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Nutritional Evaluation at River Hills Chiropractic and Wellness Center

Dr. Ellan Duke and Dr. Christopher Holloway have their bachelor’s degree in Nutritional Sciences and gladly offer nutritional evaluation and counseling.  Initial evaluation is $75. This can sometimes be filed with your health insurance. Follow up visits are $45 each. Prices do not include the cost of supplements.

Do You Have a Nutritional Deficit? ...and what can you do about it?

Nutritional evaluation has four parts:

1. Thorough history and examination including the Tanita scale which measures among other things percent body fat and hydration factors, Dip stick Urinalysis and Iodine patch test associated with thyroid function.

2. Computerized soft tissue evaluation to determine structural and musculoskeletal imbalances that may contribute to poor body function. The thermal scan can assess soft tissue inflammation. The surface EMG  scan can assess muscle spasm and tension.

3. Symptom Survey Questionnaire.  This consists of 197 questions about how your body functions. Do your eyes itch? Is your skin dry?  Answers are entered into a computer program that is designed to evaluate metabolic status and identify those nutritional factors that are either excessive or insufficient. These details are printed in a customized 4-6 page health assessment report.

4. Review of findings with recommendations of detox or supplementation as well as any life style changes necessary to achieve the goals set by the patient and doctor.

Follow up visits are scheduled for 4-6 weeks later. At this time we repeat the symptom survey questionnaire to see which concerns have been resolved and which need continued attention.

Nutritional evaluation is usually broken into two separate visits one week apart. (Both days are included in the initial fee.) This allows the doctor time to gather any previous pertinent medical records. This also allows the patient time to record a one week diet diary, measure basal metabolic temperature over several mornings, as well as review any assigned reference material.

Standard Process Supplements / Medi-Herb

River Hills Chiropractic Clinic proudly uses Standard Process whole food supplements and Mediherb herbal remedies. Here is a list of some of their most commonly used products.

• Multi-vitamin:  Catalyn
• Essential Fatty Acids:  Tuna Omega-3 Oil,  Linum B6 flaxseed oil
• For Alergies:  Allerplex,  Antronex
• For Stress:  Drenamin
• Natural Calmatives:  St John’s Wart,  Orchex,  Min-Chex,  Min-Tran.
• Joint Health: Glucosamine Synergy,  Ligaplex I (acute) Ligaplex II  (chronic)
• Liver Support:  A-F Betafood,  Livton herbal remedy
• Digestive Support:  Zypan (enzymatic support for Indigestion)
• Thyroid Support:  Thytrophin PMG,  Cataplex F,
• Prostate Health:  Palmettoplex
• Immune Support:  Echinacea, Congaplex,  Immuplex
• Support for healthy brain function:  Ginko Synergy, OPC, RNA
• Sports Endurance:  Ligaplex II,  Cataplex B,  Cardio-Plus
• Natural Fertility:  Chaste Tree Herb,  Tribulus Herb
• Cardiovascular Health:  Cardio-Plus, Garlic,  Hawthorne herb
• Sugar Handling:  Diaplex,  Gymnema herb

A complete listing of their products can be found at www.standardprocess.com  and www.mediherb.com  Both of these companies maintain the highest standards in the industry for the safest and most effective products.