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· Chronic illness
· Digestive dysfunction
· Nutritional treatment of mental illness
· Women’s Health
CHRONIC ILLNESS
Chronic illness is a condition that is any long standing illness in the body. Integrative medicine can be particularly useful were conventional medicine has been of little benefit.
Conditions that can benefit from treatment are arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, allergies, poor immune function, auto immune disease, thyroid disease & blood sugar imbalance – insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome
The Integrative Medicine & Wellness Clinic formulates an individual treatment regime by clinical testing and examination including medical history, dietary habits, bio-chemical assessment, digestive function assessment, food allergy assessment, hormone tests for women & men & vitamin & mineral assessment of the individual.
DIGESTIVE DYSFUNCTION
What is Digestive dysfunction?
Digestive dysfunction is any condition where the digestive tract is not functioning adequately. In our modern society this is becoming more prevalent and can manifest as individual symptoms such as bloating, flatulence, heartburn, constipation or abdominal discomfort to specific conditions such as IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) or inflammatory bowel disease.
The Integrative Medicine & Wellness Clinic formulates an individual treatment regime by clinical history, examination and lifestyle assessment- dietary and stress management. Specific tests that may be useful include biochemical assessment, specialized stool tests, tests of digestive function, assessment of liver function and detoxification and food allergy tests.
As the bowel has such a major role in many chronic and autoimmune conditions including eczema and rheumatoid arthritis, assessment of digestive function and liver detoxification is often necessary in conditions not traditionally thought of as having a digestive component.
NUTRIENT TREATMENT OF MENTAL ILLNESS
What is Nutrient Treatment of Mental Illness?
Nutrient treatment of mental illness is a therapy that involves the approach to mental illness- depression, anxiety, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, having a biochemical basis which is treated by supplying the vitamins and minerals that are required by an individual to restore the biochemistry to normal. This results in mental wellness.
The Integrative Medicine & Wellness Clinic formulates an individual treatment regime by specialised blood and urine tests which evaluate the involved biochemical pathways and allow a customised program of vitamin and mineral supplements to be formulated. This therapy can be safely incorporated with any standard pharmaceutical therapy that is prescribed by the individual’s GP or psychiatrist.
WELLNESS PROGRAMS
What are Wellness Programs?
Wellness programs are an approach to whole health of the individual that involves the maintenance of wellness and prevention of illness.
The Vita centre formulates an individual treatment program for both women & men based on assessment of dietary habits, lifestyle choices e.g. smoking, alcohol consumption, exercise routines, work environment and stress factors, family history, home environment.
Various tests can be used to further individualise the treatment programs that cater to the person’s profile. These tests may include: physical examination, blood tests, tests of digestive function, hormone tests and urinary assessment of cellular function.
These tests help to evaluate the best program for the individual and their lifestyle needs.
WOMEN’S HEALTH
What is Women’s Health?
Women’s health is an approach that involves any aspect of a woman’s reproductive system and the wide ranging effects that can occur if the system is not functioning appropriately.
Specifically conditions that can benefit from an integrative approach include: PMS, cyclic mood disorders separate to PMS, menstrual irregularities, menstrual pain, PCOS, endometriosis, perimenopause and menopause.
The Integrative Medicine & Wellness Clinic formulates an individual treatment regime by medical history and examination (where appropriate) and the use of blood hormone levels or saliva hormone levels. Saliva hormone levels can be invaluable where several levels are required throughout the cycle or where blood levels do not give the full picture.
A treatment program is formulated which may involve the use of bio-identical hormones, herbs and nutrients that impact on the hormonal cycle and dietary and lifestyle modifications. The aim is to restore the hormonal balance that is so vital to a woman’s wellbeing.
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