Before your first consultation, you will be sent a health and nutrition questionnaire to complete.
On arrival:
You will be welcomed by one of our receptionists and asked to fill in a form with your personal contact details. There is also information about our practice terms and conditions. The information you provide will of course be confidential.
During the consultation:
Your initial consultation typically lasts just over an hour and involves a thorough investigation of:
- current health concerns
- symptoms
- diagnosis and treatment
- medical history
- family history
- lifestyle
- levels of physical activity
- use of medication and supplements
- diet
Sophie can then work with you to develop a personalised, safe and effective nutrition and lifestyle programme. The consultation may also pin-point the need for nutritional supplements and possibly further functional laboratory tests indicated to support your health.
Follow up consultations are generally after four weeks in order to monitor progress and make any necessary adjustments. Further follow-ups may be required depending on each individual situation – these last approximately forty minutes and take into account any feedback from tests or changes that have been implemented.
After the consultation:
As well as your nutritional goals, you will be given support material such as menu plans, recipes, shopping and resource lists to go away with. Once you are organised and have your healthy food choices planned, you can start to make a positive difference to your health one meal at a time! Some improvements to your health can happen quickly, whilst other deeper seated issues may take a little longer.
Other points to note:
Informed consent is very important to us; we try to make you feel at ease by explaining things to you at each step of the process. If you are unsure of anything at any stage of the consultation please do ask.
If you have any questions or wish to discuss your problem with one of our practitioners first, they would be happy to speak with you on the telephone prior to booking an appointment.