Nutrition and health coaching
Using a blend of functional medicine and Chinese medicine to uncover root causes of illness and help you make a real difference to your health. I offer gut microbiome testing and blood tests when appropriate, but base advice and guidance on the principles of 'Yangsheng'. This can be translated as 'nourishing life' and means the core self-care practice of looking after our health by eating well, and through managing lifestyle factors such as stress, sleep and movement. It can be booked as a stand-alone service or used to support your treatment with acupuncture and herbal medicine, improving outcomes and reducing the length of time you need to attend for treatment.
Starting with your goals and your preferences, this is a compassionate, collaborative, patient-centred approach to making long term changes to your health and wellbeing.
For some its about weight loss, for others its simply about feeling better - having more energy, sleeping better, clearer skin, or reducing pain and inflammation.
Sometimes its about coping with life change - finding your way forwards, managing stress, focusing on your own self-care as a carer, re-evaluating your plans and working towards new goals for your future. Working together, we can help you make a plan, give you confidence to try new things and keep on track.
It all starts with a full initial consultation where we'll discuss your current health, past medical history, medical treatments, and make a plan to move forward to better health. We will then meet regularly to review and refocus.
I believe in small sustainable changes rather than unrealistic ideals and I work with you, at your pace, to take small actions that will make a big difference to your future self. Life can be better, let's just take it one step at a time.