Holistic Health Doctor
Supporting you to improve your health naturally.
Appointments available Tues in Winchester and Tues/Thurs online.
Integrated medicine appointments £190/£95, Hypnotherapy £130
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Meet Dr Ruth Dyson
Through my medical training I developed an interest in complementary therapies and the psychological aspects of medicine. Working as an NHS GP for over 15 years has given me direct experience of the complexities of chronic disease and I have sought out other tools such as nutrition, lifestyle medicine, coaching, hypnotherapy and herbal medicine to support my patients in their healing journey.
I am dedicated to providing comprehensive holistic healthcare that prioritises your well-being. I take an integrated and personalised approach, using my wide range of skills and knowledge and really getting to the root cause of issues. I support your natural healing abilities (for both body and mind) and enable you to take control of your health and well-being.
As an NHS GP myself I can help you integrate complementary medicine safely and effectively with any conventional treatment, communicating with your medical team where appropriate and helping you navigate the system to access any tests or support via your conventional doctor if this is the best option for you.
Integrated and Holistic Approaches
Given the right conditions and support your body and mind have an innate ability to heal. As your Holistic Health Doctor, I offer a wide range of treatments and approaches which I integrate to offer you a truely personalised health and wellbeing plan. I combine these approaches with my knowledge of conventional medicine and am happy to work alongside your GP or other medical professional.
Lifestyle Medicine
supports patients to prevent, manage and reverse disease through nutrition, physical activity, stress management, sleep and reducing toxins.
Health Coaching
Many people know WHAT to do to improve their health but struggle with the HOW. Health coaching empowers you to move towards your health goals.
Hypnotherapy
is a powerful, natural, evidence-based approach which helps you use the power of your unconscious to heal your body and mind.
Nutrition
Food is medicine. Dietary adjustments, and the use of targeted nutritional supplements can support your body and mind to heal naturally.
Functional Medicine
focuses on identifying and treating root causes of disease, considering genetics, environment, diet and lifestyle. It may involve testing e.g. gut function, hormones, food intolerances and nutrients.
Herbal medicine
Herbs have been used as medicines for millennia. Herbal teas or formulas may be used to support your healing and wellbeing.
Conditions and patients who benefit
I help patients suffering from a wide variety of symptoms/conditions to improve their health using holistic, natural approaches. I often find stress or a past history of trauma impact on physical and mental health, and can be a root cause of seemingly unconnected conditions. I can help you to understand your health and where symptoms/conditions may be inter-linked or due to a shared, underlying, root cause. We can then work togther to improve your health and wellbeing.
Gut health issues and functional gut disorders
e.g., Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), dysbiosis, leaky gut, SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) and other gut issues. I understand the importance of the gut-brain-axis and how gut health affects your whole wellbeing.
Stress, burnout and adrenal dysfunction
Many people live in a constant state of physical and/or psychological stress which impacts on all aspects of physical and mental health. This can lead to adrenal dysfunction, impacting energy levels, sleep, mental health and hormonal pathways.
Weight issues and metabolic dysfunction
Obesity, high cholesterol, (pre)diaetes, NAFLD (liver disease) and high blood pressure are often interlinked and have the same root causes. This is sometimes called "metabolic dysfunciton" and increases risk for many chronic diseases.
Mental health disorders
e.g., low mood, insomnia, stress, depression/anxiety (including withdrawal of SSRI/medication), history of trauma. By using an integrated, trauma informed, holistic approach I can suport you to improve your mental health.
Women's health and hormonal balance
e.g., (peri)-menopause, thyroid issues, endometriosis, PCOS, fertility issues and stress/adrenal dysfunction impacting hormonal pathways. Taking an integrated approach can ease symptoms and rebalance hormones.
Pain, fatigue & inflammation
Conditions like arthritis, migraine, fibromyalgia, eczema and CFS/ME. These often don't respond to conventional treatments and a personalised, holistic approach can help get to the root cause and improve symptoms.
Patient feedback
Dr Dyson is caring, thoughtful, insightful and diligent.
She is very good at identifying underlying root causes of problems and is equally able to provide
helpful suggestions to address these.
Dr Dyson has access to many helpful tests to assist in
forming a diagnosis and thereafter suggesting
appropriate changes in diet, life-style etc to improve the symptoms/condition.
In my own case Dr Dyson has been particularly helpful
in connection with some gut issues. After undertaking
the appropriate tests I was advised to change my diet
and the outcome has been extremely satisfactory and I
feel well again.
I have also found hypnotherapy helpful.
I have no hesitation in recommending Dr Dyson.