Nutrition is the study of nutrients, and how they affect our health. A Nutritionist is someone who studies food, nutrition, and the relationship between diet, health, and disease.
A ‘Clinical Nutritionist’ is a qualified healthcare professional who can provide personalised advice on diet, lifestyle, and nutritional supplementation, including the use of specific medicinal nutrient forms and doses to support personal health goals and the amelioration of various health conditions, within a clinical practice setting.
Nutrition is one of the most fundamental ways we nourish ourselves and maintain our health. Getting all the unique nutrients and nourishment we need can vastly reduce the risks of serious diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, as well as improving mood, immunity, memory, and brain function.
Optimising diet and nutrient intake can also help make people happier and more productive, making the work of Nutritionists particularly powerful and rewarding, by helping people achieve these goals.
Public interest in living healthier and more sustainable lifestyles is growing and nutritionists are playing a key role in expanding this awareness and wellbeing.
Clinical Nutritionists may work in health clinics, sports clubs, or for themselves in private practice.
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There are many factors that can make our individual needs unique. Such factors include: age, gender, lifestyle, family history and genetics, life history and past events, as well as even our beliefs and traditions, etc.
A Clinical Nutritionist can provide an in-depth assessment of your individual personal needs, through extensive case history analysis, physical assessment, and biochemical laboratory testing.
Based on these assessments, a Clinical Nutritionist can develop personalised recommendations to improve your health, and assist with reducing the symptoms of various health conditions, as well as certain risks that may be associated with those conditions.
Such recommendations may include specific diet and lifestyle modifications, personalised supplement prescriptions, and potentially even custom medicines tailored to your specific needs.
Through this process a Clinical Nutritionist can help teach you more about yourself and how your body works. The insights gained can help you build a broadened understanding of not just what might be beneficial to you, but why.
