Functional Nutrition

If you would like to improve your health and prevent future health problems, the best way to do it is to improve your diet.

The Standard American Diet (SAD) is loaded with sugar and unhealthy fats.  Americans sometimes believe that their eating habits might catch up with them in the form of cancer or heart disease.  But, they think it will only affect their health at some time in the future, not now.

The first symptoms that show up from eating SAD is muscle pain, headaches, stomach upset, depression and anxiety.  I know from experience that many patients reach for Tylenol, Tums or Prozac to combat the effects of consuming soft drinks, candy and French fries.

It may surprise you to know that you could feel much better in the next few weeks just by eliminating some foods from your diet and replacing them with healthier choices.

If you suffer from chronic pain, you are going to need to change what you are eating and drinking in order to get over it.  It’s just that simple.  Also, the inflammatory processes that cause chronic pain are also associated with increased risk of heart disease, cancer and stroke.

If you are currently suffering from anxiety or depression, you need to know that it is very likely to be caused by what you are eating.  Not just what you are thinking.  According to a psychologist colleague of mine, there are very few cases of depression he has treated that don’t respond to nutrition, exercise and a little counseling. The scientific literature is saying that these illnesses are the first signs of more serious brain disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

So, it would be in your best interest to change your diet now, so you can prevent some really nasty future problems.

If you are interested in being healthier and would like to have a better diet, I would like to help.  I offer some nutritional programs with different levels of involvement, based on your interests.

INTEREST LEVEL 1
If you want to eat a better over all diet, this is the best place to start.  It will be the foundation of your health.  I will have you do a one week dietary journal and I will review it.  You will have the opportunity to set some goals.  I will suggest some better food choices.  I will review any supplements that you are taking and see if they are right for you.  And, I will review your medications, because many are known to rob the body of nutrients and we may be able to stop that process.

The cost for this service is $55.00.

INTEREST LEVEL 2
I will review any supplements you are taking and make some recommendations of supplements that may be helpful to you, based on your family history, your history and current symptoms.

The cost for this service is $55.00

INTEREST LEVEL 3
Based on your history and symptoms I will recommend blood testing to look for certain markers in the blood that have been shown in scientific literature to cause disease.  Not only can we test for things that may be causing problems now, but we can also test for diseases that may occur in the future.  We can look for weaknesses you may have and support them with targeted nutrition. We can test the blood again in a few months to see what kind of improvements were made and make further recommendations.

This type of targeted nutrition can produce dramatic health improvements.

Blood drawing and lab work is done at a separate, local facility (Labcorp).  Charges for testing are separate from what I charge.  I am able to get these tests very reasonably, and I have a price list for Labcorp.

The cost for these services is $85.00 for the initial evaluation and review.  $55.00 for any follow-up reviews.

Supplements
I have studied nutrition for many years and I have seen some really good things and some really bad things.  So I felt that I wanted to put in writing a few of my thoughts, so you know where I stand and hopefully we can work well together.

I really want you to know that I care for my patients like they are members of my own family.  Most of the things I suggest my patients do, I have done, or I am currently doing.  Anything else I suggest, I would do, if I were in the same situation.

My experiences with many supplement companies and their representatives, is that I often didn’t know whether I was being told to take this supplement because I needed it, or because the person wanted to sell more supplements.

In order for me to help you, you are going to need to trust me.  I need you to know, that when I recommend a supplement to you, it is because I feel you need it, not because I want to sell supplements.  So, when I make a recommendation, I will recommend that you take certain dosages of a particular nutrient. You are free to get that nutrient anywhere you like.

With that being said, I also want you to know, that I have researched various vitamin companies.  I have sorted through the hype and looked at what really works, according to science.

I only carry products that are of excellent quality and reasonably priced.  I carry lines from BIOSPEC, NOW and Anabolic Labs because they have supplements that are put together to target many of the common health problems I treat. I don’t think you would be able to find the dosages you will need, at better prices, anywhere.  But, again, you are free to try.

In closing I would like to say that I am very excited to be working with you.  I think chiropractic and nutrition are very powerful tools in restoring health.  And, I look forward to seeing you healthier and happier.