Nutrition
Nature’s Medicine
We're very much about positive eating - we are not as much interested in what to cut out as in what to add in.
Nutritional Therapy aims to provide you with the best possible intake of all the nutrients to allow you to be as healthy as possible. When nutrients are deficient in the body for any reason, imbalances can occur which may manifest as poor egg or sperm quality, erratic periods and PMS.
Many of our patients believe their daily food intake to be 'good' but their diet is often lacking in nutrients. A diet of no, or little, breakfast (piece of toast & cup of tea), a baked potato, salad or sandwich for lunch followed by “meat and two veg” for dinner is enough to get by on, but does not necessarily contain enough goodness to build up the body for conception and pregnancy. Men also need to boost their body's resources with some healthy, positive eating to optimise sperm quality.
Our nutritionist, Marie Dandie will assist you to find the best dietary regime for your needs and your personality. Marie creates tailor-made nutritional and supplement guidance to promote optimal egg and sperm quality, improve hormonal balance and best womb lining.
In some cases, she might also recommend that both partners do a Hair Mineral Analysis to measure levels of mineral in the hair and identify any toxic metals (such as mercury or lead) that may be present , especially in the case of recurrent miscarriage. It is also possible to have tests such as hormone testing, nutrition status testing and digestive function tests.
Highest Quality Supplements
The next best thing to food
Vitamins and minerals are catalysts to help our body function more effectively in all circumstances and we wanted to supply the highest quality supplements to allow the body to work at its best.
The NFC Essentials range is a 'food state' supplement - meaning that what is inside the capsules is closer to a food than a processed chemical. Food State is a manufacturing process that binds real food with vitamins and minerals. These are more easily recognised by the body and because they are more easily absorbed you receive the maximum benefit.
Food State Supplements are - quite literally - the next best thing to food. If you look at the ingredients list on the bottles, the quantities are generally less than on the average, more processed, supplements because your body is able to absorb more from each capsule.
Dr Jane Jamieson (PhD) who used to work at the NFC as a resident nutrition specialist, helped to develop the 'NFC Essentials' supplements and we based the formulae on her expertise plus our knowledge of what our patients needed.
NFC Essentials supplements contain the most comprehensive mix of minerals, antioxidants and vitamins available. Currently, our range includes a high quality formula for women, for men and for during pregnancy as well as an Antioxidant + Co Q10 and a fish oil/Omega 3, derived from deep sea fish and therefore lower in toxins.
Our supplements are made for us, in the UK, by Oriental and Western Ltd. OWL are the result of over 30 years of research, development and formulations of the highest quality vitamins, minerals and herbs for use by health conscious consumers around the world.
Our products are compliant with current legal requirements of the MHRA - Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.