How We Work

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When you visit us at Natural Health Medicine, clinical nutritionist and naturopath Maria Harpas can help you will the following process:

1

Carrying out scientific screening tests (with Anna-Lisa)
Including: blood glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides, haemoglobin, urinalysis, blood pressure and Hemaview™ blood testing where necessary.

2

Taking your health history
This is to identify organs that are not functioning properly and assess why that might be.

3

Reviewing your diet and assessing your lifestyle
Including: diet, exercise, stress management, rest, sleep, hydration.

4.

Finding the right direction

Maria talks to you - and listens to you - about your health. This conversation includes:

•    explaining the many options open to you and how the health industry (not just Natural Health Medicine) can best serve you

•    how to prioritise your direction

•    what difficulties or frustrations you may have already experienced and how to avoid these in the future

Maria will take into account all of your requirements – including time and money - so that you leave with a clear understanding of what health treatment approach will be right for you.

5

Creating your unique treatment plan
This may include such things as: changing your diet, prescribing specific vitamin and mineral supplements and/or selected herbal mixtures, and improving lifestyle management (by providing information and ideas on stress-reduction methods, exercise etc.).

6.

Further lab testing (if required)
includes tests like: gut function/parasite testing through diagnostic insight, pyroluria through SAFE analytical labs, cortisol levels through healthscope and hormone levels, and hairmineral analysis, just to name a few.

Maria also offers Metabolic Typing to determine your specific nutritional needs according to your metabolism.

See our services overview.

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