Naturopathy II

At the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. explain the nutritional approach to the prevention and treatment of diseases; 2. describe how to carry out a nutritional assessment on a patient; and 3. describe the actions of medicinal plants (nervines, hepatic, anodynes, antispasmodic and many others) and their uses in correcting various organ dysfunctions.

Clinical Nutrition: A nutritional approach to the prevention and treatment of diseases. The importance of homeostasis. Prevention and treatment of specific disease conditions with nutrition. How to carry out a nutritional assessment on a patient. Nutritional diseases affecting major organ systems in the body. Management and treatment of diseases using superfoods, enzymes, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, plant supplements, orthomolecular remedies and many others. Botanical Medicine: In-depth study of therapeutic herbalism. Actions of medicinal plants (nervines, hepatic, anodynes, antispasmodic and many others) and their uses in correcting various organ dysfunctions, Medicinal constituents of plants (tannins, glycosides, terpenoids, flavonoids and many others), Pharmacognosy, specific indications, contraindications as well as toxicity and dosing criteria for medicinal plants. The study of herb-herb interaction. Herb compounding and dispensing skills especially in polypharmacy. 400 Level