09/03/2022
I am so proud to be a Certified Functional Nutrition Counsellor! It is my aim to help as many people as I can to find wellness and relief from chronic symptoms.
In our society, we expect to go to a doctor and be prescribed a pill for each symptom we have. That has become our expectation; that there is a 'pill' for each 'ill'. But medications come with side-effects and most often do not cure the problem, just treat the expression of the symptom.
Functional Nutrition teaches us to allow the body to rebalance itself towards wellness by getting out of the way of its healing potential. We do not address the symptoms so much as work on the terrain in which the symptoms have arisen.
Patients can, with our help, take some control of their health. They can be active participants in their health and wellness outcomes.
Our guiding principles:
1️⃣ EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED
The symptom may not be showing up where the upstream cause lies.
A skin condition may be a symptom of a gut issue.
Migraines could be caused by food intolerances.
Severe reaction to an infection could be worsened by high levels of visceral fat.
2️⃣ WE ARE ALL UNIQUE
Each of our bodies is unique and may react differently to the same thing.
While one person has a peanut allergy, someone else enjoys peanuts with no reaction whatsoever.
A particular dietary regime may be beneficial to one person, but make someone else feel lousy.
Intermittent fasting could be a great way for one person to stay lean and healthy, whereas it could be triggering to someone with an eating disorder.
3️⃣ ALL THINGS MATTER
Our life story matters. It's part of what makes us unique. It is responsible for why one person can tolerate something and another cannot.
Whether you were a first born or subsequent child matters.
Whether you took antibiotics a lot as a child matters.
Whether you have ever had food poisoning matters.
Whether you sleep well at night matters.
At Re Well Yourself we treat the individual. We get to know you, listen to your life story, find out what you want for your health and wellness, and we work with you to create a plan, as unique as you are, to get you there.
Are you ready to see how well you can feel?