Natural Health Improvement Center of South Jersey

Wish we'd investigated the clams and the info more before making an appointment for our son, who's been plagued by food and animal allergies. If your ideas of health diagnosis and treatment are rooted in boardwalk games of chance and fortune-teller's dimly-lit back rooms, this is a place you'll love! They do "muscle-testing," which is about as accurate as predicting what the weather will be two months from now on Thursday. Their brand of "nutrition" is not founded on science and evidence, but on a weird combination of magician's stunts and fad of the month club marketing. Again, my fault for not checking this out first, but relying on some informal discussion. Sounds harsh, but we were burned by this experience.

Sarah is nice, the office clean, but she seems to not understand the (rather common) medical conditions we were dealing with. We since found the whole premise behind this "testing" is more based on selling supplements than on actual effective treatment. We actually got better advice (and could have saved some cash if we'd gone there first) at a nearby natural health food store. If one is concerned with proper diagnosis and treatment, go to a licensed medical practitioner. If your condition will respond to nutritional analysis and change, go to a real nutritionist or registered dietician. There's just too much out there that works, and is clinically proven to work, than to waste one's money, time, and possibly overall health at the hands of these scam artists.

Sarah has so much to teach and I have so much to learn. I went to NHIC with out of control allergies and rashes breaking out nightly. Sarah treated me and gave me a regimen that fully solved these issues. I no longer get rashes and my allergies are fully controlled with her recommended course of treatment. I even have supplements that stop my allergy attacks in their tracks when I get into a situation where I am reacting to something.
NHIC has helped my family and many others I know. What they teach there has completely changed my understanding of health and nutrition.
Now, if I can only commit to the other changes she has recommended I know my weight and health would improve substantially from here. #disobedientpatient #NHIChastheanswers

I made an appointment based on a recommendation, and despite it being very, very alternative and new agey, committed to giving the program a shot. Then I got home and looked at the supplements.

Here's the thing - the entire program is based on supplements, which you must buy through them (that should, in retrospect, have been a red flag). I've had good luck with some supplements in the past, though, so I wasn't bothered by this aspect until I read the labels.

They gave me 3 different supplements. Two were labeled gluten free. The other was not, which is to be expected when wheat germ is an ingredient. I had specifically included in my paperwork that gluten is a migraine trigger for me and I therefore avoid it at all costs. Further inspection revealed that, though they instructed me to avoid oats, another supplement contained oats.

I promptly called to discuss this, and the reaction was very much "never you mind, just do what we say." This did not make me feel better, and I flatly refused to take the supplement with wheat. Having thought the matter over, I decided I wasn't convinced by their argument that I ought not eat oats in general, but the oats in the supplement were somehow okay. So I didn't take a thing, and the next day called to request a refund for my package.

This got me a call from Sarah, the owner, who went on a sales pitch about the people she's helped (good for them) and how people with Celiac take this supplement with wheat germ and are fine (I very much doubt it). The whole conversation only made me firmer in my decision not to trust my health to these people. Instead of listening to my reasonable concerns, she tried to dismiss them out of hand.

They did refund me for the unopened supplements, and for the appointment packages minus whatever percentage Square took out, so that at least was fine.

I can't recommend them to anyone, since their supplements somehow transcend all known food sensitivities, in their own mind. Which is probably influenced by that being how they make money.

We highly recommend Sarah and her team! They take the time to listen, to care, and to help get to the root cause of our symptoms!!

Sarah Outlaw is excellent at communicating what she does and how she can help. I highly recommend her!