Question: Do you do a lot of functional testing to determine the best treatment?
Answer: No I do not. If I am understanding the client and hearing their story, then I can gauge what treatment is necessary and what pathway needs support. Functional testing is expensive and I try to spare my clients the cost. Routine blood results from your GP provide a wealth of information about a person’s health and they are at no direct cost to you. I use these extensively.
Question: I need someone to check in regularly with my health, can you help me with that?
Answer: Yes, we would schedule in an Initial Consultation and then you are we can book you in for follow up consultation to keep in contact with you. We can book these in weekly, fortnightly or monthly – depending on your needs
Question: Will you work with my doctor to help me?
Answer: Yes, I frequently send letters to GP’s when I have a clinical question or red flags that need addressing
Question: What is the difference between a Naturopath and a Nutritionist?
Answer: A Naturopath uses herbs and lifestyle interventions and may use nutrition to support your health. A Nutritionist focuses on finding the right diet for you to keep you well. A nutritionist uses vitamins, minerals, food and food derivatives to correct a compromised pathway to improve your health. They also implement lifestyle interventions. Currently in Australia, Naturopaths are not entitled to health fund rebates, but nutritionists are.
Question: What is the difference between a dietician and a nutritionist?
Answer: A nutritionist offers a complete healing system to improve your health complaint. They are holistic, meaning that they understand the interconnectedness of the different parts of a person and take a complete and thorough health history. They offer tailored solutions to your health issues and use vitamins, minerals, food and food constituents to manipulate pathways to have you feeling your best. Nutritionists work very closely with their clients and identify each person as unique. They treat the person as a whole rather than just a “one size fits all” approach to a specific health concern.
Dietitians use the science of nutrition to advise on an appropriate diet, food preparation and menu planning to treat and manage nutrition-related disease. They provide dietary counselling, medical nutrition therapy for the management of disease and illness.
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