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Saturday, 5 February 2011

Why See a Nutritional Therapist......why Indeed!

The ultimate promotion of Nutrition is from it's Science basis of Optimum health, peak performance, disease prevention and individual client/patient care.

My role during my weekly Nutrition clinics and in all my Nutrition work with patients is an approach that's works with the individual, most importantly, on many different levels to support the body to help alleviate or prevent illness and disease, supporting the body towards normal everyday function and importantly to promote optimal health.

Nutritional Science for Preventative and Optimal health


Personalized Nutrition for personalized health is my goal for my patients, dealing with prevention and underlying causes instead of symptoms of illness and chronic disease. Health is more than the absence of disease:

" It is more Important to know what patient has the disease than to know what disease the patient has" Sir William Osler


Using a more personalized, individual approach to preventative and optimal health, good Nutrition, or Nutritional Therapy can help all manner of people of any ages with a wide range of conditions. These may include specialized areas l deal with such as: 

  • Energy imbalance, fatigue and excess tiredness
  • Digestive dysfunction such as IBS, Ceoliac's, Low or Excess acid, food Intolerances and allergans, bloating and other digestive issues
  • Stress management
  • Female Hormone imbalance
  • Skin conditions such as eczema and Psoriasis
  • Male Health
  • Female and Male pre pregnancy and fertility advice
  • Post pregnancy diet and fitness advice
  • Infant and child food advice and cooking sessions
  • Weight management programmes 
  • Fitness and lifestyle advice

With this type of Bio chemical individuality approach towards nutrition, diet and fitness, seeing health as a positive vitality not just the absence of disease, promoting prevention and optimal health to all, Nutritional therapists in their work may also give advice and recommendations to those with an array of varied clinical imbalances including:

  • Depression and other mental health issues
  • Immune function and susceptibility to illness and infection
  • Migraine
  • Acne
  • Arthritis
  • Osteoporosis
  • Chronic fatigue/ME
  • Circulatory conditions
  • Candida
  • Insomnia
  • Blood pressure issues
  • Sports Nutrition
  • Cholesterol balance
  • Obesity
  • Child behaviour difficulties

With my Nutrition clinics, l like many other practitioners recognise that each individual is unique and important and therefore require not 'one size fit all'....."well it worked for her lm sure it will work for me" approach, but the 'what's right for me approach'...., which l can tell you of years of experience can be a ongoing process when it comes to finding what's right for our diet, lifestyle and health.

We are all different, so our needs will be different



The Nutrition Consultation Process 

For tailored individual care, clients will receive a detailed Health, Nutrition and Lifestyle Questionnaire prior to our first meeting that is to be completed and returned beforehand or bought along to the meeting. Along with this questionnaire, the client will have detailed at least 5 days dietary intake in a food diary to help assist the practitioner detail help and advice where it is needed or required.


Questionnaire, health profile and food diary will be important


The First consultation will usually last one and a half hours, during which we consider the detail of the questionnaire and food diary, taking an extensive case history, discussing health and wellbeing and any overriding issues the client has and establish Health and Lifestyle goals for the client.

Prior to the first consultation l will have started the process of looking in detail at the patients health issues and ultimate goals, and along with the Consultation in clinic l will hopefully be able to better explain potential underlying causes of any health concerns and how from that point on, a tailored, individual Nutrition and lifestyle plan will be of benefit to the client, which will delivered to the client following the first consultation. 

This plan discussed and negotiated with the client will be a individual Nutrition and lifestyle plan aimed at addressing concerns, symptoms and other complaints with the ultimate aim of improving health for the long term needs of the client and empowering them to take control of their health and their life, instead of waiting for illness and disease to take over them.


Follow Up clinics

Follow up clinics are usually advised 4-6 weeks after the initial consultation whilst progress, follow up information, telephone and email sessions will be available to the client to assist them during the time following the consultation where sometimes significant changes to diet and lifestyle maybe taking place and support may be needed, and always welcomed from a Therapists point of view.

A Clinic visit or telephone based follow up consultation will usually take 45 minutes, though this may take longer at the clients request.
Follow up clinics may continue at the clients request if the client feels they will be of benefit to them to do so, whilst some clients may need only one follow up session.


The End Game. No, Just the beginning


In essence, l see my role during my Nutrition clinics as the supplier of knowledge, of facts, of science that may help everyone on a individual basis, to enpower them once they have the right tools, take control of their own health, know their own bodies, know what their body needs to maintain optimal health and live life instead of worrying about health and the potential for illness and disease.
If that means that are only see clients a few times, so bit, hopefully that means l have done my job and done it well.

Take charge of your health and live YOUR life!



So why see me, a Nutritional Therapist, at one of my Nutrition clinics.....why indeed.

Toodle pip!


Nutrition Advice

For more benefits of a well balanced diet, healthier lifestyle and the potential that taking charge of your diet and exercise can have, come and visit me at my clinic and see what positive changes maybe suitable for you.


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