Metabolic health
Glucose regulation, insulin resistance, body composition, lipids, blood pressure and energy balance.
How I work
Functional medicine should make the picture clearer, not more complicated.
My approach draws on my medical background while focusing this service on nutrition, lifestyle, health education and long-term patterns. It is complementary to—not a replacement for—appropriate NHS or specialist healthcare.
Start with the timeline
A symptom list gives only a snapshot. The sequence in which problems developed can be more informative: infections, medications, major stressors, dietary change, weight change, pregnancy or menopause, sleep disruption, exercise, injuries and previous treatment.
Then look for priorities
Not every symptom or test result needs another intervention. We focus on factors that are plausible, modifiable and important enough to influence the plan.
A sensible hierarchy
Safety first
- Recognise when symptoms need assessment by your NHS GP, urgent care or another regulated medical service
- Keep established diagnoses and specialist advice in context
- Review medication and existing results as background information
- Use lifestyle interventions with realistic benefit:risk
- Avoid unnecessary testing; medical investigations should be arranged through an appropriate medical provider when indicated
Testing
Independent testing, where useful.
Testing can add information, but it should not become the centre of the programme.
I do not provide blood-taking or diagnostic screening through this Functional Medicine service. Where additional health-optimisation information may be useful, I can explain the types of markers or independently available tests that may be worth considering.
You arrange and purchase any test directly from the external provider. We can then discuss the report in the context of nutrition, lifestyle and optimisation. Medical abnormalities that require investigation, diagnosis or treatment should be reviewed by your NHS GP or another appropriate medical service.
Common domains
The systems we may examine
These are areas of assessment, not promises that every symptom has a single “root cause”.
Nutrition & gut health
Diet quality, protein and micronutrient sufficiency, tolerance, bowel pattern and gastrointestinal symptoms.
Recovery & stress physiology
Sleep, circadian rhythm, workload, training, psychological stress and autonomic recovery.
Inflammatory context
Body composition, smoking/alcohol, oral health, activity, established health conditions and relevant existing results.
Hormonal context
Thyroid history, reproductive stage, menopause, menstrual pattern and other endocrine factors where relevant.
Medication & supplements
How prescribed medication fits into the wider health context, without changing it through this service, and whether each supplement has a defined reason to be there.
See whether this approach fits.
The initial 60-minute consultation is £160, in York or by Zoom.