Nutritional Balance

This course is dedicated to the study of food groups and dietary balance through a comparative analysis of different food guides and an overview of more innovative approaches like those of Dr. Walter Willett or Barry Sears. The course also provides a description of some therapeutic foods.
Goals:
This course is a scientific, historical and philosophical analysis of the many international specialists who have analyzed, tested and offered to the world the very essence of their research in dietary balance and nutrition therapy. The work of these authors reveals that health advice and recommendations often go beyond food and apply to lifestyle, behaviour and the individual terrain— which is exactly what naturopaths have been teaching for a very long time. The objectives of this course will therefore touch on several aspects:
- By drawing on knowledge gained in previous courses, students should be able to understand, analyze and critique the many diets and trends presented in this course.
- After studying the various food groups, students should make particular note of the foods that have specific therapeutic qualities.
- While using naturopathic principles and a customized comprehensive approach as a guide, students will also need to develop a personal approach that will steer their professional activities and help them develop their own “expertise.”