Module Overview
Modules 1 and 2 each taught their own tools in their own lane: Module 1 gave learners the HSI Healthspan Model and HSI Method; Module 2 gave learners a gut-specific restoration sequence, itself shown (in Lesson 2.5) to parallel the Method. In real client work, nothing arrives pre-sorted into “Module 1 material” and “Module 2 material” — a single case routinely needs both at once. This module exists to make that integration explicit and to give learners a genuine capstone moment before deciding whether to continue to the Diploma.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this module, learners will be able to:
- Apply the HSI Method and the HSI gut-restoration sequence together, on a single case with overlapping gut and non-gut findings, without treating them as separate exercises
- Identify their own current scope-of-practice boundary and articulate when a case should be referred out, ahead of Module 7's full treatment of this topic
- Produce one complete, integrated case file — the Foundational Certificate capstone — that also seeds their eventual Module 7 (Clinical Application & Ethics) capstone project
- Make an informed decision about whether and when to continue to the Diploma
Lessons in this module
Track structure: Coach Track = core content. Practitioner Track = core content + a scope/referral extension in Lesson 3.2.
Module Table of Contents
Module 3 contents
Two lessons plus the Foundational Certificate capstone case file.
Capstone assignment — the Foundational Certificate case file
This is the Foundational Certificate’s main deliverable, replacing the need to treat the Module 1 and Module 2 case assignments as the certificate’s final output. Take one real or prototype case (ideally the running case file suggested in Module 1’s Practical Takeaways) and produce a single integrated document containing:
- 1Timeline — antecedents, triggers and mediators (Module 1, Lesson 1.1)
- 2Full HSI Healthspan Model mapping across all five domains (Module 1)
- 3HSI Method applied — all five steps, sequenced (Module 1, Lesson 1.5)
- 4HSI gut-restoration sequence applied, if gut findings are present (Module 2)
- 5A stated scope/referral judgement — in scope, or a specific referral point identified (Module 3, Lesson 3.2)
Practitioner-track learners additionally submit a short note on what Clinical Extension Layer content (Diploma-level) they anticipate needing for this specific case — a natural bridge into the Diploma decision.
This case file is designed to be extended, not discarded — it becomes the seed of the Module 7 capstone project if you continue to the Diploma.
Submit your capstone case file
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Module 3 quiz
8 questions across all two lessons · 70% to pass · unlimited retakes · graded instantly in your browser
- Lesson 3.1
Q1.In an integrated case, at what point should a gut-specific finding be pulled into the Assess step?
- Lesson 3.1
Q2.In Lena’s case, Investigate concluded that no test was needed. How should that be understood?
- Lesson 3.1
Q3.What is the most common mistake learners make after finishing Modules 1 and 2?
- Lesson 3.1
Q4.Why would the gut sequence alone have produced an incomplete plan for Lena?
- Lesson 3.2
Q5.Which of the following is a red-flag sign requiring referral regardless of track?
- Lesson 3.2
Q6.A presentation feels “off” but you cannot name a specific red flag. What does this lesson recommend?
- Lesson 3.2
Q7.Which statement best describes what the HSI Model and Method do?
- Lesson 3.2
Q8.In Richard’s full picture, what is the appropriate scope judgement at Checkpoint 12?
0 / 8 answered
Short-answer reflection
These two are not auto-graded. Write your answer, then reveal the marking guidance and assess it yourself.
Looking back across every case in Modules 1–3, which one contained a detail that, in a real case, should have prompted a referral conversation rather than a lifestyle plan?
Downloads for this module
- Download PDF
“When to refer” quick-reference card
Lesson 3.2Red flags, the core scope principle, the GP referral / in-scope / watchful-monitoring thresholds, the escalation ladder, documentation prompts, and coach vs practitioner roles.
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Foundational Certificate case-file template (fillable)
CapstoneThe structured capstone document: presenting concerns, timeline, all five HSI domains, the five Method steps, gut findings, priorities, personalised plan, scope/referral judgement and follow-up.
Where to start after finishing the Foundational Certificate
This is the natural point to move from learning and integrating the model to deciding what’s next.
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Finish and keep your capstone case file
It’s not a one-off assignment — carry it forward as your running example into every later module.
- 2
Revisit your Lesson 3.2 referral reflection honestly
If you’re a coach and found yourself uncertain on several red-flag judgement calls, that’s useful information about where your comfort zone currently sits — not a failure.
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Decide your next step in the ladder
If the Foundational Certificate felt like plenty for your current scope of practice (e.g. a coach not planning to add clinical depth), that’s a legitimate place to pause. If it felt useful but thin on protocol depth, that’s expected — protocol depth and prescribing-adjacent content is exactly what the Diploma’s Clinical Extension Layer (Practitioner route) adds next, across Modules 4–7 (Hormones & Metabolic Health, Longevity Science, Nutrition & Lifestyle Prescribing, Clinical Application & Ethics).
This module introduces no new evidence-based subject matter — it is integration, application and scope-awareness content, so it has no reference list.
Whole curriculum overview
Module Table of Contents
Modules 1–8
Modules 1–3 form the Foundational Certificate. Modules 4–8 complete the Diploma.