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Edison Institute of Nutrition was established in 1996 as one of the first holistic nutrition schools in North America. EIN is an international school providing online in-depth education in integrative orthomolecular holistic nutrition. Students around the world have enjoyed the benefits of our comprehensive programs. Our Diploma in Holistic Nutrition prepares our graduates to be competent and confident in their nutritional consulting role whether in private practice, clinical settings, or corporate environments. Graduates qualify to register with and receive the designations offered by several Nutrition Associations.

Our graduates understand that the human body is a unique and powerful self-regulating organism. It has an innate ability to heal itself and to maintain health, if given the nutrients and conditions needed to do so. The more we know about the body’s nutritional needs, the greater power we have over our own wellbeing.

EIN is a school without walls. Students work at their own pace in the comfort of their own homes, from anywhere in the world. Our programs combine the latest nutritional scientific research with ageless truths practised by traditional societies. The more viewpoints to which you are exposed, the more you will be able to see a larger, more complete picture. When you study with us, you will learn how to apply nutrition science and evidence-based principles to everyday health problems.

Our goal is to teach students to evaluate and understand the root cause of illness and provide the knowledge, direction, and tools to make effective and concrete positive changes with yourself, your family and clientele. The critical thinking skills obtained in this program will enable you to guide your clients to optimal health!

If you are a holistic nutritionist or a healthcare provider looking to expand your knowledge, you will find what you need with Edison Institute’s holistic nutrition continuing education programs.

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Receive the level of knowledge you need to guide your clients to optimal health. Whether you are new to the study of holistic nutrition or looking to expand on your knowledge, you will find what you need here at Edison.

An Edison Education

Never in history has humanity been so acutely aware of the effects of nutrition on the human body, mind and spirit!

As a result, there is a need for experts in the nutrition field to guide people effectively in choosing the correct nutrition to meet their individual needs. If you are ready to become a registered holistic nutritional consultant, update your present nutritional skills, improve your own health, or simply to study to enhance your own knowledge we have many options for you to explore.

All our Online nutrition courses contain exciting and inspiring information developed through years of experience with world-renowned mentors. Each program offers an excellent variety of tools within its curriculum, including recorded and live webinars, textbooks, audio, and PowerPoint.

Edison understands that studying online can put a strain on your eyes. For this reason, we have implemented the following options for each student. You now have the ability to increase the size of the font and/or change the font color on your personal view of each course page.

EIN is the most complete online holistic nutrition school worldwide! We offer nutrition training courses from an introductory level to a diploma program and a menu of extensive continuing education courses for professional upgrading. We also provide custom-tailored programs for health care practitioners and health professionals. Contact us now by email or by phone at to start your journey into this exciting career of health and wellbeing!

Our Esteemed Faculty

Beyond theoretical knowledge, our faculty actively engages in various facets of the nutrition field and the holistic community, contributing to a well-rounded education.

Lynne Hinton | Edison Institute of Holistic Nutrition Faculty | School For Holistic Nutrition
Education Director

Lynne Hinton

BSc, BEd, ROHP, CHCP

As a nutritionist, author, and instructor of Holistic Nutrition and Live and Dry Cell Microscopy, Lynne has a wealth of knowledge to share with students and practitioners!

Lynne is a Registered Orthomolecular Holistic Practitioner, Certified Holistic Cancer Practitioner, and professional member of IONC. She has authored two textbooks, Nutritional Symptomatology and Advanced Nutrition Practice. Lynne also offers an in-depth training in Live and Dry Cell Microscopy and teaches a certified cancer coaching program for practitioners. She has over 25 years of experience as a Holistic Nutritionist, training health care professionals worldwide. Lynne is Co-owner and Director of Edison Institute of Nutrition. In addition, she is Co-owner of Health House, a thriving clinical practice in Markham Ontario. Lynne is a leader in the holistic health field where her focus is on educating and empowering her clients to take more responsibility for their own preventative healthcare. As an author, instructor and mentor, Lynne brings a very “hands on” practical approach to nutrition education and consulting.

Marlene Marshall | Edison Institute of Holistic Nutrition Faculty | School For Holistic Nutrition
Education Director

Marlene Marshall

CNP, ROHP, CHCP

Marlene is Co-Owner and Director of Education at Edison Institute of Nutrition. Her combination of knowledge, extensive training, compassion, and the ability to listen makes her an excellent practitioner and approachable mentor.

Marlene is Co-owner and Director of the Edison Institute of Nutrition. She is also Co-owner of Health House, a thriving clinical practice in Markham, Ontario. Marlene has over 25 years of experience in nutrition, homeopathy, and biotherapeutic drainage. She has continued to expand her knowledge by studying with some of the world’s most exceptional mentors. This includes Biotherapeutic Drainage and Terrain Homeopathy with Dr. Gerard Guéniot, a leader in Natural Medicine in France and Belgium. “When we rebalance the physiology of the client, pathology disappears. We do not treat disease; we work to balance the client.” Her combination of knowledge, extensive training, compassion, and the ability to listen makes her an excellent practitioner and approachable mentor.

Gilda Rovan | Edison Institute of Holistic Nutrition Faculty | School For Holistic Nutrition
Curriculum Advisor and Instructor

Gilda Rovan

BA, ROHP, DIHom(Pract)

Gilda is a Registered Orthomolecular Holistic Practitioner, a graduate of the British Institute of Homeopathy, and a Certified Biotherapeutic Drainage Practitioner.

Gilda is a Registered Orthomolecular Holistic Practitioner, in clinical practice since 1997. She received her Practitioner’s Diploma in Homeopathy from the British Institute of Homeopathy in 2009 and is a Certified Biotherapeutic Drainage Practitioner. Gilda continued her education by studying with brilliant educators, including Dr. Mikhael Adams, Milton, and Dr. Gerard Gueniot, Belgium, since 2001. She currently has a private clinical practice in North York, ON. With the use of food, supplements, homeopathic remedies, BEAM (an energetic technique), and Biotherapeutic Drainage, in conjunction with Auricular Therapy, Gilda helps her clients move toward a state of optimal health and well-being.

Ms. Rovan is co-owner and lecturer for the Nutritional Preceptorship Program. She has taught numerous private groups, student nutritional practicums, and counselled patients in the offices of medical doctors. Gilda has appeared on many Canadian TV Talk shows. Her extensive nutritional and alternative therapy background as a practitioner and her career as a former elementary school teacher in North York enable her to pass on successful strategies to our large network of students in an easy-to-understand manner.

Gilda is currently involved in the review and evaluation of program curriculum and is an instructor at EIN. She is involved in social media design and marketing. Gilda began studying Holistic Nutrition after her husband was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. As a result of protocols using natural healthcare remedies, he has been in remission since 2003. Gilda is the mother of two and grandmother of three amazing boys.

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Sue Skillins | Edison Institute of Holistic Nutrition Faculty | School For Holistic Nutrition
Education Instructor and Curriculum Development

Sue Skillins

CNP, CHCP, NNCP, Live Cell Microscopist

Sue is a Certified Nutritional Practitioner, a Certified Holistic Cancer Practitioner and Live Cell Microscopist

Sue has taught both Nutrition and Health: The Fundamentals and Nutrition Through the Lifespan at IHN in Toronto. Sue has written the Nutrition and Aging course for EIN’s Diploma program and is the student case mentor for Symptomatology 1 and Advanced Nutrition Practice (SYMP2).

Sue is a true believer that “life and healing come from within” and “the promotion and maintenance of health is superior to the treatment of disease.”

She has assisted and taught Live and Dry Cell Microscopy with Lynne Hinton for over ten years, educating the students in both theory and the practical application of this assessment tool. Sue has a private practice offering nutritional consultations including live cell microscopy. Her recommendations include dietary and lifestyle changes, supplementation, and guidance to promote health, healing, and recovery from the inside out after evaluating the root cause.

In collaboration with Lynne Hinton, she has co-created The Practitioner’s Toolkit, a Continuing Education course designed to equip graduates with the knowledge and utilization of Professional Line supplementation. Sue has contributed to the NPP live seminars, offering students and graduates, from many fields of practice, additional knowledge on specific health challenges and how to address them.

Jennifer Bowerman | Edison Institute of Holistic Nutrition Faculty | School For Holistic Nutrition
IT & Communications Specialist

Jennifer Bowerman

CNP, Associate of Science (A.S.) in Graphic Design

Jenn is a graduate of IHN and the creator of the Edison Institute of Nutrition’s Online Learning Platform.

Jenn is a trained Graphic Artist graduating from the Tampa International Academy of Design and a graduate of the Dorsey Business School in Wayne, Michigan. She is a Certified Holistice Nutrition Practitioner. Jennholds the technical advisor and student support position with Edison, which is focused on assisting students with technical questions or difficulty transitioning to an online learning program. Jenn is passionate about supporting the students to ensure a stress-free online learning experience. She is also involved in marketing, design and creation of Edison Institute of Nutrition’s online presence. Jenn was drawn to the world of Holistic Nutrition after her son was diagnosed with Autism. She is an advocate for her son and other children on the spectrum. Jenn is a mother of two and a grandmother of an adorable little boy & girl.

Alisa Herriman | Edison Institute of Holistic Nutrition Faculty | School For Holistic Nutrition
Education Instructor

Alisa Herriman

ROHP, CPCC, CHCP

As the founder of Nutrinity Health Services, she works with clients on an individual basis and in a group format.

Alisa is a registered holistic nutritionist, life coach, certified cancer coach, and mom of 4, who has been actively consulting since 2004. Alisa enjoys teaching workshops and is a sought-after speaker for health and wellness events, post secondary, and corporate settings.

She facilitates the Certified Holistic Cancer Practitioner Training course at Edison Institute of Nutrition in conjunction with Lynne Hinton.

Alisa instructs the Business of Wellness Consulting Course for students and practitioners to enable them to build a solid foundation for a successful practice.

Tracy McBurney | Edison Institute of Holistic Nutrition Faculty | School For Holistic Nutrition
Education Instructor

Tracy McBurney

B.A., RNCP, EMP

Tracy is the founder of Quantum Integration, an energy medicine series of protocols and techniques that embrace, understand, and incorporate the biology of belief, perception, and quantum healing in their creation.

Tracy is the founder of Quantum Integration, an energy medicine series of protocols and techniques that embrace, understand, and incorporate the biology of belief, perception, and quantum healing in their creation. She has a special passion for the releasing of allergies, intolerances, and chemical sensitivities, and in helping clients to release the energy blocks connected to shocks, traumas, wounds, injuries, or old pain held in the body or the mind. This will aid them in making better choices and finding new perspective in their life and new food choices. In her practice, she incorporates many of the modalities and teachings of her Energy Medicine and Psychology of Disease courses that aid clients in attaining a true healing of mind, body, and spirit.

Tracy is the instructor of our continuing education Introduction to Muscle Testing course.

Paul Demeda | Edison Institute of Holistic Nutrition Faculty | School For Holistic Nutrition
Education Instructor

Paul Demeda

CNP

Paul is a practicing Holistic Nutritionist with a passion for empowering individuals to consciously and holistically manage their health.

Paul is a practicing Holistic Nutritionist with a passion for empowering individuals to consciously and holistically manage their health. He teaches courses on Nutrition Fundamentals, Preventative Healthcare, Nutrition for Mental Health, and conducts private workshops. Paul provides seminars highlighting content from the annual International Orthomolecular Medicine Today conference, on behalf of the Canadian Society for Orthomolecular Medicine. Paul has a passion for challenging conventional wisdom with the question, “is this really true?” and then he looks for the evidence.

Jennifer Papaconstantinou | Edison Institute of Holistic Nutrition Faculty | School For Holistic Nutrition
Student Liaison

Jennifer Papaconstantinou

CNP, NNCP

Jennifer Papaconstantinou CNP, NNCP is a graduate of the Institute of Holistic Nutrition as Valedictorian with First Class Honours.

Jennifer graduated from IHN as Valedictorian with First Class Honours. In addition to her Nutrition training, Jennifer participated in a Mentorship program, studying the philosophies and teachings of Dr. Bernard Jensen. She has completed certification courses in Clinical Iridology, Live and Dry Cell Microscopy, and B.A.S.E. Allergy Therapy.

Jennifer is an energetic and dynamic nutritional professional. She is the founder of H.E.A.L. Naturally Holistic Health, a Nutritional Consulting practice, offering complimentary therapies & evidence-based clinical nutrition. This harmonizes the beliefs and practices of a balanced approach to lifelong health. She decided to pursue her passion as a Health Educator after successfully experiencing, first-hand, the profound effects of improved diet & lifestyle within her own family of four beautiful children!

David Rowland | Edison Institute of Holistic Nutrition Faculty | School For Holistic Nutrition
Education Advisor

David Rowland

Author

David Rowland is a leading-edge innovator in alternative medicine, founder of the holistic nutritional consulting profession in Canada, and a court recognized expert in complementary medicine.

David is a leading-edge innovator in alternative medicine, founder of the holistic nutritional consulting profession in Canada, and a court recognized expert in complementary medicine. His results-oriented approach spans over 40 years of expertise. One of his unique contributions is the Nutri-Body® Questionnaire, a method of nutritional assessment widely used by health practitioners, still today, to identify and support biochemical weaknesses. Another, is the formulation of 37 food-based supplements (including 4 patents) which have a 35+ year history of highly successful use. David Rowland is the founder of the Canadian Nutrition Institute (1983), Edison Institute of Nutrition (1996), and the Nutritional Consultants Organization of Canada (now IONC). David is also the author of 13 highly acclaimed books, the most recent being, Nutritional Solutions for Degenerative Conditions, Nutritional Solutions for 88 Conditions, Bypass the Bypass: Restore Circulation Without Surgery, which are now available at Amazon.ca and Amazon.com. .

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