{"id":62,"date":"2009-11-20T07:43:33","date_gmt":"2009-11-20T07:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sa.livingnetwork.co.za\/southafrica\/?page_id=62"},"modified":"2018-07-05T00:16:49","modified_gmt":"2018-07-04T22:16:49","slug":"nutritional-therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sa.livingnetwork.co.za\/southafrica\/therapy_practitioners\/nutritional-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Nutritional therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Nutritional Therapy is a science-based field of healthcare that uses nutrition to obtain peak performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">It manages chronic health problems by acknowledging and treating the \u2018whole person\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Nutritional Therapy applies the appropriate use of optimal supplements, nutraceuticals and medical foods at therapeutic doses that are individualised to each person\u2019s unique needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">It acknowledges the emotional state of the patient and encourages a positive attitude which is crucial on the road to recovery and optimal health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">It is not about \u2018fad\u2019 diets and calorie counting or drastic restrictions, rather it focuses on practical science-based advice and the principles of Functional Medicine are applied.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Lifestyle changes are suggested and the person is encouraged to eat a varied \u2018rainbow-coloured\u2019 diet where optimal nutrition can be achieved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">There is a respect for the vitality of cells &amp; tissues and the body\u2019s ability to heal itself the way nature intended.\u00a0 Our inner healing force is activated when it receives the right natural substances to enable the body to function at its fullest potential.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>Nutritional Therapists in South Africa<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Cape Town<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sa.livingnetwork.co.za\/southafrica\/therapy_practitioners\/nutritional-therapy\/judith-johnson\/\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Judith Johnson (Waterfront, Cape Town)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sa.livingnetwork.co.za\/southafrica\/therapy_practitioners\/nutritional-therapy\/sarah-ryan-cape-town\/#wpcf7-f1585-p1583-o1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Sarah Ryan (Cape Town)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Add me to this list please&#8230;.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nutritional Therapy is a science-based field of healthcare that uses nutrition to obtain peak performance. It manages chronic health problems by acknowledging and treating the \u2018whole person\u2019. Nutritional Therapy applies the appropriate use of optimal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3,"menu_order":140,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sa.livingnetwork.co.za\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sa.livingnetwork.co.za\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sa.livingnetwork.co.za\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sa.livingnetwork.co.za\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sa.livingnetwork.co.za\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/sa.livingnetwork.co.za\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1776,"href":"https:\/\/sa.livingnetwork.co.za\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62\/revisions\/1776"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sa.livingnetwork.co.za\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sa.livingnetwork.co.za\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}