The basis of Nutritional Therapy
Nutritional therapy is the application of nutrition science in the promotion of health, peak performance and individual care.
Practitioners 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 addresses nutritional balance and helps support the body towards maintaining health.
Nutritional therapy is recognised as a complementary medicine. It is relevant both for individuals looking to enhance their health and wellbeing and for those with chronic conditions wishing to work with or ‘consult’ a nutritional therapist in collaboration with other suitably qualified healthcare professionals. Practitioners consider each individual to be unique and recommend personalized nutrition and lifestyle programmes rather than a ‘one size fits all’ approach.
Nutrition and lifestyle approaches to healthcare have been repeatedly shown to support the health of all the major systems of the body (skeletal, muscular, nervous, respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, excretory, endocrine, immune, reproductive and integumentary (skin, hair, nails). Typical priorities in nutritional therapy consultations are support to achieve optimum energy levels, healthy blood-sugar balance, emotional and psychological wellbeing, optimum gastrointestinal health and tolerance to a broad range of food groups.
What a nutritional therapy session typically involves?
Prior to the initial consultation you will be required to complete a health and nutrition questionnaire and a 3-day food diary. During the initial 90 minute consultation the practitioner will ask detailed questions about current health concerns, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment, medical history, family history, lifestyle, levels of physical activity, use of medication, supplements and diet. Your individual needs will then be evaluated and the extensive evidence base for nutritional science will be used to develop a personalised, safe and effective nutrition and lifestyle programme.
Follow-up consultations (60 minutes) are generally after four weeks in order to monitor progress and make any necessary adjustments and progressions.
Please contact Clinic Reception or alternatively e-mail info@lovelifenutrition.co.uk for further information.
