why you should work with a clinical nutritionist.

Clinical Nutrition is more than just meal plans and diets. A qualified and accredited practitioner is trained and educated to help treat, support, and guide you and your family through your health and wellness journey, no matter the presenting complaint.

Getting to the root cause of your symptoms and beginning your treatment there, will ensure that optimal, long-term healing is achieved. When ‘band-aid’ approaches are used, and only the symptoms are treated, is when you see short-term results that do not last or persistent symptoms that will not heal. Simply masking the symptoms does not promote healing.

Conditions that can be helped through working with a Clinical Nutritionist include:

·         Eczema

·         Gastrointestinal upsets

·         Food Intolerances

·         Immune System health

·         Stress

·         Fatigue

·         Children’s health & behaviour

·         Anxiety

My goals for your health are: 

·         You feel confident in your treatment plan

·         You feel supported and heard

·         Your short-term symptoms are being addressed, while the building blocks for your long-term goals are being put in place

·         Your appointments become LESS regular as you achieve more results

5 common questions I get asked.

1.       What is a Clinical Nutritionist & what does holistic mean?
A Clinical Nutritionist is a practitioner that has studied at least one degree and is qualified to see and treat clients in a 1:1 setting. By having these qualifications, this allows them to become accredited by a supporting association. If your chosen practitioner cannot provide their qualifications, institution of study or accreditation information, then they are not qualified to be giving advice or recommending supplements or diet changes for your health concerns.

Holistic simply means, ‘whole’, so as a Holistic healthcare practitioner, I look at you and treat your body as a whole. No one part, symptom or system is more relevant than the other. Everything plays a role, and all parts of your health are integrated and are important to heal you.

2.       Do you eat chocolate?
Yes! I may be a Clinical Nutritionist, but I am also human being and don’t have the ‘perfect’ diet, all the time.
The way I navigate this is through moderation and a positive mindset around food. I eat a predominantly plant-based diet with chicken and fish as my main sources of protein and an abundance of fresh, whole-foods like fruit and vegetables, as this suits my body. Then, I enjoy, without guilt, treats such as chocolate in moderation. It’s all about balance.

3.      What is the most common thing you hear in clinic?
You’ve been told your blood test results are ‘within range’ or ‘normal’. Interpreting pathology results is something I love doing. There can be so many hidden gems in those results that can facilitate and kick start your healing, that sometimes can be missed and could be the missing piece of the puzzle. Back yourself and trust your gut. If you feel something isn’t right, then it probably isn’t.

4.       What’s the real deal about supplements?
It can be tricky and overwhelming navigating through the sea of products available on the market. A Clinical Nutritionist is trained to help you choose and recommend the right supplements for you, as well as identify the ones that aren’t!

Practitioner only supplements are research and evidence-based and are manufactured to provide therapeutic doses. These products are of the highest and purest quality and cannot be sold by a practitioner unless fully qualified and trained in them.

5.       What’s the best diet to stick to?
In my opinion, and I instill this in all my clients, is that there isn’t just one. Clinical Nutrition is not a ‘one-size-fits-all’ type of approach. Working with a Clinical Nutritionist will help you to create the most personalized way of eating, for you. Taking inspiration from a range of diets and ways of eating to create a cohesive and achievable plan, that you will actually want to stick to!  
Having the right mindset when it comes to food, is a very important thing. The way you eat is often more powerful than what you eat.

Specific diets can be created for those who have certain health conditions as well. For example, those who suffer from chronic inflammation may benefit from following the guidelines of the Mediterranean Style Diet, or those who suffer from Eczema may find a dairy-free diet helps them, and those who suffer from chronic allergies may see an improvement in their symptoms from following a low Histamine diet.

If working with me is something you’re interested in, reach out and make a booking today!