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
My honest assessment
Whether I think functional testing is the right next step. If yes: which tests are most likely to find the answer, and in what order. If no: I’ll tell you that too — with a reason and a suggestion for where to look instead. I don’t take on clients I don’t think I can help.
04
18–20 min
Next steps — if there are any
If the TDG programme, a GI-MAP entry, or another starting point is the right fit, I’ll explain exactly what that involves, what it costs, and what happens from there. No pressure, no follow-up calls unless you want them.
Who this is for
The people I work with
The discovery 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
TDG Five-Test Programme
Five integrated tests ordered simultaneously. Blood chemistry, GI-MAP, DUTCH Plus, OAT, food sensitivity. Full interpretation, written report, and protocol. The complete clinical picture.
02
GI-MAP Entry Programme
Single stool test with full interpretation and a 45-minute results call. The right starting point when gut health is the primary concern and you want to begin there before committing to the full 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.
Common questions
Before you book
Is there any commitment involved in booking the call? ▼
None at all. The discovery 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. The Randox blood chemistry requires either a UK clinic visit or, in some locations, a local blood draw arranged through the lab. We can discuss your specific location on the call.
What should I prepare before the call? ▼
Nothing formal, but 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 consultation? ▼
The discovery call is a 20-minute orientation call to establish whether we’re the right fit and what the starting point should be. The paid consultation is a full clinical session that takes place after you’ve completed the Practice Better intake portal — 12 forms covering your complete health history. By the time we meet for the paid session, I’ve already reviewed everything and compiled your Health Status Report. That session goes considerably deeper into your specific clinical picture and results in a testing pathway and initial protocol.
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. Thirty-seven 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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