How I work

The way I work in my naturopathic practice is very similar to the way a general practitioner (GP) works. I use the same tools for diagnosis as a GP, I am performing lab tests in cooperation with a diagnostics laboratory in Cádiz, and I do house visits.

Time

However, there is one aspect in my work that is fundamentally different to the way a GP works. This aspect is TIME. Did you know that on average a GP takes only 10 min per patient?

“On average, your GP has only 10 minutes for you on each visit”

According to a study from 2002 conducted in six European countries, your general practitioner has only ten minutes for you at each visit (on average). On average, a visit at your GP takes 7½ minutes in Spain and Germany and 9½ minutes in the UK.

In contrast to conventional doctors that are bound to the medical system, I can take time for you.

“The difference is I TAKE MY TIME FOR YOU!”

Diagnosis and holistic treatment

Depending on your health issue and whether we meet for the first time or for a follow-up meeting, a health consultation with me will take between 30 minutes and 2 hours.

“A health consultation in my practice usually
takes between 30 minutes and 2 hours”

Time enables me to do a much deeper initial anamnesis and leads to a holistic diagnosis that takes into account the patient´s current and previous symptoms and health issues, her/his current and previous lab values, and her/his current needs. A central aspect of a holistic diagnosis is to also take into account the patient´s history. Assessing the patient history takes time, of course.

“Only enough time enables a holistic diagnosis
and a consequent holistic treatment”

An initial holistic diagnosis is a great basis for a holistic treatment, simply because I already know so much more about you from our first visit, than a GP knows from you after years. It is much easier for me to find the right solutions and treatment options for your needs, because I know you well enough.

Taking enough time enables me to do a detailed diagnosis and implement holistic treatments. By applying this holistic approach, also complex unresolved health issues that couldn´t be treated before or were ignored by conventional doctors can be improved or even resolved completely.

Costs

In our first meeting, the first half an hour we speak will be free of charge.

Generally, every started half hour (30 minutes) will be charged. All prices include 21% IVA (The Spanish VAT).

Per half an hour: Monday – Friday € 30,00 ; Saturdays € 40,00 (includes 21% IVA).

If you want to make an appointment for a meeting, please contact me here or call me under +34 633 910 944

Acute health issues

It might happen that we will meet in my naturopathic practice for the first time because you are sick or not feeling well. If you have an acute health issues that needs treatment, I can often diagnose it within half an hour and give you advice on how to treat it straight away. If you are already my client (that means we have already met once before in my practice) I am also doing house visits.

Common acute health issues I can help with

Examples of common acute health issues I can help with are: General sickness, common cold, flu, sinusitis, ear pain, acute leg pain, burning tongue, belly pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation, skin infections, eye infections, and tinnitus.

However, I am not limited to the acute health issues mentioned above at all and you should ask me if I can help you, no matter what your health issue is! Of course I know the limits of my knowledge. Also, I am able to exclude severe medical conditions that require treatment by a conventional doctor – e.g. it requires prescription only drugs – or severe medical conditions that require hospitalisation. In these cases I will advice you where to go.

Often, I am able to diagnose acute health issues straight away and advise you on how to resolve your specific acute health issues and which drugs you should take directly in my naturopathic practice. Sometimes, a quick laboratory test can reveal which acute health issue you are suffering from and we need to meet for a follow-up appointment shortly after, so I can advise the right holistic treatment.

Chronic health issues

Most of my clients come to me because they have a chronic health issue that hasn’t or couldn´t been resolved by a conventional medical doctor. Apart from conventional school medicine, there are many tiny additional things you can do by yourself to gradually improve your chronic health issue. Furthermore, a number of natural substances, as well as vitamins and minerals can often improve chronic health issues.

Chronic health issues I can help with

Examples of common chronic health issues I can help with are: General discomfort, lack of sleep, lack of appetite, lack of energy, reoccurring numbness and tingling of the fingers, the arms or the legs, varicose veins and venous insufficiency, chronic heart disease, dysfunctions of the thyroid, other endocrine disorders, digestion problems like chronic constipation or chronic diarrhoea, food intolerances, food allergies, incontinence, eczema, acne and other skin problems, reoccurring skin and eye infections, tinnitus and Candida infections of the skin, the mucosal tissues, the genital region, or the gut.

However, I am not limited to the acute health issues mentioned above at all and you should always ask me if I can help you, no matter what your health issue is!

If you have an unresolved health issue we will meet for a first chat and diagnosis, which is also called anamnesis. This first appointment usually takes around 1.5 to 2 hours. At the end of the first appointment you will already have some ideas about what your health issue is and on how to improve your health issue. Sometimes, I can give a clear diagnosis directly after the anamnesis. However, often the result of the first appointment is a suspected diagnosis, which needs further confirmation.

The reason for this is that unresolved existing (chronic) health issues are usually not that easy to diagnose. There are often different (differential) diagnoses that seem plausible and need to be excluded to find the correct diagnosis of your health issue. All this requires time, research, and/or laboratory tests. Only when I take the necessary period of time, I am able to correctly diagnose your unresolved health issues in a holistic manner and only then I am able to help you improving it.

Correct diagnosis and laboratory tests

It is vital that you get a correct diagnosis of your health issue. Only if the diagnosis has been made correctly, I am able to choose the best working measures, actions and drugs to improve your specific health issue. Generally, correct diagnosis often requires laboratory testing. I am collaborating with a very good lab from Cádiz.

Laboratory testing can be done from skin smears, blood, urine, or faeces. Usually, it only takes 48 hours until the results from the lab are back. Most of these samples will be taken in a collaborating “Centro Medico” in Barbate. The reason is that I am not allowed to take blood samples in Spain, although I technically could.

What happens after we meet

The moment you leave my practice is the moment the most important part of my work for you just starts. All this consecutive work is free of charge for you. Generally, I only charge for the time we spend together in my naturopathic practice and for laboratory tests.

“I only charge for the time in my practice and for laboratory tests”

First thing after we meet, I will summarise our chat and send you a copy of this resume.

I will summarise our chat and send you a copy of this resume via email.

Second thing – if I have only given you a suspected diagnosis in our first meeting – I will make up my mind what can be done to correctly diagnose your specific health issue.

I will suggest laboratory testing only if necessary. Analysis often requires blood samples taken in Barbate. You will know all the prices for each laboratory test beforehand.

Third thing is a more than one thing: I will be researching the best individual measures and actions to improve your specific health issue. This usually takes most of my time. I will also be making sure not to miss possible differential diagnoses. Furthermore, once your diagnosis is set I will be researching possible holistic treatment strategies. It is of great important that you get all the information about the type of your health issue, the possible treatment methods and their probable duration, the available treatment alternatives, burdens, risks and chances of success of the therapy. Therefore, I will summarise all my findings in a concise manner that you can easily understand and give you advices on how to proceed improving your health issue

I will give you a concise summary about your health issue and suggest possible treatment methods, lifestyle changes, substances and drugs that can help to improve your specific health issue. You will receive a document with a summary including all that via email.

Follow up meetings

In most cases, we will have a follow-up appointment to discuss all your questions, possible treatment methods, and the further directions to take. Sometimes, it may be necessary that you go to see a specialist for specific treatment. This is when your individual treatment can start. Also, I see myself as your health companion, so it´s only natural to me that we meet from time to time.