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Your own tailored treatment plan

Your First Appointment

When you consult me At The Garden Herbalist Clinic your first appointment will last for about an hour and a half. This includes time to dispense your medicine and explain how to use it.

This might seem like a long time compared to seeing your GP, but it gives us to time to fully explore what is going on. I want to get to the bottom of your symptoms, join the dots and help you resolve the problem fully, not just symptomatically.

We need to take a look at current medications and I need to ensure that what I prescribe is compatible.

The ultimate aim is to have you functioning at your best with the minimum of medicines.

So that I can get a feel for you, your health status and to optimise your own tailored treatment plan I only consult face to face or via Zoom for our first appointment.

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Follow Up Sessions

The first consultation lays the foundation and direction of treatment but your herbal medicines and recommendations may change as you feel better.

Shorter follow up sessions are used to navigate, tweak and adjust your herbal prescription.

As you function and feel better your treatment will change accordingly which is why review appointments are important.

Your first review will be somewhere between two to eight weeks after your first session. With the need for reviews lessening as your health improves.

At The Garden Herbalist these follow up sessions usually last about an hour, again giving us plenty of time. This is your time to focus on your health, reflect on progress and ask questions.

Alternatively, if you need more frequent contact, I may offer you shorter check up phone calls for a quick check in about progress.

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Longer Term

You might be on a maintenance programme of herbs or your condition may be fully resolved and maintained with good nutrition and lifestyle measures.

The ultimate aim is always to manage your health with the minimum of medicine.

If you do need herbs longer term to manage a chronic condition or transitioning menopause typically you will need a lower maintenance dose to sustain your well-being.

I authorise repeat prescriptions for a specific length of time and you might check in with me once or twice a year to make sure nothing has changed or needs adjusting.

As a registered client at The Garden Herbalist I keep your records for a minimum of seven years from the time of your last appointment.

This is particularly helpful for revisiting clients who come back to address a different issue many years later.

I have many clients who have been with me since I first qualified. Using herbal medicines as their primary treatment. I will of course refer clients back to their GP if I deem it appropriate and necessary.

The Herbal Medicines

At The Garden Herbalist your herbal prescription will be formulated and then it is dispensed from our well stocked herbal dispensary.

We carry a large range of organic and wild crafted tinctures, fluid extracts and dried herbs as well as an extensive range of supplements.

Tinctures and fluid extracts are alcohol based extracts and contain a small quantity of alcohol for extraction and preservation of the herbs.

Medicines for children typically are in drop dosage format adjusted for age and weight.

Repeat prescriptions and supplements can be ordered, dispensed and sent to you via first class royal mail or we have locked mailboxes outside the premises for you to collect your medicines at a time to suit.

Supplements

We carry a range of nutritional supplements and off the shelf remedies at The Garden Herbalist.

These can be purchased at the time of your consultation, ordered with your repeat prescriptions or alternatively once you are registered with us as a client you can order online from The Natural Dispensary.

Log in details and checkout codes for The Natural Dispensary will be given to you at your first appointment should you wish to use this service.

If you are looking for supplements or off the shelf remedies without an appointment please drop a message or email and I will come back to you after clinic.

As I work from home I can't offer a pop in shop, but I am happy to help you get the right remedy.

The Natural Dispensary

Hair Mineral Analysis

I have used Hair Mineral Analysis as a clinical tool for over twenty years.

I use it for assessing overall nutritional status and targeting specific supplement pathways particularly when it comes to bone health.

But in addition it gives insight into adrenal health, thyroid health, absorption, detox capacity and even nervous system dysfunction.

As well as screening for nutritional minerals, hair mineral analysis can be used for detecting heavy metals such as lead, mercury and aluminium.

Often a report gives the missing piece of the jigsaw puzzle. Low selenium affecting thyroid health or low copper affecting iron utilisation. Those Aha moments.

I don't offer standalone hair mineral analysis testing as it is best used as part of a full clinical assessment. I can arrange testing for you ahead of your first appointment.

I use Mineral Check Ltd for analysis with Trace Elements USA and have completed their full CPD certified course.

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