Nova Nutrition

When you book a consultation, you will receive an email with a comprehensive questionnaire including a 3 day food & symptom diary to complete and return to us at least two days before the consultation. This helps us to get detailed information about your medical history and current circumstances, including environmental factors and your dietary and lifestyle habits. It will enable us to analyse your case in great detail and to target the treatment more effectively.

At the beginning you will be asked more questions to clarify and expand on the information from the questionnaire. It is important to get your own description of the symptoms you are experiencing and of the goals you wish to address.

We will explain what underlying causes may be contributing to your symptoms and point out how an imbalance in one system may impact on others and your overall health. This holistic approach ensures all areas are tackled.

Finally, you will receive the Therapeutic action plan^*(dietary and lifestyle recommendations and supplements if appropriate) that will help you to achieve your goal/s. We will discuss the incorporation of the recommendations into your daily routine and identify any barriers to change. Together, we will explore and select alternative solutions and agree on a plan of action that is feasible and sustainable.

We may recommend functional laboratory testing to confirm or rule-out underlying causes or triggers for imbalances and to choose truly personalised treatment. We will discuss details and costs at the consultation.

^* Our recommendations reflect the proactive and personalised Functional Medicine approach and take into account:

• Underlying causes of disease
• Unique biochemical individuality
• The whole person rather than a set of symptoms
• Web-like interconnections within the body and mind
• Interactions among genes, environmental and lifestyle factors

You will receive an e-mail with your personalised report within 2-4 days, which will detail the main points covered in the consultation, including the recommendations, as well as recipes. We offer reasonable e-mail support in-between consultations to keep your motivation up and to answer any questions relating to your programme.

The focus of these consultations is to evaluate progress and move forward towards achieving your goal. We will discuss symptom changes, as well as successes and difficulties relating to the implementation of the Therapeutic action plan. You will be given possible solutions to problems hindering change as well as new recommendations. The protocol may be amended if necessary.

This is individual and depends on the complexity of your case, your current dietary/lifestyle habits and the pace of your progress. Minimum of 2-3 consultations is recommended (save money with our Saver Package) For general advice on your diet, 1 consultation together with a Personal Shopping Trip may be sufficient.

Under 16 years of age? In order to be able to consult individuals under the age of 16, their parent or guardian must be present and must sign a consent form.