Orthomolecular Therapy
In orthomolecular medicine, we strive to provide the body with the nutrients it needs to restore or maintain health through nutrition and supplementation.
The body has an enormous capacity for recovery. By seeing the body as a working whole, instead of separate parts, we can better understand it and better place complaints. Based on this, we can take in nutrients and adjust our lifestyle, so that the body comes back into balance.
Orthomolecular therapy looks at how nutrition, lifestyle, and supplementation can contribute to recovery and balance. The goal is not only to relieve symptoms, but also to understand and address the underlying causes of imbalance. By providing the body with the right building blocks, space is created for increased energy, vitality, and resilience.
Testing & Microbiome Therapy
To make the therapy as targeted as possible, I work not only based on symptoms but also using various tests that provide insight into the underlying causes. I primarily use blood tests, microbiome tests, and hormone and neurotransmitter tests. These assessments show where the body is out of balance and form the basis for a personalized treatment plan.
An important part of my approach is microbiome therapy. Based on a comprehensive microbiome test, a unique probiotic is formulated specifically for your situation, targeting the imbalances in your gut. This makes the therapy particularly effective: unlike standard probiotics, which often have a general composition, a personalized probiotic contains only the bacterial strains that are needed and beneficial for you.
Therapeutic Supplementation
Nutrition is an important part of therapy and serves as the primary source of nutrients that provide the building blocks for recovery. During periods of significant physical, emotional, or mental stress, however, the body consumes extra amounts of nutrients. For this reason, supplementation is used therapeutically to replenish deficiencies and support the body in its recovery.
The type of supplementation needed depends on the specific imbalances in the body and is carefully tailored to your individual situation. Often, supplementation is used in phases, and most supplements are temporary. Supplementation is therefore never a one-size-fits-all solution, but is applied strategically to support the body’s healing processes and gradually restore balance.
Nutrition & Lifestyle
Orthomolecular therapy looks at how nutrition, lifestyle, supplementation, and microbiome therapy can work together to support recovery, balance, and optimal health. Nutrition is not only used to correct deficiencies but also to reduce inflammatory processes and activate the body’s self-healing capacity. Sometimes this means temporarily eliminating certain foods, while other foods are intentionally added to support the body.
In addition to nutrition, lifestyle adjustments play an important role. This includes sleep, stress management, exercise, and relaxation, all of which contribute to a better-functioning nervous system, hormone balance, and energy levels. Supplementation and microbiome therapy further enhance this process.
The method(s) that suit you...
Our diet and lifestyle are no coincidence. We develop these based on our culture, social environment, and personal experiences. Similarly, health problems are often no coincidence. In particular, chronic diseases such as autoimmune diseases, hypo- or hypertheroidism, obesity, cardiovascular disease, develop slowly. Usually, these conditions are recognized late and the pharmaceutical treatment of them can provide relief from the symptoms, but do little about the cause. Orthomolecular medicine has more to offer in this area for chronic complaints, hormonal imbalance, and psychological complaints that are related to or enhanced by a physical imbalance.
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In an othomolecular trajectory, we look at what is important to you and which support suits you best. Other forms of therapy can, where desired, become part of the treatment process.