What To Expect From A Naturopath

Are you interested in seeing a Naturopath but not sure what to expect? For some people, seeking professional advice on diet and lifestyle can be a daunting process. Like anything, it helps to know exactly what will happen to settle any nerves or anxiety.

The first step of any Naturopathic consultation is to understand your current health concerns and goals. To know where we are going we need to understand where we are and where we have been. Your Naturopath will ask you some questions about your family background and your health history, before systematically working through each system of the body. Some of the common areas covered include:

• The number and frequency of bowel movements;
• Examples of food consumed at each meal;
• Details of your occupation and job role;
• Your sleeping patterns, including any patterns of snoring and / or sleeplessness;

It is important not to feel nervous about any of these questions. There are no right or wrong answers. Honest answers ensure we get an accurate picture of your current health status. Sometimes it can be beneficial to think about some of these areas before your consultation. It may be worthwhile checking with your spouse or partner about your sleeping patterns, they always seem to have a better idea!

Once the history has been done, some specific screening will be carried out. These allow us to identify specific problems within the body. We utilise a number of screening protocols in our clinic.

If more specific information about mineral levels is required we may provide a referral to have full blood tests undertaken by a pathologist.

What Will I Get From It?

Your Naturopath will use the information obtained to provide a comprehensive lifestyle program to meet your specific needs. This will include:

• dietary recommendations for each meal;
• herbal, mineral and vitamin recommendations;
• suggested followup times to measure progress.

Interested? Want to Know More?

If you are interested and want to find out how a Nutritional consultation can change your life, call us on (07) 3800 199 or send an email to info@www.passion4health.com.au.

We look forward to talking to you.