How to get a free logo to paste on your materials/website? No really, wanted to show you all how easy yet scary it is on what you can do online nowadays..and how sad it is that an association says they are reputable without even verifying those they allow to be members..heres some pics of some fake profiles I made..can you see the names and the crazy school names?! Like Justas Cam or Whatal Iar...just a scam, what a liar I am not sure of their affiliation, if any, to IIN (Institute for Integrative Nutrition) but it seems mighty fishy. Here is copy of blog response I answered in my colleagues blog: hpjmh/2012/07/06/confusion-over-clarity-at-schools-of-nutrition/ Hello All, It has been over a year that I have held my tongue in response to this blog debate over IIN. This is my insight thus far if you choose to read. I researched going to IIN spring of 2013 as I run a Wellness Center and was dabbling in adding holistic nutrition as one of the modalities we offered. I was so excited when I came across IIN’s website and I was ecstatic to sign-up despite the price tag- gosh darn it I was going to find a way. But after talking to a close colleague who is a plant-based educator, she told me to do some more research as she had seen some things that were disconcerting with IIN. After my research I came to the same conclusion. I also, came across Mr. Hick’s blog which also was a deciding factor to not purse IIN’s program. I feel like Mr. Hick’s post already speaks enough so I don’t need to regurgitate the info. I don’t disagree that prospective students of IIN or any of their graduates mean well and are passionate about wellness, unfortunately I do think they are being misled. And that is what is so disgusting. It is one thing to be one of the major corporations that blatantly, in our faces, outright do bad things…it is another thing to hide under the disguise of trying to help others when really it is just about the money for them. Tell me, why doesn’t Mr. Rosenthal state his credentials? Is it really that hard? He has a whole team of social media people writing things for him, this easily could be fixed…why is he ok with promoting bio-individuality? I think, and this is my opinion, that it is easier to not disrupt major authorities by just having a “blanket curriculum” and it also fits in with American culture..the need for us to all be different and individual. But it has already been proven scientifically, that we can get all of our nutritional needs met via plant-based. And why is it that some of these “plant-based” authors and authority figures close their mouth when being asked the hard questions? Is it their fear of ridicule, social defamation, harm to self, or that the money source will close? I mean, if we really are about promoting wellness..than do that..and don’t do it half-heartedly. You also, got his brother heading up the American Association of Drugless Practitioners:aadp.net/ which seems to be another money-generating machine. He or it has been around for over twenty years..but the only benefit I see is them listing people on their site directory..besides you paying a nice fee for their pretty certificate to display on your wall..cuz that’s what it’s about right? Consumers don’t always do their research but a nice, shiny thing..they must be reputable right? Or how about this one… https://iahcnow.org/ You can join for free and become a member of the International Health Coach association; where WITHOUT VERIFICATION you can get a fancy logo to post on your website and materials, get liability insurance, health insurance and more…schemy to me it seems again. Try it yourself, I made a fake profile a year ago but couldn’t remember my sign in and password..but I tried again recently and sure enough, immediately after registering I was good to go..interesting thing is this association says they are based out of Washington D.C. but when you read their terms, any legal disputes are to be handled out of New York county, New York…interesting..as IIN is based out of New York county too. https://iahcnow.org/terms Also, why is it when joining that they ask you if you are an IIN graduate? And if you click on their link “Find a Health Coach”…it directly links to IIN? Weird coincidence? I don’t know..I’m not officially an investigator but this is me just digging than the average Joe. https://iahcnow.org/about I think what bothers me most is that I do believe there is a valid need for Health Coaches in the Health/Wellness Sector…but not at the price of lies. So, please everyone, yes lets change…but lets do it right..stop uplifting those that are in cahoots with the wrong kind of green. With that said, in all my learnings thus far, I have decided to take things to the next level..and make a plant-based food business…stay tuned :) Be Well
Posted on: Sun, 06 Jul 2014 10:11:04 +0000
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