Too often when a patient is adressed to a therapist (doctor, nutritionist, naturopath, etc.) for a nutritional problem (problem of weight, diabetes, high cholesterol, bloating, etc.), he or she is hurled of "​​truths" about what he or she should eat, should or should not do.
I've even seen many therapists be content with just distributing copies (the same for all patients) listing "healthy" and "bad" foods, eternally harping the same words like : "Eat 5 fruits and vegetables per day" or/and "Do at least 2 times a week physical activities"

It's obvious that the patient after getting out of a consultation like described above will be either : at best, over-motivated for a dozen of days (after the elapsed times, the patient will come back to regular "bad" dietary habit and as a bonus a culpability feeling about the fact he/she wasn't "enough strong" to do it), at worse : he/she will be unhappy or/and disapointed after getting out of consultation with the hands filled of 2 or 3 paper sheets lists, but without a real and customised answer to the problem that could be easy to start progressively and without shocking how he/she live, his/her own tastes.

So for summary, big and mainstream theories aren't enough to change your lifestyle, what you eat, how you sleep or the way you practice physical activities.

Furthermore, when it's appropriate to prescribe some natural treatments, it will require a serious knowledge of the patient, to be very precise and therefore effective. And especially when prescribing Glycerine Macerates, herbal teas, essential oils, quality food supplements, etc.
Similarly, it is sometimes appropriate to complete progressive reform of food habits (only when necessary) with an adition of phytotherapeutic treatment, Cardiac Coherence, Creative Visualization, the Regenerator Movement, Technic of the Tiny Steps, etc.
And all of this can not be solved in a hurry with a few copies!

Each person is unique and that "omniscient" vision given by the therapist may simply lead to hit the patient with some irrefutable verities, that the patient will be eager to apply, without asking too many questions while being very careful to not deviate of the « good » road, is a illusion that continues to impose too much suffering to those who come not only in seek of a "sentence", but trues answers, especially progressive and personalized answers.

Yes, today the therapist must be able to conduct a proper "investigation", by creating a very detailed form of questions / answers, to know the history of the health problem(s) and so, to understand the disease.

 

To be effective this "investigation" must take into the consulting room at least 60 minutes or more depending on the length and complexity of the problem. It can not be otherwise.