Nutrition Course
Nutrition Course for the Alternative Practitioner
For students, colleges and professionals of all alternative practices including: homeopathy, herbs, nursing, oriental medicine, yoga, acupuncture, kinesology, massage, shiatsu, energy healing, reiki, Bowen technique, Chinese medicine, homeopathy, ayurvedic and many more.
Why is the study of Nutrition so important?
There are many conditions that arise from poor nutrition, some fairly obvious ones will be familiar e.g.: Hypoglycaemia, obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular problems.
Some conditions arising from particular nutrient shortages will however be quite surprising to most of us e.g.. Schizophrenia has been associated with high levels of copper and low levels of zinc in the body. Rheumatoid arthritis often responds positively to changes in diet. Many chronic mental conditions, such as depression, anorexia and hyperactivity in children can be successfully improved through addressing the dietary input: both it’s quality (and quantity) and it’s timing.
Most alternative practitioners are seeking to work holistically, that is to say the treatment is not aiming to make the symptom disappear, but to address the underlying cause, which may have its roots in a very different location from that of the symptom. A simple example would be a headache resulting from hypoglycaemia. Having exhausted the possibilities of musculoskeletal causes arising from pressure on nerves, a brief look at the patient’s pattern of eating may reveal that they are not eating enough to provide the energy needed at the right time each day, and this energy “gap” is manifesting itself as a headache.
It is possible to treat a condition only to find that the practitioner’s good work is being undone on a daily basis through poor nutrition. Much of the work of alternative practitioners is aimed at encouraging the body’s own natural healing energy, and this natural vital force is very much informed and complemented by the energy-supplying functions of the liver. Poor nutrition can result in poor liver function and so a cycle of poor health is perpetuated.
It can be seen, then, that a working knowledge of nutrition can complement other therapies in many (often unexpected) ways. This course should give you that working knowledge, and the confidence to apply it when needed.
