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Lifestyle Presciptions® University Health Coach (LPHC)

Help people create lasting change through evidence-based Health Coaching. Become certified through our NBHWC-approved Health Coach training programme

* This training is a National Board of Health & Wellness Coaching (NBHWC) approved program.

LPHC Curriculum

WHO IS IT FOR

The 4-Month Intensive Root-Cause Health Coaching Certification Training (LPHC) is for:

  • Healthcare Professionals: Add health coaching skills & credentials

  • Health Coaches: Improve confidence and health outcomes.

  • Build a new career: Get NBHWC certified (and earn degrees)

The LPHC Certification Training includes:

  • 5 Health Coaching Self-Study Courses

  • 3-Month Live Practicum Classes (Online)

  • NBHWC Core Competencies Pre-Study & Practice

  • 10-Step Root-Cause Analysis Process

  • The Art & Science of Self-Healing and Organ-Mind-Brain Anatomy

  • NBHWC Exam Prep Course*

  • LPU Faculty & Certification Support

BONUS:

Get complimentary access to our exclusive Lifestyle Prescriptions® University Educational & Productivity AI Assistants.

  • Lifestyle Medicine Foundations Course - Learn how to write micro-habit Lifestyle Prescriptions®

  • 6 Lifestyle Medicine WORKS™ AI Assistants - Fine-tuned for evidence-based Lifestyle Medicine & Coaching

  • Lifestyle Medicine AI™ Client Management - Save time, scale your practice with our AI Productivity Tools.

  • Organ-Mind-Brain Anatomy Charts (digital) with OMBA AI Assistant for instant personalized learning

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What will you learn?

Master skills and get Lifestyle Prescriptions® University and NBHWC board-certified. You'll learn:

  • Learn Health Coaching Core Competencies

  • The Art & Science of Self-Healing

  • The 9 Points & Phases of Auto-Regulation

  • 10-Step Root-Cause Analysis

  • Organ-Mind-Brain Anatomy (Advanced BioPsychoSocial Connection)

  • Write micro-habit Lifestyle Prescriptions®

Learn the Lifestyle Medicine Pillars (Superpowers) and how to integrate comprehensive lifestyle modification protocols including nutrition, fitness, sleep, stress management and social support.

The 6 Root-Causes and the Points & Phases of Auto-Regulation based on Organ-Mind-Brain Anatomy™ allow practitioners to be precise in their analysis and increase health outcomes.

Our measurable Micro-Habit Improvement Protocols allow practitioners to improve patient compliance and monitor lifestyle habit improvements.

NBHWC Core Competencies Course & Practice

About 70 % of the Root-Cause Health Coach™ covers the health coaching core competencies required by NBHWC for board-certification approval.

Our smart, personalized NBHWC Core Competencies Course will deepen your theoretical foundation and prepare you for the Live Class Practicum.

1. Coaching Process

  • 1.1. Coach presence

  • 1.2. Coach self-awareness and self-regulation

  • 1.3. Build a growth-enhancing relationship

  • 1.4. Session preparation

  • 1.5. Early sessions

  • 1.6. Follow-up sessions

  • 1.7. Ending coaching agreements


2. Behavior Change Theories and Models

  • 2.1. Neuroplasticity, including basics of healthy habit formation

  • 2.2. Transtheoretical Model (stages of change)

  • 2.3. Motivational Interviewing 4.0

  • 2.4. Goal-Setting Theories and Approaches

  • 2.5. Self-Efficacy Theory (Social Cognitive Theory, Social Learning Theory)

  • 2.6. Self-Determination Theory

  • 2.7. Growth vs. Fixed Mindset

  • 2.8. Positive Psychology Approach

  • 2.9. Appreciative Inquiry


3. Coaching Skills

  • 3.1. Facilitation tools

  • 3.2. Core communication skills

  • 3.3. Client's freedom of choice, autonomy, and intrinsic motivation

  • 3.4. Client awareness, perspective shifts, and insights

  • 3.5. Client self-efficacy

  • 3.6. Expanding the conversation

  • 3.7. Narrowing the conversation

  • 3.8. Improving support

  • 3.9. Defining goals and implementing action

  • 3.10. Ensure appropriate time management


4. Professional Practice

  • 4.1. Engage in ongoing development

  • 4.2. Know and abide by current NBHWC Health & Wellness Coach Scope of Practice

  • 4.3. Know and abide by current NBHWC Code of Ethics

  • 4.4. Legal


5. Health and Wellness Knowledge

  • 5.1. Health promotion and wellness, embracing a whole person perspective

  • 5.2. Components of proactive health and wellbeing

  • 5.3. Supporting prevention and self-management of chronic disease

  • 5.4. Health and healthcare disparities, equity, and inequity

  • 5.5. Structural determinants of health

  • 5.6. Social determinants of health (SDOH)

  • 5.7. Health literacy and numeracy

Lifestyle Medicine Foundations Course (Write Lifestyle Prescriptions®)

As a certified Root-Cause Health Coach™, you’ll learn how to integrate the 7 Lifestyle Medicine Protocols (Superpowers) and be approved using the micro-habit Lifestyle Prescriptions® method — an effective, personalized coaching approach for sustainable behavior change.

Lifestyle Medicine Foundation Lessons include:

  • USING the CLINICAL LIFESTYLE MEDICINE AI™ platform

  • HOW TO USE LMW PRO AI Assistants

  • Chronic Disease Epidemic Solutions

  • Why Lifestyle Medicine

  • Challenges integrating Lifestyle Medicine

  • The 6 Lifestyle Medicine Protocols

  • Measure. Measure. Measure (SUD-SUT)

  • The Coaching Mindset

  • Active Listening & Being Present

  • Asking Conscious Questions

  • The Why, What, How of Micro-Habits

  • Write micro-habit Lifestyle Prescriptions®

  • Master Skills, LMWORKS™ PRO Certification

  • Obesity, Diabetes, Pain, and other diseases

  • Lifestyle Medicine reimbursement options

Root-Cause Health Coaching Curriculum

The LPU Root-Cause Health Coach Certification Training includes these self-study and live courses:

  • 201 | D-RCA-HCCCOM NBHWC Health Coaching Core Competencies

  • 202 | D-RCA-SELFHEAL The Art & Science of Self-Healing

  • 203 | D-LPHC-COMMSKILL Neuro Communication Skills

  • 204 | D-RCA-ROOTANALY 10-Step Root-Cause Analysis Process

  • 205 | D-LPHC-ENERPSYCH Energy Psychology Precision EFT

  • 206 | D-RCA-PRACT1RCA Practicum (3-Month Weekly LIVE Classes)

COACHING CORE COMPETENCIES (NBHWC*)

  • Coaching Presence, Relationships, and Sessions

  • Theories, Models, and Approaches to Behaviour Change

  • Skills, Tools, and Strategies

  • Ethics and Professional Practice

  • Health and Wellness

* Requires attending the 3-Month Live Practicum Training

Review the LPHC (NBHWC) certification rubric.

Root-Cause Analysis & Organ-Mind-Brain Anatomy

Deepen your health coaching core competencies by understanding the body's natural self-healing processes. Discover how stressors, emotions, thoughts, and lifestyle habits influence organ tissue symptoms through the Organ–Mind–Brain Connection and the 9 Points & Phases of Auto-Regulation.

Explore the roles of the autonomic nervous system and microbiome, and gain practical tools to help clients transform habits, resolve emotional patterns, and improve long-term health.

You'll receive Organ-Mind-Brain Anatomy Charts (digital) and our exclusive OMBA AI Assistant for instant learning and integration of skills into your coaching.

Which certification options do you have?

The 4 Certification Options and pathways are:

1) Get Root-Cause Health Coaching Certified (LPHC) after completing the required courses, 3-Month Live Intensive, and final exam*

2) After LPHC certification, sit for the NBHWC exam** (optional)

3) Continue your studies and earn your Master's and Ph.D. Doctorate Degrees

Consider the Ph.D. Fast-Track to earn your LPHC Certification, Master's (1-2 years), and Ph.D. degree in Lifestyle Medicine (2-3 years).

Request a Fast-Track degree enrollment review here.

NBHWC Board Exam & Certification (optional)

Our LPU Root-Cause Health Coaching Certification (LPHC) Training is an NBHWC-approved health coaching program.

After you graduate from our LPHC Certification Training, you will be able to sit for the NBHWC exam.

The NBHWC exam is valuable, especially if you practice in the US and want to be reimbursed by medical insurance.

Additional NBHWC fees apply.

Lifestyle Medicine AI™ Assistants

Our AI Assistants are designed to support your practice, save you time, provide instant answers, and help you apply evidence-based protocols.

  • Lifestyle Medicine Protocols

Instant nutrition, fitness, stress management, sleep, social support, removal of toxins, and mindset protocols answers.

  • Remedies & Biomarkers

Explore vitamins, minerals, supplements, and remedies for specific chronic symptoms using Lifestyle-Functional-Natural Medicine research.

  • Write & Share Lifestyle Prescriptions®

Prescribe micro-habit Lifestyle Medicine for patients; share, email or print Lifestyle Prescriptions® for patients.

  • Lifestyle Medicine Science & Stats

Quickly search for relevant Lifestyle Medicine research papers & stats with a summary, key findings, and the research link for further review.

  • PsychoSocial Stressors

Explore which psychosocial stressors, emotions, thoughts affect specific organ tissues (with stress and regeneration phase symptoms).

  • SELF-CARE: Dr. HealthiWealthi™ AI

Take care of yourself, walk the talk. Practice the 7 lifestyle superpowers, reduce burnout, improve your vitality guided by Dr. HealthiWealthi™ AI

  • LMWORKS | Dr. HealthiWealthi™ App

Use our mobile app to add micro-habit reminders, ask questions and study with your AI Assistants, and chat with your patients to provide accountability and compliance.

Lifestyle Medicine AI™ (Client Management)

This training course includes the patient-centric Clinical Lifestyle Medicine AI™ tools include:

  • Empower Patients with unlimited knowledge

    Be ready to answer root-cause and lifestyle medicine-related questions with evidence-based answers (with citations).

  • Make smarter decisions, faster

    CLM AI remembers patient history, biomarkers, habits and conversations for improved analysis and guidance.

  • Lab Results Upload, Tracking & Analysis

    Manually add/upload patient reports & notes; sync LMW/CLM AI with your EMR system; and allow AI to analyze data.

  • Sync & Analyze Patient Data (EMR)

    Manually add new patients, sync with your EMR, for effective patient history, biomarker, and lifestyle habit integration.

  • One-Click Micro Action Insights

    View patient history, LM / Rx benefits & side effects, micro-habit health plans, lab result comparisons (no prompt needed)

  • Write multi-habit Lifestyle Prescriptions®

    Prescribe 3-7 micro-habit Lifestyle Medicine for patients; share, email or print Lifestyle Prescriptions® reports.

  • Comprehensive 4-week health plans

    Develop patient-specific, personalized health plans based on symptoms, biomarkers, and lifestyle habits (from 4-12 weeks).

    Learn more at https://www.lifestylemedicine.ai

Secure Your 10th Anniversary Tuition Credit, including these bonuses: SAVE $1,141

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One-Time Tuition $1,797

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