Individualized Nutritional Evaluation and Counseling Programs

"How well that you meet your nutritional needs determines how healthy you will be"

Each one of us is a unique individual based on our genetics and lifestyle.  Our nutritional requirements must match our unique biochemical individuality, be precise in quanitity and balanced in intake to achieve ideal weight, promote optimal health and improve the way you feel.
The nutritional evaluation can help you to understand your unique nutritional needs for your body.  We specialize in applying the new modern techniques of nutritional laboratory analysis to help you identify deficiencies or excesses and help you understand your unique genetic and metabolic nutritional needs.

Our nutritional evaluation services include:
Nutritional history and daily food intake questionnaire
Nutritional physical examination and consultation
Body composition test for lean body mass, total body water and body fat
Tests to measure metabolic balance of the body

Advanced nutritional laboratory testing:
Cellular Energy Profile Test
Amino Acid Protein Analysis
Essential Fatty Acid Analysis
Elemental Mineral Analysis
Vitamin Profile Test
Antioxidant Reserves Test
Food Sensitivity Test
Nutrigenomic Testing

Individualized nutrition counseling and support programs
Therapeutic foods to support healing, prevention and general health
Vitamin, mineral and nutrient supplementation counseling for general health
Balanced eating plan to balance your blood sugar and energy metabolism
Whole foods meal planning and preparation recommendations
Nutrition support for all ages; children, teens, adults and seniors
Nutrition for enhancing athletic performance and training
Nutrition for recovery from injuries, surgery and illness
Nutrition for a youthful appearance and healthy wrinkle free skin
Nutrition for maximizing daily energy and peak mental concentration 
Nutrition to prevent diabetes, cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis
Nutrition support for oncology treatment and cancer prevention
Nutrition support for immune enhancement and allergies
Nutrition for elevated cholesterol, blood pressure, gastritis, chronic fatigue, ADHD, food sensitivities, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia 
Nutri-genomic counseling for management of genetic risks 
Nutrition for special needs - Just ask us?       

We teach you how to eat a balanced whole foods eating plan 
To feel optimally healthy we must recognize food as the nourishment of life and balance our intake to match our body type and specific nutritional requirements. 
For our food to be life sustaining and healing in effect it must be:
WHOLE, not fragmented, processed, refined or enriched
FRESH, eaten as close to time picked
ORGANIC, grown in principles of organic farming
BALANCED, in nutrient complement and flavor
PROPERLY PREPARED, to preserve nutrient density of food

What to Eat For a Healthy Life Lecture
The Essential Guide to a Balanced Whole Foods Eating Plan
Our most popular class!  Do you want to learn what to eat and how to prepare foods that will nourish and regenerate your body?   If so, this is a class that will teach you how to design a balanced whole foods eating plan for lifelong health. 

What to Eat For a Healthy Life Cooking Class
A special cooking class designed to help you understand how to prepare whole foods over an entire day for optimal balance, nourishment and healing.
Presented at various locations during the year. Please call us for a schedule.     

For more information about these programs, please call us for a personal consultation appointment time.

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