1 Hour CE/CME — Practical Clinical Training
Nutrition on a Budget
Case-Based Session
Making Nutrition Recommendations That Patients Can Actually Follow
Stop giving nutrition advice patients can’t follow. Learn a practical, repeatable approach to cardiometabolic nutrition that works in real life — not just on paper.
1 hr
CME/CE Credit
3+
Clinical Frameworks
Live
& On-Demand Options
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Lifetime Access
May 15th, 2026: 12pm EST • Instant access after live event • Live CE credit available during live event
Nutrition Advice Is Only Useful If Patients Can Follow It
“Eat better.” “Cut carbs.” “Follow a Mediterranean diet.” Sound familiar? These recommendations are evidence-based — but often unrealistic for your patients’ actual lives.
What You’re Seeing Now
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- Patients nod in agreement… but don’t change behavior
- Recommendations don’t account for cost or food access
- Nutrition conversations feel rushed or ineffective
- Uncertainty about what actually matters most
After This Course
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- Deliver clear, realistic nutrition guidance patients can follow
- Prioritize high-impact dietary strategies (not overwhelm)
- Adapt recommendations to budget, time, and access
- Use a repeatable framework in everyday visits
After 60 Minutes, You’ll Be Able To
Four clinical competencies you can apply immediately:
Identify Real Barriers
Recognize cost, access, and lifestyle constraints impacting adherence
Prioritize What Matters Most
Focus on high-impact nutrition strategies for cardiometabolic health
Simplify Nutrition Counseling
Deliver clear, actionable guidance in minutes — not lectures
Apply a Repeatable Framework
Use the same practical structure across patient types
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Why This Course Was Created
“Nutrition is one of the most powerful tools we have in cardiometabolic care — yet it’s also one of the least effectively implemented.
Clinicians are taught what an ideal diet looks like… but not how to adapt that guidance to a patient working two jobs, managing a family, or shopping on a limited budget.
So patients leave visits with recommendations they can’t sustain — and providers are left wondering why nothing changes.
This session bridges that gap. It gives you a practical, evidence-based framework to deliver nutrition guidance that is realistic, prioritized, and built for real life — not perfect conditions.”
Who This Is For
Built for Cardiometabolic & Primary Care Clinicians
No nutrition degree required. Just practical tools you can use with the patients you’re already seeing.
Pharmacists
Expanding into lifestyle and nutrition counseling
NPs & PAs
Managing cardiometabolic patients in primary care
Physicians
Family medicine, internal medicine, cardiometabolic care
Nurses & RDs
Supporting patient education and behavior change
Clinicians Frustrated with Adherence
Tired of recommendations not sticking
Anyone Managing Metabolic Disease
Who wants nutrition guidance that actually works
How This Course Is Different
Not Another Nutrition Lecture
This is practical, case-informed, and designed for real clinical settings.
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Practical
Built for real-world constraints like cost, access, and time
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Actionable
Walk away with a framework you can use in your next patient visit
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Evidence-Informed
Grounded in current research, simplified for clinical use
Complete Curriculum
What You’ll Cover in 60 Minutes
A structured approach to translating nutrition science into realistic patient care.
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Why Nutrition Advice Fails in Real Life
The gap between guidelines and implementation — and how to close it
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Barriers That Matter
Cost, food access, time, and lifestyle constraints impacting adherence
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High-Impact Nutrition Priorities
What actually moves the needle in cardiometabolic health
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Case Application: Real-World Patient Scenarios
Adapting recommendations for different budgets, lifestyles, and barriers
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The Practical Nutrition Framework
A repeatable system to simplify counseling and improve adherence
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Communication That Drives Action
How to deliver nutrition guidance patients will actually follow
You’ll Walk Away With
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A practical nutrition framework you can use immediately
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Confidence prioritizing dietary interventions
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Strategies to improve patient adherence
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A simplified approach to nutrition counseling
Course Format
Flexible Learning Options
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Live Session
- May 15th, 2026, 12PM EST
- Live Q&A with the instructor
- All clinicians welcome
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On-Demand
- 1 hour CE/CME credit available
- For pharmacists, NPs, PAs, physicians, nurses, and RDs
- Lifetime access — learn at your own pace
- Recording available after live event
Your Instructor
Meet Your Speaker
Lara Zakaria
PharmD, CNS, IFMCP
Lara Zakaria, PharmD, CNS, IFMCP is a functional medicine pharmacist and clinical nutrition expert known for translating complex nutrition science into practical, patient-centered strategies.
Her work focuses on bridging pharmacotherapy and nutrition — helping clinicians deliver care that is both evidence-based and realistic enough to implement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible for CE/CME credit?
Eligible for pharmacists, physicians, NPs, PAs, nurses, and RDs.
Do I need prior nutrition training?
No. This session is designed for clinicians at all levels. No nutrition degree or prior training required.
Will this add time to my visits?
No. You’ll learn how to simplify and streamline nutrition conversations so they fit within routine clinical visits.
What if I can’t attend live?
You’ll receive full on-demand access after the session. The recording will be available with lifetime access.
Stop Giving Nutrition Advice That Doesn’t Stick
Start delivering guidance your patients can actually follow.
1 Hour CE/CME
Lifetime access • Live & on-demand • Practical framework • Real-world application
AKH Inc is an accredited provider through Joint Accreditation. AKH and Revelar Health LLC are jointly providing credit for this activity. It will be awarded AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™, ACPE, AAPA, AANP, and ANCC credit.