What is nutritional therapy? Nutritional therapy is a well-
researched field of healthcare that uses nutrition to promote
optimal health and to prevent and manage a wide range of health
issues, from specific medical conditions to stress, low energy
and weight management. Seeing a nutritional therapist can enable
people who are interested in taking responsibility for their
health to take positive action by making better dietary and
lifestyle choices. Nutritional therapy applies the results of
scientific clinical trials, published in respected, peer-
reviewed journals in assessing which foods or nutritional
supplements would most benefit people with different health
conditions. For instance, much research has been done on the
benefits of the mineral chromium at managing blood sugars, and
the implication of a lack of vitamin D and essential fatty acids
in the incidence of multiple sclerosis. A nutritional therapist
is a holistic practitioner, and aims to identify the cause of a
patient’s health concerns. For examp