Nutrition
Many of us now live with the signs of western malnutrition such as constant fatigue and tiredness, digestive discomfort, recurring infections, coughs and colds, food intolerances and allergies, poor concentration and irritability in the belief that it is normal. In fact all are signs of a poor diet, low in essential nutrients.
Poor diet is associated with illness and disease, from childhood obesity to Alzheimer’s, mental health issues or auto immune diseases such as MS. Even complex health issues can be greatly improved or more importantly avoided all together with just a few simple dietary changes.
Nutritional therapy encompasses the use of carefully compiled individual prescriptions for diet and lifestyle in order to alleviate or prevent.
Key treatment areas covered include:
Weight Control
Fad diets do not provide consistent sustainable weight loss. We are biologically individual so what works for one person does not necessarily work for another. Learn the secret to eating correctly for your body to achieve your optimum weight and shape.
Stress Management
Stressful situations lead us to make bad food choices which in turn impair our ability to cope with stress. A poor diet, low in key nutrients can upset hormone balance leaving us tired, irritable, stressed and less able to cope – the correct diet can help balance energy levels and help us to deal more effectively with stressful situations.
Sports Nutrition
Optimum nutrition is key to maintaining and improving performance, whether training for an event or just training hard. The correct balance of macro and micro nutrients can have a dramatic positive effect on performance and maintaining the body in times of great physical stress.
Female Health
Oestrogen sensitive conditions such as PMS, PCOS, endometriosis and fibroids are controlled by hormone balance. Poor food choices consistently unbalance the body’s hormones accentuating these conditions. Learn how the correct food choices can bring your hormones back in to balance.
Pre-conceptual care
At least 25% of couples have trouble conceiving. It has been shown that infertile couples who make the correct changes to lifestyle and diet experienced an 80% success rate. Diet and lifestyle not only affect your chance of conception but also greatly affect the health of your baby after birth.
Digestive Health
Digestive problems are one of the leading causes of visits to a GP. Two in every three people have problems with their digestive tract. The gut must maintain a well balanced ecosystem of millions of bacterial flora. This delicate balance, however can easily become altered and result in many health concerns such as bloating, gas, IBS, food intolerances, ulcerative cholitis and other digestive issues.
Testing
In some cases specific biochemical tests may be required to pinpoint imbalances in the body. Where appropriate, we have available a range of accurate laboratory tests which include the following :
Allergy and food intolerance profiles
Adrenal Stress profile
Hair Mineral Analysis
Female Hormone Panel
Cardiovascular Health Profile
Please contact me with any questions you may have, I look forward to hearing from you soon.
