What are the caveats the practitioner should be aware of before adding nutrition to his practice?
There are several caveats, or concerns, the practitioner should be aware of before incorporating nutrition into his practice. Specifically: a. The practitioner should be aware of his motives before embarking on a supplementation program. The primary purpose should be to help the patient achieve health, enhance the practice, and provide an ancillary income, in that order. A nutritional protocol should not be considered as a way to make an extra buck with minimal effort. If the patient perceives that the practitioner is “selling” him a product rather then prescribing a course of therapy, the practitioner will lose credibility. b. Beware of hucksters! As is true with any growth industry, the nutrition field has, unfortunately, attracted unscrupulous individuals and organizations out to make a fast buck with worthless – and sometimes dangerous – products. The practitioner should remember that nutritional therapy is not about discovering wondrous new substances that cure all ills. It is not
