| | Good, sound nutrition is vital for healing and long term wellness. We aim to provide our patients with sound, scientific nutritional information that is easy to implement in their busy lives. Our comprehensive nutritional consultation is geared towards making it easy for our patients to improve their nutritional lifestyles without fads, gimmicks, and complicated nutritional plans.
Our Nutritional Consultation Includes:
- Review of comprehensive health history
- Review of blood work if necessary
- Prescription for blood work if necessary
- Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (measuring body fat/lean body mass %)
- Personalized dietary guidelines
- Personalized supplement guidelines
- Check of prescription medication/supplement interactions
Most people nowadays are taking nutritional supplements. We want to eliminate the guesswork of which supplements to take. Many people take supplements that could possibly interact with their prescription medications, and many people aren’t really sure as to which supplements are right for them. We are diligent in making sure that the supplements we recommend are right for your individual needs.
What is a Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA)?
BIA is a method of assessing your “body composition” – the measurement of body fat in relation to lean body mass (muscle, bone, water). It is an integral part of a health and nutrition assessment.
Why is Body Composition Important to My Health?
Research has shown that body composition is directly related to health. A normal balance of body fat is associated with good health and longevity. Excess fat in relation to lean body mass, can greatly increase your risks to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and more. BIA fosters early detection of an improper balance in your body composition, which allows for earlier intervention and prevention. BIA also provides a measurement of fluid and body mass that can be a critical assessment tool for your current state of health.
BIA also serves to measure your progress as you work to improve your health. Improving your BIA measurement, or maintaining a healthy BIA measurement, can help keep your body functioning properly for healthy aging and reduced risk to illness. With your BIA results, we can recommend a personalized dietary plan, nutritional supplements, and exercise to help you support optimal health and well-being for a lifetime.
How Does a BIA work?
BIA is much more sophisticated than your bathroom scale, but just as painless- and almost as quick. BIA is a simple procedure that can be performed right in our office in a matter of minutes with the help of a sophisticated, computerized analysis.
This analyzer “calculates” your tissue and fluid compartments- using an imperceptible electrical current passed through pads placed on one hand and foot as you lie comfortably clothed on an exam table. In just minutes, we’ll have very accurate measurements to help create an effective, personalized program to improve your health status.
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