Toxicology and Detoxification

This science-based certification teaches you what you need to know about the fields of toxicology and detoxification, so you can help your clients in a safe and personalised way.

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The global detox market continues to grow, with a projected value of $68.5 Billion by 2034
The ever-growing popularity of detox-oriented drinks and functional foods is largely driven by consumer demand, according to industry reports
Consumers are cautious of extreme detox claims and prefer evidence-based benefits emphasising transparency
The buzzword ‘detoxify’ is widely used, even by the United Nation’s FAO and WHO for overhauling agricultural and food industry practices
Hazardous exposures are prevalent in farming, industrial production, construction, transport, mining, engineering and higher risk sectors

What qualifies as a toxin? When is toxicity a real risk?

What's the best action plan for my client?

Printable workbooks and planning tools to safely support your clients:
  • Screening questionnaires to identify the best action plan for you or your client
  • Toxicity symptom evaluations: heavy metal, chemical, mycological, gastrointestinal and liver toxicity
  • Risk assessments with scores, recommendations, and referral advice
  • Kitchen inventory and client goals workbooks
  • Client journals, plan trackers and reintroduction logs
  • Shopping lists, recipe ideas and cooking tips
  • Supporting nutrient guides and toxicology tools
  • Green Smoothie Recipes - plus the science behind them!

Learn to build personalised action plans.

  • Identify the best dietary strategies for your client based on health screening questionnaires and personal goals
  • Learn the fundamentals of toxicology and the role of diet and lifestyle
  • Recognise how specific types of hazardous chemicals affect the body, from DNA to fat cells and the brain
  • Evaluate symptoms of toxicity risk, ensure timely medical referral, and build personalised client plans with confidence
  • Get grocery shopping lists, journals, food planners, cooking tips and green smoothie recipes
5/5
Enhancing my knowledge by getting the science behind my own understanding and use.
- Scott Pirie
5/5
I enjoyed everything, one of the benefits is you work from home in your own time so it's very flexible. The downloadable print outs were very helpful as well.
- Tracy Brown

59 units • 90 CPD hours • videos • workbooks

BONUS: 18 Science-Backed Green Smoothie Recipes

A special bonus module with our green smoothie recipes and the science behind them! Includes tips about equipment needed, preparation, fruit/vegetable ratios and more (worth £270, included in your certification!)

Test for toxicity symptoms

  • Client assessments with risk scores, recommendations, and referral advice
  • Includes toxicity screening questionnaires and symptom evaluations
  • Plus planning tools to support your clients and adapt strategies as needed

Skills Lab™ : Instantly apply your knowledge!

Practise the techniques taught in your certification before seeing real clients through guided field tasks, practical assignments, questionnaires, idea banks creation, and games. Learn how your classmates are doing and stay motivated!

A complete blueprint for you

Templates for immediate use with clients. Assessment tools to personalise programmes. Planning kits to use in your practice. Methods you won’t find anywhere else!

Get certified without delay

Upon graduation you’ll have instant access to your very own Certificate in PDF format, issued in your name, signed and dated. You can save it, print it or share it with someone else.

Testimonials

5/5
Course was set at the right level, covering science based materials with practical examples. Templates were easy to follow, and provided the ability to explain nutritional strategies to any potential clients, in line with their chosen goals. Thoroughly enjoyed the course, and found it very valuable. Looking forward to putting it into practice! Thanks!
- Ravin Patel (Reigate, Surrey, UK)
5/5
I had a basic knowledge through years of experience, this course gave me the the full picture and gave me the correct terminology to explain to others. I think you have it spot on in all aspects.
- Robert Payne (Aisby, Nr Grantham, England)

When you join, you'll also get:

  • Unlimited online access to your course lessons
  • PDF files for all key materials – you can open, save or print these at your convenience
  • Ready-to-use templates for your clients: nutrient calculators, meal planners, food diaries, health questionnaires and legal forms
  • Interactive, automatically graded online quizzes which you need to complete before moving onto your next module
  • A fully automatically graded final exam (Score > 80% and you have passed…. No retake fees!)
  • Interactive questionnaires and polls – add your voice and see what your fellow students say
  • Glossary and additional resources with examples, science or reference research
  • Instant PDF certificate upon completion signed and dated by your certification director
  • Achievement badge to display on your website, business card and marketing materials
  • 24/7 access to the Learner Services portal
  • Free BONUS Module (worth £270, included in your certification)
  • And none of it expires!

Learn from any device!

  • Touch-friendly
  • No installation of other software required
  • Uses HTML5 and CSS3 (no Flash)
  • Loads quickly even over slow connections
  • Automatically adjusts for mobile devices
5/5
Very happy and helpful for my own health: 1) professional and helpful materials, 2) was very happy to find articles and journals to supplement course material, 3) was very helpful for my own health as well as my career, 4) great to interact with other members
- Jekaterina Schneider (Loughborough, United Kingdom)
5/5
This is the first course I have done online and if they are all this easy to use and be guided through I will definitely be interested in doing another one!
- Joanne Ramsey (Clophill. Bedfordshire, England)

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Study this stand-alone certification at your pace with lifetime updates.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Sure, let us break it down for you:
      • The fee quoted is your total investment today, for a lifetime.
      • You will not pay any taxes if you’re based outside the UK and European Union.
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  • Yes, of course! If you’re in the UK, you can pay in 4 quick instalments – interest-free – using Clearpay. This is how you go about it:
  • Add Toxicology and Detoxification Certification to the cart and select Clearpay at checkout
  • Log in or create your Clearpay account with instant approval decision
  • Your purchase will be split into 4 payments every 2 weeks
    • If Clearpay is not showing as an option for you, please get in touch with us and we’ll help you out.
    • Yes, as an elective specialisation!
    • That means, in addition to the multiple core competencies and advanced clinical skills training, you have the option to choose Toxicology and Detoxification as your preferred elective.
    • Get in touch with our experts here to understand how this will give you a further competitive edge as a nutritionist.
    • Yes, you do! You get lifetime access to everything so you can revisit your certification, client materials and session handouts, Skills Lab™, research materials, etc whenever you want.
    • Yes, of course. Once you enrol, you get lifetime access to everything, so you can pick a pace that works for you or start, pause, and restart whenever you want to.
    • Many of our current students are working full-time, part-time, or juggling multiple roles, so your flexibility is always our priority. Plus you have 24/7 access to it all to learn from any device of your choice.
    • By the end of this certification, you’ll be able to:
        • Perform symptom assessments, evaluate detoxification capacity, and put forward tailored nutritional recommendations
        • Recognise sources of exogenous and endogenous chemical hazards, identify symptoms of exposure, and ensure appropriate medical referral
        • Build personalised short-term nutritional plans based on current state of health and personal goals; assess, plan, and monitor nutrient intake
        • Identify risks of exposure to toxin types, such as mutagens, genotoxins, neurotoxins, mycotoxins, carcinogens, heavy metals and petrochemicals
        • Understand physiological and biochemical detoxification pathways, which nutrients are involved in these, and which agents may hinder them
        • Analyse diet, sleep and hydration journals, organise shopping lists, offer cooking or recipe ideas, track progress, and monitor food intake
    • Yes, you have the option to spread your tuition fee if you are joining the Clinical Nutrition Program. 
    • In case you are joining only the Detox Specialist ™ certification or the launch-special success package, we usually don’t offer instalment options. 
    • However, considerations can be made on a case-by-case basis. we may be able to help you spread payments. 
    • Please contact our team here and indicate your budget, and we’ll do our best to accommodate.
    • Once you complete this certification, you will be certified in Toxicology and Detoxification.
    • If you complete the Clinical Nutrition Program with Toxicology and Detoxification as your elective specialisation, you will be a THSA Certified Clinical Nutritionist, with the post-nominal THSA-CCN.
    • Feel free to contact our team or join our online community to ask further.
    • Yes! Our online community is great for this.
    • Click here to join right away using either your desktop (web browser) or via your mobile (download app). 
    • If you aren’t registered yet, you’ll be allowed to register there (it’s free for you)! 
    • Once you’re in, create a new conversation and ask away.
    • CPD registration is optional, but if you’d like to evidence your completed hours for employers, clients, or your consultation space, you can add it on after graduation.
    • CPD certificates carry UK and international recognition.
    • Learn more here: CPD Professional Recognition.
    • Yes! We can arrange a printed pack for this certification.
    • It will be printed in high colour, on demand, in your name (!), and sent via courier to your home address.
    • Remember that this is optional – you do not require the pack to certify.
    • Please contact our team to arrange a pack.
    • Yes! We can arrange a physical certificate after you’ve graduated.
    • It's optional, and there is a small fee for the materials, packaging, handling and postage. This will be printed on security paper, with unique identifiers. 
    • Please get in touch with our team to arrange this.
    • Yes, if you realise within 14 days of joining  that this training is not right for you, we can either arrange a refund or provide you with a learner credit (T&C apply), provided you have not completed more than three modules of the course.

    No, there is no deadline to complete your certification!

    After you’ve enrolled, you can start whenever you want, pause when needed, and finish any time in future.

    Tip: If you’re working with clients/patients, it’s recommended to take advantage of our study guides and map out your learning journey.

    If you’re studying for self-knowledge, you can take as long as you need.

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