SILK HOUSE THERAPY PRACTICE
  • Home
  • Psychological Therapies
    • Psychological Therapies
    • Hayley Merron Stevens, Psychotherapist, UKCP
    • Owen Stevens, Process Oriented Practitioner, GHR, GHSC
    • Milan Bijelic, Process Work Facilitator (Individuals & Couples) UKCP
    • John Fletcher, Person Centred Counsellor, MBACP
    • Michelle Roberts, Art Psychotherapist, BAAT, HCPC
    • Steve Kirkham Integrative Counselling BACP
  • Complementary Therapies
    • Virginie Adamski, Shiatsu Therapist, Dip BSS-Do, MRSS
    • Sarah Mallinson, Nutritional Therapist and Naturopath, BANT, ANP, GNL >
      • Sarah Mallinson Nutritional Therapist Blog Page
    • Reza Asal, Acupuncture & TCM (British Acupuncture Federation)
  • FAQ's
  • Find Us
  • About Us
  • Newsletter
  • John Fletcher, Person Centred Counsellor, MBACP

Why we need to avoid Dr Google

6/3/2020

2 Comments

 
Picture
by Sarah Mallinson
 
Increasingly I’m noticing a pattern in my clinic. Many people seeking my support from a nutrition or functional medicine perspective have already been on a huge – and often frustrating – journey in their quest to get well. 
 
Typically, this involves trips back and to the GP, tests which might shed light on an issue or may put the person further in the dark. They may have been prescribed medications which further add to symptoms or even create new ones. People may or may not receive a diagnosis, and if they do, may end up none the wiser about how to get well. 
 
It is often at this point – when someone has tried all other options and isn’t seeing an improvement in their health – that they will seek out my help. In an ideal world, it would be great if they came to me sooner, however, I understand that in our culture, nutrition isn’t the first thing we are taught to think of when we become unwell. Instead, we are taught that there is a ‘pill for an ill’.  
 
Almost always, the people I see in clinic will have read reams of information on Google about their health complaint and will have tried a myriad of ways to overcome the issue themselves. People who have done their research can be very informed about the condition itself. 
 
And it can be beneficial when someone comes to me armed with information about their concerns, particularly if there have been some tests and a consequent diagnosis that we can build a picture upon. 
 
NHS England is big on patient participation and encouraging people to take an active role in their healthcare, and I’m a huge advocate for this. Empowering people to take responsibility for their health is a big part of what I do, but contrary to popular belief, it can actually be counterproductive in the early stages. 
 
Let me explain. 
 
When people consult Dr Google, or act on the advice they have read in a newspaper or on social media about the latest superfood or health supplement that may help with their condition, they are missing a significant piece of the puzzle. 
 
A vital part of my work as a Functional Medicine Practitioner is to take a full and detailed history of each person I see. This is because everyone, and every ‘body’, is so different that the advice and suggestions I give to one person with a condition will not necessarily apply to another person with the same condition.  
 
While there is a lot of good quality information on Google, we are not taught how to translate it into what the advice means for our unique body and life situation. That’s essentially my role: to take the guidance and tailor it to the individual. 
 
So, when someone comes to my clinic for the first time, I will take a full and detailed personal history that includes diet, lifestyle, stressors, family background, traumas, home environment, education and more.
 
By looking at all of the factors that influence a person’s health, we can trace back and often see how the body may have adapted to certain external triggers. It is this work – looking at the person and their life journey, not just the health condition – that informs the recommendations I will ultimately make. 

2 Comments
Shelley Moore
24/4/2020 08:54:02 am

Hi Sarah,

Are you taking on any clients via Skype/Zoom during the current situation? I would like a consultation with you if possible and some functional tests done.

Thanks,
Shelley Moore

Reply
Silk House Therapy Practice
24/4/2020 09:26:31 am

Hello Shelley

Thank you for your message for Sarah Mallinson.

I've emailed her and she will be in touch soon via email.

Best wishes

Hayley

Silk House Therapy Practice



Reply

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Sarah Mallinson

    I am a Nutritional Therapist based in Macclesfield, Cheshire.  I work with people with a wide variety of symptoms and conditions.  

    Archives

    April 2020
    March 2020
    May 2019

    Categories

    All
    Anti Inflammatory Diet
    Anti-inflammatory Diet
    Blood Brain Barrier
    CFS
    Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
    Coronavirus
    Covid-19
    Essential Oils
    Foggy Brain
    Google
    Homeopathy
    Immune System
    Leaky Brain
    Leaky Gut
    Nutritional Therapy
    Rainbow Diet
    Sarah Mallinson

    RSS Feed

Silk House Therapy Practice
Wood Street Mill
45 pickford street
macclesfield
cheshire
sk11 6hb

01625 468 858
info@silkhousetherapypractice.co.uk

psychotherapy macclesfield, counselling macclesfield, cognitive behaviour therapy macclesfield, art psychotherapy macclesfield, relationship therapy macclesfield, couple therapy macclesfield, hypnotherapy macclesfield, homeopathy macclesfield, shiatsu macclesfield, anxiety macclesfield, depression macclesfield, post traumatic stress disorder macclesfield, chronic fatigue syndrome macclesfield, fibromyalgia macclesfield, trauma macclesfield, irritable bowel macclesfield, insomnia macclesfield, obsessive compulsive disorder macclesfield, bipolar disorder macclesfield
Silk House Therapy Practice Ltd | Company No: 11400253 | England & Wales | 
Registered office: Wood Street Mill, 45 Pickford Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 6HB
Site Map
  • Home
  • Psychological Therapies
    • Psychological Therapies
    • Hayley Merron Stevens, Psychotherapist, UKCP
    • Owen Stevens, Process Oriented Practitioner, GHR, GHSC
    • Milan Bijelic, Process Work Facilitator (Individuals & Couples) UKCP
    • John Fletcher, Person Centred Counsellor, MBACP
    • Michelle Roberts, Art Psychotherapist, BAAT, HCPC
    • Steve Kirkham Integrative Counselling BACP
  • Complementary Therapies
    • Virginie Adamski, Shiatsu Therapist, Dip BSS-Do, MRSS
    • Sarah Mallinson, Nutritional Therapist and Naturopath, BANT, ANP, GNL >
      • Sarah Mallinson Nutritional Therapist Blog Page
    • Reza Asal, Acupuncture & TCM (British Acupuncture Federation)
  • FAQ's
  • Find Us
  • About Us
  • Newsletter
  • John Fletcher, Person Centred Counsellor, MBACP