Start with the changes you want to make
You may want a more manageable eating routine, help navigating food-related concerns, or nutrition guidance alongside an existing care plan. Begin with what matters most to you, rather than a long list of changes to make all at once.
Nutritional counseling at Sante is individualized. Your current health, daily activities, eating patterns, and future goals help shape the conversation and the practical steps that follow.
- Your priorities and any existing medical care
- Food preferences, meal routines, and restrictions you already follow
- Changes you have tried and what made them easier or harder
- Questions about supplements, testing, or other wellness services
Nutrition guidance that leaves room for real life
Raw food may be an option in a personalized holistic nutrition plan, but it is not a required foundation for every treatment plan. You do not have to arrive committed to a raw-food lifestyle to ask for nutritional counseling.
A plan should account for your preferences, available time, budget, and any condition-specific instructions from your treating clinicians. Ask for an explanation of the proposed changes and a practical way to assess whether they are helping.
Make testing and supplements serve a clear purpose
The clinic offers individualized laboratory and metabolic testing that may help inform care when appropriate. Testing is not automatically necessary for every nutrition visit. Ask what question a proposed test would answer and how its result could affect your plan.
Bring the names and doses of medications, vitamins, herbs, and other products you use. A supplement should have a clear purpose in your care, with its suitability and potential interactions considered alongside your existing treatment.
Turn a plan into a process you can review
The initial evaluation gives the team a starting point. Follow-up is an opportunity to discuss what you could put into practice, what was difficult, and what needs to change.
Bring a few useful observations instead of aiming for a perfect record. Examples include how your meal routine changed, which recommendations felt manageable, and any symptoms or concerns you need to discuss. Agree on the next step and when it should be reviewed.
Discuss fasting or cleansing before making major changes
If you are considering fasting or a cleanse, discuss it with the team before making changes. They are not a requirement for every wellness plan, and restrictive programs are not suitable for everyone.
Worsening symptoms should not automatically be treated as a helpful detox response. Discuss concerns and proposed dietary restrictions with an appropriately qualified clinician, particularly when you take medication or have an existing medical condition.
Plan your first conversation in Hampton
Start with the free 15-minute introductory consultation to ask about the practice and how to arrange an evaluation. Ask about the initial evaluation fee, follow-up visits, and any additional testing or service costs before arranging care.
Our clinic is at 861 Lafayette Road, Suite 3, in Hampton. If you are outside the area, ask about current virtual-visit availability and whether care can be provided in your location before making arrangements.
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Your questions, answered
Is nutritional counseling based only on raw food?
No. Raw food may be an option, but it is not the primary foundation for every treatment plan. Discuss your food preferences, medical needs, and practical routine with the team.
What is wellness optimization?
Here, it means working on an individualized wellness plan through nutrition guidance, a review of your health history, and appropriate testing or other services when useful. It should lead to clear, manageable next steps rather than a requirement to purchase every available service.
Do I have to buy a large package of tests?
Testing is not automatically necessary for every person. Ask why a test is proposed, what decision it could inform, and what it costs before agreeing to it.
What does nutritional counseling cost?
The clinic describes an initial evaluation fee and follow-up visits. Ask the office for the current amounts, what each visit includes, and whether any laboratory work, supplements, or additional services would be billed separately.
Can I discuss nutrition while following another clinician’s treatment plan?
Yes. Bring your diagnoses, treatment instructions, medication list, and relevant test reports. Sante’s complementary approach works alongside your regular medical care, and proposed changes should account for that care.
Are virtual nutrition visits available?
The clinic has described virtual consultations in its nutrition materials. Contact the office to confirm current availability, the format, and whether visits are appropriate and available for your location.
Related care and useful next steps
Care shaped around you.
Tell our team what has been affecting you and what you want to work toward. Start with a free 15-minute introductory consultation at The Sante Center in Hampton, New Hampshire.
861 Lafayette Road, Suite 3 · Hampton, NH 03842. Continue care with your primary care provider and other treating clinicians.
Sources and further reading
Clinic service information and independent resources used to explain the topic. These sources do not establish that a particular treatment is right for you.
