Information for a medical consultation

What To bring for first visit

A detailed food diary related to the day before the consultation which indicates what you ate and drank for breakfast, lunch, dinner and any snacks.

Any laboratory tests and instrumental examinations (echographies, endoscopies, CBM, cardiovascular check up, MRI, CT ). In particular abdomen and thyroid echographies are useful for the exact diagnosis and to focus on endocrine-metabolic condition (metabolic syndrome, thyroid diseases, bowel diseases) to offer appropriate nutritional and therapeutic solutions.

Your headshot or a copy of a your valid photo identification.

What does the first and any follow-up consultations consist of ?

The first internal consultation is also an endocrine-metabolic screening. It consists of:

• Personal and general anamnesis with present and past medical history to determine general signs and symptoms related to health status of the patient, current and past diseases.
• Remote and most recent pathological anamnesis, in particular, collection of related information about the reasons of consultation
• Metabolic Syndrome screening.
• Analysis of Nutrition and life style.
• Collection of daily food diary to analyze the quality, quantity and functional impact of “food intake” of the patient.
• Analysis of any “food Adverse reactions”, allergies, intolerances, and related signs and symptoms.

Nutritional Status Valutation

Assessment of Body Composition

Anthropometry

To analyze biotype, form of physique, body weight compartments, i.e. fat mass (FAT), fat-free mass (FFM), and their distribution in the body to find out more information about hormonal and metabolic balance of patient.

Segmental Bioimpedance Analysis

Eventually a segmental multifrenquency bioimpedance analysis to measure segmental body weight components i.e. fat mass (FAT), fat-free mass (FFM), total body water, with intracellular (IBW) and extracellular (EBW) components, visceral fat index, bone mass, metabolic age and basal metabolic rate.

Laboratory tests and instrumental examinations

Request of laboratory tests and instrumental examinations on the basis of ones own needs or to support any diagnostic hypothesis.
The follow-up consultation is useful to check and improve the results of the patient: nutritional status, anthropometric measures (changes of harmonic physique), body composition, signs and symptoms of a healthy condition.

Functional Nutritional method

Nutritional program is customized, dynamic and detailed. It is sent by email, fax or phone usually two times a week based on the different needs of the patients. On Tuesday and Friday, before the patient receives any sort of indication, they refer to their signs and symptoms, feelings and impressions about the last prescription.

Frequency of the appointments

Patients, after the first visit, should plan to have a follow up every three weeks or once a month while patients receive their own nutritional prescription two times a week. Follow up consultations can also be made on the basis of the patients needs and to check the effectiveness of the therapy.

How to make an appointment

Appointments can be taken by:
Phone: + 39.06.32.14.119
Monday to Friday from 10am to 6pm
Waiting list: it’s advisable to make an appointment. We will call you back if a sooner appointment becomes free.
Cancellations: appointments should be cancelled latest 24/48 hours in advance, otherwise the consultation fee will be charged to you.