What if timing mattered for our health, too?
We pay attention to what we eat, how much we exercise, and how well we sleep. But how much thought do we give to when we eat, move, work, and rest?
With Course 737 — Biological Rhythms, the Alternative Medicine College of Canada invites you to explore an essential dimension of healthy living: how our daily habits are organized over time.
At the heart of this course is chronobiology, the science of biological rhythms. It helps us understand the connections between our internal clocks, our behaviours, and nature’s cycles: day and night, light and darkness, seasonal changes, and variations in daylight hours.
Understanding rhythms to provide more personalized support
Why do some people feel more alert in the morning while others thrive in the evening? How do work schedules affect sleep and mealtimes? Where do natural light, breaks, and recovery fit into a busy day?
The course explores these questions through eleven chapters covering sleep, wakefulness, alertness, chrononutrition, movement, stress, and biological rhythms throughout life. It also examines dietary supplements, precautions surrounding their use, and the potential importance of when they are taken.
Nutrition plays an important role within a broader approach: understanding how different lifestyle habits fit together throughout the day and across the year.
Bringing natural cues into everyday life
Short winter days, long summer evenings, time spent indoors, and artificial lighting all shape our environment. This course encourages students to observe these realities and identify adjustments that fit each person’s work, family responsibilities, age, and individual needs.
A night-shift nurse, a student preparing for exams, a parent of young children, and a retired person cannot all organize their days in the same way. Learning to recognize these differences is central to the course’s approach.
Practical learning with a thoughtful perspective
Case studies, observation journals, exercises, and monitoring tools help students put their knowledge into practice. Students learn to select realistic changes, explain why their timing may matter, and assess their effects.
The course distinguishes established scientific knowledge from applications still under investigation and traditional approaches. It also helps students recognize situations that require referral to an appropriate healthcare professional.
AMCC offers the continuing education course Biological Rhythms, Chrononutrition and Naturopathy (E-737). It is worth 3 credits (45 hours) and is taken entirely online.
Would you like to deepen your understanding of lifestyle habits and their relationship with nature? Explore AMCC’s Course 737 and learn to bring the dimension of timing into your work with clients.
Contact us for course information and enrolment details.
