Nutritional Therapeutics (Level One)

Nutritional Therapy Diploma Course Level 1 - Nutritional Therapeutics

Successful completion of the Kevala Centre’s Nutritional Therapy course (Advisor Level) gives you the right to call yourself a Nutritional Advisor.

The work of a Nutritional Advisor is limited to people who have minor health problems and who would like to improve their health for the future. The Advisor recommends dietary adjustments and, if necessary, may suggest a multi vitamin or multi mineral supplement and/or additional vitamin C. Your earlier training will have taken you beyond this level as far as awareness of some supplements is concerned - they were included because the Advisor Level also serves as the first part of the full three-stage Nutritional Therapy course.

Poor diet is estimated to cost the UK National Health Service a staggering amount every year. Research suggests the burden of food-related ill health is large compared with say smoking. Dieticians, Nutritionists and Nutritional Therapist all have a part to play in offering appropriate advice.

What does a Nutritional Therapist do that the others don’t?

Currently, Dieticians is the only one of the three professions to be regulated by law. In the UK, most dieticians work within the National Health Service. A dietician may be consulted where a specific condition needs to be controlled, such as diabetes or high blood cholesterol levels or in the intensive care unit of a hospital, where special feeding is needed.

Nutritionists don’t give direct health-related advice as they are not trained in clinical practice. They are often employed in the food industry where they may help devise recipes, write food labelling information and provide general nutritional information to the public.

Nutritional Therapists are trained in clinical practice. They generally work privately, advising individuals on health and diet. Unlike dietetics, nutritional therapy is regarded as a complementary therapy. The Nutritional Therapist may work with people who have much more complex health problems than those Nutritional Advisor is able to help. Their recommendations will include dietary changes relevant to particular disorders, as well as the ability to recommend a broad range of supplements where required. Whereas a Nutritional Therapist will aim to determine individual levels of optimal nutrition, making use of supplements where appropriate, a Dietician may only occasionally prescribe food supplements if there is a case of an obvious deficiency. Nutritional Therapists focus on the link between health and diet, with the emphasis on identifying the root cause of a health problem

The aim of this stage of the Kevala Centre’s course, Level One, is to cover further elements of the Nutritional Therapy Council’s core curriculum that include:

• Health Sciences: Anatomy and Physiology; Biochemistry; Micronutrients; Food Composition and Properties; Dietary Therapy; Nutritional Physiology; Pathophysiology; Pharmacology
• Nutritional Therapeutics:Health Functional Status and Wellbeing

The previous stage dealt with the digestive system and its associated organs, along with the urinary system. In Level One you’ll learn about all the remaining systems of the body, together with their common disorders and treatment recommendations. This may range from the common cold, to thyroid disorders, arthritis or circulatory disorders.

We will also investigate nutraceuticals - naturally derived bioactive compound that may be found in food, dietary supplements and herbal products, having health promoting, disease preventing or medicinal properties. You will be introduced to a number of herbal remedies and while this will not make you qualified to prescribe and dispense herbs, many Nutritional Therapists have now learnt basic skills that enable them to suggest the benefits of herbs where appropriate.

Currently, nutrition has a very high profile; as more and more people are becoming aware of the importance of optimal diet for health and longevity, it’s becoming increasingly important for therapists to have undergone the high standard of training established by the Nutritional Therapy Council’s core curriculum.

This level requires attendance at two Tutorial Weekends.

On successful completion of this level the student will be entitled to enrol for the Level 2 programme of "Clinical Practice"

Students who wish to enrol on this course should have already completed our Nutritional Therapy Advisor Level Course. and attended at least one weekend tutorial.

The fees for this level are £1790. This fee is subject to a 10% discount if paid in full on enrolment.

The tutorial weekends are £150 each (excluding accommodation and food)