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Cherry Lane is a Nutritional Therapist who holds consultations at our surgery. She is a registered member of the British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy (BANT).
Cherry believes strongly in the role that nutritional intervention can play in the promotion of good health and the prevention of disease. She has gained wide experience covering a variety of conditions.
What is nutritional therapy?
Nutritional therapy is the application of nutrition science in the promotion of optimum health, peak performance, disease prevention and patient care. As a complementary medicine that focuses on diet, it is the natural way to achieve and maintain physical health and wellbeing. Our nutritional needs are unique, depending on several factors which include genetics, environment and lifestyle Using detailed knowledge of physiology, biochemistry and other life sciences, an individual's diet, together with a variety of health and lifestyle factors, can be analysed through nutritional therapy to help restore good health.
Who can benefit?
Nutritional therapy can be used in the treatment of a variety of conditions including:
- Allergic conditions such as eczema, asthma and hayfever
- Arthritis and other musculo-skeletal disorders
- Cardiovascular dysfunction
- Diabetes
- Digestive problems including IBS
- Hormonal imbalance including PMS and menopausal symptoms
- Infertility and pre-conceptual care
- Weight management
- Hyperactivity and learning difficulties in children
- Depression, stress and fatigue
The importance of good nutrition
The human body has a remarkable ability to heal itself, given the right nutrients and environment. If you can establish and maintain good eating habits NOW you will improve your performance, general health, resistance to infection and ensure a lifetime of the benefits of good nutrition.
What to expect from your consultation
Following an initial enquiry a detailed nutrition- based questionnaire is sent out for completion and return.
On receipt, an appointment is made to meet, either at the client's home or at the DOCTORnow medical practice in Beaconsfield.
The initial consultation lasts one to one and a half hours, and includes a detailed overview of current symptoms, medical and family history, diet and lifestyle factors.
A personalised nutritional programme, which may include dietary changes, specific supplements, lifestyle implications and the suggestion of further tests if necessary, is explained and recommended.
As part of this initial consultation, telephone support is provided and if a subsequent consultation is necessary to assess progress and make adjustments, this will be recommended.
All dealings are completely confidential.
Fees
Initial Consultation (1-1.5 hours) - includes questionnaire analysis & telephone support £60 Follow up Consultations (up to 1 hour) £35
