Special offer for Delegates attending Cardiovascular Health & Stress – A Functional Perspective

Test kit & Books Discounts

Our conference, in conjunction with BANT is this coming Saturday, we have a number of exclusive offers for delegates.

5% discount on the Cardiovascular Health Profile (0161)

Normal Clinician price £215.04, discounted rate £204.29

In addition, all BANT delegates will receive a 5% discount on the GI Effects (2100) and Organix (0091) test kits

GI Effects: normal clinician price £249.48, discounted rate £237.01

Organix normal clinician price £219.24, discounted rate £208.29

If tests are ordered on account they must be ordered on the day or within the following 4 weeks after the conference and the test must be completed, returned and paid in full  by the 23rd December.

If tests are bought outright then they must be ordered and paid for on the day and must be sent back completed by the 29th Feb 2012. This is a great opportunity to bulk buy kits on the day e.g. if you pre-pay for 10 x 2100 GI Tests they will save an additional £124, covering the cost of the conference

On the day we will also be discounting all Metametrix Books by 10%. This was extremely popular at AFMCP in early October.

These offers give you a fantastic opportunity to recoup the cost of the conference itself so we hope you take advantage of them. There are very few tickets left for the event, so if you haven’t already, then please book straight away http://cvdandstress.eventbrite.com/

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday

The Nutrition Geeks Team

 

 

Book Review: Case Studies in Integrative and Functional Medicine

Editors Kara Fitzgerald and J. Alexander Bralley

This is a fantastic addition to the evidence base for a functional and integrative approach to medicine.

The book is a collection of case studies, taken from a wide range of clinicians, across a variety of complex medical conditions. Each case outlines how functional laboratory tests were used to reveal core imbalances linked to the basic physiology of the individual and how the treatment plans implemented led to significant improvements in symptoms.

Although the book is divided into sections based on type of condition (atopic, autoimmune, cardiovascular etc), what’s clear is that each of the individual case subjects were treated as individuals; the clinician in each case used their clinical skills, supported by insight from the laboratory testing, to consider the individual biochemical imbalances, and by working through those, was able to bring about real change and improvement.

Comprehensive discussion and reference are provided each case, so we have the blend of clinical experience and scientific evidence to support the decision-making.

As a UK clinician how can this book support you? It puts functional medicine, or a functional approach to health care into perspective; it provides practical and evidenced support on how to use this approach in dealing with complex cases. Whether you an experienced clinician or recently qualified, this book will provide insight on unlocking challenging cases. As Mark Hyman, IFM chair comments ‘Doctors must learn through apprenticeship, example and case histories. These functional medicine case studies are the next best thing to being a master’s apprentice, a window into the thinking behind the practical application of functional medicine”

I hope this book can also help to share the functional or integrative approach we take with other healthcare providers, to foster a collaborative approach to chronic health problems.

The book is available to purchase here

Angela Walker BSc Nut Med mBANT CNHC registered

Technical Advisor, Nutrition Geeks