Certified Functional Nutrition Coach

Your Diagnosis is part of your life but it doesn’t have to define it.

Functional Nutrition is a framework for identifying and addressing the root cause of each patient’s health issues and improve outcomes.

I do not seek to treat symptoms, I follow a practical review of the Root Cause of the health problem you are faced with.

This is a patient centred, evidence based approach and considers how different systems in the body interact and how dysfunction in one area may be contributing to chronic conditions in another.

The human body operates as an integrated whole with nutrition as its fuel, fuel is what we eat and drink, as the energy source and major influencer in health outcomes.

To do this, practitioners such as myself, need to understand each patient’s medical history and the factors that may have predisposed them to a condition as well as the triggers for it.

Key to coaching is the timeline. This intuitive visual tool is a structure for tracking a patient’s health and life events over the course of their lives. It allows a patient to view their health journey from birth until the present time and to see how their health has evolved over time.

This speaks to Evidence Based Clinical Nutrition and Integrative Health Care

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It is important for you to understand how you arrived at your current state of health. This includes identifying the triggers that initiate or aggravate your health issues and the reasons behind them. Additionally, it is crucial to understand the mediators between your body and the environment that require change. We will work together to implement the necessary changes to achieve these goals. You will be akin to a soldier who understands the objective and how to achieve it, not just the orders.

A clear understanding of your primary health concern, along with a strategy and action plan to achieve your health goals, is mutually agreed upon and implemented.

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Functional Nutrition Coaching

Key to coaching is the timeline. This intuitive visual tool is a structure for tracking a patient’s health and life events over the course of their lives. It allows a patient to view their health journey from birth until the present time and to see how their health has evolved over time

I will work closely with you to develop this timeline for your health and a comprehensive and customized Return to Health Program (RHP). The RHP is designed for YOUR health situation, and YOUR lifestyle.

This is a personal investment in YOUR health, not anyone else.

For this reason, in my Functional Nutrition practice, I do not refer to “diet” with all its connotations. Functional Nutrition seeks to identify and address the underlying causes of health issues rather than manage symptoms.

Other factors are considered  including stress management, physical activity, sleep quality, and environmental exposures. All are part of the RHP to return you to optimal health.

I seek to Educate my clients using visual aids, clinical studies, and plain language to ensure they are Informed, and Motivated to understand their personalized program and the rationale behind it.

The program commitment can be a few months or longer. I collaborate closely with you during the initial weeks as we complete your  assessment. We will complete a  comprehensive intake with health history, and symptom analysis.

Based on this information the most appropriate testing for your needs – if tests are required, is conducted. 

From this a strategy and plan is agreed on and we work to implement it together. You are not alone in this.

Think > Strategy > Plan > Implement > Change > Maintain

Think - about why and how you got to your current stage in your life and what brought you here

Strategy – develop a strategy to change and improve your current situation.

Plan – develop a plan to address the things that have been discovered about your health that you can commit to

Implement – a plan is of little value if it is not implemented how and in what stages do we implement the plan

Change – this maybe the most difficult, the changes that will be required to implement the plan

Maintain – consistency is key to the health changes, once started and through the difficult phases, maintain the plan to allow you to remain healthy.

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Mark helped me feel calm and relaxed throughout my treatment. All my aches and tension in both arms have decreased significantly. A wonderful and peaceful experience.
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I’ve gone back to Mark for a few sessions to help improve my wellbeing, increase my happiness and reduce tiredness, due to working in a stressful environment. He gave special attention to areas that needed it the most and greatly helped with my emotional and worry levels. I felt calm and rested during the session and long after it was done.
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I came to Mark for Reiki to help with the pain, swelling and discomfort due to an animal bite, as well as to help improve my energy during the day and restful sleep at night. As a result, he has also helped with my asthma attacks, stress levels and overall well-being. The sessions were quiet, peaceful and I felt the positive effects long after the sessions were completed.
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