More often than not, sickness is caused by us eating too much of what we shouldn't and/or too little of what we should, the result being nutritional deficiencies.
Western medicine tends to focus on symptom suppression rather than getting to the cause of a problem.
For example we are told to take an asprin for headaches but headaches are not caused by asprin deficiency! So taking an asprin is much like disconnecting a car's oil warning light. It may get rid of the irritation but the problem still exisits.
During a Nutritional Consultation underlying causes for health issues are looked for in a number of ways including: