What is Holistic Health?
Holistic Health is the practice of working with the "whole" person to improve overall health, energy, and outlook. Rather than a disease based approach to health care - see a doctor, take a pill, rinse and repeat - a holistic practitioner uses a wellness-based model to treat everything - mind, body, spirit, and beyond. Practitioners that focus on your entire wellbeing.
A primary field of holistic health, holistic nutrition, works with individuals and groups to improve their nutritional intake, but also to act as a peer mentor to make sure those improvements take hold, and prosper. Practitioners such as Nutritional Therapy Practitioners, Wellness Coaches, and Holistic Nutrition Consultants, to name a few.
Practitioners are trained and certified to work with clients in a number of ways, such as:
What kind of education do practitioners have?
Holistic Practitioners come from a myriad of backgrounds and education. Each receives instruction on basic nutrition, lifestyle, and wellness. This is supported by intensive training in minerals and nutrients, the endocrine system, nutritional detoxification, digestion, blood sugar, fatty acids, and hydration. Practitioners may also receive course instruction in major areas of science, such as anatomy and physiology, botany and herbalism, and chemistry.
Want to learn more? Visit one of our member schools to learn about their curriculum.
Certification?
Graduates of certain schools are automatically certified in several areas of holistic health. Board Certification is an extra step that gives clients an extra level of confidence that their practitioner is highly qualified. The National Association of Nutrition Professionals certifies holistic practitioners with rigorous training and examination. You can learn more about NANP's Board Certification by visiting here.
Where can I find a practitioner?
Here are two excellent practitioner locators:
www.nutritionaltherapy.com/directory/map
www.nanp.org/find-a-practitioner
How can I BECOME ONE?!
Want to study holistic health?! GREAT! Please visit one of our member schools. No matter your passion, holistic health is the best place to start!
Holistic Health is the practice of working with the "whole" person to improve overall health, energy, and outlook. Rather than a disease based approach to health care - see a doctor, take a pill, rinse and repeat - a holistic practitioner uses a wellness-based model to treat everything - mind, body, spirit, and beyond. Practitioners that focus on your entire wellbeing.
A primary field of holistic health, holistic nutrition, works with individuals and groups to improve their nutritional intake, but also to act as a peer mentor to make sure those improvements take hold, and prosper. Practitioners such as Nutritional Therapy Practitioners, Wellness Coaches, and Holistic Nutrition Consultants, to name a few.
Practitioners are trained and certified to work with clients in a number of ways, such as:
- Meal plans
- Grocery lists
- Food journals
- Mineral evaluation
- identify biochemical imbalances and toxicities
- Education for improving lifestyle, and managing stress
- Advise therapeutic menu and nutrients
- Research Issues
- Provide follow-up support
- Review Lab Assessments
- Summarize case and group findings
- Provide Recommendations
- Teach health professionals and consumers, and
- Consult with other practitioners
What kind of education do practitioners have?
Holistic Practitioners come from a myriad of backgrounds and education. Each receives instruction on basic nutrition, lifestyle, and wellness. This is supported by intensive training in minerals and nutrients, the endocrine system, nutritional detoxification, digestion, blood sugar, fatty acids, and hydration. Practitioners may also receive course instruction in major areas of science, such as anatomy and physiology, botany and herbalism, and chemistry.
Want to learn more? Visit one of our member schools to learn about their curriculum.
Certification?
Graduates of certain schools are automatically certified in several areas of holistic health. Board Certification is an extra step that gives clients an extra level of confidence that their practitioner is highly qualified. The National Association of Nutrition Professionals certifies holistic practitioners with rigorous training and examination. You can learn more about NANP's Board Certification by visiting here.
Where can I find a practitioner?
Here are two excellent practitioner locators:
www.nutritionaltherapy.com/directory/map
www.nanp.org/find-a-practitioner
How can I BECOME ONE?!
Want to study holistic health?! GREAT! Please visit one of our member schools. No matter your passion, holistic health is the best place to start!