How to Support Clients Without Providing Medical Nutrition Therapy
Melissa Lopez
Supporting clients through nutrition and lifestyle change is meaningful, impactful work. It is also work that comes with responsibility. As a nutrition professional or health coach, your role is not to diagnose, treat, or cure disease. Your role is to educate, guide, and support behavior change within a clearly defined scope of practice. When done well, this type of non-MNT work can be just as transformative as clinical care, and in many cases, it is the missing link that helps people turn...