Live Blood Analysis Training
Professional Live & Dry Blood Analyst Certification
Welcome to the Most Up-to-Date, Flexible Training on the Market
Launched in 2019, this course includes the latest science and best practises, whilst being based on the experience of teaching Live & Dry Blood Analysis (LDBA) students for over 12 years.
This online Naturecure Academy course will take you from complete beginner to certified blood analyst, or is ideal for existing practitioners who want to update their training.
The course covers all aspects of blood analysis - both Live (darkfield cell microscopy) and Dry (oxidative stress testing).
Join our supportive community of students from 29 countries around the world - including United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Ireland.
What do our students say?
“I recently completed the live and dry blood analysis course, and I am incredibly grateful for the experience.
This course has significantly enhanced my understanding and skills, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking to delve into blood analysis.”
“Thank you guys for your program, it’s been an amazing learning experience!”
Don’t just take our word for it - click here to read testimonials from students from around the world
The Course Format
The course follows a modular format made up of a pre-reading section followed by over 12 hours of video theory lectures and practical video demonstrations (see here for the course syllabus).
There are also lots of practise exercises designed to gradually build your confidence in the various techniques required for LDBA.
A printed lecture manual, practical manual and laminated reference cards accompany the online material.
Access from anywhere - view the course content in your web browser or the dedicated mobile app.
Finally, to gain your Certificate of Competence in Live & Dry Blood Analysis, you are required to submit three practise-client case studies. These allow you to gain real-world experience of the entire consultation process and to enable you to demonstrate to us that you have a sufficient understanding of the theory and skills required.
The course will take a minimum of 25-30 hours to complete, not including the three case studies. We recommend repeating some of the practical training sections and possibly some of the more technical theory lessons in order to ensure you have a sound grasp of everything taught. Students will continue to have access to the online lessons after their training is complete.
Start whenever you like, work at your own pace, and repeat sections if needed.
Live Blood Analysis online course platform
Printed materials that accompany the course
“I found this course very comprehensive, well thought out, and delivered in a very clear way. I appreciated being able to go back and rewatch segments (some several times), and will enjoy being able to go back in the future once I start to use the training with clients.
Thank you!”
Why train with Naturecure Academy?
Naturecure Academy have trained hundreds of students from 29 countries around the world, and are the home of Live Blood Cell Analysis online. You can read about some of our students’ experiences on our testimonial page.
Our tutor has been practicing LDBA and teaching it to students for many years, gaining a wealth of knowledge and experience you can benefit from.
Our course is the only LDBA training that has been independently verified by a highly reputable third-party insurance provider (Balens), to ensure it meets a very high standard of ethics, has a professional code of practice and is taught by suitably experienced personnel.
Accredited by the Complementary Medical Association
Read more about why Naturecure Academy is the only choice for professional LBA training here.
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“I have to say that taking this course has been a turning point in my life. I really fell in love with Live and Dry Blood Analysis”
How much does the training cost?
Online Course Fees £699 (+V.A.T.)*
[£838.80 incl. V.A.T.]*
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Course fees include:
immediate access to the online course portal
printed training manuals & reference cards posted within 1 working day
your Certificate of Competency on completion of the course
all postage & packaging*
full mentoring support
access to our private community of students and qualified analysts
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Course Details
Watch this introduction video from your tutor Shirah Mustardé
Shirah Mustardé BA Hons DipNN, Course Director
For a taste of what course content is like, watch this excerpt of a lesson from early in the course when we view live blood for the first time (click to play):
What is included when you enrol?
Access to all online training materials, including over 12 hours of exclusive video content (see below for the full syllabus of the course).
Printed training manuals that accompany the video lectures and practical lessons (sent by post). These expand on the subjects taught in the videos and form excellent reference guides for later.
Reference laminates (sent by post) which are very handy quick reference guides for use during consultations with clients.
A Certificate of Competency in Live & Dry Blood Analysis (on submission and acceptance of required case studies).
Digital client templates you can download from the web, brand and use with your own clients.
Information & advice on suitable microscopy systems.
Access to our exclusive student-only Facebook group ‘Naturecure Academy LDBA Community’, for current & past students to share advice and ask questions.
Ongoing email support from your course tutor.
You will learn about:
The history and science behind Live & Dry Blood Analysis.
The haematological definitions of blood constituents.
The underlying causes of illness and how they manifest in the blood picture.
How to understand and apply the principles of Prof. Enderlein and pleomorphism.
pH and the role it plays in health.
Morphological changes related to nutrition and pathophysiology.
You will be able to:
Use and care for your microscope.
Take blood samples quickly and efficiently to minimise your clients' discomfort.
Recognise the constituents of live blood as seen under the darkfield microscope.
Analyse a dry blood sample using brightfield microscopy.
Do an evaluation of live and dry blood samples in a clinical setting.
Gather information from your clients and use it, together with your blood analysis, to inform your treatment protocols.
See below for the full course syllabus
Ongoing Support
Supporting our students both during and after the course is very important to us at Naturecure Academy. We are proud of the community of new analysts that we are helping to build and very much hope that you will remain part of that community after your training is complete. To support students we offer the following:
Direct Mentoring - when you have completed the course material, it is time to start practising what you have learnt by undertaking 3 real life case studies. During this process, your course tutor will work with you individually, giving you feedback and encouragement, until you reach a sufficient level of proficiency to pass the course. Read about this experience from some of our recent students here.
Email support - we are always available to answer any questions that you have, about any of the theory or techniques covered in the training, or any other issues that arise as you become a professional analyst.
Facebook Group - we host a private Facebook Group called Naturecure Academy LDBA Community which is a place for new and past students to connect with our tutors, other students and seasoned LDBA practitioners happy to swap advice and answer questions. This community is very welcoming of new students and there is no such thing as a stupid question!
1-to-1 Training - we also offer more focused additional training which can be undertaken in person for students in the UK, or remotely via ZOOM (not included in course fee).
Who is this training for?
This course is open to anyone who has studied or is studying medicine, nursing, nutrition or naturopathy to a professional level that enables them to gain practitioner’s insurance cover to practice on the public, and gives an understanding of anatomy, physiology and nutrition (other medical/natural/complementary health qualifications may be accepted if there is a nutritional component or the student has undertaken supplementary nutritional training).
Experience or training in clinical practice is essential as it is necessary to be able to make client assessments. Live and Dry Blood Analysis is an add-on enhancement to any nutrition or complementary health practice and it is not possible to use it sensibly and ethically without the required background.
If you are not sure whether your qualifications are suitable, please complete our ‘no obligation’ online application form and we will let you know.
Please Note: For more details or if you do not yet have a relevant qualification, see here for information about our entry requirements and recommendations on choosing professional nutrition courses that would qualify you for LDBA training.
We accept those that are currently studying for a relevant qualification but have not completed their course yet. Studying LDBA alongside other courses is actually a great way of learning, however qualification in the primary course is required before final certification can be given by Naturecure Academy Ltd.
Due to the technical nature of the subject matter being taught, students must be proficient in the use of the English language.
Buying a Microscope
As well as offering excellent training we can also help you to source a high-quality microscope suitable for Live Blood Microscopy at a very competitive price, with our exclusive arrangements with several reputable microscope suppliers worldwide.
Your Tutor
Shirah Mustardé
BA Hons DipNN
Shirah is a Live & Dry Blood Analyst and Naturopathic Nutritionist and has run her own busy clinic since 2007.
After several years of clinical experience as a Nutritionist, Shirah qualified in Live & Dry Blood Analysis in 2011 and has been teaching the subject for many years. She enjoys sharing her knowledge with the students, helping others to develop their own LDBA careers.
Shirah formed Naturecure Academy with her husband Paul in 2017, to take over teaching the InHealth LDBA training course formerly taught by Brina Eidelson, and they completely updated the training in 2019.
Pre-Reading
Pre-Reading Introduction
Blood – a Window into Our Health
Live & Dry Blood Analysis
Welcome to the LDBA Course Pre-Reading
Module 1 – The History of LBA
Chapter One – Is our Modern Medical System Fit for Purpose?
Health Comes from Living in Harmony with Nature
Do Scientific Advances Hold all the Answers?
Do We Need a Different Approach to Solve our Rising Chronic Health Problems?
Do the Answers Lie in the Past?
Chapter Two – A Brief History of Ancient Medicine
Philosophy, Religion, Culture and Myths
Methods of Diagnosis
Nature’s Bounty as Medicine
Ancient Healing Systems that Have Stood the Test of Time
Chapter Three – The Birth of Modern Medicine
Early Theories of Disease Causation
Microscopes and the Discovery of Microbes and Cells
Cells Declared the Smallest Living Unit of Organised Life
Chapter Four – The Infamous Scientists of the 19th Century
Koch’s Postulates - Late 1800s
Claude Bernard (1813 – 1878)
Louis Pasteur (1822 – 1895)
Antoine Bechamp (1816 – 1908)
Monomorphism and Pleomorphism
Chapter Five – Pioneers of LBA & Scientific Discoveries of the 20th Century
Gunther Enderlein (1872 – 1968) and Live Blood Analysis
1928 - The Incredible Properties of Bacteria
Royal Raymond Rife (1888 – 1971) and the Rife Universal Microscope (1934)
Meanwhile………
Gaston Naessens (1924 – 2018)
Module 2 – Underlying Causes of Imbalanced Terrain
Chapter One – The Internal Terrain Defined
The Body Fluids of the Internal Terrain
Extracellular & Intracellular Matrices
Optimum Health Comes from Cellular Health
Chapter Two – Imbalanced Internal Terrain
The Primary Cause of Disease
5 Underlying Cause of an Imbalanced Terrain
Gathering Evidence – The Case History Questionnaire
Client Questionnaire - Underlying Causes of Imbalanced Terrain Interpretation Guide
Module 3 – Acid & Alkali (pH)
The Chemistry of pH
The pH Scale
Humans - Acid Producing by Function yet Alkaline by Design
Factors that affect the pH
Disturbance of pH = Disturbance of Internal Terrain
Acid Buffers
Alkaline Reserves
What are acid or alkaline foods?
Importance of Blood pH
Theory Lectures
Module 4: Blood Form & Function
Components of Blood
Development of Blood Cells
Blood Component Chart
Red Blood Cells – Erythrocytes
Zeta Potential
The Recycling of a RBC
White Blood Cells – Leukocytes
Granular White Blood Cells
A-granular White Blood Cells
Platelets – Thrombocytes
Blood Plasma
Module 5: Live Blood Analysis
Introduction to LBA
What is in One Drop of Blood?
What Can Our Blood Tell Us?
Blood Analysis Process
Module 5 (Part A): Plasma Indications (inc Pleomorphism)
A-Z Plasma Indications
Module 5 (Part B): Red Blood Cell Morphologies
Healthy Red Blood Cells
A-Z of Red Blood Cell Morphologies
Module 5 (Part C): White Blood Cell Abnormalities
A-Z of White Blood Cell Abnormalities
Module 6: Dry Blood Analysis
Introduction
The History of Dry Blood Analysis
Free Radicals
The DBA sample
Blood Droplet Evaporation Process
Indications seen in Dry Blood
Reading the layers
Acute or Chronic?
Reading the Rings
A-Z of Indications Seen in Dry Blood Sample
Module 7: Putting It All Together
Example Client Full Case Study
Module 8: Course Conclusion
Course Conclusion
Homework Case Studies & Ongoing Support
Practical Demonstrations
Looking at Blood
Taking a Blood Sample
Identifying Morphologies in a Live Blood Sample
Microscope Setup
Kohler Illumination
Mounting Blood Slides
Digital Imagery
Analysing Live Blood
Analysing Dry Blood
Putting It All Together