Natural Health Improvement Center of Des Moines

Natural Health Improvement Center of Des Moines Dr. Sarah Outlaw, BCDHH - Holistic Doctor - Safe, natural solutions for many health concerns. What is Nutrition Response Testing? GREAT NEWS!

Our Health Improvement Program Uses a Specific Method of Muscle Testing Called Nutrition Response Testing® to Create Designed Clinical Nutrition for each individual client. Who can this program benefit:

*Do you have one or more health conditions that have become chronic?

*Have you tried conventional medicine or even alternative practitioners without seeing or feeling an improvement in your health?

*Have you experienced a negative impact in your personal life, in relationships you’re your spouse or children, at your job, and/or in personal finances as a result of health issues?

*Are you afraid that in time your health issues are not going to get better and will probably continue to worsen unless effective changes are made? If you answer yes to any or all of these questions, and you are ready to commit to making the changes necessary to begin your journey to wellness, we invite you to participate in our Health Improvement Program here at NHIC. This program incorporates the process of Nutrition Response Testing® to effectively find the source of the health problem and gives us the tools to help you correct it. Health Improvement Program

Our Health Improvement/Nutrition Response Testing® Program requires your commitment to taking charge of your own health and your commitment to following recommendations faithfully in order to optimize your potential health benefits. In order to do this effectively we need to make sure that you are aware of what Nutrition Response Testing® is and upon what we expect of you. If you want to get healthy and stay healthy, and you are ready to take control to restore your health and wellness, then you are a candidate for this program. Nutrition Response Testing is very precise and scientific. However, if you were to be analyzed using Nutrition Response Testing before it was explained to you, you might find it strange, or simply not believable – only because it is probably very different from anything you may have experienced before. Nutrition Response Testing® is a non-invasive system of analyzing the body in order to determine the root cause of ill health. It uses muscle strength testing to communicate with the body’s own innate intelligence to evaluate the body’s response to a broad variety of substances that may be affecting health and function. Through our analysis we are testing your body’s neurological reflexes. These reflexes are the body’s way of telling us what and how the nervous system is doing. We test organs, glands, joints, muscles, etc. The body responds to these procedures reliably and consistently. This feedback is so precise that it opens the door to a safe and lasting recovery, even in cases where everything else has failed. YOUR BODY has the potential to fully repair most anything for itself, given the right nutrients and care. It is very important that you understand what Nutrition Response Testing® is and appreciate how it works. Otherwise, you are less likely to follow through and actually do what you need to do to get well. If you do not follow through, you will not experience the benefits you seek. In Nutrition Response Testing® we do not diagnose or treat disease. There are two parts to the program

Part 1 - Analysis – the assessment of your body’s current health status

*The analysis is done through testing the body’s own neurological reflexes and certain acupuncture points. Nutrition Response Testing® analyzes the different points and areas on the surface of the body that relate to the state of health and to the flow of energy in each and every organ and function of the body.

*The neurological reflexes are derived from the part of the nervous system whose job it is to regulate the functions of each and every organ. The acupuncture points are selected from the ancient Chinese system of acupuncture, which is thousands of years old.

* Each Nutrition Response Testing® reflex represents a specific organ, tissue or function, and it indicates the effect that energy or lack of energy, is having upon the body. By testing these reflexes, we have a system of monitoring your body at each visit that has proven to be extremely accurate clinically and that helps us identify exactly what the body needs and how well we are meeting that need. How Do You Do The Nutrition Response Testing® Analysis? Think about a common medical test called the electrocardiogram [EKG] that is used to test the neuro-electric activity of the heart. Like an EKG but instead of using a machine, the Nutrition Response Testing® practitioner tests the reflex areas through contact with his / her own hand. With the practitioner’s other hand, he / she will test the muscle of your extended arm. If the reflex being contacted is “active” the nervous system will respond by reducing energy to the extended arm and the arm will weaken and drop. This drop signifies underlying stress or dysfunction which can be affecting your health. Part 2 - Implementation – personalized health and nutritional recommendations and supplementation.

*Our next step is to test specific, time-tested and proven, highest-possible quality nutritional formulas against those weak areas, to find which ones bring the reflexes back to strength.

*Decades of clinical experience tell us that when we have found the correct nutritional supplements, as indicated by this procedure, and have worked out a highly personalized nutritional supplement schedule, we have identified the most important first step in correcting the underlying deficiency or imbalance that caused the reflex to be active in the first place. By following the program as precisely as possible, you are well on your way to restoring normal function and improving your health.

*In Nutrition Response Testing® we use Designed Clinical Nutrition to correct the cause of the problem, so that the body can regain the ability to correct itself. What is a Designed Clinical Nutrition? Designed Clinical Nutrition is what it says . . .

*Designed (specially prepared, based on a specific plan)

*Clinical (pertaining to the results gotten in clinical use or actual practice on huge numbers of patients over many years)

*Nutrition (real food, designed by nature to enable the body to repair itself and grow healthfully). Designed Clinical Nutrition is concentrated, whole food in a tablet, capsule, powder or liquid, prepared using a unique manufacturing process that preserves all of the active enzymes and vital components that make it work as Nature intended. These real food supplements have been designed to match the needs of the body, as determined by the positive response shown when tested against the active Nutrition Response Testing® reflexes that were found on your individual Nutrition Response Testing® analysis. These are nutrients you are simply not getting, or not assimilating, in your current diet. Designed Clinical Nutrition does NOT employ Over-The-Counter vitamins. O-T-C vitamins are pharmaceutically engineered chemical fractions of vitamin structures reproduced in a laboratory. O-T-C vitamins are not “genuine replacement parts” as they lack many of the essential elements normally present in WHOLE foods. SUMMARY

Through an analysis of your body’s reflexes, we help you to determine the exact nutrients you need to supplement your diet in order to bring about balance and better health. We make these highly concentrated therapeutic formulations available to you in tablets, capsules, powdered or in liquid form to “supplement” your current diet. That’s why they are called “food supplements.” Depending on your individual situation, we might also require that you make some specific changes in your diet & eating habits and in your routines, in order to bring about the best possible result. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

03/08/2026

It’s our last week at 403 SW 8th St! We do have a couple of new patient slots available in person and virtual so if you’re interested in getting in before we move, contact us and we will get you on the schedule! 

Journeys inspire journeys.What’s your journey?We are all on one. Every single one of us.Some journeys are visible.Some a...
03/08/2026

Journeys inspire journeys.

What’s your journey?

We are all on one. Every single one of us.

Some journeys are visible.

Some are quiet and deeply personal.

Some people are rebuilding their health.

Some are rebuilding their life.

Some are learning to trust their body again.

Some are simply trying to get through the day.

Journeys are rarely easy.

They require courage.

Patience.

Faith when you cannot yet see the outcome.

There will be days when it feels like nothing is changing.

Days when you feel tired of pushing forward.

Days when you wonder if it would be easier to stop trying.

But here is something important to remember.

Your journey might be the reason someone else starts theirs.

Someone watching you keep going when things are hard might find the courage to take their first step. Someone seeing you speak honestly about your struggles might realize they are not alone.

You never truly know who you are inspiring.
Forget about how far the destination feels.
Just keep going.

Journeys inspire journeys. We would love to be part of yours at NHIC!

This mother’s story of health restoration for her son can be your story too!Asthma corrected. No more antibiotics. No mo...
03/07/2026

This mother’s story of health restoration for her son can be your story too!

Asthma corrected. No more antibiotics. No more lung issues. Just a healthy little boy free to play soccer and play with his sister.

All this and more just by following our natural health improvement program!

Come see us to get to the root cause.

Health Starts at NHIC!

03/06/2026

Looking for volunteers to help us move NHIC next Friday through Sunday. Email info@nhicdesmoines.com if you can help and we will send details. Thank you!

Have you heard the news? We are moving!The Natural Health Improvement Center is relocating our base of operations to Wau...
03/06/2026

Have you heard the news? We are moving!

The Natural Health Improvement Center is relocating our base of operations to Waukee, and we could not be more excited for this next chapter. A location that actually has been in the works for six years, but we all know what happened in 2020!😳

Same root cause healthcare.
Same commitment to helping you get answers.
A brand new location designed to serve you even better.

Beginning Monday the 16th, we will be welcoming patients in our new space at:

95 NE Dartmoor Drive
Waukee, Iowa

This move opens the door for so many exciting things ahead. We are planning new collaborations, expanded services, educational opportunities, and a few surprises we cannot wait to share with you.

For those of you who have been part of our community for years, thank you for walking this journey with us. And for those of you in Waukee who are just discovering us, we cannot wait to meet you!💚

Tell your friends. Tell your family. Tell anyone who is looking for real healthcare, advanced muscle testing, and the high standards and precision we have proudly offered here in Iowa for more than eight years.

If you are ready to start your health journey and uncover the root causes of what has been holding you back, our schedule is now open.

Appointments are booking now.

We cannot wait to welcome you to our new Waukee location!

If anything changes with the move timeline, we will be sure to keep everyone updated.

💚Dr. Sarah Outlaw
Natural Health Improvement Center

What if your insomnia, itchy skin, headaches, and mood swings last week were not random?We just wrapped up another full ...
03/06/2026

What if your insomnia, itchy skin, headaches, and mood swings last week were not random?

We just wrapped up another full moon cycle and once again we saw the same pattern in the clinic.

Patients reported an increase in symptoms over the past several days such as insomnia, itchy skin, headaches, digestive upset, and mood changes.

If you have been following us for a while, you know what we often see around the full moon. Parasites and other immune system challenges tend to test more frequently during this time.

Why?

The body is largely made of water and lunar gravitational shifts can influence fluid movement. Certain neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine also fluctuate during lunar cycles, which some microorganisms appear to respond to.

Over the years we have seen many patients notice changes during this window.

Signs of parasite activity can include:

🔹 Constipation, diarrhea, gas, or IBS type symptoms
🔹 Trouble falling asleep or waking frequently
🔹 Itchy skin, rashes, hives, rosacea, or eczema
🔹 Teeth grinding during sleep
🔹Bedwetting
🔹 Muscle or joint discomfort
🔹 Fatigue or feeling drained
🔹 Feeling hungry even after eating
🔹 Iron deficiency anemia
🔹 Hormone imbalance
🔹 Headaches or migraines
🔹 Digestion that changed after food poisoning

Many of these symptoms seem unrelated, which is why they often get missed.

If you noticed symptoms flare over the past week, it may be time to take a closer look.

Contact Natural Health Improvement Center of Des Moines to schedule a parasite check in person or via Telehealth.

Dr. Sarah Outlaw
Natural Health Improvement Center

We are officially moving 🎉Our planned move date is March 13, and we are planning to begin seeing patients in our new 95 ...
03/03/2026

We are officially moving 🎉

Our planned move date is March 13, and we are planning to begin seeing patients in our new 95 NE Dartmoor Drive Waukee space on March 16.

If anything changes, we will absolutely keep you updated.

Right now, we need your help.

If you have clean medium or large moving boxes, we would be so grateful if you could drop them off during normal business hours through March 12.

Moving a clinic is no small task, but we are excited for this next chapter and so thankful for this incredible community that always shows up for us.

Thank you for helping us make this transition smooth 💛

03/03/2026

Happy Tuesday! Same-day appointment availability this afternoon if you’re wanting to get in. Also I have a beautiful 4 PM Thursday new patient virtual appointment available that is calling your name! -Dr. Sarah 

🌸 Spring Clean Your Health This March! 🌿Just like your home, your body needs a reset, too! If you’ve been feeling sluggi...
03/03/2026

🌸 Spring Clean Your Health This March! 🌿

Just like your home, your body needs a reset, too! If you’ve been feeling sluggish, bloated, or stuck in a cycle of low energy, it could be time to detox and refresh from the inside out.

At NHIC, we help you identify the root cause of your detox struggles with:
✔️ Advanced Muscle Testing – Pinpoints toxins affecting your body
✔️ Functional Lab Testing – Checks liver function, kidneys, blood sugar, and more
✔️ Targeted Detox Support – Nutritional, herbal, and homeopathic solutions

Don’t let toxins hold you back! Call us at 515-243-0173 or DM us to schedule your appointment today! 🌿✨

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03/02/2026

Visit Kava DSM for nourishing, real food!

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403 SW 8th Street
Des Moines, IA
50309

Opening Hours

Monday 1pm - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 3pm
Wednesday 10am - 3pm
Thursday 1pm - 6pm

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+15152430173

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