Sympto ll CSNN 2024 Exam
Study Guide
May be the underlying cause of many unexplained symptoms and diseases? All disease
begins in the ? - Answer -the main function of the Digestive system
-Colon
What is Nutritional Symptomatology?? - Answer The study of symptoms and the way
they relate to nutrition.
What are the three properties of natural nutrients?? - Answer Live = still contains
enzymes
Natural = unprocessed and unrefined
good quality = organic, rich in essential nutrients.
What does LAF stand for? - Answer Lifestyle assessment forms
What does NSP stand for? - Answer Nutri-System Profile = to uncover nutritonal
deficiencies or imbalances that may be connected with their main health concern (not
diagnosis)
Our main focus is always ??? - Answer the clients main concern
What are pediatric forms used for?? - Answer use for children age 12 and under, use in
conjunction with other forms.
What are you looking for when asked to notice physical observations? - Answer the skin,
hair, nails, tongue and nails. look for colour, tone, elasticity, dryness, oily, sensitivity,
nervous ticks, cant sit still,
What are the subquestionnaires used for? - Answer it provides additional information on
areas of the greatest imbalances for a particular system.
Under active stomach is often due to what?? - Answer Low HCL levels
animal protein rish diet, dairy products, refined foods, drinking to much water with
meals, improper food combining and chewing. Stress, age and regular use of antacids
will cause what imbalance? - Answer underactive stomach
Explain under active stomach heartburn? - Answer If one does not produce enough
HCL, the stomach has to work harder to mix the food with digestive enzymes and HCL.
The harder it works, the more gases produced. These gases are then pushed up into the
,esophageal area mimicking heartburn.
What can you use to increase HCL? - Answer apple cider vinegar
Smaller meals more often, avoid dairy, heavy meats, alcohol, do not drink with meals,
chew food well, avoid stress at meals, practice food combining are recommendations
for what imbalance? - Answer under active stomach
What are the effects of an under active stomach? - Answer Impaired colon function,
poor absorption of Ca, Fe, Zn and protein, and allergies. The PH doesn't register
peristalsis in the duodenum.
What foods go together for good food combining for under active stomach? - Answer
Protein with vegetables
grains with vegetables
fruit alone
Supplements used for underactive stomach? - Answer Digestive enzymes, with HCL or
Bile, apple cider vinegar, aloe vera juice, probiotics.
Low fiber, Alcohol and tobacco, caffeine and sugar, nitrates, spices, food allergies and
stress, regular use of antacids or aspirin(is absorbed in the stomach) are all causes of
imbalances of what ? - Answer overavtive stomach
Recommendations for overactive stomach? - Answer aloe vera, cabbage juice, slippery
elm and marshmallow root to soothe mucous. turmeric with whole milk is anti
inflammatory, smaller more frequent meals, liquid or enteric coated supplements only
no tablets.
Indicator of over active stomach? - Answer heartburn felt 40-60 mins after a meal and is
quickly relieved by an antacid.
What is the body's largest gland? - Answer liver
Cause of liver imbalance? - Answer overindulgence in fatty, starchy and junk foods,
alcohol, viral infections,
Gallbladder attack triggers? - Answer caffeine, chocolate, eggs, dairy (ice cream),
greasy/deep fried foods.
Conflict between desire to please and resentment is PS for what? - Answer gallbladder
suppressed anger is PS for what? - Answer liver
Effects of imbalance in the liver and gallbladder? - Answer interfere's with the
absorption of EFA's and the metabolism of the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, K. It will also
affect the elimination to many toxic substances from the body (due to poor bile flow)
, explain the function of bile? - Answer If the gallbladder has been removed the flow of
bile into the duodenum is irregular causing too much or too little bile in the system. It is
used to disinfect the colon, keep bowels lubricated, too little bile leads to constipation,
too much bile leads to many gastrointestinal irritation and acidity.
avoid fatty foods and junk foods, alcohol, caffeine and nicotine. Digestive aids with BILE
and pancretin, b-complex (choline), liver or gallbladder detox (master cleans), (BILE) -
Answer recommendation for the gallbladder and liver
What is and endocrine and exocrine gland? - Answer The pancreas
endocrine = insulin and glucagon for blood sugar regulation
exocrine = digestive enzymes (pancreatin, lipase, amylase and protease)
Heredity and diet, trauma, alcohol are cause of imbalance for?? - Answer the pancrease
Type 1 diabetes = heredity
Type 2 diabetes = lifestyle
someone who is overwhelmed by daily experiences. Harbouring great sorrow or grief,
recurring emotions of loss or sadness. Can also be an excess of sweetness in life to the
point that it's smothering. is PS for what? - Answer pancrease
Diabetes mellitus, underactive pancreas, hypoglycemia, underavtive stomach,
liver/gallbladder imbalance, protein mineral and vitamin deficiencies. Effects of what
imbalance? - Answer Pancrease
Recommendations for the pancreas? - Answer Low fat, low sugar diet high in complex
carbs and fiber. Avoid refined foods, concentrated sugars, alcohol, coffee, nicotine and
poor quality fats.
Pancreatitis = low fiber and protein
whole raw foods, digestive enzymes and vitamin E and chromium
Imbalance of blood sugar, can be a precursor to diabetes, blood sugar levels rise
abruptly due to refines carbohydrates intake, and drop abruptly a few hours later. These
are signs of what imbalance? - Answer Dysglycemia
High intake of refines carbs, stress, caffeine, poor calorie distribution, deficiencies of B
chromium or vanadium, hyperinsulinemia and other metabolic disorders. Are causes of
what imbalance? - Answer dysglycemia
What are the effects of dysglycemia? - Answer When the diet is too high in sugars, it
causes the pancreas to become overactive and it cant regulate insulin properly. It is
linked to the hypo-functioning adrenals and PMS. It's also a major factor in candidasis
restricting refined carbs, caffeine, alcohol, tobacco, eat smaller more frequent meals,