Degree in Fitness/ Nutrition.

[sanantone]

I like where you're going with this. I'd like to be licensed as a dietician, but as an interesting benefit of the fitness/ health/ wellness community, it's fairly unregulated (for now and I bet it's driving our government crazy just thinking about a group of people they don't have total control over. ) and I may not need a degree to make my mark in this field. I could 'cert stack.' Not sure if that's a real term, I kinda just made it up, but that doesn't matter right now-- I know that being a CPT (Certified Personal Trainer) is enough to work with people and get them moving on the path towards a better healthier body, and the awesome life that goes with that. But legally, it falls short in nutritional aspects. I can't legally tell anybody "eat this not that"... "Lets tailor your diet to get you fat adapted as opposed to sugar adapted"

If you want to become a dietitian, you're going to need more than the associate's degree from CAC. Your state will more than likely require a bachelor's degree. They might even require ACEND accreditation. You would also need an internship. ACEND requires 1200 hours. Now, you can call yourself a natural health consultant without being a dietitian. You probably won't get a job in any clinical setting except for maybe a chiropractor or naturopath's office, but you could open up your own business or do something at a health foods store. I think only 14 states license naturopathic doctors. Chiropractors and acupuncturists are probably licensed in all 50 states, but I can't remember.

I haven't gotten into any special diets, but I am into home remedies and natural treatments. When my vet was pumping expensive medicine with a lot of side effects into my dog that did nothing, I turned to home remedies that worked well.