Ron Leon BSc (Hons) Health Sciences, MSc Nutrition is now available for appointments and is looking forward to meeting his new patients.

Nutritional Therapy Explained

Nutritional therapy can help alleviate a wide range of conditions, and assist in the recovery from many ill-health situations. It can also be used as preventative medicine.

Each person has unique dietary and nutritional requirements, depending, in part, on lifestyle and environmental factors. This uniqueness, termed biochemical individuality, is thoroughly evaluated, and is an essential part in formulating any nutritional programme. The use of functional tests, such as stool analysis, may also be part of the therapy to identify imbalances in intestinal flora and evaluate other digestive parameters. To determine an individual’s current nutritional status, a comprehensive nutritional analysis computer programme may also be used.

The therapist assesses nutritional status and functional capacity, taking into account a variety of factors, from inherited strengths and weaknesses to the influence of diet, lifestyle and environment.

As well, recommendations may include guidance on natural detoxification, methods to support digestion and absorption, procedures to promote colon health, and also the avoidance of ingestion or inhalation of allergens or toxins. Lifestyle factors such as exercise are also addressed (if appropriate).

A nutritional therapist can also offer valuable advice on nutrition for mothers and babies, particularly during the transitional phase from milk to solid foods, which is a critical point in the possible development of allergies and sensititivities.

Our Qualified Nutritional Consultant, Ron Leon

Breakspear Hospital is pleased to offer the services of qualified nutritional consultant, Ron Leon, to patients of Breakspear Hospital and anyone seeking nutritional advice.

Ron has a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Sciences from the University of Westminster in London and a Master of Science degree in Nutrition from Bastyr University in Seattle, USA, which is the leading institution in this field in the world. He has also studied biochemistry and microbiology at Oxford Brookes University.
Besides teaching at Bastyr, Ron did counselling work in Seattle and also carried out research for Alan Gaby, MD, who is the past President of the American Holistic Medical Association, and a leading authority in the field of nutritional therapy.

Ron has had a lifetime’s interest in the subject of nutrition and its importance in overcoming many ailments and enhancing health and wellbeing. Ron vowed to help individuals improve their health and relieve their suffering after, in 1987, helplessly watching his grandmother fall ill with severe digestive disturbances, the cause of which conventional medicine was unable to identify, and her life was shortened as a consequence.

Feel free to make an appointment with Ron Leon to discuss your nutritional requirements by telephoning Breakspear Reception 01442 261 333.