Services

Board Certified Clinical Nutritionists (CCNs) are specially trained to
test functional markers related to our physiological functioning rather
than trying to identify and name a given pathology (medical
diagnosis). CCNs may recommend specific functional tests from
selected specialty labs to help elucidate underlying disturbances or
imbalances. Examples may include:

Comprehensive Digestive and Stool Tests
Food Sensitivity / Reactivity Testing
Detoxification Evaluation & Programs
Adrenal Circadian Stress Response
Functional Tests for Vitamin / Mineral Status
Comprehensive Cardio Risk Testing and Risk Reduction Programs
Metabolic / Organic Acid Analysis
Functional Hormonal Evaluation
Cancer Risk Reduction
Heavy Metals Testing and Removal Protocols
Genomic Testing for genetic anomalies and predisposition to disease.

What Kinds of Conditions May Have Nutrition or Life-style
Connections?

Many of our clients have pre-existing conditions and prior diagnoses.
Conditions we see frequently include:

Asthma and Allergy
Chronic Inflammatory Disorders
Chronic Fatigue and Myofascial Pain Syndromes
Menopause and PMS
Migraine
Diarrhea, Constipation, and IBS
Cardiac Risk Evaluation and Reduction
Insulin Resistance and pre-diabetic conditions
Recurrent Infections and Lowered Immunity
Bone Health: Osteoporosis and Osteopenia
Environmental and Chemical Sensitivity

Effective clinical nutrition rests upon several key concepts, which
include: improving repair function, enhancing normal immune
competence, reducing immunological load and total body burden,
enhancing normal self-regulatory functions, and the restoration of
"balance" within the host. This reflects the goal of working at a root
level, rather than a symptom level, to improve function and physiology.

How Does the Process Work?

We begin our assessment during the initial consultation with a review
of your history, symptoms, prior medical treatment, lab tests and
diagnoses, and our comprehensive metabolic questionnaire and
life-styles review. The initial consultation is scheduled for
approximately 60-75 minutes. The goal is to acquire a working
understanding, or at least a working theory of what is going on, how
complex the picture is, and whether additional, functionally directed
tests might be advisable to clarify the underlying nutritional status.
Our recommendations are individualized and not based on a
pre-determined "program" for a specific "disease" label. Thus, the
question "What nutritional program is good for arthritis?" would
necessarily be re-worded: "What nutritional modifications should be
made in this individual person whose particular imbalance in physiology
is expressing as chronic inflammation in the joints?" The difference in
the questions is an important distinction.