Nutrition and Wellness 101:

What Are Teens Really Learning About Health?

Influencers Are Teaching Our Teens What to Believe About Their Bodies
And it’s shaping more than their habits—it’s shaping their hearts.

Today’s teens are being discipled by influencers instead of credible, biblical voices.
From TikTok trends to shallow health advice, they’re surrounded by messages that confuse more than they clarify.

This is especially true during the teen years—a vulnerable, impressionable season when body image and identity are easily distorted.
From comparison culture to performance pressure, our students are navigating more noise than ever about what their bodies should be.

They’re bombarded with conflicting opinions about food, fitness, and health—and often miss the beautiful, biblical truth:
That their body is good, purposeful, and worth stewarding with care.

Without a foundation of biblical identity and a right understanding of the body as a God-given gift—meant to be honored, nourished, and used for His glory—students can internalize harmful ideas about food, self-worth, and their physical design.

This course equips your teen with more than knowledge. It gives them tools for a lifetime of whole-person health stewardship.

What Your Student Will Learn

This course offers more than nutrition facts—it cultivates formation rooted in gospel identity, functional wellness, and practical life rhythms.

Through short, podcast-style lessons and hands-on learning, students will explore how to:

• Nourish their body with real, life-giving food
• Understand how nutrition impacts focus, energy, digestion, and emotions
• Build sustainable rhythms of rest, movement, hydration, and resilience
• Read labels, plan meals, and prepare simple foods with confidence
• View their body as a God-given gift—meant to be honored, not perfected
• Discern truth from trends and develop Christ-centered health habits
• Create their own Personal Wellness Blueprint—a meaningful plan they can carry into life beyond the course

This isn’t just about checking a health credit.
It’s about equipping teens to steward their health—body, mind, and spirit—with wisdom, confidence, and purpose.

Course At a Glance

Summer 2025 Class

• Dates: Weeks of June 2 – July 21 (8 weeks)
• Format: Virtual course
  • Weekly private podcast-style lessons delivered weekly with optional note-taking pages
  • Ideal for flexible, on-the-go learning (no Zoom calls)
  • Course materials are available for 12 months for those who register in Summer 2025. Access to online materials will expire on June 1, 2026.
• Credit: 0.5 Health Credit
• Ages: Rising 9th graders and above
• Cost: Tuition details will be shared directly with families who join the interest list. We’re committed to making this a meaningful and manageable investment for homeschool families—with special rates available for group or tutorial participation.
  • All materials included in registration fee. Students may prepare meals at home using flexible, student-selected ingredients—no unusual or expensive groceries required.
  • Family discounts available upon request

How It Works – 3 Steps

Step 1: Complete Your Student’s Registration
To finalize your student’s place in the course, please submit full payment.

Step 2: Access the Course Materials
Once payment is complete, you’ll receive full access to the course portal—including the private podcast feed, weekly lesson guides, reflection prompts, and project resources.

Step 3: Begin the Journey to Real-Life Wellness
Your student will now begin engaging in weekly virtual lessons, hands-on learning activities, and guided wellness reflections—building lifelong skills in nutrition, self-care, and the stewardship of their health, all through a Christ-centered lens.

Meet Your Instructor

Bethany Thomson, RDN, LDN, CLT
Integrative & Functional Dietitian Nutritionist • ICF-Certified Christian Coach • Homeschool Mama of 5

Bethany is a faith-based integrative and functional registered dietitian with over 20 years of experience in clinical nutrition and whole-person wellness. She began her work in the field in 2003, completing her dietetic internship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where she later served for four years as a clinical dietitian.

She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and Dietetics and has completed Master’s-level coursework in Human Nutrition. She currently owns and operates a private practice, Ingrained Living, focused on functional nutrition therapy and holistic life coaching for women.

As an ICF-Certified Coach and Full Focus Certified Pro, Bethany blends evidence-based science, biblical wisdom, and practical transformation in all her work. She has trained interns, taught clinical nutrition, and served as a preceptor for Vanderbilt’s dietetic internship program.

But her favorite role? Mama.
Bethany and her husband live on their family farm in Centerville, Tennessee, where they homeschool their five kids—including three teens. She created this course not just as a professional—but as a mom who understands the questions, challenges, and possibilities facing teens today.

This course isn’t about being ultra-healthy or perfect. It’s about helping teens learn how to care for their bodies with clarity, freedom, and biblical purpose—because their body is a gift, not a project.

Tuition & Registration

Tuition: $150 per student

This includes:

• All weekly audio lessons + optional note-taking pages
• Student Wellness Kit (printable tools + hands-on resources)
• Access to the secure student portal
• Submission access for weekly Q&A sessions
• Option to connect with other students in a private space to share final projects (if families choose)

Optional Add-Ons:

• 🌸  Girls-Only Bonus Session: $50
  A Christ-centered, grace-filled conversation on biblical identity, body image, and whole-woman wellness.
  Offered as a safe, optional space for female students desiring deeper guidance.
  Students or parents can request this add-on via email or the course portal.
• 🤝 1:1 Coaching Session with Bethany: $125
  A private, student-focused session for personalized nutrition and wellness support, encouragement, or health-related coaching.
  To schedule, simply reach out through the portal or by email after registration.

FAQ

Q: When and how are lessons released?

Lessons are released weekly throughout the summer, beginning the week of June 2.
This intentional pacing allows students to absorb and apply what they’re learning without feeling overwhelmed—and helps families integrate the course into their rhythm of rest, reflection, and real-life application.

Q: How long will we have access to the course materials?

You’ll have access to all course materials for 12 months from the start date of the summer course—so even though the lessons are released weekly over the summer, your student can revisit them anytime throughout the year.

(For those who register in Summer 2025, access to online materials will expire on June 1, 2026.)

This gives families flexibility to work at their own pace, review lessons as needed, or revisit topics during the school year as part of their ongoing wellness learning.

Q: Will we need to buy any special books or supplies for this course?

All course materials and supplies are included—no textbooks or hidden costs.

Students will have the opportunity to prepare meals or snacks at home using recipes from the course, but ingredient choices are completely flexible. There are no required foods, and no large grocery budget needed. You can use what you already have or adapt recipes to fit your family’s preferences, dietary needs, and pantry.

Q: What if my student has dyslexia or a unique learning style?

This course is intentionally designed to support a variety of learners—including auditory learners, hands-on learners, and students with dyslexia.

As a homeschool mom to children with dyslexia, I deeply understand the need for flexible, engaging instruction. Each lesson is delivered in a podcast-style audio format with optional note-taking pages, allowing students to listen and learn on their own schedule without the pressure of traditional coursework.

The final Personalized Wellness Project is designed to fit your student’s learning style and showcase their creativity.
Whether they prefer writing, visuals, audio, or hands-on expression, this project invites them to reflect on what they’ve learned in a way that feels natural and meaningful to them.

If your student would benefit from additional support or accommodations, I’m happy to work with your family to ensure they can participate with confidence and ease.

Just reach out—I’d love to help you make this a meaningful experience for your student.

Ready to Begin?

Health isn’t about rules or restriction.
It’s about rhythms of wellness that honor how God uniquely designed our bodies—and how He invites us to steward them with grace.

This summer, give your teen the opportunity to learn what it means to care for their body with wisdom, truth, and freedom.
Let this be a season that counts for more than credit—a season of clarity, confidence, and Christ-centered growth.