Functional Lab Analysis
Functional lab analysis looks at your stool, urine, saliva, blood for optimal ranges versus just looking at reference ranges. But more importantly, functional lab analysis gives us an opportunity to test vs. guess on which systems in YOUR body need support & healing.
Dietary Counseling
Dietary counseling begins with a thorough diet diary and can include all or some of following recommendations:
Dietary modification
Therapeutic diets
Fasting (various forms)
Food hygiene (specifics around chewing, mindfulness, behaviors & thoughts)
Lifestyle Counseling
Lifestyle counseling includes tailored recommendations for improving:
Quality of life
Emotional well-being
Negative behaviors
Establishing new habits
Stress perception & management
Nutritional Supplementation
Nutritional Supplementation is use of vitamins & minerals in capsule, tablet, powder, liquid, sublingual forms. Often the dosing of the supplement recommended is higher than consumable in a day & therefore is used therapeutically. Nutritional supplementation does not take the place a of a whole food diet.
Botanical Medicine
Botanical medicine is the use of whole or parts of plants for healing. This is one of Dr. Dimpi’s favorite therapies as it is very akin to whole food therapy.
Common questions:
Q: What is a tincture?
A tincture is a crude plant (leaves, flowers, stem, root) extracted in grain alcohol.
Q: What is the difference between a tea & tincture?
A tea usually utilizes one or two parts of the plant in its dried form. A tincture usually utilizes the whole plant and because it is extracted in liquid form, a tincture can deliver 10 times greater potency than a tea.
Q: Are tinctures safe for children or during pregnancy?
Yes they are! Tinctures contain a comparable percentage of alcohol found in a fermented banana. And if the alcohol content is a concern you can add a tincture to any hot tea to vaporize the alcohol content.
"Drinking herbal tea is one of my favorite ways to relax. It is also an inexpensive form of botanical medicine that it is often under utilized. I am excited to emphasize the medicinal benefits of herbal tea at Surya Wellness with my signature tea blends. These custom tea blends are made with 100% USDA certified organic ingredients and carefully researched."
~Dr. Dimpi