Is something missingfrom your child’s tank?
Fussy eating, flat afternoons, foggy concentration: when a child runs on a narrow diet, every parent eventually wonders what the body is missing. Here is how ReMed answers that question: we measure it. A 60-minute history maps what your child actually eats and how they function, then nutritional testing shows where iron, zinc, B12, vitamin D and other measurable nutrients really sit. Only then do we recommend anything, following the Moore Method: data first, supplements second, at the Bundoora clinic or by telehealth Australia-wide.
Fussy eating is real life
Somewhere between the toddler years and now, dinner became 6 acceptable foods, 5 of them beige. You have tried the sneaky vegetables, the cute bento boxes, the firm line. After 19 years of asking parents what their children genuinely eat in a week, nothing on your list will surprise us, and none of it gets judged. The question that actually matters is quieter: across the foods your child does accept, what is their body getting enough of, and what is it not? That is a measurable question, and measuring it is the kindest place to start.
Test first, supplement second
The supplement aisle sells certainty by the bottle, and tired parents buy it in good faith. We work in the opposite order. First the history: growth, energy patterns, concentration, sleep, bowel habits and an honest week of eating. Then the data: iron studies including ferritin, zinc, B12 and folate, vitamin D, and the omega-3 picture painted by the diet itself. Only then the plan, which leans on food first because food does the long-term work: realistic swaps inside your child’s accepted range, with targeted supplementation reserved for measured gaps and reviewed rather than renewed forever.
Testing pathways we commonly use
Nutritional pathology leads; genetic context joins only where stubborn patterns justify it.
From worry to a measured plan
Understand
A 60-minute initial consultation covering your child's full history, not a 10-minute snapshot.
Investigate
Targeted functional testing where clinically indicated, so decisions follow data, not guesswork.
Support
A personalised plan, reviewed and adjusted as your child responds, coordinated with your child's doctors.
Initial consultations run 60 minutes and start from $242: see fees and rebates, or choose your practitioner when you are ready.
What support can include
Depending on what the history and pathology show, support can include food-first repletion built from your child’s accepted foods, targeted supplementation for measured gaps with re-testing scheduled so it does not drift on forever, gentle food-range expansion at your child’s pace, and practical lunchbox and dinner strategies that survive school terms. Where results raise questions for medical care, we say so and, with your consent, share everything with your GP or paediatrician.
Nutritional deficiency questions, answered straight
The frustrating truth: the common signs are non-specific. Fatigue, pale skin, poor concentration, irritability, frequent illness, restless sleep and a fussy appetite can each have a dozen explanations, nutritional gaps among them. That is why we test rather than guess: pathology shows where your child actually sits for iron, zinc, B12, vitamin D and more. Start with your GP, who can rule out medical causes and order baseline bloods we then interpret in clinical context.
Sometimes it is doing very little, and occasionally it is masking a question worth asking properly. Generic multivitamins spread small doses across many nutrients, which rarely closes a genuine measured gap, and supplements bought by guesswork are how cupboards fill with bottles. Our principle is test first, supplement second: identify what is actually low, address it properly through food and targeted supplementation, then re-test rather than supplementing forever.
Iron status and attention is an area of active research interest, and it is a topic Keonie Moore wrote about for Mamamia in 2026 in the context of ADHD. Iron is involved in oxygen transport and neurotransmitter production, and ferritin, the storage measure, can sit low even when a standard result looks acceptable. We do not promise that correcting iron changes any particular child's concentration; we measure properly and address what we find.
No. Fussy eating is real life in thousands of households, and pressure tactics usually entrench it. We start from what your child already eats, address the most important measured gaps through realistic food swaps and, where indicated, supplementation, and expand variety slowly. No guilt about the beige phase, and no overnight overhauls. The aim is for parents of long-term fussy eaters to leave the first appointment relieved, not lectured.
The initial 60-minute consultation is from $242, and your practitioner will tell you plainly whether testing adds value for your child. Some questions are answered by standard pathology your GP can order; functional nutritional testing goes further where clinically indicated, and genetic insights occasionally add context for stubborn patterns. Test costs vary by panel and are always confirmed with you first. HICAPS is available at the clinic, and private health rebates may apply.
Related conditions and a free checklist
ReMed's care is complementary to, not a replacement for, conventional medical care. We work alongside your GP, paediatrician and specialists, and our support is not a substitute for medical diagnosis or treatment. In an emergency call 000. Every child is different: outcomes vary and no specific result can be guaranteed.