Nutritional medicine and naturopathy encourage a holistic approach to healing, taking into consideration how diet, lifestyle and environmental factors impact the body. Nutrition is foundational to health, playing a role in mental health, growth and development, as well as general health and wellbeing. Naturopathy is harnessing the underutilised benefits of herbs and plant medicine to address health concerns alongside nutrition. Working to fix underlying causes of disease, with a focus on prevention.
Using an evidence-based approach, nutritional medicine can help with a number of conditions, including:
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Weight management
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Chronic diseases such as diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension (high blood pressure) and insulin resistance.
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Gut health issues such as: indigestion, food sensitivity and food allergies
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Behavioural eating (emotional eating)
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Stress and fatigue
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Vegetarian and vegan diets
Nutritional requirements change throughout life from birth to elderly and are dependent on gender, genetic profile and lifestyle. Consuming the correct nutrients, as well as balancing the right foods can provide the body with the optimal conditions for preventing and healing from diseases.
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A nutrition consultation takes a nutrition assessment and a comprehensive dietary, health history to gain a full picture of your overall health. Nutrition treatment plans include dietary and lifestyle recommendations, tailored meal plan and nutritional supplement prescription (vitamins & minerals), where indicated.
