Gut Health Courses and Certifications

Gut Health

Nourish the ecosystem of bacteria inside you: see how industrialized food damages the microbiome, and rebuild it with fermentation recipes, foods, and everyday habits.

• MasterClass
• 1 hour 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Nutrition and Health: Human Microbiome

866 ratings

Learn how you can impact your health by balancing your gut health; how your microbiome together with your diet can improve normal gut function. A balanced microbiome and nutritional intake can avoid d

• edX
• 6 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

CU Boulder;  UC San Diego

Gut Check: Exploring Your Microbiome

11 ratings

Explore the human microbiome: how microbes are sampled, sequenced and visualized, how gut microbes shape nutrition, immunity and stress, and findings from the American Gut Project.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Harvard Medical School

The Sensitive Gut

Let Harvard’s experts help you get relief from the pain and discomfort of dozens of digestive problems. Now you can get valuable advice on the best ways to prevent and relieve GERD and acid reflux, dy

• Harvard Health Online Learning
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

MassGeneralHospital

Understanding and Managing Digestive Health as You Age

Explore age-related changes in bowel habits, motility, and digestive health, with insights on gender differences and management strategies for older adults.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Food Saved Me

Danielle Walker explains how gut-friendly cooking, food, lifestyle, and mindset supported her journey toward health while living with an autoimmune disease.

• CreativeLive
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

ON DEMAND: Digestive Health Virtual CME Series 2022: Third Thursdays Trust your Gut

On-demand CME webinars for clinicians covering evidence-based diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal and liver diseases.

• Independent
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Putting the Personal in Personalized Nutrition

26 ratings at Coursera

Explore personalized nutrition: distinguish macro- and micronutrients, navigate dietary guidelines, and examine how single nucleotide polymorphisms and the gut microbiome shape individual responses to food.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

American Council on Exercise

Evidence-Based Nutrition for Coaches and Trainers

10 ratings at Coursera

Evaluate diet trends and supplements, apply gut health and plant-based strategies, fuel workouts and recovery, and support clients using GLP-1 obesity medications within coaching scope.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Development and Application of Functional Foods

Explore functional food development through fermentation’s microbial upgrading of low-value by-products into scientifically evaluated functional ingredients.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The gut microbiome: balancing the body

16 ratings at OpenLearn

Explore how the gut microbiome supports digestion, immunity, body-wide communication, and health, and how lifestyle factors and dysbiosis affect its balance.

• OpenLearn
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

The Human Microbiome

18 ratings at edX

Discover what the microbiome is, how it changes throughout your life, and the role it plays in good human health.

• edX
• 3 weeks, 3-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Food for Thought: The Relationship Between Food, Gut and Brain

7 ratings at edX

The gut and brain are very closely linked. Explore how neurology, the microbiome and more interact to affect health.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 4-10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Mary Greeley Medical Center

The Enigmas of the Gut Microbiome in 2021

Explore the mysteries of gut microbiome with Mayo Clinic's Dr. Sahil Khanna, uncovering recent discoveries and their implications for gastroenterology and overall health.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Royal Institution

Harnessing the Power of Immunology to Heal Ourselves

Explore the complex interplay between immunology and microbes, uncovering potential for novel medicines and therapies. Learn how immune responses in the gut are triggered by infection or inflammation.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video