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legal and ethical considerations (national and state/territory) for nutritional advice:codes of conductduty of careinformed consentmandatory reportingpractitioner/client boundaries privacy, confidentiality and disclosurerecords managementwork role boundariesworking within scope of practice including limitations of nutritional advice to be providedpresenting symptoms that require referral to a medical practitionerwork health and safetyrole of Ayurvedic nutritional advice in lifestyle and preventative contextsama, its causes, signs and symptomsbasic principles of Ayurvedic nutrition:ahara vidhi vidhanpanchamahabhuta (elemental composition of food)gunnas (properties of food)shath rasa, gunnas, virya, vipaka, prabhava triguna theory and its relationship to diet and nutritiontridosha theory in relation to diet and nutritionprapaka, vipaka (digestive processes)agnis and their role in transformation of nutrientsfunction of fibre in the bodyAyurvedic food classifications, categories and composition fruitvegetablesdairyanimal foodsoilssweetenersnuts and seedsgrainsbeans and legumesherbs and spicesbest utility of aharagruelsvirudha aharapratinidhi aharaahara to suit various prakruti and vikrutifeatures of herbs and spices used in Ayurvedic lifestyle consultation and their wellbeing benefits, including ajwaindadimadhanyakaellaharidrahinguikshu jeerakalasunalavanalavangamaricha (pungent chilli/peppers)methikanarikelanimbukapalandupatrarasonshatapushpasunthi/ adrakatiltulasitwakyavafeatures of other herbs used in Ayurveda, their safe use and their wellbeing benefits, including amalakiajmodaalukamamraashokaashvagola/isabgolashwagandhaatasibalabhringarajabibhitakabilvachampakachitrakadrakshagokshuragugguluharitakikharjurakarpurakumarikutajamisreyamudgamushranimbapippalipunarnavarajikachandanashatavarishigrusvarnapatrisvetajirakatulasiushirasafed musalipippaliyasthimadhuyavaAyurvedic herbal combinations for use in daily life, rasayana, and their safe use:avaleha lehyampravahichyawanprashghritamkashayamchooranaAyurvedic cooking and food preparation techniques and variations to suit different vikruti and seasonsrasa, guna, virya and vipaka, prabhava