case study info

Question 1

what is food required for?

Answer 1

physical, mental and spiritual nourishment

Question 2

what is physical, mental and spiritual nourishment reflective of?

Answer 2

the quality of our food

Question 3

when do our bodies thrive?

Answer 3

when given all the proper “ingredients”

Question 4

what are the 3 properties of natural nutrients?

Answer 4

• live
• natural
• good quality

Question 5

explain LIVE

Answer 5

still contains enzymes (processing, high heats renders useless)

Question 6

explain NATURAL

Answer 6

unprocessed and unrefined

Question 7

explain GOOD QUALITY

Answer 7

organic, rich in essential nutrients

Question 8

what is nutritional symptomatology?

Answer 8

the study of symptoms and the way they relate to nutrition

Question 9

why is this a nutritionists preferred method of testing?

Answer 9

• client has tools and keys to solve their own problems

- we just have to be the educators

Question 10

what is the holistic approach?

Answer 10

body-mind-spirit

Question 11

what is the purpose of the nutritional assessments?

Answer 11

• to discover the root nutritional cause of a problem

- NOT to diagnose or put a name to that specific illness

Question 12

what is our focus in these assessments?

Answer 12

• the clients main health concern

- always ask the client the purpose for their visit/their main concern that they want to work with

Question 13

what are the forms that are used?

Answer 13

• lifestyle assessment form (LAF)
• nutri-systems profile (NSP)
• sub-questionnaires

Question 14

what do these forms help to do?

Answer 14

evaluate all 3 aspects of the clients health (B/M/S)

Question 15

what information does the lifestyle assessment form provide us with?

Answer 15

• 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)

Question 16

with the client statement what do you need to tell them?

Answer 16

make sure they know that we do not treat, diagnose or cure anything

Question 17

explain the office use only section

Answer 17

• 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

Question 18

what are the NSP forms?

Answer 18

• 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

Question 19

why do clients rate symptoms relative to the past 3 months?

Answer 19

• will be able to catch a new development

- if it is chronic it will still be present

Question 20

what is the purpose of the NSP forms?

Answer 20

uncover nutritional deficiencies or imbalances that may be connected with their main concern (not diagnosis)

Question 21

how many systems should you work on re-balancing at a time?

Answer 21

• no more than 3 but 2 is optimal
• first 2 MUST relate to the clients main health concern
• may only have to do 1

Question 22

what are the sub-questionnaires?

Answer 22

provide additional info on areas of the greatest imbalance for a particular system

Question 23

what should be included in a case study?

Answer 23

• LAF summary (physical observations too)
• NSP summary
• client overview
• dietary recommendations
• supplemental recommendations
• lifestyle recommendations
• psycho-spiritual recommendations

Question 24

what is other important information about the case studies?

Answer 24

• 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

Question 25

what is an important thing to tell the client when they start their lifestyle change?

Answer 25

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