Digestive Health Practitioner Masterclass 
with Brett Hawes, CFMP, CNP
Format and schedule for 2023

This is an 8-week LIVE program starting on Feb 20th, 2023

Pre-recorded modules are released each Tuesday morning starting Feb 21st (total of 25+ hours)

LIVE Q&A's are every Monday at 2 PM EST starting Feb 28th running consecutively for 8 weeks

Brett will moderate the private practitioner group for 3 months (Feb 20th – April 20th)

Practitioners will have LIFETIME ACCESS to all content

Certificate of Completion will be issued through the Institute of Holistic Nutrition (IHN)

Course Curriculum

Foundational Principles

- Anatomy and Physiology
- How We Digest Food
- The Human Microbiome
- The 5-R Approach to Healing
- Preparing for Detoxification

Constipation

- Overview and Technical Definitions
- Rome Criteria for Constipation
- Common (and Uncommon) Causes of Constipation
- Solutions and Protocols
- 5-Week Bowel Retraining Protocol
- Enemas and Colon Hydrotherapy
- Vitamin C and Magnesium Flushes

Upper GI Issues

- All Disease Begins in the Gut
- Main Causes and Symptoms of Low Stomach Acid
- Ulcers Part 1: Overview, Diet and Lifestyle Factors
- Ulcers Part 2: H. Pylori and Ulcer Supplement Protocols (3-Step Approach)
- Restoring Proper Digestive Function
- Weening Off of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI's)

Stress, Gut-Brain, and the Microbiome

- Stress and the Gut Microbiome
- HPA Axis Overview
- Adrenal "Burnout" Functional Lab Testing and Treatment

Leaky Gut/Malabsorption Syndrome

- Leaky Gut Syndrome Overview
- Leaky Gut Diet
- Leaky Gut Supplement Protocols

Functional Lab Testing

- Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis (CDSA)
- BiomeFX (Microbiome Labs) - Overview and Interpretation + 4 hours of exclusive training with the Microbiome Labs clinical team
- GI Map (Diagnostic Solutions) - Overview and Interpretation
- GI Effects (Genova Diagnostics) - Overview and Interpretation
- CDSA – Great Plains - Overview and Interpretation
- Intestinal Permeability Assessment (Genova Diagnostics)
- Intestinal IQ (Fluids IQ Labs) + guest lecture with clinical director

Food Sensitivity Testing

- IgG Map + Candida (Great plains Lab)
- Allergy Explorer (Diagnostic Solutions)
- US Biotek allergy and sensitivity panels
- ELISA-LRA (Elisa-ACT Biotechnologies)

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD)

- Celiac Disease
- Crohn's
- Ulcerative Colitis

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

- Overview + IBS Questionnaire for Clients/Patients
- Low FODMAP dieting
- IBS Supplement Protocols

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) and Intestinal Methanogen Overgrowth (IMO)

- Overview + Dietary Triggers
- SIBO/IMO Breath Testing
- SIBO/IMO testing with FoodMarble (over 3 hours of exclusive guest training)
- Supplement Protocols for Different Types of SIBO
- SIBO Supplement interaction checklist
- Hydrogen Sulfide Protocols and Recommendations

Candida

- Overview
- Functional Lab Tests for Candida (going beyond stool testing)
- Candida diet
- Candida Supplement Protocols
- Pathogenic Bacteria and Yeast Chart

Parasites

- Overview
- Testing
- Parasite Protocols and Cleansing Kits
- Parasitic Organisms Chart
- Parasite Identification Guide