chronic fatigue, arthralgia in my hands and feet and my cognition is still a little off . I wanted to do this course as I really want to heal my self through the power of food as medicine. I believe this course has found me at exactly the right time that I have needed it . I feel it can help me go deeper with knowledge and can support me in my journey of healing. I am keen to be part of the ripple effect to teach others what I learn and assist them on their healing journey.I am grateful for this amazing opportunity. Much love ❤️

Hi all, I am from Sydney, NSW. This year I lost my husband to pancreatic cancer. My own health and nutrition has gone out the window as I manage the day to day despair that his loss has left me. I know as I focus on each new day I need to take control of my health by improved eating choices and teaching other to those I love. My goal is to learn improved nutrition, to practise it and live my life well. This course will give me an impetus to propel myself onward.

Hi all! I’m excited to further my knowledge on all things nutrition with you. 🌱 I live in California (Sacramento & Beverly Hills). I was able to put my autoimmune disorder in remission without meds, solely nutrition. My goal is to be able to fine tune my nutritional guide for others similarly situated with a certificate backing me.

I have absolutely loved this course .. I definitely recommend it for anyone looking for a change in career or just to help yourself, family, or friends. Go for it! You won’t regret it.

I have been in the food industry for the last 20 years, and one of the reasons that led me to this course was the health of my children- how to help them take their vitamins, mineral nutrients, etc..

This course guided me to that, thank you!!

“If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.” ― Hippocrates

I would like to start with a very big thank you for all this information...

I studied medicine in the 1980s and took 36 courses until I graduated, but none of it was about nutrition. It was not by chance but by purpose. As we know, often behind governments (including universities and medical schools) are the big pharmaceutical companies trying to promote their poisons.

I got invaluable knowledge from this course, much of which I assimilated immediately…

It helped me reinforce the knowledge I already had and also added some extremely important new information, so that I could heal myself and my loved ones with natural methods.

The study does not stop here. In fact, now it begins…

I am so thankful for this Food Matters course!! I started it because I needed to make some changes in my life since I was having some of the same health problems my mother had, and I hated watching her deteriorate away. This has been an eye opening experience! So many things I knew and had ignored for years. Now I am on a healthy path and am amazed by how quickly my body has adjusted to the changes, as well as shed pounds and feel energized. I intend to incorporate this into my massage therapy business and encourage others as to what all their body can do if given healthier foods.

Thank you so much for making this course available online and affordable with so many valuable and knowledgeable people who shared their passion for helping others. Thank you each and everyone!

The program was and is fantastic! I just received my certificate and am thrilled to have successfully completed the course. What I have learned has immediately impacted my view of food in a more enlightened way. I have also developed a deeper appreciation for the magnificence of nature around me and am taking fuller advantage of its gifts! Thank you, Food Matters!

Throughout the duration of completing this program I have felt so inspired and empowered learning the true definition of health. I feel privileged to have gained all that I have from this program, and I now truly believe in nature’s ability to heal our bodies, allowing us to thrive and live to our fullest potential. The abundance of resources and information that this program has provided me with is invaluable. Among many, many things I have learnt from this program, a standout message for me is that health (in its many forms) is wealth!! I am so excited to share my knowledge with others to spread this crucial message.

Thank you James, Laurentine, and the rest of the Food Matters team for creating this program - your education is changing lives for the absolute better!