What is the difference between a Holistic Nutrition Consultant and a dietitian?
The training that I have had is different from that of a traditional dietitian and while we share some views our messages are different. My training places emphasis on the individuality of each person and their needs. I learned about many different dietary theories and their strengths and weaknesses. I am not allied with any large organization and their commercial backers. I just try to tell things as I see them. Traditional dietitians have different training that focuses more on standardized caloric needs and individual nutrient requirement than the overall quality of foods and how our bodies absorb them. Dietitians follow a “one size fits all” approach to applying diets. The American Dietetic Association is also in partnership and financially backed by many large corporations such as ConAgra Foods, Kelloggs, pharmaceutical companies, Monsanto, National Cattleman’s Beef Association, National Dairy Council, Procter & Gamble, Kraft Foods, Nestle USA, Coca-Cola, General Mills, and many m
