Assessment:

Your health status is evaluated based on the following:

Questionnaires: You will need to submit completed General, Diet, and HAQ forms prior to your appointment. All forms will be carefully reviewed and analyzed before your appointment so that the consultation will be more efficient and effective. Open form window.

Interview: Some of the issues indicated in the questionnaire will be clarified and additional questions that were not covered will be addressed at this time.

Bio Impedance Analysis (BIA): BIA will be done for most patients (the test fee is included in the consultation). Our advanced BIA system not only reveals the fat and muscle percentage of your body but also gives us an estimation of fluid status. Balance of water inside and outside the cells is particularly important for good health. The test only takes a few minutes and the result will be reviewed during the consultation.

Blood Test Results: It is useful to review the results of your blood test. If you had a general check-up recently, please bring a copy of the test results. It is important to note that the "normal range" indicated for a given test is very wide and a "normal" blood test finding does not necessarily mean that your system is functioning optimally. One of the goals of treatment is to bring the amount and percentage of each white blood cell to optimum levels.

Treatment Plan

After reviewing your health history and test findings, the strategy to improve your condition will be discussed. Some of the following approaches will most typically be recommended:

Supplements: Supplements will be recommended most of the time. While we believe nutrients should be acquired by eating foods, very few people can obtain sufficient amounts of nutrients through the diet due to complex lifestyle and environmental restrictions. Furthermore when your internal organic system is under stress, your ability to absorb and utilize nutrients from food is reduced. Thus, highly absorbable nutritional supplements are necessary.

Diet modification:We will give you a general guideline of what to eat depending on your conditions and goals. In some cases, a restrictive (or elimination or detox) diet may be necessary, however we do not believe in this approach for the long term. Rarely will we instruct you on detail as to what to eat in each meal because food should be a pleasure. Most often, any dietary approach that treats foods as a fuel for the body like gasoline for a car will eventually fail.

Treatment:Treatment such as acupuncture may be recommended to be included in your future treatment plan. Good "healthy diet" and daily ingestion of expensive vitamins will provide only limited benefit when your system is out of balance and unable to digest and utilize those valuable nutrients. Acupuncture helps to balance the autonomic nervous system, thereby enhancing the function of your internal organic system.

Lifestyle modification:Many diseases and disorders are caused, triggered, or aggravated by mental/emotional stress. The majority of digestive problems (e.g., heart burn, ulcers, irritable bowel) are the body's response to an on-going stressful lifestyle. Biofeedback treatment focusing on breathing is especially effective for stress management.