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No matter what your career, you can increase the value of your nutrition education. We all know that as time goes on and the more experience we gain, the more valuable we become. Now we can add to this the fact that we live in an industrial society with increasing degenerative diseases and obesity. At the same time medical care and insurance are becoming more out of reach for the average person.

This trend will likely continue as the population grows older, and as “baby boomers” strive to stay healthy and ward off disease. Even the President’s Cancer Panel recommends that insurance cover nutrition counseling, wellness programs and that government should take a more active role in American’s access to healthy foods. Those with a nutrition education will be helping to educate the population as well as filling in the jobs within these wellness programs.

It is also becoming more apparent that all people need to help their bodies, in light of the knowledge that chemicals and toxins are abundant in modern society. In fact, research using infant’s cord blood that was collected from American hospitals in 2005 by the American Red Cross found and average of 208 chemical toxins. This surprising news prompted Congress to draft a letter to the American Chemical Council encouraging more studies to determine the true toxicity of these chemicals.

Eating the right foods and cleansing our bodies is more important than it has ever been. Nutrition is a widely sought after field as more of these types of studies come to light and people realize they want to be proactive with their health instead of waiting for disease to set in.

It is important to update your education and stay in touch with the fact that body cleansing and holistic health are becoming more popular. We must learn how the body cleansing process works in with the health of our population. We must also teach how food affects our body and it’s natural ability to cleanse, and how foods may suppress our natural immune system.

Nutritional counseling is a valuable service with the need growing each year. You can increase your value by adding knowledge in holistic based therapies including supplementation and bodyworks such as massage therapy or lymphatic drainage. Most importantly, educate yourself on cleansing the body, or using colon cleansing programs. Your clients will receive benefits sooner and love you for it.