Mentorship in Functional Nutrition,
Functional Medicine, Wellness
Psychology, Business and Marketing
Welcome to the Hompes Method Training Curriculum
The curriculum offers cutting edge, affordable clinical mentoring membership to take your expertise, skills and practice to a level beyond the typical industry standard.
In this unique approach, functional nutrition, functional medicine and nutrigenomics are combined with human behaviour, health psychology and business acumen to ensure optimal outcomes for both your clients and your business.
My Mission
My personal mission is to provide an affordable evidence-based and clinically proven functional medicine training system that enables practitioners to feel confident in delivering high level programmes for clients, while accelerating personal and business growth through enhanced understanding and application of wellness psychology, communication and business acumen.
Why I Created the Curriculum
Plato opened the world’s first academy in 387 BC. He said there is no telling where the light of talent or genius will break out and that we must seek it impartially everywhere, in every rank and race. The first turn on our road is universal education. Plato wanted education for everyone.
The spiraling cost of clinical nutrition and functional medicine training, along with the length of time it takes to get “qualified” means many talented practitioners can’t get started. We can only speculate how much genius fails to blossom as a result of these barriers.
Our trainings dissolve the financial barriers to your success while infusing important and life-changing additional training in human behavior, health psychology and business acumen.
My goal is to help you become the best possible practitioner you can be. I want you to influence an ever-growing number of people while receiving an ever-greater fulfillment and rewards for your efforts in all areas of life.
The Curriculum is taught in Three Distinct Levels
Each level is built on the foundation of the previous one:
LEVEL I
80/20 Nutrition & Lifestyle Programming (3-6 months)
- Hompes Method philosophy
- Deep nutrition theory
- Practical & clinical application
- Critique of popular nutrition approaches
- Stress minimisation through nutrition & lifestyle
- Perception, values and purpose in creating wellness
- Communication, client support, marketing and sales
- Assessment and certification
LEVEL 2
Beyond Functional Medicine (7-10 months)
- Functional blood chemistry analysis
- Digestive theory & functional testing
- Detoxification theory & functional testing
- Hormone system theory and functional testing
- Emotional imbalances and specific symptoms
- Thorough practical and clinical application
- Client communication, support, marketing and sales
- Assessment and certification
LEVEL 3
Nutrigenomics, Detoxification and Anti-Aging (12 Months)
- Pros and cons of genomic testing
- Detailed genomic report interpretation
- Correlating genomics with functional biochemistry
- Stress, emotions and epigenetics
- Advanced detoxification theory (heavy metals)
- Client communication, support, marketing and sales
- Thorough practical and clinical application
- Assessment and certification
The Curriculum is an “All-in-One” Experience
The main aim and priority of the training curriculum is to provide you with coaching system that enables you to confidently deliver life-changing Nutrition and Lifestyle (Level I), Functional Medicine (level II) and personalized Nutrigenomic, Detoxification and Anti-Aging programmes (level III).
But in a competitive market, learning these skills and techniques is not enough to differentiate your work from the rest. I also want to teach you how to succeed in business and gain enormous personal fulfillment in the process. We will also cover:
- Why humans make decisions, as this shapes your marketing, communication skills and client compliance;
- The impact of emotional stress and how to reduce it, as this affects both your behavior and your client outcomes;
- How a person’s philosophy on life either contributes to illness and wellness, and how to help them change;
- How to structure and develop a business that is aligned with your highest values, as this will create resilience and stability in your business, enabling you to get the most out of it.
This curriculum includes training in human behavior, wellness psychology, stress, basic philosophy and psychology, business acumen and marketing.
As such, it is not just another nutrition or functional medicine approach. It is a life-changing experience. Your perception of nutrition, medicine, business, money and life in general will be challenged and transformed in ways you cannot imagine.
On completion, you will have developed the skills requires to make a huge difference in the world. You will possess skills that very few other practitioners ever have, and you will have learned principles of life and success from some of the greatest teachers who have lived, ranging from Pythagoras to Einstein.
Human Behaviour and Wellness Psychology
The difference between health and disease or wellness and illness is often mindset. We will deeply explore mindset and what I call ‘Wellness Psychology’ to enable you to choose appropriate clients, effectively market your services, enhance communication skills and troubleshoot problems.
A Closer Look at the Curriculum
Please see the FAQ section, below, to learn about how these courses are delivered. Make sure you sign up for free lessons, advanced coaching tips, and launch/pricing details.
Level I
80/20 Nutrition & Lifestyle Programming (3-6 months)
The primary purpose of this course is to teach an evidence-based and clinically proven functional nutrition coaching system to help your clients establish a foundation for optimum wellness.
| The 3 main purposes of food | Human values and purpose | Nutrition industry – illusions and delusions |
| The 7 key foods to avoid or minimise | Infatuation and resentment cycles | Setting your expectations |
| Controversial foods | Belief systems and personal philosophy | Choosing the right clients |
| Complete macronutrient list & functions | Why some clients won’t listen to you | Red flags and when to say “no” |
| Fine-tuning macronutrient ratios | Self righteous and self “wrongeous” clients | Structuring/prioritising your programmes |
| Complete micronutrient list & functions | Why people make decisions about health | Presenting your programmes |
| Advanced hydration strategies | What stops people taking action | Communicate with clients at their level |
| Assessing and correcting blood sugar | Psychological blocks to client success | Client management |
| Metabolic hormones | Introduction to emotional & spiritual stress | Maximising client support without burnout |
| Food allergies, sensitivities and testing | How and why habits are established | Niche market vs. general market |
| Oxalates, histamine, tyramine, lectins | How to break bad habits | Key marketing and sales principles |
| Importance of eating habits | Perceptions around health and money | Marketing strategy – online & offline |
| Establishing morning and evening routines | How to not judge your clients | Anatomy of a great website |
| Importance of sleep and how to optimize it | Establishing your own wellness mindset | Business development strategies |
| Using food to improve sleep | Case studies | Ideas for scaling your business |
| Benefits of intermittent fasting | Basic introduction to universal laws | Basic financial management strategies |
| Homemade remedies | Law of cause and effect / compensation | Asking for help |
| Critique of 7 major diet approaches | Law of analogy | Legalities – what you can and can’t claim |
| How light affects health | Law of opposites | Disclaimers – informing clients what you do |
| How to optimize light exposure | Law of the one and many | Record keeping |
| Assessing food journals and intake forms | How the laws apply to health and wellness | My heart on sleeve business disasters |
| Programme and educational templates | Learn from all my mistakes | |
| Case studies | The Dave Hompes basic reading list | |
| Introduction to digestive function | ||
| Introduction to detoxification function | Certification |
Level II
Functional Medicine Testing & Programming (7-10 months)
The primary purpose of this course is to deliver an evidence-based and clinically proven functional medicine testing, programme design and coaching system so you can help clients find and correct the root cause of their symptoms.
| Understand digestive function | Expansion of level I content, plus… | The functional medicine industry |
| Understand detoxification function | Secondary gain and benefits of illness | Biggest problems with the industry |
| Understand endocrine/hormone function | Getting clients to take responsibility | Defining your target market |
| Understand immune function | Setting realistic expectations with clients | Being honest about your scope of practice |
| Medical vs. functional tests | Benefits/drawbacks functional medicine | Choosing appropriate clients |
| Why both forms are needed (case studies) | Benefits/drawbacks conventional medicine | Keeping your business simple/profitable |
| Advanced intake process and assessment | Detailed discussion: stress and health | How to promote and market yourself |
| Prioritising testing for different clients | Importance of gratitude and ingratitude | How to make yourself unique in the market |
| Stool testing (different labs pros and cons) | How to turn stress into gratitude | How to sell functional lab tests |
| Organic acids testing (different labs) | Practical exercises for balancing stress | How to develop confidence in your work |
| Why most people’s blood tests are “normal” | Reducing your own stress levels | Knowing your strengths and weaknesses |
| Functional blood chemistry analysis | Mindset differences men vs. women | Playing to your strengths and delegating |
| Adrenal, thyroid and sex hormone testing | Avoiding supplement dependency | Streamlining your business processes |
| Kryptopyrrole testing | Utilising the entire triad of health | Managing yourself (you can’t manage time) |
| Zinc/copper balance | Many simple and practical exercises | When to hire staff |
| Hair mineral analysis | Case studies | Advanced financial management strategy |
| Amino acid and fatty acid tests | How to work with medical doctors | |
| Micronutrient tests | Disclaimers and legal issues | |
| Detailed lab interpretation & prog. design | Insurance | |
| Pattern analysis | Learn from all my mistakes (some big ones) | |
| Protocol structure and design | Guaranteed registration with laboratories | |
| More than 50 pre-written supp. protocols | The Dave Hompes advanced reading list | |
| Different nutrient delivery methods | ||
| Myriad of case studies | Certification |
Level III
Genomics, Detoxification & Anti-Aging (12 Months)
The primary purpose of this programme is to help you understand how to create personalized wellness, detoxification and anti-aging plans based on genetic testing and toxic burden assessments; we also cover the role of mind in genetic expression, detoxification and anti-aging.
| Principles of methylation | Expanding your awareness of health | Earn the right to riches |
| Methylation and folate cycles | The great universal laws & Hermetic axiom | Creating your legacy |
| Neurotransmitter balance | Meaning of “As above, so below” | Time and space horizons for your business |
| Nitric oxide balance | How the laws affect health and wellness | Creating a long-term business plan |
| How to assess methylation status | Law of cause & effect (Karma) | Creating an online coaching business |
| Histamine & homocysteine testing | Law of complimentary opposites | Expanding your offerings for greater profit |
| How to assess client’s genetics | Quantum entanglement | Joint ventures and affiliate programs |
| Range of labs and methods | Law of eristic escalation | Public speaking to grow your business |
| The role of each gene and enzyme | Law of analogy | Harnessing the power of webinars |
| Gene/enzyme nutritional cofactors | How to heal at the quantum level | Developing multiple income streams |
| Reducing gene/enzyme inhibitors | Greatest minds and advances in medicine | Asking for referrals |
| Correlate gene tests with functional tests | Brief history of philosophy | Maximising your business profit |
| Protocol design using single nutrients | Brief history of psychology | Record keeping |
| Mold toxicity | Brief history of science | Knowing when to refer out |
| How to test heavy metal toxicity | Why it’s unwise to rely on science for info | Disclaimers and legal issues |
| Blood, hair and urine tests | How religious beliefs affect health | Further education |
| Advanced detoxification strategies | Animal mind vs. human mind (Freud/Jung) | The Dave Hompes expanded reading list |
| Enemas, colonics, liver flushes, etc. | Passion & motivation vs. true inspiration | |
| Saunas, light therapy | Soul-guided intuition | Certification |
| Structuring protocols for complex clients | How to think right | |
| Many pre-written protocols / dosages | Secret of an untroubled mind | |
| 7 aging processes | How an equilibrated mind slows aging | |
| How to combat these processes | Future of medicine and how to harness it | |
| Role of training levels I-3 in anti-aging | Can we live to 150? | |
| Case studies | Can we transcend our genes? |
Common Sense | Evidence Based | Clinically Proven
Hompes Method is founded upon the three powerful pillars that are frequently overlooked as a trinity by myopic conventional and alternative approaches.
Common Sense
Some of Hompes Method’s principles are so obvious that our clients and even us overlook them. The curriculum ensures that you’re grounded and fully aware of the importance of common sense principles and armed with the ability to communicate these principles with your clients in a clear, firm and non-patronising way.
Scientifically Validated
For analytically minded clients and practitioners, it’s important that all recommendations are evidence-based. Once a client knows why you’re making a set of recommendations, their compliance increases dramatically. Science isn’t everything, but the curriculum provides you with a vault of references to share with your clients and patients.
Clinically Proven
Sometimes, methods and strategies are effective despite a lack of scientific validation. Double blind, placebo-controlled studies don’t exist for certain protocols, but they work! Studies may never be done in the support of some recommendations. That’s why I teach the curriculum with an abundance of real-life case studies I’ve accumulated over the last 12 years.
Free Training, Event Invitations, Early Bird OffersMentorship will be open for enrolment on Friday 1st September 2017Before then, I’d love to share with you some helpful content, insights, and case studies in functional medicine and By entering your name and email address in the box below you will be placed on my VIP clinicians list. I promise that you will never receive an email that is not designed to enhance
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Do I need any prerequisites to enrol? - ANSWER
The curriculum is primarily designed for existing health and fitness professionals but is suitable for individuals looking to make a transition or career change.
Following Plato’s tradition of universal education, there are no pre-requisites to study the curriculum. Some people will study this material for general interest, for their own benefit and for the benefit of those around them. Others will use the training to launch a successful career.
Enrolment to level II is based on completing level I, and enrolment on level III is subject to completion of level II.
Even though this curriculum provides everything you need to deliver high-level services to others, if you intend to pursue a career in and form of health coaching, we recommend that if you seek formal academic qualifications in anatomy and physiology before delivering programs to clients.
Such a qualification could easily be achieved alongside this curriculum.
Q: When can I start? - ANSWER
Once the mentorship is launched, you can begin the courses whenever you choose. It is my recommendation that you start with level I, then, at your own pace, progress through as many levels as you would like.
If you are an experienced nutritionist or similar with a sound practical knowledge of nutrition and lifestyle coaching, you may qualify to enter the curriculum at level II, pending a short telephone or Skype interview.
Should you skip the level I nutrition and lifestyle content, you will be required to study the human behaviour and business modules from level I before commencing level II.
Q: How long is the mentorship? - ANSWER
There is no set time for completing the courses and you can study at your own pace. The most important thing is to fully understand the material and begin applying it in your own life and with your clients.
Estimated completion times, depending on how much time you can apply to studying the materials each week, are:
- Level I: 3 to 6 months
- Level II: 7 to 10 months
- Level III: 7 to12 months
Remember that the courses are designed for your personal and business development as well as nutrition and functional medicine. They are not to be rushed and you will need to complete exams in order to gain certification and access to the next level.
Q: What if it’s not for me? - ANSWER
My goal in creating this curriculum is to help you become a better practitioner than the typical industry standard and to transcend your current personal, business and financial barriers to create the business and life of your dreams.
However, if you do not feel that the curriculum is for you, we will refund you without any problem.*
You have very little to lose from enrolling in the curriculum. It is my hope that the modest monthly tuition fee encourages you to dip into our content and see the value and benefits at a very low financial risk.
The first step is to sign up for updates and join us on social media so that I can send you snippets of the beneficial, cutting-edge content we offer.
Q: How is the content delivered? - ANSWER
All content is delivered via an online learning platform and is accessible globally. Content is provided in video presentations, downloadable MP3, PDF and MS Word formats to support different learning styles. Most hand out and resource documents can be branded with your own business details, saving you much time.
Q: Can I access the curriculum where I live? - ANSWER
Question: What time is it on the Internet? Answer: Time does not exist on the Internet! All content is available globally, 24/7 and we invite you to join our movement wherever you may be.
Q: Is the information evidence-based? - ANSWER
Where possible, all the information and recommendations in the curriculum have strong scientific validity. You are provided with research link to support all our content.
However, as you will learn, some things science is still unable to prove! Through the use of a myriad of case studies, you will see how our methods and strategies have benefited countless numbers of real people in the real world.
Q: Is the information up to date? - ANSWER
The fields of nutrition, functional medicine, genomics and psychology are rapidly evolving. It can be hard to keep up with scientific progress, so our weekly support calls, case studies and social communities ensure you remain updated and course materials will be adjusted accordingly for all members as new information materialises.
Remember, beyond scientific discovery, there are generalised principles by which humans, the earth, solar system and galaxy function that remain unchanged, which is why these principles are taught across levels I-III.
Q: Live training calls, community and peer support - ANSWER
You are invited to join our private social media community to share your questions, queries, thoughts and ideas, and to feel supported on your journey.
Each week, we run live support calls / webinars to cover questions, key topics, case studies and anything else you may like to raise. The purpose of these calls is to ensure that you have regular content with myself and other senior instructors.
Q: What is the exam process? - ANSWER
All exams are completed online to ensure we are able to assess students in different geographical locations. For your protection and to ensure you have understood the content, your exams are strictly marked and will not be granted a pass unless the highest standards are reached, and you will be personally assisted with anything you do not fully understand.
Q: What are the membership fees? - ANSWER
Membership fees for the various access levels have not yet been fully finalised. Please leave your email address to receive updates regarding these fees and special launch offers.
Q: When will the curriculum be open for enrolment? - ANSWER
The curriculum will be open for enrolment on June 1st, 2017. Again, please leave your email address to receive updates regarding these fees and special launch offers.
Any other questions
Please don’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions whatsoever.