No claim is made to cure any medical condition. Complementary health assistance must be with medical doctor's permission and following the client consulting a medical doctor.

Diet and weight Control
Glasgow Practice

We must first point out that weight loss can only be achieved with both a controlled diet, and exercise. You should always check with your medical doctor before commencing any new eating or exercise plan.

 

What is meant by diet and Weight loss?

A "diet" is the plan of food intake for a person. It is the overall plan and should be considered in the long term. Crash loss diets are typically unhealthy and may be dangerous. You should only seek to loose weight in a healthy manner, and then only after checking with your medical doctor.

What diets are used?

We keep up to date with a range of modern diets, many of which appear to conflict! There are no magic fixes and in reality all diets require controlled eating and exercise.

Certain diets may suit certain people depending on metabolism, culture, levels of exercise, amount to be lost, allergies, medical conditions etc. 

Weight loss should be steady and fairly continuous. In fact sudden loss of weight can be a negative thing, since you may be loosing muscle rather than fat. Gradual healthy loss is far better.

Nutritional advice

We aim to consider health first, both in terms of designing the diet plan with you, and in terms of working alongside any medical professionals.

Why seek nutritional advice?   

Classic reasons for seeking advice from a nutritional therapist include:

Overweight and wanting to loose excess body fat.

Underweight and needing to gain healthy body mass.

Sports requirements, requiring more energy, or a different body fat ratio.

Difficulty in balancing elements such as cholesterol, fat levels, salt levels, sugar levels.

Persistent or repetitive health concerns such as low energy, poor immune system performance, lack of sleep.

High blood pressure, low blood pressure, poor adrenal gland support.

Many of the above are either medical or medical related conditions. In these cases it is essential that you seek medical advice in addition to addressing your diet. A good nutritionalist works alongside your doctor by helping you to address dietary concerns. It is not however a substitute for medical treatment or advice. In additional weight control requires dietary and exercise to be taken into account.

How does it work?

The nutritional therapist will take a case history and get other details from you, such as health, exercise levels, aims and objectives, mental state.   Other information such as blood type are useful.

From the data collected the nutritional therapist will plan out a course of healthy diet and possibly supplements in order to achieve healthy objectives. Where needed you will be referred to your medical doctor for any safety checks or medical advice. 

Where possible blood type, personal taste, culture, sports, health, family history and other pertinent topics will be considered in order to build a personalised dietary plan.     

 

Denise Morgan-Ayres SAC Dip
Diploma Qualified Nutritional Therapist.
Diploma Qualified Herbalist.
Diploma Qualified Ayurveda Therapist
Diploma Qualified Eating Disorders Counsellor
ASET level IV Nutritional therapy

ASET level IV Counselling accreditation  in Progress

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Mental health

Many people are held back by issues such as comfort eating and stress. These are mental health issues and we treat those as such using counselling, NLP, hypnotherapy and psychotherapy as appropriate.

What about gaining or controlling weight

We also work with people needing to gain weight, change body fat ratios, and address eating disorders.

Detoxification  

The body builds up a range of toxins, mental and physical. Detoxification is an essential part of recovery and well-being.

So why not buy a diet book instead?

Most people who seek professional support have already tried that! Most people find out the simple truth that diets "off the shelf" are not customised to peoples needs, and are oversimplified and over hyped. Principles used by many leading diets may well be used as a guide or base line, however each client has personal, environmental, medical, cultural and other issues that can result in individual needs.

Diet, foods, exercise and their effects

A good nutritionist will have a grounding in other therapies too. A range of this from stress levels, eating disorders, comfort eating, body image, self- confidence, sports activities, age and culture all impact on what is needed by the individual. Therefore the therapist should be able to address these related issues either personally, or through colleagues. 

Supplements and Vitamins

Many clients are put off taking supplements because of the conflicting advice given in the media and the medical profession. The RDA (recommended daily allowance) for vitamin levels is the level frequently quoted as what is needed. this is far below the Optimum Daily Allowance, and far below therapeutic levels of vitamins and supplements. Common sense applies: if you take more out of your body (through sports, illness dieting etc) then you need to put more in! The more complicated side of this is choosing the right and safe supplements for you. it is useful to have a trained professional taking an overview of what you are taking, to ensure safety, and a sensible combination of products. Some combinations cancel in effect, others complement, some may have safety concerns in combination.

Natural therapies  

The principle of nutritional advice means that a range of other therapies including meditation, relaxation, hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, life coaching, Reiki healing, crystal healing, herbalism, Ayurveda and counselling all work well as part of, or alongside it.

In addition to the levels of qualification required for practice, Denise is committed to (and has begun) ongoing professional training to even more advanced national levels. Denise has already job shadowed advisors for over two years building experience and knowledge and will shortly graduate as a certified practitioner. Denise has a range of related therapies at her disposal, as well as the range provided by Paul Morgan-Ayres.

Denise is a well qualified therapist with an ASET Level 4 award in Professional Therapeutic Counselling, an ASET Level 4 Award in Clinical Nutrition, and a range of other diploma qualifications in related issues. 

Both practitioners adhere to NOS National Occupational Standards and are professionally registered and insured. Both are Fellows of the Society for Holistic Therapists and Coaches.

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