An Integrative Health Practitioner (IHP) is a health coach; with a twist.
An IHP has the knowledge and experience to draw upon 7 different modalities as a complete integrative approach to your personal health and wellness, because balanced health is not just the ‘one thing’.
These modalities are:
Functional Medicine Modern Day Naturopathic Medicine using functional medicine laboratory testing
Orthomolecular Medicine The right molecules in the right amount
Ayurvedic Medicine Translates as “The Science of Life.”
Bio-regulatory Medicine The Science of Self-Healing through
Chinese Medicine & Herbalism Herbals, botanicals plus principles of yin/yang to rebalance body
Eastern Philosophy Using the Mind to Heal the Body
Traditional Naturopathy Using “Right Living” to Re Balance the Body
An IHP has a knowledge of advanced functional medicine lab testing which uses tissue samples such as hair, saliva and urine for cellular levels, stores and metabolites and moves away from the narrow focus of blood serum.
Functional medicine lab testing is used to get to the ROOT CAUSE of your health concerns and symptoms once and for all. They can also be used as a preventative measure as these tests can flag imbalances before they appear they appear in blood . In addition they can be usedto optimise your health and over all well-being.
An IHP is trained in the DESTRESS™ protocol covering the 8 areas needed for ‘whole person’ wellness.
How all this translates into being able to help you specifically is by understanding that health is a personal process dependent on factors influenced by your individual nutrient deficiencies and toxic excesses.
It is not a one-size-fits-all with regards to nutrition, sleep, exercise, toxicities and stress and by incorporating your unique biochemistry plus your lifestyle, an IHP works together with you to put together the pieces of the wellness puzzle for a thorough understanding of what is needed specifically to bring your symptoms back under control for the version of YOU that you are meant to be.
You can start your journey to a balanced body and boosted health now by working with me as your Integrative Health Practitioner. Contact me today to schedule your free initial consultation or visit the services page.