You are aware that food affects how you feel. For example, perhaps you may feel bloated after a particular meal, but you may feel great after another. As unique individuals, our nutritional needs are equally unique. Nutritional Therapy empowers you to take charge of your own health by making simple and realistic changes to your current daily diet and by guiding you through the often confusing mountain of information out there about what’s “good for you” and what’s not.
We offer a variety of different nutritional assessments. Every programme draws upon the latest research to ensure that your personalised programme provides you with the safest and the best care possible for your specific case. Read on to find out which may be suitable for you.
FULL NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENTS Top
Full nutritional assessments are recommended for those with specific imbalances, disorders or illnesses, as well as for those needing help with their eating patterns. These assessments are based upon a Functional Medicine approach which looks at your family history, biochemical individuality, and your genetic predisposition to disease.
As part of this assessment, before attending the clinic you will be asked to complete a very thorough – but easy to complete – questionnaire containing over 300 questions relating to all your body systems and organs. The study of your answers will allow the therapist to establish how you can best be helped to realise your full health potential by targeting the specific areas of imbalance. Once you are in the clinic, the consultation will flesh out more detail. In some cases some functional tests – like saliva, urine or stools – may be needed to confirm an assessment before commencing your programme. In some instances, the therapist will be able to perform some of these tests in-clinic at no extra cost, although some of them will need to be sent to a lab for analysis.
He may also use Iridology to find or confirm weaknesses in certain body tissues. Iridology is an alternative diagnostic tool which simply tells the practitioner about the nutritional status of organs and body tissues. It is not used to diagnose a named disease or condition.
You will go home with a report, giving you background to your answers in the questionnaire. For example, you’ll find out how having brittle nails may mean that your may be suffering from low stomach acid, or zinc deficiency, or both. It will depend on the rest of your answers. The report is unique and is personalised just for your case. During the consultation you will also find out what the options are going forward. You will receive a complete dietary programme including details of what foods are best for you and at which times. If your case requires it, you will also receive a supplement prescription with full details of the supplements needed, how and when to take them, and where to buy them.
Follow up consultations are advised after an initial period of 4 to 6 weeks depending on your case, which can be held at the clinic or on the phone. Talk to the therapist to discuss your requirements.
WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMMESTop
There are many important aspects to consider when trying to lose weight, as most times there are “hidden” factors that play a major role in weight gain/loss.
Losing weight is about stimulating your metabolism, that means the rate your body burns up food. The therapist’s weight loss programs will show you how to interpret your own body's signals allowing you to deal with small imbalances before they escalate. Once you understand how and why your body behaves as it does, you won't need to rely on willpower alone and change will be lasting.
When you come to the clinic for a tailored weight loss programme consultation, you will still get a thorough metabolic / hormonal check, but the consultation will normally be shorter and will focus on dietary measures. You will go home with a collection of meal ideas and a draft of your personalised weight loss plan, which you will get shortly after via email or/and by post. Follow up appointments are ideally at the clinic although interim phone follow-ups are also possible. With one of The therapist’s weight loss programmes you will feel supported throughout the process and see pounds shed one by one until you reach your goal.
Equally, if your goal is to gain weight, a personalised programme can ensure that you do so by eating foods that are right for you so you’re not gaining weight at the expense of putting your liver, kidneys and cardiovascular system at risk as a result of making the wrong choices.
DETOXIFICATION PROGRAMMESTop
Detoxing is a wonderful way of giving our body a good spring clean. However, most people find that when they start to detox they feel awful for a few days from headaches from caffeine withdrawals, to cold and flu like symptoms, which often puts people off. This is often because the main routes of elimination are partially blocked and they struggle to clear. We all detox differently too, so detox books or programmes borrowed from a friend may work for them, but not for you. Thus, investing in a detox plan that supports your organs of elimination is a wise measure, and it will makes your detox process easier, faster and much more effective.
Detoxing physically will also bring about some degree of “emotional detox”. When you come to the clinic for a tailored detox programme consultation, you will go home with your detox ideas booklet, and you will receive a fully personalised detox programme that will support you all through this very special time. Email and telephone support are also included so you feel you are taken care of at each step of the way.
Follow-up consultations are advised for all programmes so that progress can be assessed, motivation is ongoing and any adjustments can be made to your programme. Nothing beats face to face communication, but email and phone support can also work. You can discuss this with The therapist at the time of your first consultation.
If you are unsure about nutritional assessment is right for you, do not hesitate to call or email us and we will find the right package for you.
For more in depth information on Miguel and his approach to nutrition, please go to www.naturopatica.com |
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