Nutrition & Herbal Check-Up FAQs

It is a personal, in-person consultation about your wellbeing and your questions around nutrition, supplements and herbs. We begin with your experience, everyday routines and what you would like to understand more clearly.

I use several Kinesiology techniques, including the Lebowitz Method, as part of that exploration. The appointment is complementary wellbeing support, rather than a medical check-up or a replacement for a doctor’s assessment.

The Lebowitz Kinesiology Method was developed by Dr Michael Lebowitz within applied Kinesiology. It uses structured muscle testing to explore responses to nutritional and herbal inputs.

I work with it alongside other specialised Kinesiology techniques and modalities. My starting point is the person in front of me: what you tell me, your circumstances and the questions we have agreed to explore.

I apply gentle pressure and observe how an indicator muscle responds to a particular input. Within energetic specialised Kinesiology, certain changes are interpreted as stress. We then explore which inputs bring a response understood within this approach as balancing that stress in the testing situation.

This is how I interpret the response within the session. It does not establish what is happening medically in your body, or prove that you need a particular product. We consider it alongside your experience, the product information and appropriate healthcare advice.

No. Vitamin D might change the indicator muscle response in a way we interpret as more balanced during the test. Within this framework, that suggests a possible benefit to explore; it does not measure your vitamin D level or show that you have a deficiency.

If a deficiency is suspected, your doctor can assess whether testing or supplementation is appropriate. The same distinction applies to other nutrients: a muscle response is not a laboratory result.

No. Muscle testing is not a validated diagnostic method for these conditions. It also cannot establish a supplement’s safety or the dose you need.

Please seek appropriate healthcare assessment for symptoms or suspected deficiencies, allergies or intolerances. Do not stop prescribed treatment, exclude foods or try a known allergen because of a muscle-testing response.

This appointment focuses on your questions about nutrition and herbs, with time to review the products you already use and discuss possible next steps. An Emotions & Metaphysical Kinesiology session gives more space to emotional themes, everyday stress and a wider range of balancing techniques.

If you are unsure where to begin, we can talk about what matters most to you. The support and benefits page also describes the kinds of questions we can explore here.

Nutrition and herbal therapy offer practical ways to support health and wellbeing through food choices and carefully selected plant preparations. Research on specific dietary patterns has demonstrated benefits for cardiovascular health and blood pressure, while smaller clinical trials have found improvements in depressive symptoms when structured nutrition support is added to ongoing care.

Research on particular herbal preparations has also reported positive outcomes, including relief of IBS symptoms with formulated peppermint-oil capsules, reduced nausea with ginger and improvements in anxiety with a standardized oral lavender preparation. These benefits depend on the preparation, its use and the needs of the individual.

Personal support can make a difference to how changes feel in everyday life. Participants in qualitative research on individualized dietary coaching have described greater confidence in their food choices, a clearer understanding of their needs and practical ways to make changes they can manage.

In my practice, your needs, preferences and everyday circumstances guide our work. Together, we explore appropriate food choices and herbal options, with attention to your health circumstances and any medicines you use. Alongside appropriate healthcare, we review what feels helpful and develop manageable steps that support your wellbeing.

We begin with a conversation about what brings you, your health history, everyday routines and any medicines, supplements or herbs you currently use. We choose a focus together so our time feels useful and manageable.

I explain the testing as we go and invite your questions. Before we finish, we bring our observations together, discuss possible next steps and identify anything that needs checking with your healthcare provider.

Please bring the products you already use, or clear photographs of their labels showing ingredients and amounts. Include prescribed and non-prescription medicines, supplements, herbal products and relevant healthcare advice.

It can help to note what you would like to ask and any changes you have noticed. There is no need for a perfect food diary or a polished explanation. Do not stop your medicines or prescribed supplements to prepare for this appointment.

You remain fully clothed. Testing uses gentle pressure rather than asking you to prove your strength. Please wear something comfortable that allows easy movement.

Tell me about pain, injury or restricted movement beforehand so I can consider suitable adaptations. You can ask me to explain a step, pause or stop whenever you need to.

Yes. Food is the foundation of nourishment, and our conversation also makes room for rest, movement and the rhythm of your day. A useful next step may be a small change in a routine or a question to take to your doctor or dietitian.

The purpose is not automatically to add more products. Supplements may be useful in particular circumstances, but they do not replace a varied diet or individual medical nutrition advice.

I do not use a muscle response as a reason to put you on an unnecessary exclusion diet or assume that your body needs a detox. We look for a thoughtful, proportionate next step that fits your circumstances.

If you suspect a food-related problem, a doctor or dietitian can help you investigate it and protect your nutritional intake. Your comfort around food matters as well as what is on your plate.

I treat your information with care and confidentiality, within applicable legal requirements. You are welcome to bring a trusted person if that helps you feel at ease; please let me know beforehand.

You decide how much personal detail to share. Our work is a conversation, and your questions, preferences and boundaries are part of it.

I recommend a sequence of three sessions, with one month between each appointment. The first gives us time to get to know your situation; the next two let us review your experience and any questions that arise.

This is a starting plan rather than a promise of a particular outcome. If you have a concern between appointments, please contact me rather than waiting for the next monthly meeting.

We talk about what you have tried, what your healthcare provider has advised and what you have actually noticed. We review any changes in medicines, supplements, health or daily life before continuing the exploration.

There may be a reason to keep things as they are, simplify them, ask a further question or change direction. A follow-up does not automatically mean another product or a higher dose.

A few simple notes can help: what you started and when, the amount used, any healthcare advice and changes you notice in everyday wellbeing. Bring updated labels if a product has changed.

There is no need to watch yourself constantly. An honest account, including uncertainty or no change, gives us something useful to work with.

If you suspect a reaction to a new supplement or herb, stop that product and seek advice from your doctor or pharmacist. Seek urgent care for a serious reaction. Do not stop prescribed medication without medical advice.

Please let me know too. Worsening symptoms should not be brushed aside as a detox or taken as proof that something is working. We can review the plan once your immediate needs have been addressed.

Not automatically. At the third meeting, we look back at what has been useful and decide on an appropriate next step. Further consultations should have a clear purpose.

The length of time you use a supplement depends on the product, why it is being used and your healthcare provider’s advice. The three-session sequence is not an instruction to take every product for three months or indefinitely.