1. The purpose of nutritional counselling is to improve the overall health, vitality, and well-being of the body through nutritional education and the use of natural foods and non-medicinal nutritional supplements. The Nutritional Therapist, Alissa Powell, is not a licensed Doctor and does not diagnose diseases, disorders, or conditions.
2. As part of the nutritional consultation, you may be asked to provide information concerning your physical habits, medical history, moods, energy levels, likes/dislikes, lifestyle, and diet. This information is collected to enable Alissa Powell to assess your current nutritional status, inform her of the benefits of nutritional practices and recommend dietary changes to improve your general health, vitality, and overall well-being. The Nutritional Therapist, Alissa Powell, will hold this information in confidence and will not release or disclose this information to any other person, without your prior consent, except as required by applicable law.
3. If the Nutritional Therapist, Alissa Powell, suspects the existence of disease, disorder, or condition, you will be informed of this suspicion. However, you acknowledge this is not a diagnosis or conclusion about the state of your health and that you are directed to promptly consult a licensed Physician or Naturopath about any suspected problems.
4. Should the Nutritional Therapist, Alissa Powell, recommend dietary changes and/or nutritional supplements to enhance your body’s natural ability to balance and/or support a known disease, disorder or condition, it is your responsibility to disclose the nature of the disease, disorder or condition and all other relevant details. If you have not previously consulted a licensed Physician or Doctor about this disease, disorder, or condition, you acknowledge that you are directed to promptly do so. You are not to alter or discontinue treatments prescribed by a licensed Physician or health professional without consulting the individual who prescribed the treatment.
5. In providing Nutritional Therapy Services to you, the Nutritional Therapist, Alissa Powell, is relying upon the truth, accuracy, and completeness of all information you have provided to her. Any recommendations you follow for changes in diet, including the use of nutritional supplements, are entirely your responsibility.
6. Payment is required, in full, upon booking. Cancellations made more than 48 hours in advance will be fully refunded, minus any service fees. 24- 48 hours cancellation notice will incur a 50% fee. No refunds given with less than 24 hours notice.
7. You understand that any therapies suggested to you by AP Nutritional Therapy are undertaken of your own free will. You accept that the ultimate responsibility for your health care is your own and that AP Nutritional Therapy is here to support you in this. You understand that your practitioner reserves the right to determine which cases fall outside their scope of practice, in which event an appropriate referral will be recommended.