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Nutritional Consultation & Advice

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Nutitional Therapy

Nutritional Therapy is the application of nutrition science in the promotion of health, peak performance and individual care. Registered Nutritional Therapists use a wide range of tools to assess and identify potential nutritional imbalances and understand how these may contribute to an individual’s symptoms and health concerns. This approach allows them to work with individuals to address nutritional balance and help support the body towards maintaining health. Nutritional Therapy is recognised as a complementary medicine and is relevant for individuals with chronic conditions, as well as those looking for support to enhance their health and wellbeing.

Practitioners consider each individual to be unique and recommend personalised nutrition and lifestyle programmes rather than a ‘one size fits all’ approach. Practitioners never recommend nutritional therapy as a replacement for medical advice and always refer any client with ‘red flag’ signs or symptoms to their medical professional. They will also frequently work alongside a medical professional and will communicate with other healthcare professionals involved in the client’s care to explain any nutritional therapy programme that has been provided.

WHAT WE CAN DO

The ability to treat a large
range of pains & other conditions

Why use Nutritional Therapy?

Some people simply want to check that they are on the right track with regard to healthy eating. Others may want to lose weight or get help with their symptoms.

Nutritional Therapists recognise that each person is an individual with unique requirements and take time to define personalised nutrition plans rather than a ‘one size fits all’ approach.

Nutrition and lifestyle approaches to healthcare have been shown to support the health of all the major systems of the body (skeletal, muscular, nervous, respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, excretory, endocrine, immune, reproductive and integumentary [skin, hair, nails]).

Typical priorities in nutritional therapy consultations include support to achieve optimum energy levels, healthy blood sugar balance, emotional and psychological wellbeing, optimum gastrointestinal health and tolerance to a broad range of food groups.

Consultations: What to Expect

Before the first consultation, the practitioner will provide a health and nutrition questionnaire for the client to complete. An initial consultation typically lasts 60 to 90 minutes, and in this time the practitioner asks detailed questions such as:

  • Current health concerns & symptoms
  • Diagnosis and treatment
  • Medical history & family history
  • Lifestyle
  • Levels of physical activity
  • Use of medication and supplements
  • Dietry analysis

We will evaluate your individual needs and use the evidence base for nutritional science to develop a personalised, safe and effective nutrition and lifestyle programme. Follow up consultations are generally after four weeks in order to monitor progress and make any necessary adjustments. Further follow-ups may be required depending on each individual situation.

Nutritional Therapy can help people of all ages and support a wide variety of major and minor conditions, symptoms or other health concerns. For example:

  • Fatigue, loss of energy and vitality - such as low energy, hypothyroidism, insomnia, ME/CFS
  • Weight management - such as weight gain or loss
  • Digestive problems - such as IBS, constipation, indigestion, bloating, Crohn's disease, Ulcerative Colitis
  • Food allergies and intolerances and their many associated symptoms
  • Skin imbalances - such as eczema, psoriasis, acne, rosacea
  • Hormone imbalances - such as PMS, infertility, menopause symptoms, endometriosis, PCOS, prostate issues
  • Nervous system problems - such as headaches, migraines, depression, anxiety
  • Stress related problems - which can have a multitude of symptoms, the extent of which is often unrecognised
  • Musculoskeletal issues - such as osteoarthritis, gout, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis
  • Immune conditions - such as hay fever, Multiple Sclerosis, autoimmune conditions
  • Respiratory problems - such as asthma, bronchitis
  • Sports performance - such as improving stamina and performance, training for a specific event

Of course some clients will seek the support of a Nutritional Therapist, not because something is wrong, but because they want to prevent potential ill-health and promote increased vitality and wellbeing.