Ruthy Tanenbaum – CNP, RNCP

Holistic Nutrition , Toronto , Ontario

As a Certified Nutritional Practitioner, I hope to share my knowledge with the science behind my profession, and the opportunity for the soul and the objective of my colleagues – to share the information that holistic nutritionists study and understand.
This leads to the questions – what do nutritionists do? What does ‘holistic’ mean? Over the next months my articles will demonstrate just exactly what it means to be a holistic nutritionist, but allow me to describe it briefly here. A holistic nutritionist thinks of the body as a whole, not broken down into parts. For example, we don’t blame hypothyroidism solely on the thyroid. We recognize the body as a system – that the thyroid works in conjunction with the adrenals, the pituitary, and the hypothalamus – Western medicine is quick to cut us into parts. Holistic nutritionists are steadfast in keeping you together. We understand that there are no ‘magic pills’, and that optimal health depends not only on what you put in your mouth, but what you put in your brain as well. A healthy lifestyle depends on good food, good relationships, the right amount of exercise (meaning – not too much!), a connection to the universe and the Creator, and a respect for yourself. It is through all these things that we reach optimal health, but the journey to ‘optimal health’ is different for all of us.
Holistic nutritionists understand that each of us is bio-chemically unique – that the diet and supplements that work best for me may very well not work best for you, or the person sitting next to you. We work with our clients through assessment, personal medical history, data collection, and scientific research to find your individualized menu and lifestyle plan.
I look forward to sharing my holistic knowledge with the followers of Pink & Blue Magazine over the coming months. Look forward to my articles on weight loss, libido (for guys and gals), infant and toddler nutrition, vaccinations, and much more! If it goes through a factory before it gets to your plate, don’t eat it! Until then, I’m…

Ruthy Tanenbaum – CNP, RNCP
Ruthy@rtnutrition.ca