When we encounter challenging situations the body “learns a fix” which may not always be the best approach in later situations. Physical, emotional, immune or chemical traumas can set up automated responses or deep compensation patterns that are no longer appropriate but are still present.  We disrupt the unhelpful patterns that underpin symptoms allowing the body’s innate capacity to organise and heal come up with a better pattern.

Many of us live in a world where stress is so much a part of our everyday life. Prolonged body response at this high level wears us out fast. Food intolerance are on the increase.  Intolerances are implicated in low back pain, chronic bowel disorder, low energy and even mood and personality disorders.

The number of xenobiotics (artificial chemicals that impact on biological systems) are also on the increase. What is more, where testing has been done it is fairly limited and usually not in combination with other agents.  Our assessment looks for the indicators of stress in its many iterations and we adjust our approach accordingly.

This is a very complex area. At first glance it seems that genetic makeup set the limits of our abilities and responses. Having said this though the process by which our genes (genetic record) express themselves is controlled by the presence of a protein shield that responds to our environment.

We believe that genetic predisposition to a problem is not necessarily a guarantee it will happen. The human genome (genetic code) makes up less than 10% of the genetic code we utilise. The reset comes from the fellow travellers that make up the microbiota (bacteria, viruses and commensal eukaryotes) that live on and in our body.  A health microbiome (genetic make up of the microbiota) can compensate for our own genetic weakness. We utilise this largely untapped capacity to address problems such as immune disorders, skin and bowel issues.