Sarah has never been the kind of practitioner who is happy with a quick fix and has always been incredibly open about the fact that her initial consultation is the most important appointment you will ever have at her clinic, as she will go through a very detailed medical and lifestyle history with each new patient. With this in mind it has been a natural progression for Sarah to find and fall in love with a Functional Medicine approach to her practice, also commonly referred to as a “Root Cause” approach.
For far too long illness, and more importantly to Sarah; skin conditions have been treated purely from a symptoms viewpoint. Putting a plaster on the problem and treating the symptoms as they arise. What functional health practitioners do is try to establish what is causing the symptoms in the first place. This is achieved by firstly taking a very detailed history of the patient from their birth to the present time. As well as looking at their daily diet, gut health, intolerances, allergies, childhood illnesses and finally performing appropriate testing, to establish where their weak links are.
Once possible causes are established a plan of repair is prescribed, this can include eliminating some foods from the diet, making some lifestyle changes or adding some daily nutritional supplementation. Sarah is passionate about this root cause approach to skin and general health and has spent the last two years studying it. As her knowledge grows so do her list of available tests and treatment options.
At Brewood Skin & Wellness Clinic we offer a consultation prior to your treatment giving you the opportunity to ask any questions you may have and to allow Sarah to fully explain the treatment to you, whilst assessing for any possible contraindications.
After your thorough consultation Sarah will recommend one or several suitable tests to ascertain the root cause, this can include Testing options using either the LifecodeGX® lab ie Nutrient Core, Metals and Minerals, Metabolic, Hormone, Methylation, Histamine Intolerance, Detoxification, Nervous System, Thyroid, APOE or Athlete Reports, as well as Gycanage Biological Age testing, Food Intolerance and Allergy Testing to name but a few. From here a clear plan can be devised to restore you to optimum health.
Regular reviews and communication will guide you on your journey.
This Root Cause Approach can be very powerful in the diagnosis and management of a multitude of concerns including
