All consultations are completely confidential, and full support is provided throughout the programme.

Testing

Depending upon the nature of your symptoms and their severity, it may be advisable to conduct certain laboratory tests to assess any biochemical imbalances that may be relevant to your condition - these may confirm suspected problems, or validate the necessary protocol. At Nutritional Solutions we only use reputed organizations offering the most advanced diagnostic services currently available in the UK - such as IWDL (Individual Wellbeing Diagnostic Laboratories) in partnership with GDX (Genova Diagnostics).

Some examples of the most frequently used tests include:

• female hormone panel
• adrenal stress index
• total thyroid screen
• food intolerance
• dairy & grain food panel
• digestive stool analysis & parasitology
• hair mineral analysis.

 

Before your first consultation you will be asked to complete a detailed Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire (NAQ), which has been specifically designed to identify the link between symptoms of sub-optimum health, and specific nutritional deficiencies (this will usually be posted to your address upon request).

Lifestyle factors such as general health, past medical history, any current medication you may already be taking, current diet, frequency and type of exercise, and percieved stress levels are all included. This information is used by the nutritionist before and during your first consultation to develop both an accurate picture of your lifestyle, and also the foundations of an individualised programme tailored specifically for you.

Recommendations may include dietary changes, a supplementation programme, possible lifestyle changes, and clinical testing if deemed necessary.

You will be provided with full printed explanations of advice and recommendations made for you in your consultation, and also other printed information relevant to your condition.

Since the consultations are designed to be both educational and informative, there is generally no need to keep returning once health improvements have been made - typically clients need around three visits over a three to six month period to allow ongoing assessment and monitoring of improvements.

You are advised to allow 60-90 minutes for an initial consultation, and 30-45 minutes for follow up assessment.

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