3 Sources was founded by Rachel Baker to help people reclaim, attain and maintain optimal health. Rooted in both functional and biological medicine principles, 

Our online Membership focuses on a balance of mind, body and nutrition, providing you with a clear roadmap to help you live as optimally as possible through the power of plant based nutrition and lifestyle medicine.

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For example; our mind, emotions and lifestyle choices all directly influence how we metabolise a meal. Internal and external stress, negative beliefs and self-talk, deprivation, rebellion and grief, are capable of firing a stress response that inhibits healthy digestion and absorption of the nutrients our bodies need to function optimally. Getting to the root cause of our individual relationship with food is often a powerful part of the process.

Food is a powerful tool for transformation, but our relationship with food can provide a deeper dive into self-discovery. Each of us has a “food story,” but what we eat is only half the story. To put a different way, food is more than just a source of energy. How we eat is just as important. The psychophysiological aspect to the way we approach food is a vital and often overlooked element of our health picture.

The Mind Body Connection 

stimulants, and processed foods rob the body of vital nutrients. For example, in chronic disease conditions, symptoms may be exacerbated by exposure to factors such as impaired digestion or absorption, hormonal and/or brain chemical imbalances, or an overburdened immune system. Our aim is to help you identify potential imbalances that may be contributing to your specific health picture and preventing you from reaching optimal health and performance. 

Nutritional therapy is the application of nutrition science in the promotion of health and optimal performance. It is relevant for those seeking either a “preventative” approach to long term health, to support those who are on a chronic disease spectrum, or for those already diagnosed with a chronic disease who wish to understand the vital role nutrition plays in their overall health and wellbeing. Nutritional therapy is not only about understanding the basics of healthy eating. Intensive farming, environmental pollution and stress, 

 

Nutritional Therapy 

  “The key to creating health is figuring out the cause of the problem and then providing the right conditions for the body and soul to thrive,” Mark Hyman MD International leader in the field of functional medicine  

A conventional medicine approach seeks to suppress and destroy symptoms. Conversely, functional medicine takes a holistic view, which addresses the whole person, allowing individuals to take responsibility and be at the centre of their own health.  It promotes wholeness by focusing on the fundamental underlying factors that influence each of our experience of health and wellness. In our online Membership and one-to-one consultations, we use motivational coaching skills together with a functional, science-based framework focused around seven core areas:

Functional Medicine