Health Case

For example Iron is a nutrient that is needed for a child's growth and development. Iron moves oxygen from lungs to rest of the body and helps muscles store and use oxygen (Mayo Foundation for Medical Research 2013). Lack of iron results in an iron deficiency causing red blood cells cannot adequately carry oxygen to tissues, as well as causing physical and mental delays. By supplementing Iron tablets under medical advice can help this. Combined with introducing iron rich foods such as red meat three to four times a week; Or alternatives such as dried beans, lentils, chick peas, poultry, fish, eggs. It is also important to include vitamin C in sources such as lemons, oranges, tomatoes to help absorb iron

Health is multidisiplinary. Each modality have different therapeutic outcomes.The Australian Naturopathic Practitioners Association 2012 (ANPA) defines Nutritional Medicine as; The holistic approach of the interactions of both nutrition and environment on human health. When the body is at its optimum balance; food, vitamins and minerals are healthy. Factors such as a individuals environment, metabolism, anatomy, genetics affect the ability to process and absorb nutrients, as well as detoxifying and expelling waste. Naturopathy is a whole healing system. Naturopaths incoperate nutrition in an individuals treatment plan to achieve optimum health. Clinical nutrition interrelates relationship of food and well-being of body. The science behind how food is metabolised in the body. Not only that but how environment affects quality of food.