MASTERING METABOLIC METRICS: TESTING, TRACKING & TRANSFORMING HEALTH

An expert-led online training that empowers you to confidently use testing, tracking, and diagnostics to optimise metabolic health. Gain practical skills to interpret key biomarkers like glucose, ketones, and GKI, apply evidence-based clinical protocols, and deliver personalised, data-driven care that drives real results.

 

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Original price was: $440.00.Current price is: $308.00.

Training Overview

The training is designed for healthcare professionals, coaches, and health enthusiasts who want to master the use of biomarkers like ketones, glucose, and the Glucose-Ketone Index (GKI), and understand how to apply them in clinical and real-world settings.  It covers critical topics such as:

  • Blood, breath, and urine ketone testing
  • Glucose tracking and GKI for specific disease states
  • Clinical and home-use testing protocols
  • Medication monitoring and de-prescribing
  • The future of continuous ketone monitoring
  • Remote care, anthropometry, and bio-individuality
  • Cardiovascular risk assessment tools, including imaging
  • The role of additional diagnostics like genetic and microbiome testing

What you will learn

In this training, you’ll learn how to accurately test and interpret key metabolic markers including glucose, ketones, and the Glucose-Ketone Index (GKI). You’ll explore clinical protocols, understand how to track progress using lab work, lifestyle assessments, and home monitoring tools, and gain practical strategies to personalise care, adjust interventions, and improve patient outcomes. The training aims to address a critical gap in lifestyle medicine: how to effectively use diagnostic tools to monitor progress, personalise interventions, and drive sustainable health outcomes.

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Certificates

On completion of the training, participants will be issued a Certificate of Completion. This module contributes towards certification as a Nutrition Network Practitioner. 

Not a medical professional? No worries!

Not a medical professional? No worries! You are eligible to enrol in our Advisor Training – created for LCHF enthusiasts wishing to upskill and acquire a professional accreditation in nutrition coaching! 

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Training Outline

Through engaging lectures, curated research and clinician handbooks and guides, you will be guided on how to apply testing protocols in real-world settings to drive meaningful, measurable change in patient health.

Welcome & Introduction – Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDCES

  • Overview of the course structure and objectives
  • The importance of diagnostics in nutrition and lifestyle medicine
  • Who this training is for and how it can be applied in practice

Understanding Ketone & Glucose Testing  – Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDCES

Foundations of Ketone Testing

  • Types of ketone testing: blood, breath, urine
  • Accuracy, pros and cons, and choosing the right method

Glucose, Ketone, and GKI Monitoring

  • Understanding the Glucose-Ketone Index (GKI)
  • Clinical relevance in various disease states
  • Case studies and interpretation of data

Testing Protocols & Clinical Considerations

  • When and how to test
  • Patient adherence strategies
  • Interpreting patterns and trends

Clinical Diagnostics & Applications

Lab Work & Blood Markers – Siobhan Higgins 

  • Key blood markers in metabolic and chronic disease
  • Frequency of testing and clinical significance

Anthropometry & Clinical Measurements – Dr. Hassina Kajee, MD

  • Using anthropometric data in clinical decision-making
  • Waist circumference, BMI, skinfolds, and body composition
  • Red flags and patient education

Medication Monitoring & De-prescribing – Dr Neville Welington, MD

  • Adjusting medications with dietary/lifestyle interventions
  • De-prescribing protocols
  • Risk management and safety guidelines

Lifestyle Integration & Sustainable Monitoring

Dietary Assessment Tools – Beth McNally

  • Using FFQs, food diaries, 24-hour recalls, and photo journaling
  • Accuracy, pros and cons, and application in practice

Validated Lifestyle & Psychological Assessments – Karen Heath

  • Health tech assessments and questionnaires
  • Tools for evaluating stress, sleep, behavior, and adherence

The Continuous Remote Care Model – Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDCES

  • Remote patient monitoring and virtual interventions
  • Structuring a sustainable follow-up model
  • Benefits and limitations of remote care

Home Monitoring & Lifestyle Programs – Peter Cummings, NNP, MHP

  • Tools and technologies that support self-tracking
  • Creating personalized, patient-centric care plans

Advanced Testing & Risk Assessment

Genetic Testing in Nutrition Practice

  • When and why to consider genetic testing
  • Interpreting basic panels for clinical relevance

Microbiome Testing

  • Gut health assessments and implications for metabolic disease
  • Clinical application and limitations

Cardiovascular Risk Testing – Matthew Budoff

  • Key markers for heart health
  • Integrating cardiovascular risk into metabolic assessments

 

 

Testimonials

"Taking the (NN) training I was astonished and excited about the level of detail and research that had gone into it. I am reassured that there many other professionals on the same continent I am in that are practicing this approach and that I was not alone."

- Nutrition Network Advisor and LCUSA Certified Coach,
United States

Nutrition Network is one of those very few organizations that I can truly trust. Everything they do is for the sole purpose of helping others become and stay healthy. I warmly recommend their teaching services to all healthcare providers in any field. They will enrich their knowledge based on real science.

- Angela A Stanton, PhD,
United States

This is THE place to be to become an expert in metabolic health. Everything that’s taught here is evidence-based. I have studied nutrition and health coaching in three other institutions and while I learned a lot there, there was also a lot that I was taught that didn’t really have much scientific basis to it, whereas the Nutrition Network is really the real deal and if I could go back in time, I would have started my education there but better late than never!

I highly recommend the Nutrition Network to anyone who is interested in a career in healthcare or anyone who is serious about turning their own health or a family member’s health around.

- Julie Saad,
Colombia

Frequently Asked Questions

You have 3 months to complete the training. You may start at any time, and work through the content completely at your own pace, as long as you finish within the 3-month time frame.

No. You can work through the training content completely at your own pace. You don’t need to be online at a certain time and you are welcome to complete the lectures in your own time.

How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this training for as long as you like – across any and all devices you own.

We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 30 days and we will give you a full refund. Please note that a refund will only be issued if 30% or less of the Training has been completed. 

This policy excludes Bundle Purchases. We do not issue full refunds on Bundle Purchases.

The training is made up of video lectures with supporting documents such as the speaker’s PowerPoint presentation, reference list, and short feedback forms to test your learning.

Yes, you will be issued a Certificate of Completion at the end of the training and you will be listed on our website’s Wall of Practitioners.

Definitely! You will be provided with a link to join our private online Community for members – this is moderated daily by our experts. Here you can ask course-related questions, keep updated with the latest low-carb science, troubleshoot difficult cases, or just network and engage with fellow members.

We encourage those who feel they align with our vision and mission of implementing carbohydrate restriction and lifestyle modifications to improve metabolic health to join the Nutrition Network Ambassador Program. Reach out to us for more information at accounts@nutrition-network.org.

We encourage those who feel they align with our vision and mission of implementing carbohydrate restriction and lifestyle modifications to improve metabolic health to join the Nutrition Network Ambassador Program. Reach out to us for more information at accounts@nutrition-network.org.

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A portion of each Nutrition Network course enrolment fee goes towards funding Eat Better South Africa and the important work they are doing in South African communities.