Department of Fasting, Dietetics, Nutrition & Medicinal Herbs
Food, Nature and Lifestyle as Foundations of Health
The Department of Fasting, Dietetics, Nutrition & Medicinal Herbs focuses on the important relationship between food, lifestyle, metabolism, health, and wellbeing.
Students learn how nutrition and lifestyle influence health and how dietary interventions can form an important component of preventive and supportive healthcare.
1. Fasting- Principles of fasting
- Different approaches to fasting
- Clinical considerations
- Therapeutic fasting
- Indications and contraindications
- Safety and supervision
- Fasting as part of naturopathic practice
- Principles of nutrition
- Nutritional assessment
- Therapeutic diets
- Balanced diet planning
- Nutrition across different stages of life
- Lifestyle-related health concerns
- Dietary counselling
- Basic concepts of medicinal plants
- Traditional use of herbs
- Natural products
- Phytochemical principles
- Safe and responsible use of medicinal herbs
The department encourages students to understand food and nutrition as important components of health promotion and lifestyle management.