During a recent Live Q&A with a group of new Full Body Systems students, I was asked a great question that really got me thinking.<\/p>\n
The question was: Where\u2019s the nutrition in Full Body Systems?<\/em><\/p>\n At first I was baffled by the question, because from my lens, the entire program is about nutrition!<\/em> When we look at the journey of our food through our (full) body systems and how the food interacts with our biological being, it\u2019s nutrition.<\/em> But then I realized that most people have only a partial understanding of what nutrition really<\/em> is.<\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s my mission to empower practitioners like you by revealing the truth about nutrition,<\/em> and this question is a perfect place to start!<\/p>\n Yes, nutrition is about using food as medicine to guide people out of suffering.<\/p>\n Yes, nutrition is about suggesting certain foods and supplements to your clients (and removing others) so that they can overcome deficiencies and find resolution to their issues.<\/p>\n And yet, if that\u2019s all you\u2019re doing, I\u2019m afraid you\u2019re missing the most important piece\u2014physiology.<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes, physiology. Not labs, not IV nutrient drips, not superfood supplements or the hottest new dietary theory. Physiology.<\/p>\n Physiology is a subset of biology. It looks at the normal actions and functions of the body\u2019s anatomy, organs, tissues and cells and how they all interact with one another.<\/p>\n Why is physiology so important when considering dietary recommendations?<\/strong><\/p>\n Because when we use physiology to understand how the body should<\/em> work, we are better able to target our comprehension of an individual\u2019s needs for specific nutrition, movement, and repair.<\/p>\n Did you catch that?<\/p>\n It\u2019s less about matching a symptom or diagnosis to a remedy or protocol. It\u2019s more about understanding the difference between what should<\/em> be happening in your client\u2019s body (ie. how it\u2019s supposed to be functioning) and what\u2019s actually<\/em> happening in her body.<\/p>\n When you can clearly see that gap\u2014both where the symptoms are manifesting and the upstream underlying root causes of those symptoms\u2014then you\u2019re truly able to use food as medicine. And your physiological understanding provides your biggest set of clues.<\/strong><\/p>\n Without the foundation of physiology, we run the risk of simply suppressing symptoms and missing our opportunity to help our clients get to the heart of what\u2019s causing their suffering.<\/strong> Unfortunately, we also bypass the most obvious form of scientific evidence.<\/p>\n And that\u2019s just not Functional, in any sense of the word!<\/p>\n This is why we focus on physiology in Functional Nutrition Lab\u2019s Full Body Systems.<\/p>\n Your takeaway? Remember to slow down, resist the temptation to race for a cure, and take a good look at what\u2019s going on in the body of the person you want to help.<\/p>\n Why remedies rarely match symptoms<\/a> During a recent Live Q&A with a group of new Full Body Systems students, I was asked a great question that really got me thinking. The question was: Where\u2019s the nutrition in Full Body Systems? At first I was baffled by the question, because from my lens, the entire program is about nutrition! When we […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[164,163],"class_list":["post-18246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-best-practices","tag-frameworks","tag-systems"],"_yoast_wpseo_sitemap-include":null,"_yoast_wpseo_canonical":null,"_yoast_wpseo_redirect":null,"_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":null,"_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":null,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"[]","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":null,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":null,"_yoast_wpseo_title":"What\u2019s Missing from Most Nutrition Education - Functional Nutrition Alliance","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Without the Functional foundation of physiology, we cannot fully understand nutrient deficiency or sufficiency. Therefore, physiology is fundamental to \u201cgood nutrition.\u201d","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"nutrition education","yoast_head":"\nWhat is Physiology?<\/h2>\n
A Functional Foundation<\/h2>\n
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