Herbal medicine, dietary counselling and personalised nutritional therapy are the application of personalised nutritional science and traditional herbal medicine for the promotion of health, peak performance and individual care. Such practitioners use a wide range of tools to assess and identify potential functional imbalances and understand how these may contribute to an individual's symptoms and health concerns. This approach allows them to work with individuals to address biomedical balance and help support the body towards maintaining health. Nutritional and herbal therapies are recognised as complementary medicine and are relevant for individuals with chronic conditions, as well as those looking for support to enhance their health and wellbeing.
Practitioners consider each individual to be unique and recommend personalised nutrition and lifestyle programmes rather than a 'one size fits all' approach. Practitioners never recommend complementary therapy as a replacement for medical advice and always refer any client with 'red flag' signs or symptoms to their medical professional. They will also frequently work alongside a medical professional and will communicate with other healthcare professionals involved in the client's care to explain any nutritional therapy programme that has been provided.
I hereby acknowledge and agree:
1. The purpose of nutritional counselling is to improve the overall health, vitality and well-being of the body through nutritional education, the use of natural foods, non-medicinal nutritional supplements and herbal medicines. The Naturopath, Herbalist and Health Coach., Juliana O'Boyle, does not diagnose diseases, disorders or conditions.
2. The Naturopath, Herbalist and Health Coach., Juliana O'Boyle, is not a licensed Dietitian, or Medical Physician.
3. As part of the Nutritional Counselling Services, I may be asked to provide information concerning my physical habits, medical history, moods, energy levels, likes and dislikes, lifestyle and diet. This information is collected to enable the Naturopath, Herbalist and Health Coach. to: (i) assess my knowledge of nutrition, (ii) education me about the benefits of sound nutritional practices and (iii) recommend dietary changes to improve my general health, vitality and overall well-being. The Naturopath, Herbalist and Health Coach., Juliana O'Boyle will hold this information in confidence and will not release or disclose this information to any other person, without my prior consent, except as required by applicable law.
4. If the Naturopath, Herbalist and Health Coach., Juliana O'Boyle, suspects the existence of disease, disorder or condition, I will be informed of this suspicion. However, I acknowledge this is not a diagnosis or conclusion about the state of my health and that I am directed to promptly consult a licensed Physician about any suspected problems.
5. Should I request the Naturopath, Herbalist and Health Coach., Juliana O'Boyle, to recommend dietary changes and/or nutritional supplements and/or herbal medicine to enhance my body’s natural ability to resist and/or overcome a known disease, disorder or condition, it is my responsibility to disclose the nature of the disease, disorder or condition and all other relevant details to the Naturopath, Herbalist and Health Coach., Juliana O'Boyle. If I have not previously consulted a licensed Physician or Naturopath about this disease, disorder or condition, I acknowledge that I am directed to promptly do so. I am not to alter or discontinue treatments prescribed by a licensed Naturopath, Physician or other licensed health professional without consulting the individual who prescribed the treatment.
6. In providing Dietary Counselling Services to me, the Naturopath, Herbalist and Health Coach., Juliana O'Boyle, is relying upon the truth, accuracy and completeness of all information I have provided to her. Any recommendations I follow for changes in diet, including the use of nutritional supplements, are entirely my responsibility.
7.Juliana O'Boyle is in no way liable for my health or safety. All medical emergencies should be directed towards my GP or doctor.
8. In consideration of my participation in the Dietary Counselling Services, I hereby accept all risk to my health, including injury or death that may result from such participation and I hereby release the Naturopath, Herbalist and Health Coach., Juliana O'Boyle, on my behalf and on behalf of my personal representatives, estate, heirs, next of kin, and assigns from any and all costs, claims, causes of action and damages arising from any and all illness or injury to my person, including my death, that may result from or occur as a result of my participation in the Dietary Counselling Services, whether caused by negligence or otherwise.
9. 24 hours is required for cancelling appointments. Appointments cancelled within 24 hours of your appointment time, will be billed at 50%.
10. I understand that any therapies I undertake at Herbology are undertaken of my own free will. I accept that the ultimate responsibility for my health care is my own and that Herbology is here to support me in this. I understand that my practitioner reserves the right to determine which cases fall outside their scope of practice, in which event attempt of an appropriate referral will be recommended. I hereby agree to assume full responsibility for any manner of loss, injury, claim or damage whatsoever, known or unknown, incurred as a result of same and I, my heirs, executors, administrators or assigns for any loss, injury, claim or damage sustained as a result of my attendance and/or participation. I have read the above release and waiver of liability, and fully understand its contents and voluntarily agree to the terms and conditions stated.
11. All communication should be conducted by email and Juliana will endeavour to reply within 24 hours. Any questions that involve personalised research or additional work over 5 minutes will be promoted to book into a separate follow-on consultation or be charged at the rate of £100 / hour pro rata.