You can reduce auto-immunity by using Functional Medicine

Are you ready to regain your health, well-being, and vitality?

Auto-immunity is becoming increasingly common, affecting 1 in 20 Australians, 75% of whom are women.

There are many symptoms, depending on the tissue the auto-immunity is attacking. You may be feeling tired, with low mood, and you may have noticed you are losing your hair or it’s thinning out, your putting on weight, your muscles and joints feel achy and you feel cold.

Often patients go for many years without a diagnosis from their Doctor, and even with a diagnosis, little help is given to understand the root causes of the condition and what you can do about.

This is where Functional Medicine excels! All auto-immune diseases have the same auto-immune process at their core. The key is to understand why the body is attacking itself. What is driving this process and causing inflammation in the body?

Does this sound familiar?

You have received a diagnosis but you aren’t sure what you can do now to support yourself
You aren’t sure what to eat or what impact your diet is having on your health
You notice when you are stressed out, your symptoms get worse but you finding it difficult to relax
You are worried about the auto-immunity getting worse and want to look after the ‘future you’

Imagine if you could feel this way?

You get up in the morning after a refreshing night’s sleep and don’t give your health much thought all day. You eat well, but have the occasional treat. Today, it’s a gluten-free brownie and a coffee while you catch up with a friend you haven’t seen in too long. You take care of yourself and exercise but aren’t obsessed with your health. You are looking forward to what the future may bring..

Possible drivers of auto-immunity

Nutrition and food triggers
Leaky gut
Genetics
Toxins
Poor sleep and high stress
Infections

Auto-Immune issues we work with include:

Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Anti-parietal cell autoimmunity

Coeliac Disease
Ankylosing spondylitis
Lupus
Hair Loss

Psoriasis
Raynaud Syndrome
Gluten Ataxia
Post food poisoning IBS

Functional Medicine may be what you’re looking for

Unlike ‘conventional’ medicine, in Functional Medicine, we don’t just treat the disease itself, but instead the underlying imbalances in the body that are causing the disease. This can be a more effective approach for chronic health conditions such as auto-immunity than conventional medicine which may struggle in their treatment.

This means

We are finding out what is exactly going on in your body
We are treating the underlying causes rather than just the symptoms

Our Health Unlimited Program is grounded in the principles of Functional Medicine

Functional Medicine Tree showing causal factors leading to diagnosis as used by Fairfield Nutrition and Functional Medicine Melbourne

The Health Unlimited Program can Help

What this is:

A comprehensive and supportive 16 week one-on-one Functional Medicine program to understand the root causes of your ill-health.
Treating you like an individual you will receive one-on-one consultations, tools and support tailored to your specific needs
Working with a functional medicine practitioner who will help you learn what is going on for yourself, what you can do about it, and get your health back.

What this is not:

Short 15 minute consults where you’re shuffled out the door as soon as you sit down
A quick fix program treating only symptoms and giving out magic pills

Hi, I’m Stephen Ward (Msc, Bsc) and lead practitioner at Fairfield Nutrition

With my combined training in nutrition, Functional Medicine, and coaching, I can give you the expertise and support you need to fix your gut using nutrition, supplements and simple lifestyle changes.

Now seeing clients exclusively online through tele-medicine video or the telephone
Available throughout Australia and New Zealand, including lab testing and supplements

“I will do everything I can to support you on this journey so that you can feel your old self again! So that you can feel like YOU again! This means listening to you, sharing knowledge and expertise, supporting you to make the changes you need to improve your health.

I am a very honest person and will never judge or disregard your symptoms. I’ll guide and filter all the information that is out there so that our plan, is based in the scientific research, and is formulated around what works best for you, your pace and your goals..”

Take a look at previous client case reports to see how I work

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Finding the root cause

Our aim is to help you find the root causes of your health issues, so that we can personalise your treatment to target these imbalances in the body (using nutrition, lifestyle and targeted supplements).

Personalised Support Just For You

Unlimited one-on-one consultations over several months allow us to unearth the root causes of your health issues, make real and sustainable change, whilst you learn about what is going on in your own body.

Ongoing Lifestyle Management

The foundations of good health are based on the pillars of gut health, sleep, and stress management. I support you to make changes here and provide self-paced online courses for you to learn at your own pace.

What’s actually involved in the Health Unlimited Program?

Of course, this is highly personalised to meet your needs but a typical 16 week program may look like this:

Month 1
Where you are at
We identify the possible root causes of your health issues, and also focus a lot of our time on your nutrition.
- Our first consultation is a longer one at about 1.5hrs. This allows us the time to gather all the information about your health and underlying health issues.
- We construct a timeline of events to know how your issues have developed over-time.
- If we haven’t already discussed this in detail, we evaluate what lab testing* is appropriate, and formulate a plan of what to do next.
- Remember this program includes unlimited consultations so depending on your schedule, we arrange another appointment to see how you’re going with these changes.
Month 2
Lab Results & Nutrition
We’ve received the results from any lab testing and have a better idea of what is going on in your body.
- Follow up consultations to introduce nutrition, and targeted supplements, to address the underlying imbalances in the body that are causing your symptoms.
- We continue to focus on food as it may take time to get you eating the best way for you.
Month 3
Improvements in Symptoms
By now, you should be seeing some real improvements in your symptoms and how you feel.
- Follow up consultations to adapt your treatment plan so that it’s the most effective for you.
- We also look at improving stress management, poor sleep, and lack of exercise as these can play a large part in ill-health
Month 4
Long-term outlook for good-health
This can either be continued treatment or if things are much improved, we are focussed on a longer-term plan
- Follow up consultation/s to potentially reduce any supplements that you are taking, and setting you on a path for a life-time of good health.
- Most importantly, you will now have the knowledge and resources should your health concerns re-appear in the future.
- Once we are seeing improvements, we may look at secondary goals and optimising other areas of your health, such as detoxification.

Feeling better is a phone call away

If you’re interested in the Health Unlimited Program, I encourage you to book in a complimentary consultation with me. That way we can determine if this is the right program for you and what kind of results or outcomes you are looking for.

The Health Unlimited Program Includes:

A personalised 16 week program to get your health back with all the support and knowledge you need
Extended first consultation (1.5 hrs) allows a detailed intake assessment and design of your personalised program.
Then as many sessions with your practitioner as you need
For some people this may be once a month or for others, it may be every two weeks with a few phone calls aswell – It’s all included!
Consultations through online tele-medicine or telephone (in-person may be available on request)
Complete support between sessions:
- Phone calls
- Ask questions through our coaching app
- Check-in progress with your practitioner
- Online resources and programs on gut health, stress management, and sleep
Functional Lab Testing as required (not included in program cost)
Customised Supplement Program
In summary: ALL the support and guidance you need to help you feel like you again

Your investment:

For the 16-week health unlimited program is $1800* AUD (also payable in NZD).

The program can be shortened or extended as needed – please speak to us regarding any changes to the standard program. We recommend the 4-month program (or longer) as regaining your health by addressing the real causes of ill-health, does take time and there is, unfortunately, no magic pill!

Pay by Installments:

*Programs can be paid in full or a deposit of $600 AUD upon booking, with the remaining balance split over monthly repayments at no additional cost. Any supplements or functional pathology testing are not included in this price.

See our Terms and Conditions for inclusions and exclusions of our plans

You can reduce auto-immunity by using Functional Medicine

Auto-Immune issues we work with include:

Functional Medicine may be what you’re looking for

What’s actually involved in the Health Unlimited Program?

Month 1

Month 2

Month 3

Month 4

Feeling better is a phone call away

Fairfield Nutrition