Diploma in Nutritional Science and Therapeutics

Course details

Nutritional Therapy is a dynamic holistic therapy that uses food, phytonutrients, therapeutic food supplements and lifestyle changes to modulate disease processes, strengthen vitality and promote optimal wellness. Functional Medicine has emerged as a more positive and productive approach to chronic illness than the traditional disease-based model. Nutritional Therapy as taught at IINH applies the person-centered approaches used in Functional Medicine to restore health. Read More

What does a Nutritional Therapist do?

She or he prepares inpidualised recommendations for diet and lifestyle designed to alleviate or prevent ailments and promote optimal gene expression and health. Recommendations may include: guidance on natural detoxification; how to promote gut health and/or support digestion and absorption; avoidance of toxins or allergens; appropriate use of supplementary nutrients, including phytonutrients. A Nutritional Therapist’s advice addresses the particular client’s unique dietary and nutritional needs for metabolic and hormonal homeostasis, often drawing on a variety of biochemical and functional tests to inform recommended protocols and programmes.

Nutritional Therapeutics students learn to develop a cutting edge yet holistic understanding of how nutrition impacts the intricate interaction between gene expression, cells and organ systems. They also develop the clinical and practical skills necessary to design effective nutritional and lifestyle programmes for people with previously diagnosed illness, injuries or chronic health problems. These include digestive dysfunctions, hormone imbalances and fertility issues, fatigue, stress related disorders, immune system dysfunctions, depression and learning/behavioural difficulties, among many others.

Career Opportunities

The diploma is designed for those wishing to become a Nutritional Therapist in clinical practice, either alone or alongside other health professionals. Some of our graduates are educating the public and healthcare professionals on nutrition and health issues, working as nutrition consultants in companies, writing articles for publication, and running businesses in the natural health sector, among other things.