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Nutritional Counseling

Many people ask us what exactly nutritional counseling is.  Nutritional counseling is an important part of the wellness program offered at Saks Wellness Center, and our nutritional counseling is made up of several different elements.

Each individual is different, so our nutritional counseling is tailored specifically to you. First, we determine what nutritional supplements your body needs the most.  This requires a review of your health status and what you are currently doing to help keep yourself well.  Next, we find a form of the supplements you need that will be the most effective for your health concern.  We also determine deficiencies in your body’s nutritional status that may be caused by prescription and over-the-counter medications.

Many people assume that nutritional counseling has a lot to do with me telling them what to eat.  To this I say, “Yes, I am going to tell you what kinds of foods to eat, but what may be more important are the kinds of foods I tell you not to eat.”  To reach optimal health we have to adopt changes in our lifestyle decisions and behavior.  By making sound nutritional and lifestyle decisions we can help avoid some of the conditions that affect us as we age.

The next question some people ask is, “What good will this do me?” When you participate in a nutritional program designed specifically for you, there are numerous benefits.  First and foremost, you are making smart and sound lifestyle decisions, and these decisions can put off many disease processes that commonly occur later in life.  One good example of this is diabetes – you can dramatically reduce your chances of suffering from diabetes by making good lifestyle decisions.  Other possible great side effects of sound lifestyle decisions include increased energy and weight loss.

Now, how do we do this?  The process of analyzing a person’s nutritional status is quite extensive.  First, we discuss and review what you are currently doing in terms of diet, exercise and sleep.  Next, we see how your body’s systems are functioning.  We manually test organ function, perform an acid/base test and determine body fat percentage.  We also utilize an acupuncture meridian stress test that gives a detailed computerized analysis of organ function.

I can’t stress enough that our health is directly shaped by the way we live our lives.  One common strategy is to do nothing until the body suffers some sort of break down and only then to think about repairing the problem.  We have a better idea – be proactive!  Come in today for a nutritional consultation and improve the quality of your life, both now and far into your future.