Nutrition – The Natural Therapist’s Approach Course

Course overview

Natural therapists recognise that if you provide the body with the right conditions it will maximise its healing potential. The body has all of the necessary systems for regeneration, rejuvenation and rebuilding. It also has an extremely efficient immune system, capable of fending off the most damaging invaders, and so we are chiefly concerned with providing the body with the right fuels so that it can remain healthy or return to a state of good health. Today there is a great demand for therapists who are qualified to offer advice on conditions that can be helped through dietary interventions, and to educate clients in making healthy nutritional choices.

Syllabus

Lesson One

The Natural Therapist’s Approach to Health/ What Constitutes a Good Diet?

Introduction
Five Basic Considerations for Health
The Cost of Processed Foods
An Ongoing Commitment to Wellness
Wholeness
The Primitive Diet v the Modern Diet
Foods our Bodies Require
Average Requirements

Lesson Two

An Overview of the Digestive System

Introduction
The Alimentary Canal and the Process of Digestion
Digestive Problems

Lesson Three

Diet and Nutritional Supplements for Some Common Problems

Iron Deficiency
Flatulence and Wind
Worms
Improving Digestive Function
Therapeutic Use of Vitamins and Minerals
Summary

Lesson Four

Nutritional Supplements (Continued)/ Water/ Stress

Guidelines
Minerals
How Much Water Do We Need?
Tap Water
The Best Sources
Mental Stress
The Emotions Behind the Disease
Physical Stress
The Mind/Body Connection
The Autonomic Nervous System

Lesson Five

Stress (Continued)/ Dietary Processes

Intervention Strategies
Detoxification and the Healing Crisis
The Cleansing Diet
Juice Fasting

Lesson Six

Diagnostic Procedures/ Gallstone Treatment

Pendulum Testing
Muscle Testing
The Role of the Liver
The Emotional Link
The Gall Bladder Flush

Lesson Seven

Sugar and Yeast

The Sugar Menace
Hypoglycaemia
Glandular Imbalance
Dietary Assistance and Restrictions
Supplemental Nutrients
The Yeast Menace
Proliferation of Candida Albicans
Treatment

Lesson Eight

Yeast (Continued) / Allergies

Treatment of Candida Infection
The Dangers of Modern Bread
Some Final Considerations
Symptoms of Allergy
Resistance
Stress Response
Primary Offenders
Treatment Approaches
Low Allergy Diet

Lesson Nine

Examining Some Common Disease States

Degenerative Disease
Potential Life Expectancy
The Dietary Approach
Heart Disease
Arthritis
Osteoporosis
Diabetes

Lesson Ten

DiseaseStates(Continued)/ Food Combining

Cancer
The Common Cold, Sinusitis and Asthma
Skin problems
Food Combining
Rules
Application
Conclusion

Practical training

No practical training is required to complete this course.

Prerequisites

You do not need to have any previous qualifications to study this course.

Level

On successful completion of this course you will have received professional training at level 3, or level 4, as indicated by your course. This is ideal if you wish to start a practice, or expand a career. Graduates of this course wishing to start their own practice can also obtain professional liability insurance. It has also been endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme and graduates will receive the QLS Certificate of Achievement as above. This course has been designed by BSY to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications. The Quality Licence Scheme, endorses high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes.

Certification

On successful completion students will receive dual awards: Award 1- The professional BSY Nutrition (Natural Therapy Approach) Diploma and will become a Registered BSY Nutrition (Natural Therapy Approach) Practitioner.

Award 2- Certificate of achievement at QLS Level 3 from Quality Licence Scheme. Registration through BSY is essential with this course.

How the course works

Upon enrolment you receive your first course lessons.

You can study in your own time, at your own pace and from the comfort of your own home. If you have any questions, or would like feedback or encouragement about your course or your studies then you can contact our friendly tutors by phone, email or post.

At the end of each lesson are a set of questions. Completing these can aid your learning and help you master each step before moving on to the next. Your next lesson will then arrive for you to continue when it suits you. This allows us to continually assess understanding and competence of the subject.

Having progressed through each lesson you can take your final examination at home, and at a date and time that suits you. Then, on successful completion you will be awarded your BSY certificate.

Support

Your tutor will mark your lessons, giving valuable, constructive feedback - helping you to master each step before moving on to the next. You can contact them for support or advice throughout your studies.

You can also contact the support team who are here to help you Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

We are proud of our friendly, caring ethos and aim to do all we can to help you succeed.