Optimum Nutrition

Nutritional therapy is a healthcare system that aims to identify the underlying cause of symptoms, therefore correcting any imbalance and restoring health.

I may achieve this by balancing dietary intake of nutrients, reducing toxic load, encouraging the elimination of waste matter and toxins from the body.

Any symptoms felt by the patient are the reactions of the body trying to overcome its illness. Nutritional therapy seeks to assist the body, not suppress it.

Nutritional therapy will treat the whole person rather than just a disease so all treatment is specific to the individual according to their symptoms and needs.

The food we eat affects our thoughts, behaviour, mood and temper. It alters our hormones, skin, blood and body fat. It provides the building blocks for our body chemistry.

Nutrition is a complicated process that involves nutrients being taken in (as food substances) and the body making use of them. I identify the different types and amounts of nutrients needed for growth and health. Subsequently, a balanced diet can be used to promote healthy living and reduce the chance of developing diseases.

TREATING THE CAUSE NOT JUST THE SYMPTOMS

You may be suffering many symptoms that are contributing to your health problems. You may experience lack of energy, mood swings, headaches, weight gain, bloating, skin disorders, period pains and many more. Clearly all these symptoms can be treated separately, for example, you could be given painkillers to treat your headache, the pill to regulate your hormone balance, antibiotics for skin problems, and maybe antidepressants for your moods. The consequence of this is that you are pumped full of drugs to treat the symptoms, which they will, but once the drugs are stopped the symptoms return. The reason? Most conventional medicine is designed to treat the symptoms not the cause! The cause of your health problems remains. Also there are many side effects connected with long term drug use. I aim to get to the root cause of your health problems by identifying the cause and treating with nutrition and supplementation to nourish and balance your body. Once you are balanced internally and your bio-chemistry has been balanced, a simple maintenance programme is all that is needed to keep you healthy.

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CONDITIONS TREATED

- Acne/skin conditions
- Allergies
- ADHD
- Alcoholism
- Anaemia
- Angina
- Anxiety
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Auto-immune disorders
- Bad breath – Halitosis
- Blood pressure
- Breathing difficulties
- Bulimia
- Calcium deficiencies
- Candida/thrush
- Cholesterol issues
- Crones disease
- Chronic fatigue
- Circulation issues
- Cystitis
- Diabetes
- Depression
- Dermatitis
- Digestive disorders
- Dry eyes
- Eating disorders
- Eczema
- Food sensitivities
- Hay fever
- Heart burn
- Heart disease
- Hormonal imbalances
- Hypothyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Immune disorders
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Infertility
- Insomnia
- Impetigo
- Joint pain
- Leaky gut
- Low stomach acid
- Learning difficulties
- ME
- Migraines
- Morning sickness
- Mouth ulcers
- Muscle spasms/fibromyalgia
- Obesity
- OCD
- Osteoporosis
- PMS
- Pre-conceptual care
- Pregnancy
- Psoriasis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- SAD disorder
- Sinusitis
- Stress
- Ulcerative colitis
- Urinary problems
- Weight management
- and many more