case study info Flashcards
what is food required for?
physical, mental and spiritual nourishment
what is physical, mental and spiritual nourishment reflective of?
the quality of our food
when do our bodies thrive?
when given all the proper “ingredients”
what are the 3 properties of natural nutrients?
- live
- natural
- good quality
explain LIVE
still contains enzymes (processing, high heats renders useless)
explain NATURAL
unprocessed and unrefined
explain GOOD QUALITY
organic, rich in essential nutrients
what is nutritional symptomatology?
the study of symptoms and the way they relate to nutrition
why is this a nutritionists preferred method of testing?
- client has tools and keys to solve their own problems
- we just have to be the educators
what is the holistic approach?
body-mind-spirit
what is the purpose of the nutritional assessments?
- to discover the root nutritional cause of a problem
- NOT to diagnose or put a name to that specific illness
what is our focus in these assessments?
- the clients main health concern
- always ask the client the purpose for their visit/their main concern that they want to work with
what are the forms that are used?
- lifestyle assessment form (LAF)
- nutri-systems profile (NSP)
- sub-questionnaires
what do these forms help to do?
evaluate all 3 aspects of the clients health (B/M/S)
what information does the lifestyle assessment form provide us with?
- client’s state of mind, habits, spiritual inclinations
- stress and energy levels, as well as sleeping habits
- occupational hazards/indications, family history and current eating habits
- medications and supplement regime (interactions, suitability)
with the client statement what do you need to tell them?
make sure they know that we do not treat, diagnose or cure anything
explain the office use only section
- physical observations
- relevant notes discovered during session
- ask open ended questions to get more info
- record extra info to help design the program and provide more accurate recommendations
what are the NSP forms?
- based on the nutritional sympto of the body systems
- scores allow us to determine which systems require the most attention and link them with the clients concerns
why do clients rate symptoms relative to the past 3 months?
- will be able to catch a new development
- if it is chronic it will still be present
what is the purpose of the NSP forms?
uncover nutritional deficiencies or imbalances that may be connected with their main concern (not diagnosis)
how many systems should you work on re-balancing at a time?
- no more than 3 but 2 is optimal
- first 2 MUST relate to the clients main health concern
- may only have to do 1
what are the sub-questionnaires?
provide additional info on areas of the greatest imbalance for a particular system
what should be included in a case study?
- LAF summary (physical observations too)
- NSP summary
- client overview
- dietary recommendations
- supplemental recommendations
- lifestyle recommendations
- psycho-spiritual recommendations
what is other important information about the case studies?
- always explain the ‘whys’ (reason for recommendation) with both diet and supplementation
- don’t address a body system if not high scoring unless it incorporates the main health concern of the client or how it interlinks with one of the higher scoring body systems
what is an important thing to tell the client when they start their lifestyle change?
when one starts to change their diet and lifestyle, one may feel worse before they start feeling better- this is a natural process of detoxification
