About Nutritional Therapy
Nutritional Therapy is the application of nutrition science in the promotion of health, peak performance and individual care. Registered Nutritional Therapists such as myself 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 me 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.
About Functional Medicine Model
Nutritional Therapy is based on the Functional Medicine approach, which is primarily concerned with how and why an illness occurs and restores health by addressing the root cause of disease for each individual. The most important aspects of this approach are not seeing an individual as a sufferer of condition ‘x’ or just looking at symptoms or a single body system, but to assess the whole person including their genetic predispositions, wider environment, food intake, lifestyle, stress, sleep habits and support networks.
What health issues can Nutritional Therapy help you with?
Nutritional therapy is suited to most chronic conditions, such as:
- Autoimmune Conditions such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Hashimotos
- Allergies and intolerances
- Aches and pains (arthritis, osteoporosis, headaches, migraines)
- Bone & joint support
- Blood sugar balancing
- Cardiovascular disease
- Chronic fatigue
- Digestive disturbances (IBS, Crohn’s disease, bloating, constipation, food intolerances, candida)
- Energy levels
- Female health (PMS, PCOS, Menopause, Endometriosis, Hormonal imbalance)
- Fibromyalgia
- Healthy ageing
- Fertility and pregnancy nutrition
- Healthy eating
- Hormonal and mood imbalances
- Sports and Performance Nutrition (performance, energy, recovery, muscle gain, fat loss)
- Immune support (frequent colds and infections, allergies)
- IBS
- Menopause
- Male health
- Mental health (depression, anxiety, autism, sleep problems, stress, low energy)
- PMS
- Skin conditions (acne, eczema, psoriasis, dry/oily skin)
- Sleep management
- Thyroid function
- Weight management (weight loss, weight gain, muscle gain)