Nutritional Therapy Practitioner Assessment Tools

Nutritional Therapy Practitioners (NTP) use a number of comprehensive tools to evaluate their clients. The tools I will go over today are the tools that are taught by the Nutritional Therapy Association. Since NTPs can come from other professions and disciplines, there may be other tools and assessments specific to those individual practitioners and therefore not covered here.

There are 2 categories of tools of information gathering. One type is forms and questionnaires and the other is a hands-on evaluation.  

Forms and Questionnaires

Initial interview form

The initial interview form is where a client provides a detailed health history. This form also records client preferences, goals and concerns.

Food Journal

The Food Journal tool is where a client records dietary habit for a minimum of 3 days. The client also records movement and mood along with meals as well as snacks.

The Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire (NAQ)

The Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire is where the client records information about symptoms and health concerns.

Hand-on Evaluation

The Functional Evaluation (FE)

The Functional Evaluation is a powerful diagnostic tool that is used to determine functional deficiencies by palpating specific Reflex Points on the body. The FE is a series of tests of certain physiological indicators (blood pressure, pulse, various reflex points etc.). The NTP will palpate certain points on the body to determine individual client nutritional needs as well as proper organ function.

The FE is un-invasive but comfort of our clients is paramount, so the FE is optional and clients can opt out at any time. The NTP will always ask for permission before beginning the Functional Evaluation.

Lingual-Neuro Testing (LNT)

Lingual-Neuro testing is bio-feedback tool used in conjunction with the Functional Evaluation.  This tool is used by the NTP to determine usefulness of a nutritional supplement or food before it is recommended.

Imaging that next time you went to the health food store to buy a new supplement or herb and know for sure that it will work for you. LNT will help determine this in real time, this is the magic of Lingual-Neuro testing. At least it just seems like magic but it all has to do with our innate nervous system. There is a powerful connection between sensory functions of the month and our central nervous system. I know this will sound a bit strange at first but our brains and nervous system knows about every edible substance we taste. So if a certain reflex point is tender and the corresponding nutrient is used with LNT then the reflex point is re-palpated for tenderness. If the correct nutrient is used, the tenderness will feel better immediately. At this point the client will know that his or her body in need of that particular nutrient.

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