What is Nutritional medicine?
Nutritional medicine practice uses diet, nutrition and body composition analysis in order to create a picture of the whole individual. Treatment seeks to achieve an optimally functioning environment within the body that allows the individual to reach their goals of wellness. Using food as your medicine, Steph can guide you in the right direction with a tailor made approach that suits your individual needs.
In a consultation you can expect…
A consultation will involve dietary analysis and physical examination (if required), a detailed case history and specific investigation of the presenting issue. Information gathered will help determine the priorities and focal points of your treatment. Steph will then prescribe food as medicine, suggest lifestyle strategies to complement diet and supplemental nutrients if required. All to be negotiated with you in order to create an achievable goal!
Who can it help?
Everybody! There is benefit in addressing diet in each individual and can certainly give you insight and information if you are interested in learning about nutritional medicine.
It can however be particularly beneficial for any of the following:
- IBS/IBD
- Weight management
- Fertility, pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Acute illness
- Child nutrition
- Depression and anxiety
Every cell in our body relies on nutrients to function and nutritional medicine can be applied to achieve wellness, maintain wellness or treat illness as a sole or adjunctive therapy.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to make an enquiry with us at Osteopathic sense.