Services > Clinical Nutrition

$135 -- New Patient Visit 
  • Please allow for 60 minutes for new appointment (50 minutes for the appointment and 10 minutes for any purchases and future scheduling).  In addition to printing and filling out the typical intake forms that can be found at  "Forms" link, please print, read, and sign my CLINICAL NUTRITION - Visits 1 through 4 - Expectations Form and bring it with you to the first visit (this is also on the More menu) ​
$35 -- Check up
  • Please allow for 30 minutes for a Nutritional Check Up (20 minutes for testing and analysis, 10 minutes for any purchases and future scheduling).

General Comments About Whole Food Nutrition
  • Whole food nutrition has been used for millennia to address health and wellness issues much like herbs
  • Most nutrition patients leave with approximately $50 to $100 in nutritional or herbal products for 3 weeks of consumption (gross generalization)
  • Most new nutrition patients come once a week for the first month and then once every 3 weeks until desired benefits are achieved.
  • After you achieve desired benefits, you may or may not find products you want to consume on an ongoing basis (whole  food supplement, fish oil, and trace minerals for example)
  • If you find whole food nutrition to be a benefit, you will realize you can use it much like Herbs for many, many ailments as they arise
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Hair Mineral Analysis -- Pricing and Information

Hair Mineral Analysis is a very powerful tool for gaining a different perspective on ones health.  Vetrinarians often times employ hair mineral analysis in animals since the animals are lacking in the verbal skills to communicate in a way humans can.

  • $175 -- Initial Order -- This includes providing you with the instructions and packet needed to send to the lab in a prepaid envelop,   receiving results in my office,  analyzing results and presenting the findings in a 30 minute appointment.
  • $120 -- Subsequent Orders -- This includes the same service as the initial order.   

If you wanted to check on progress or changes in your health with this testing system,  followup testing could transpire 90 days after initial order.  Doing a hair mineral analysis on an annual basis could be a good way to track long term health changes, much like blood work.

Blood Test Specifications and Analysis -- Pricing and Information 

We can assist you with specifying blood work that you can then order from a local lab.  No Doctor prescription is required but insurance will not cover the fees without an MD's involvement in your order.   We can also assist you with analyzing blood work ordered by yourself or other Doctors. 
  • $60 -- 30 minute appointment to identify appropriate blood work needs
  • $30 -- Fee charged if you would like us to help you create your online account with the lab and/or place your blood work order online.
  • $120 -- Blood Work Analysis Level 1 -- 30 minute consult with patient to review blood test results and discuss treatment options. (This meeting is preceded by a 30 minute results evaluation done prior to patient visit)
  • $180 -- Blood Work Analysis Level 2 -- 30 minute consult with patient to review blood test results and discuss treatment options. (This meeting is preceded by a 60 minute results evaluation done prior to patient visit)

If you are just ordering very simple and specific blood work, such as a cholesterol screening,  a quick review of those results would be included with an Acupuncture Treatment or Nutritional Checkup. 

Other Consults -- Pricing and Information

Phone consultations and other consultations not related to acupuncture or the intended purchase of nutritional products or other services billed at the following rates:
  • 30 minutes - $60
  • 60 minutes - $120