Natural Therapies: Nutrition & Dietetics

DAA is the peak body for dietetic and nutrition professionals, representing more than 7,000 members around Australia and overseas. DAA and its members both research and deliver evidence-based information on food and nutrition locally, nationally and internationally.

The Nutrition Society of Australia (NSA) is a group of qualified, practising scientists and educators from diverse disciplines who are brought together by a common interest in the research and application of nutrition. Founded in 1975, the Society is represented across Australia by Regional Groups and managed by the NSA Council.

Founded in 1920, this is Australia’s oldest professional association of complementary therapists. Representing Western herbalists and naturopaths, they are the only national professional association specifically concerned with the practice and education of Western herbal medicine (WHM) in Australia.

Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA) is the recognised national voice for allied health professions in Australia, representing and advocating for the role of allied health professionals in our health system.
As the peak national organisation for allied health professions, AHPA has an important strategic leadership role and is the body that the Federal Government and other national organisations turn to when they seek a collective view of allied health.

Goes through the basics of a basic balanced diet.

Ketogenic diets are very low in carbohydrates and are sometimes prescribed to help patients with epilepsy.

Provides free impartial holistic health resources

This website explains what the various lab tests are, how they are done and how to read the results.

MediHerb provides herbs and herbal information. Students can register with them in order to get access to the herbal information.

It contains information about Traditional medicine (complementary/ alternative medicine). The website also included publications by World Health Organization. For example, Guidelines and Standards for Traditional Medicine and issues with Herbal Medicines.

Provides natural health news and directory.

The Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes, was first published in 1597 and was the first of its kind. Listing hundreds of plants and their properties, with beautiful illustrations, it is a marvellous resource. This link goes to a scan of the original 1597 edition.

Nicholas Culpeper first published "The English Physician and Complete Herbal" in 1652. This edition is from 1790, and includes a further 100 herbs added. It does not include as many illustrations as the Gerard Herball, but has a very interesting outline of the philosophy behind herbal medicine.

Published in 1922, this fascinating text fills a gap in Western knowledge. The philosophy behind the materia medica is explored and at the end is a glossary of Indian plants.