What is Holistic Nutrition?
Holistic Nutrition is a way of looking at the body as a whole: Body, mind and spirit. The body naturally wants to be in a state of optimal health and is continuously offering us cues as to what it requires to reach this state. Instead of managing individual symptoms, we work to find and address the underlying cause of the symptom. Everybody and every physical body is unique and thus requires specialized care. A Registered Holistic Nutritionist’s goal is to naturally rebalance the body using whole foods, lifestyle techniques and natural supplements designed to target each person’s very specific needs. Holistic Nutrition in Cambridge Ontario is now offered by Alanna Fournie at Nature’s Vibe Natural Health Centre.
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Alanna Fournie, CNP
How can Holistic Nutrition help me?
The field of Holistic Nutrition uses symptomatology to work towards finding the root cause of what the client is struggling with. Signs, symptoms and patterns that an individual experiences are key components that your Holistic Nutritionist uses to determine the body systems that are in need of assistance and how to guide you in terms of the food and supplement based protocol that will rebalance the body and alleviate the symptoms. In a 1.5-hour session, a Holistic Nutritionist will go through your symptoms, your health history, your current lifestyle, and day to day food choices. After this appointment, your intake paperwork is used to create a customized protocol with sustainable steps to rebalance the body through food, nutrition, and lifestyle suggestions. Follow–up appointments and/or customized meal plans may be suggested if needed as part of your protocol.
Holistic Nutrition can help you with a variety of complaints including but not limited to:
- Hormonal imbalances
- Gas, bloating, or other digestive issues
- Trouble with sleep
- Allergies
- Stress
- Anxiety
- Low energy
- Weight management
What are the benefits of Holistic Nutrition?
- More energy throughout the day
- Better sleep: falling asleep and staying asleep
- Energy levels are stable: no bouts of high energy followed by crashes
- Decreased episodes of gas, bloating or other digestive disturbances
- Regular bowel movements
- Stabilize mood
- Improving Metabolism functions and digestive absorption
- Fewer indicators of low blood sugar: dizziness, low energy, chronic fatigue
I am already seeing a practitioner, why should I try Holistic Nutrition?
Holistic Nutrition is educational and complementary to Alternative and Western medicine treatments especially in terms of customized meal plans which allow you to follow the protocol given to you by your health care practitioner with ease and stress free.
“The doctor of the future will not longer treat the human frame with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with nutrition – Thomas Edison
Is Holistic Nutrition covered by insurance?
We have several of the larger insurance companies covering our services, if the client/employer chose specifically to have nutritional counseling included in the policy. These include Manulife, iA Financial Group and Greenshield Canada.