Treatment Specialism: Nutrition

Ruth Holmes, SRN, SCM; MinstAT Dip ION began her career training as a state registered nurse, specialising in intensive care/ operating theatres and midwifery. Then, as a way of trying to treat her own children with conditions like eczema, recurrent tonsillitis, glue ears, asthma and hay fever, she became fascinated by how profound the effects of food intolerances were, so she undertook allergy training, followed by the nutritional training.

By removing the intolerances which could be of food or airborne origin, various stresses are taken away from the body, (airborne allergens like grass pollen, dog hair etc. can be desensitised too). Doing this greatly strengthens the body’s defense mechanism. If there are areas of depletion, a supplement programme specific to that client and condition is given to build up the levels to facilitate normal function, i.e. for eczema to heal, or energy to be boosted, then the body will work at its optimum level.

Ruth uses a specialised nutritional programme alongside any required supplementation programme once the testing has been done, as she finds this a more specific way of working with the individual rather than a condition.

Ruth is presently training to be a medical herbalist to enable her to make her own specific tinctures and creams.

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