Functional Medicine Treatment Pathway

Once you have decided to go ahead with the 3 month pathway the first step would be to fix a date for your 2 hour consultation. We also ask that you read carefully through our terms and conditions and that you agree to and sign these before proceeding.

Using our secure online medical platform, “Living Matrix”, the next step would be to invite you to answer some detailed questionnaires. These questionnaires allow us to gather the relevant information needed to build up a detailed case history. You will be asked questions around your past and current medical history, past and current lifestyle habits (exercise, diet, sleep, work, stress etc), supplementation, medication, family history as well as any significant life events.

This information provides a vital starting point for us to start work researching around your file, preparing your notes and holding discussions with our other FMA Practitioners. We ask that you complete your questionnaires 5-7 days prior to your 2 hour consultation so that your practitioner has adequate time to extensively review and analyse the information prior to your first consultation.

You will talk in depth about the symptoms you are experiencing, and we discuss where we might look to find the root causes of these symptoms. We talk about your goals and expectations. It is not unusual for 2 practitioners to be present during this consultation.

Relevant testing will be discussed with you and any tests deemed appropriate will be ordered upon your agreement. All test kits sent to you come with full instructions for collecting samples, however if you experience difficulties, we can provide email assistance to help. In the majority of cases you will be sent for a blood test following your consultation.

Lab testing recommended and organised for the patient.* cost of testing not included in pathway.

Following your 2 hour consultation you will receive an initial diet & lifestyle plan (in electronic form) to get you started. This plan will be based on the information gathered during the first consultation and will contain advice regarding lifestyle changes, supplementation etc. We recommend that you follow this plan for 4-6 weeks whilst waiting for any test results to come back.

We will arrange a 30 minute consultation for you approximately 2 -3 weeks into your pathway to discuss how you are getting on and any challenges you are experiencing. We will also discuss the results of the blood test. This consultation can take place face to face or via FaceTime/Skype/Zoom/phone. We are also available for short email communication and support during this time.

Once we have received the results of your other laboratory tests, we will notify you and arrange for you to have a 90 minute face to face (preferably) consultation to discuss these results. Based on the findings of these tests we will then review your initial diet & lifestyle plan to make it more individualised and discuss appropriate treatment strategies if deemed necessary. This may involve changing your supplementation regime and/or making further dietary and lifestyle modifications.

This new plan will run for the following 8 weeks with periodic support offered in the form of 2 additional 30 minute consultations and email support. 

At the end of the 8 week period, you will have a 60 minute consultation with your practitioner to review the pathway and discuss the next steps. Some of our patients require treatment for longer than 3 months.

At this point patients may choose to commit to an additional 3 month pathway and be re-tested in order to see how well the implemented changes have worked. Others feel well enough to carry on with their journey independently. Either way your practitioner will discuss with you the best way forward.