Holistic Nutritionist

Holistic Nutritionist: Background Information

What is a holistic nutritionist?

A holistic nutritionist is a certified nutritionist who takes an integrated and natural approach to nutrition, viewing the health and well-being of a person as a whole. Hence the word holistic.

What does a holistic nutritionist do?

A holistic practitioner conducts highly personalized nutritional counselling sessions to maximize the chances of success. During these sessions he or she thoroughly examines each person on an individual basis. He or she then aims to get to the root cause of the given health concern or condition, rather than only dealing with symptoms.

Approach

To do so, a practitioner who uses the natural nutrition approach carefully examines each person’s:

✓  health and family history

✓  eating habits (diet)

✓  lifestyle

✓  environment

✓  physical state

✓  mental state

✓  emotional state

In other words, a holistic nutritionist takes an in-depth look at the mind, body and soul.

Nutritional education

Naturally, nutritional education plays an important role when working with a holistic nutritionist. Natural nutrition practitioners provide clients with a solid nutritional foundation. Doing so, empowers clients. It also improves the chances of making healthier food choices while avoiding highly-palatable but unhealthy foods responsible for various adverse health effects, conditions and chronic diseases.

Focus is on more than just food

Food, however, is not the only area of focus. That is, a holistic nutritionist goes beyond food. He or she focuses on all aspects of a person’s life such as the mindset, self-care, stress level, sleep, exercise and much more.

Diet or nutrition is certainly not looked at as an entity on its own because it is interlinked with other aspects of a person’s life. As such, it requires a multi-pronged approach.

Factors to consider

Besides, there are numerous factors that influence our daily food choices. As such, they have to be taken into consideration during nutritional counselling sessions.

These include: taste preferences, conditioning, culture, religion, socioeconomic status, availability, addiction, social life and support, marketing, mental health, physical health and knowledge.

What a holistic nutritionist is not and does not do

A holistic nutritionist is not a registered medical professional who does not diagnose and treat disease. In addition, he or she does not prescribe any medication.

Our Toronto Holistic Nutritionist & Certified Nutritional Practitioner

About Our Holistic Nutritionist

JM Nutrition’s Holistic Nutritionist and Certified Nutritional Practitioner, Nathalie Brusch, BASc, CNP, is a graduate of the University of Guelph where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences with a specialization in Biochemistry.

She also completed a Diploma in Applied Holistic Nutrition from the Institute of Holistic Nutrition with honours standing.

As an added bonus, Nathalie has experience working at health food stores and healthy food restaurants, bringing with her unique insight and experience, particularly pertaining to natural supplementation and specific food brand recommendations.

The Power of Natural Nutrition

As a passionate nutritionist who wholeheartedly believes in the merits of the natural nutrition approach, Nathalie believes in the power of food and natural supplementation as it pertains to health and well-being.

Inspired by the role of wholesome, natural nutrition in the prevention and management of disease, Nathalie aims to help clients achieve healthier and more balanced lives.

Nutritionist in the Kitchen

In addition, Nathalie Brusch, has a deep-seated passion for healthy, wholesome and nutritious cooking with which she has a great deal of experience, both personally and professionally.

Her repertoire of delicious recipes and nutritious meals is enormously vast. What’s more, her recipes support a variety of health conditions and dietary restrictions (gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, plant-based, low-FODMAP, low-carb and more).

As a result, she can certainly personalize each meal plan to the specific preferences, needs and goals of the client(s).

Clearly, Nathalie’s unique experience allows her to successfully revamp numerous recipes, confidently suggesting healthier substitutions whenever possible.

As a result of these unique experiences, Nathalie is a nutritionist in an excellent position to help clients from all walks of life gradually develop changes to their eating habits.