So, here we are….FIRST amateur mistake and lesson when it comes to starting a blog: ALWAYS save a copy of your posts. You know just in case……. Just in case you are in the middle of a cold wintery nightshift, delirious with lack of sleep and want to make one quick little adjustment to a post you spent hours writing….. and then you some how manage to delete everything with a click of a button. GRRRR!!!! Night shift brain is a real thing. Trust me. In this age of such advanced technology you would think there would be a copy saved somewhere in the dark corners of the web. Afterall, do our phones and computers not track everything we do? Nope not this time. I’m a little disappointed actually because I would have really liked that.
Anyways, back to the subject at hand. Since this is a blog about sharing all the trials and tribulations to me becoming a registered Nutritional Therapist, only naturally I should talk about why I chose to study this. What does a Nutritional Therapist do? And how can we be beneficial to you?
What is Nutritional Therapy?
A Nutritional Therapist is actually a designation coined in the United States. Here in Canada, upon graduating from the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition I will be a Certified Holistic Nutritionist, but they are essentially the same thing.
Fundamentally nutritional therapy and its practices is rooted in the idea of bio-individuality. The word HOLISTIC is defined by Merriam-Webster as “relating to holism to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems rather than with the analysis of, treatment of, or dissection into parts.” The thought that each person and their body is its own unique construct having its own unique markers, functions, sensitivities, weaknesses, strengths and most importantly nutritional and lifestyle requirements. A nutritional therapist looks at at the entire person. They will look at all aspects of your body, lifestyle and environment and make recommendations which may include diet and lifestyle changes. They use evidence and science-based tools to help guide a client through specific health concerns and goals. It is a holistic or well-rounded approach to healing and supporting your individual needs and goals.
A nutritional therapist will take into consideration current lifestyle and diet habits to better identify factors such as gut health, hormone imbalances, nutrient deficiencies, sleep health and stress that could be underlying triggers. All these factors play a unique part in a persons ability to approach the following:
- Disease prevention and support
- Stress
- Aging
- Chronic fatigue
- Blood sugar regulation
- Sleep issues
- Digestion issues
- Detoxification
- Hormonal imbalances
Nutritional therapy is not a treatment for illness or a cure for a medical diagnosis. It can however offer you ways to support healing through supplementation, health and lifestyle balance.
How I came to discover Nutritional Therapy and how it helped is outlined in my introductory post “New Phone, Who Dis?”. Take a look.
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