Clinical Studies for Health Practitioner, Nutritherapy Option
The Nutritherapy or holistic nutrition program concludes with this case study course. With several well-documented studies included, the student will need to complete three clinical case files, demonstrating their clinical expertise at various levels: interviewing, observation, treatments and recommendations, maintaining case records, and preparing the final report.
Included teaching methods:
- E-Learning courses: an interactive, motivating, and effective way to learn.
- Printable course booklets
- Online exams
- Student centre access
- Videos and virtual library.
Student Guide
- Exam submission due date
- Timetable
- Change the deadline
- Important
- Teaching method
- Getting in contact
- Start studying
- Answering questions
- Self-correction
- Assignment work
- Sending activities to your Tutor
- References
- Course objectives
- Introduction
- Nutrition questionnaire
- Family history
- Personal history
- Debates on nutrition and science
- Case-control studies
- Metabolic studies
- Cohort (or prospective) studies
- Randomized (or intervention) studies
- Meta-analyses
- How to make sense of it all?
- Individual approach
- What is a serving?
- Grain products
- Vegetables and fruits
- Dairy products and alternatives
- Meat and alternatives
- The tutor’s advice
Chapter 1
A case of hypoglycemia
Émilie, 36 years old
Family history
Personal history
Food diary
Day 1 – Monday
Day 2 – Tuesday
Day 3 – Wednesday
Energy intake
Nutritional value of foods consumed
Hair mineral analysis
Analysis
Recommendations
Follow-up visit
Three months later…
Another three months later…
Knowledge review
Activity 1
Chapter 2
A case of poorly-integrated vegetarianism
Paul, 27 years old
Family history
Personal history
Food diary
Day 1 – Tuesday
Day 2 – Wednesday
Day 3 – Thursday
Nutritional value of foods consumed
Hair mineral analysis
Analysis
Recommendations
Follow-up visits
Three months later…
Three months later…
Knowledge review
Activity 2
Chapter 3
A young girl doing too much
Marlène, 16 years old
Family history
Personal history
Physical activity
Food diary
Day 1 – Friday
Day 2 – Saturday
Day 3 – Sunday
Nutritional value of foods consumed
Her energy balance
Analysis
Recommendations
Follow-up visits
Knowledge review
Activity 3
Chapter 4
A problem of abdominal obesity and allergies
Raoul, 55 years old
Family history
Personal history
Food diary
Day 1 – Wednesday
Day 2 – Thursday
Day 3 – Friday
Nutritional value of foods consumed
Analysis
Recommendations
Personalized menu
Follow-up visits
Knowledge review
Activity 4
Chapter 5
Clinical analysis summary sheet.
Client intake:
Interview:
Analysis of collected data:
Recommendations:
Follow-up:
Answer Keys
Answer key for activity 1
Answer key for activity 2
Answer key for activity 3
Answer key for activity 4
References tests and analyses
Introduction
Biological fluid tests
“By correspondence” tests
Other tests
Note on vitamin and mineral measurement
Hair Mineral Analysis (HMA)
Indican test:
Oxydata test
“Chemstrip” test
Allergy tests
Imupro test
“Sulkowitch” test
“Koenisburg” test
Zinc assessment
Vincent’s bio-electronics
Some references
Graded Activities
Instructions
