Why should I consider an Initial Nutrition Consult?
Patients are seen for Nutritional Consultations for a variety of reasons. There are athletes both professional and amateur that are striving for peak performance or suffering from disorganized supplementation and general nutrition. There are patients that have specific health concerns regarding specific organ functions, i.e. thyroid and adrenal. Also patients that are searching for help to create a wellness lifestyle and are confused with the overload of piecemeal nutrition information. And one of the greatest needs amongst two-thirds of my patients is weight loss.
What does an Initial Nutritional Consultation include?
When your Initial Nutritional Consultation is scheduled, the office staff will book your appointment two weeks out. The appointment will take 1 hour.
You will be emailed the following forms:
- 7 day food log to record everything that goes into your mouth.
- Secure link to take a System Survey which will take 20 minutes to fill out online in the comfort of your own home.
- If you do not have recent bloodwork (within 6 months) we will provide a requisition for blood work for $150 which will include an extended Thyroid Panel, CBC, Metabolic Panel, Urinalysis and complete Lipid panel to be completed at Lab Corp.
All of the above should be completed in advance of your scheduled appointment time and brought to the office at your initial appointment for Dr. Besuden’s review. If you are unable to have everything completed prior to your first visit, we will get you rescheduled for a later date.
Dr. Besuden will test the following:
- Blood Pressure, pulse and respiration
- Percent of Body Fat
- Calculate your BMI (Body Mass Index)
- Chapman Reflexes (Functional Organ test)
- Zyto Scan (Bio communication test)
- Zinc test (Determines your zinc level)
- Other testing appropriate for your individual case