Introduction to reCover:

The reCover is a unique coaching program designed to support individuals in poor health who are confident that with the right plan, they can do so much better.

 

It’s an empowering, friendly space where practical, science-backed advice on recovery is presented in a no-nonsense way without the distraction of what the next influencer or health guru might suggest is relevant to you.

Bring your collection of symptoms, signs and previous experiences and expect them to start making sense and lay out a path for your particular recovery.  

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It will give you back control of your health and start building towards the elusive ‘wellbeing’. 

However, that recovery is much more likely when it is spurred on by others in a similar situation to you.  

Shared experiences and different perspectives give further credibility to suggestions for improvement. Accountability to others and a feeling of belonging are proven to be two of the most important motivators for change.

This is why I highly recommend you choose reCover over any other initiative where you have to work with yourself, by yourself, as you will be missing out on vital ingredients for your success and lasting benefit.​

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• Your health has steadily deteriorated over time, and although there may not be a diagnosis - yet - you know that something is definitely wrong.

• Tests don’t seem to give a clear indication of which body system is letting you down, but it may also feel as if all the systems have stopped talking nicely to each other.

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More details

What's included?

The CHEQ & BSS assessments

The OMPHF reCover resources

The weekly email

The weekly sessions

The reCover Community

Priority access to events

Upgrade options

Frequently asked questions

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More details

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A so-called ‘functional medicine’ approach is a very effective method of addressing lingering and stubborn ill health, although it is often an expensive undertaking.  

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reCover not only achieves the best of this approach with a lower price tag but also harnesses the benefits of a group of like-minded people supporting and keeping each other accountable.

 

We focus on improving your health without overwhelming complexity or unrealistic demands. This gives you a clear understanding of what is responsible for its demise and reestablishes a clear path towards the return of a life not dictated by the lack of it.

 

We will provide practical, realistic advice you can implement right away, followed by a succession of steps towards restoring energy and resilience for daily life.

 

Each of the weekly sessions will address a different aspect of how to recover from long-term ill health.  Although this information is available in abundance on social media, through search engines, or by asking ChatGPT, the strength of this programme is therefore not in making such information available, but in giving you confidence in when and how to apply it. 

 

We present the best order in which to implement different strategies and the importance of which of the foundational aspects of a healthy lifestyle are important and when.  

 

Our weekly sessions break down 16 different topics into easy-to-understand concepts and offer actionable strategies that fit your busy life.

 

Most people notice a significant improvement in their main complaints and their overall health after the 16-week duration of the programme.  

 

Many decide to repeat the process to improve their health further and work towards regaining overall wellbeing.  

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Although there will be some repetition of information when you do it again, everyone says they hear and gain different knowledge each time they partake in the programme.

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What’s included?

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You will learn about the topic for the weekly session from the weekly emails or our Instagram posts

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There are two ways to join this community:  

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1.  Deep-dive consultation based on the CHEQ and your test results.

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• This is your starting point, and you do not commit to the rest of the programme until after this consultation. 

• We will review your CHEQ report (see below) and any test results you may have had in the past or as a result of my recommendations.

• This will either confirm the suitability of the reCover programme for you or lead to other recommendations.

• You will be given a structured timeline of priorities for your recovery.

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2.  Weekly 1-hour group sessions.

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• Structured progression of topics for discussion to gradually improve health through habits and lifestyle. 

• Lifestyle recommendations for someone with your particular challenges.

• Clear information on initiatives worth doing and discouragement to 'hack' from random sources.

• At the end of each session, there will be a question-and-answer session to cover any aspect of the topic presented, as well as any with particular relevance to your situation. 

• A collection of resources, such as recipe books, specific to your needs

• Recommendations from each session and ways you can monitor your progress.

• You will have access to the recordings of these sessions for the 16-week period you have attended, forever.

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3.  Monthly one-to-one sessions.

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• The first one will be scheduled before the start of the program and will include interpretation of your existing test results and the Comprehensive Health Evaluation Questionnaire (see below).

• A personal plan of progress for the initial 3-6 months of your journey back to health

• Your programme will be assessed and adjusted at each session, depending on what has been observed in the interim.

• Continuous recommendations for tests and supplements

• Interventions for your specific targets with clear measures of success.

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The CHEQ & BSS assessments

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The Comprehensive Health Evaluation Questionnaire (CHEQ) has been developed specifically to identify patterns and clues in your medical history and current symptoms, helping us determine the initial steps in your management and the need for any further tests or assessments.

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The CHEQ also incorporates the Body Stress Score (BSS), which generates a report on your current health and wellbeing.  It generates an overall score along with individual scores for each area essential for optimal human function. 

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Doing a BSS at a later stage gives a reliable indication of overall and more specific progress in the areas addressed in your particular programme.

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As a reCover member, you can do a BSS assessment at any time. 

I usually recommend doing so every 2 to 3 months to monitor progress and get a sense of your current best focus. 

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The ‘Body Stress Score’ is available to everyone and costs £40.

The CHEQ is only available by invitation, as it needs a consultation for the correct application of the information and patterns discovered.

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The OMPHF reCover resources

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While you are going through the reCover programme, you have access to an extensive collection of resources.  

 

Some of them are designed and organised around the topics discussed in the sessions (see below).  

These are released to the members of each reCover ‘intake’ at the time that topic is covered in the weekly sessions.

 

Recordings of previous reCover sessions are also held in the resources for you to review any session you have attended - or may have missed due to other commitments.

 

These materials allow you to stay abreast of the programme and review it in your own time to maximise the outcome.

 

There is also an ever-expanding collection of guides for general lifestyle changes, including meal plans, recipes, as well as sheets describing various trends that are presented in the media, usually quite poorly, to allow you to understand the facts from fiction.

 

The ideal approach is to use the resources in a targeted fashion to address your particular needs, rather than feeling you have to study them for a test.  

It is testing enough to not feel well.

 

Each resource is intended to be strategic, meaning that it aims to give you easy action steps to achieve results relevant to you.

 

OMPHF stands for ‘Optimal Physiological & Metabolic Human Function’.  This is what we strive for for you.

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The weekly email

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Each Monday, you will receive an email containing the topic of the week for the online session and a reminder on how to attend.

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If you are on the general email list, you will also receive an email on Fridays on a topic relevant to general health and wellbeing.

 

This is part of the reGroup programme, and you may find it helpful to attend those sessions too.

 

At the moment, these are reserved for ‘Busy Men in Their Best Age’, but should you fall outside this niche, you will be pleased to hear that other such groups are planned for the future.

 

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The weekly sessions

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These sessions are essential to this programme.  

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Each week, a topic is presented, providing you with a clearer understanding of how this will work as part of your structured health recovery.

 

I will provide clear explanations of the science behind the importance of any health initiative and then present the simplest ways to achieve the greatest benefit.

 

After the presentation, the floor will be open for members of the group to ask questions related to the day's topic as well as any other related topics.

 

Hearing other people’s take on a topic, including previous experiences with trying to address it, will help you to understand your own situation even better.  

 

You should aim to attend each one during the 16-week programme.  

However, if you are unable to do so once or twice, the recordings are available to the members of your group.

 

The group members will support each other in many ways, and the 16-week duration of the programme is also chosen to build trust and companionship around the shared goals.

 

Example Topics:

• The omphf mindset

• Whole food nutrition and the initial ‘Clean Approach’

• Inflammation - Why do I keep talking about it, and how can we control it?

• Nervous system regulation, Stress-reduction, & Self-care

• Why dieting for weight loss could be wrong for someone in your position

• Detoxification - what does it mean and when should you be doing it?  Likely, it isn’t a priority early on.

• Sleep & Rest - and how to achieve it.

• Exercise & Movement - what is good and why are some types bad initially?

• Natural anti-inflammatory strategies 

• Supplements both the foundational ones and some for specific benefits.

• The principle of ‘Root-causes’ of dis-ease and illnesses.

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The reCover Community   - to come later - 

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This will be a future addition to the reCover membership that will generate further support and access to advice at any time between the weekly sessions.  

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Questions and exchanges foster a deeper understanding of how each element may be relevant and helpful to you and how others have applied new knowledge in their journey. 

 

I pose questions regularly to the forum to stimulate discussion and shared problem-solving for the benefit of the entire group.

 

As it is impossible to man such a forum 24:7, it will be ‘staffed’ by an AI-bot that can guide you in the right direction to find further assistance.   It will be specifically trained in these topics and may well be able to provide answers you have searched the internet for in vain.

 

We will review all such Q&A exchanges and - if needed - provide further clarification within a couple of days 

 

Ask questions, seek support, kickstart, or redirect your journey at any and all times convenient to you.   

 

A unique service to ensure your best outcomes.

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Priority access to events

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As a reCover member, you will get early notification of webinars and events and be able to access them at a reduced cost. 

 

These events can provide deeper insights into topics which confuse.  This may be due to complex mechanisms that govern their operation in general and specifically for you, or because influencer trends have generated more confusion than clarity. 

 

I will clarify these issues and empower you to make sensible, informed decisions.

 

Other examples could include longer events with a theme, such as the best exercise strategies for general health rather than training for a specific event or occasion. 

 

Yet further options could be online courses that you can study in your own time

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Upgrade options

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I am a firm believer in the benefits of a group programme. However, if you feel you aren’t making the necessary progress or feel that a group programme is a poor fit for you, you may have the opportunity to change to the reFocus programme. 

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This is my one-to-one offering with the same objective as the reCover programme.  

 

Very few spaces are available on this version of my practice, but you, as a reCover member, will have priority access to any spaces that become available.

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Frequently asked questions:

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1. What are the benefits of a hybrid programme rather than just having a consultation from time to time?

   • Apart from the benefits of progressing in a group - as explained below - the other benefits to a hybrid programme are:

     • ​There are many similarities in the presentation and, therefore, also the recovery process in chronic health conditions, even if they may have different names or diagnoses.  

       • This stems from these conditions usually having common origins such as 'chronic inflammation'.

       • Understanding the principles of such processes is central to recovery for conditions as varied as thyroid issues, arthritis, and digestive issues.

     • A regular programme ensures steady progress

       • If you consult a practitioner only when the level of discomfort has become significant enough to do so, you usually won't allow ​yourself to progress towards overall better health.

       • By knowing the current focus and the ones that follow will allow you to truly moving forward and recognising the benefit of you work and investment of resources. 

     • Sharing this journey with others reduces the cost of the process.

       • My time is shared between several clients who all benefit and you have more resources to spend on individual considerations such as specific testing and supplementation .

2. I prefer working on this by myself.  Why would I want to join a group?

   • This programme is designed for individuals facing ongoing health issues.  This is often a lonely place to be.

   • Sharing your experiences and realising they - and you - are not just 'weird', gives confidence towards taking on a process of recovery

   • Committing to actions and changes in a room of peers is much more likely to be followed through on and, therefore, increases the likelihood of success for the whole process.

   • I do offer a one-to-one programme (reFocus) as some people are unable to commit to the regular schedule of reCover.

3. Why would I want to have a health assessment?

   • The Comprehensive Health Evaluation Questionnaire (CHEQ) is an amazing tool to help determine the patterns within your medical history and current symptoms.  It results in recommendations for your particular programme and any further testing to be advised for further insights.

   • It gives a clear indication of how compromised the systems in your body are and has often been described as lending credibility to what a client has reported for years. 

   • This tool is usually only used the once in the process and will be folowed up by the BSS - se below - to assess progress.​

   • The 'Body Stress Score' (BSS) is an online tool that allows you to identify which systems of your body are currently stressed.

   • It provides you with an overall score, which you want to see decrease as you progress with initiatives to improve your overall health and wellbeing.

   • It also provides a 'score' for each body system and some stress patterns.  This allows you to determine which initiatives will yield the greatest benefit—and what you can safely ignore among the myriad information and advice available. 

4. This information is available everywhere these days.  Why would I want it from you?

   • There is indeed no shortage of ways to gain access to health and wellbeing information.  But that is often part of the problem.

     • We don't need the information; we need to understand how it may be relevant to our particular situation.

     • 'Dr Google' and various AI chatbots are excellent at answering specific questions.  However, forming strategies that are relevant and make sense to you is beyond them—at least for now.

   • ​I am a man of a certain age and with experiences well-suited for a mentoring role in these areas.  It would be a privilege to help you make sense of the available information and select the content that resonates with you and your needs.

5. What are the differences between the reGroup, the reCover, and the reFocus?

   • reGroup

     • This programme focuses on optimising wellbeing ​in groups of like-minded individuals with similar life experiences. 

     • The focus is on improving the pillars of good health and giving strong rationales for why and how this is done.

     • Combined with the BSS health evaluation, you will know which particular areas you ned to focus on for the best outcome.

     • This is a link to the page explaining this programme in more detail

   • reCover

     • As the above hopefully illustartes, this is a group-based programme aimed at individuals with persistent symptoms or distinct diagnoses.

   • reFocus

     • This is a one-to-one programme for people in a similar situation to the target audience for the reCover programme. I.e., someone with persistent symptoms or distinct diagnoses.  

     • However, as some people have individual considerations or time constraints due to their lifestyle, which make the group-based programme unsuitable, I still offer a few one-to-one consultations in this programme.

     • The progress through this programme has many similarities to reCover, but the format also allows more services to be included.  

     • I am only able to run a few of these programmes, and the waiting list is therefore strictly adhered to.

     • This is a link to the page explaining this programme in more detail

6. Why is the reGroup only for busy men in their ‘best age’?

   • This is the initial 'niche' for this programme.  

   • Once the format is firmly established and other groups have shown interest, we will open this programme up for other such 'niches'.

   • Do feel free to suggest your own niche for consideration.​​​