Nutrition Connection Balance

I love the philosophy behind the practice. Their philosophy and expertise lie in performing testing that is less expensive than traditional laboratory tests. They make diet, supplement and herbal (?) recommendations for you. Then they interpret these tests for you and recommend retesting at regular intervals. This shows you how you measure up against other patients seen in this nutrition practice. They can handle cases of low and medium complexity well.
However, you can get the same technical expertise from a doctor (M.D.) or chiropractor (D.C.) specializing in nutrition for a cheaper total cost. The practice heavily pushes a really expensive supplement (Juice Plus) and aquaponics system (Tower Garden), when there are equivalent options on the market for as low as ½ to ¹⁄₅^th of the cost and work much better. I can say with certainty that it didn’t work for me or a raw vegan friend, despite all these studies they tout. I am glad that I tried them out but they did not handle my case (high complexity) well.
I have been researching nutrition on my own for a couple of decades and tried different diets under a doctor’s supervision to see what worked best for me. My sister has been doing research on her own and I sent her one of Valerie Early’s CDs. We did not feel that we learned anything new that we had not already read on our own through the internet or books. If you need the research laid out for you, then their services and educational products will benefit you greatly. They are very proactive in providing nutrition education (though with a marketing twist).
Overall, I am neutral about this place but got what I needed after 2 — 3 appointments. I stuck to an M.D. and a D.C. who can handle my particular needs, with or without tests. I finally dropped the M.D. also because both Valerie Early and the MD basically told me what I already knew — I’m different from everyone else out there and my intuition tells me what they do for free.

Very knowledgeable, friendly, helpful. Especially helpful for balancing hormones.