What to expect
What happens on the call
Twenty minutes is a short amount of time, so I run the call with a clear structure. Here’s exactly what we cover.
01
0–5 min
Your history — in your words
I want to hear the version you’d tell a friend who actually had time to listen. Not the edited, clinical version. What happened, when, what you noticed, what got worse, what got better, what made no sense. The pattern usually starts to emerge before you’ve finished.
02
5–12 min
What you’ve already tried and been told
What tests have been run. What the results said. What protocols you’ve followed. What helped, what didn’t, what you were told to rule out. This tells me almost as much as the symptoms — particularly what the investigations have looked at and what they haven’t.
03
12–18 min
One starting point
Whether a test is worth doing now. If yes: one starting test, the one most likely to answer your main question, with what it can and can’t show and what it costs. If several things are going on, I’ll say so: that’s what the Initial Consultation is for. If testing isn’t the right step, I’ll tell you, with a reason and a suggestion for where to look instead.
04
18–20 min
Next steps — if there are any
If you want the test, I’ll explain how to order it and how the result gets read. If the picture needs more than one test, the next step is the Initial Consultation. No pressure, no follow-up calls unless you want them.
Who this is for
The people I work with
The free call is open to anyone. But it tends to be most useful for people in one of these situations.
“My tests are normal but I still feel terrible”
You’ve been told everything is fine. You don’t feel fine. You’ve reached the limits of what standard investigation can find and you want to know what functional testing would look at differently.
“I know something is wrong but nobody can find it”
The pattern is there — fatigue, gut symptoms, cognitive changes, hormonal disruption — but it doesn’t fit a single diagnosis and nobody has looked at it as a whole picture. This is exactly what the TDG approach is designed for.
“I’ve been working on my gut for years with partial results”
You know gut health matters, you’ve tried protocols, you’ve had some improvement. But something is still maintaining the problem. Identifying the upstream driver is what the GI-MAP + OAT combination is for.
“I want to understand my results, not just be given a protocol”
You’re not looking for someone to tell you what to do. You want to understand what your biology is doing and why — and work with someone who will explain it rather than manage it.
After the call
Three possible outcomes
Depending on what we discuss, one of these will be the right next step.
01
One starting test
When one question comes first (often your bloods), one test to start with. I’ll tell you what it includes, how the result is read and the full cost before you order anything.
02
The Initial Consultation · £145
When several things are going on. Your Case File, a Health Status Report and 45 minutes on the whole picture, with a written plan. It’s also the route into the TDG Five-Test Programme.
03
Somewhere else entirely
If functional testing isn’t the right next step for your situation, I’ll tell you clearly and suggest where the investigation should actually go. This happens. It’s not a failure — it’s the point of the call.
Free call or Initial Consultation?
Which one is for you
Free · 20 minutes
One starting point
Before: a short form, about 5 minutes.
Best for: one clear question, such as “should I check my bloods?”
You leave with: one suggested starting test, or an honest “this isn’t for us” and where to look instead.
Afterwards: no follow-up unless you ask.
Initial Consultation · £145 · 45 minutes
The whole picture
Before: your Case File, six forms, 1–2 hours in as many sittings as you like. I read it all and prepare your Health Status Report.
Best for: several things going on, or “nobody has looked at the whole picture”.
You leave with: your Health Status Report (eight body systems scored; see a sample), your Metabolic Nature reading, a medicines and nutrients check, and a written plan: which tests in what order, what each would change, and what you can start now without testing (see a sample).
Afterwards: one follow-up question by message within 14 days, 30 days of AIdan Pro, and the session recording and a written summary if you’d like them.
Credit: £145 off a programme if you go ahead within 60 days.
The Case File is the first test. It’s the only one that costs you nothing but time, and it decides whether the paid ones are worth doing. The history-taking happens at home, at your pace, so our 45 minutes go on answers. It’s also how I narrow the tests down to the ones worth paying for.
Common questions
Before you book
Is there any commitment involved in booking the call? ▼
None at all. The call is genuinely free and has no strings attached. If the call establishes that we’re not the right fit, or that functional testing isn’t the right next step, we part ways with a clearer picture and no obligation from either side. I don’t send follow-up sales emails.
I’m not in the UK — can you work with me? ▼
Yes. The majority of the testing is home collection — stool, urine, finger prick — and test kits are posted internationally. The DUTCH Plus and OAT are done from home anywhere in the world. Blood chemistry is arranged through a UK laboratory, so outside the UK we’ll talk about what’s possible where you live.
What should I prepare before the call? ▼
The short form that arrives when you book — about 5 minutes. Beyond that, it’s worth having a rough sense of: your main symptoms and when they started; any blood tests or other investigations you’ve had and what they showed; any diagnoses you’ve been given; medications and supplements you’re currently taking; and what you’ve already tried. If you have actual blood test results, don’t worry about sending them beforehand — we can discuss what they showed on the call.
How is this different from the paid £145 Initial Consultation? ▼
The free call gives you one starting point. The Initial Consultation gives you the whole picture. Before it, you complete your Case File: six online forms, 1–2 hours, in as many sittings as you like. I read everything and prepare your Health Status Report, so our 45 minutes go on answers rather than history-taking. You leave with a written plan, one follow-up question by message within 14 days, 30 days of AIdan Pro, and the session recording and a written summary if you’d like them. The £145 is credited against a programme if you go ahead within 60 days, not against single tests. More about the Initial Consultation.
Will you tell me honestly if testing isn’t right for me? ▼
Yes. There are presentations where functional testing isn’t the most useful next step — where the priority is a specific specialist referral, or where the picture needs to be stabilised before investigation will be meaningful. Nearly forty years of practice means I’ve seen enough to know when testing will find something useful and when it won’t. I won’t take on a case where I don’t think I can genuinely help.
I’ve done some functional testing already — is this still relevant? ▼
Very much so. People often arrive with GI-MAP or DUTCH results they haven’t had fully interpreted, or with results from one test that raise questions the other tests could answer. Previous testing gives us a starting point rather than a blank page, and often means we can skip straight to filling the gaps rather than starting from scratch.
Twenty minutes. No obligation.
If you’re wondering whether this is the right approach for what you’re dealing with — the call is the answer. Either it will be, or I’ll tell you where to look instead.
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