Our Investigation BeginsLong Before We Look At Your Skin
Every chronic skin condition has a story. Sometimes that story began months before the rash appeared. Sometimes years. Our role is to carefully piece that story together.
We are interested in far more than what your skin looks like today — we want to understand how you arrived here.
“The consultation is not simply another appointment where a practitioner briefly examines the rash before recommending another cream. It is an in-depth investigative process.”
Douglas Mizzi
Clinical Nutritionist • ATMS 8079
The Ten Stages Of Our Investigation
Every consultation follows a structured investigative process developed through more than 65,000 consultations over three decades.
We Listen To Your Story
01Before discussing food or supplements we simply listen. When did your symptoms begin? How have they changed? What has already been tried? What concerns you most? Many patients tell us this is the first time they have felt genuinely listened to.
We Listen To Your Story
Before discussing food or supplements we simply listen. When did your symptoms begin? How have they changed? What has already been tried? What concerns you most? Many patients tell us this is the first time they have felt genuinely listened to.
We Explore Your Health History
This stage investigates the foundations of your health — childhood illnesses, antibiotic history, previous infections, pregnancy history, operations, medications, digestive health, lifestyle, sleep, stress, and family history.
We Explore Your Health History
This stage investigates the foundations of your health — childhood illnesses, antibiotic history, previous infections, pregnancy history, operations, medications, digestive health, lifestyle, sleep, stress, and family history.
Food Intolerance Screening
03Where appropriate, we use a non-invasive computer controlled food intolerance screening system to help identify the foods that may be triggering or sustaining your rash — quickly narrowing the field so we know where to focus. These results are always interpreted alongside your clinical history, never in isolation.
Food Intolerance Screening
Where appropriate, we use a non-invasive computer controlled food intolerance screening system to help identify the foods that may be triggering or sustaining your rash — quickly narrowing the field so we know where to focus. These results are always interpreted alongside your clinical history, never in isolation.
Building Your Personal Recovery Plan
Once we understand the complete picture, we begin building your recovery strategy — personalised dietary recommendations, lifestyle guidance, nutritional education, and immune support.
Building Your Personal Recovery Plan
Once we understand the complete picture, we begin building your recovery strategy — personalised dietary recommendations, lifestyle guidance, nutritional education, and immune support.
Digestive Health Investigation
05The digestive system frequently provides valuable clues. We explore bloating, reflux, food reactions, changes over time, and the broader relationship between gut health and skin health.
Digestive Health Investigation
The digestive system frequently provides valuable clues. We explore bloating, reflux, food reactions, changes over time, and the broader relationship between gut health and skin health.
Stress & Life Events Timeline
We reconstruct the months and years leading to your symptoms. Bereavement, relationship changes, workplace stress, major surgery — these frequently become important parts of the clinical picture.
Stress & Life Events Timeline
We reconstruct the months and years leading to your symptoms. Bereavement, relationship changes, workplace stress, major surgery — these frequently become important parts of the clinical picture.
Clinical Pattern Recognition
07Individual pieces of information begin forming recognisable patterns. This stage represents Douglas’s accumulated experience developed through thousands of consultations over three decades.
Clinical Pattern Recognition
Individual pieces of information begin forming recognisable patterns. This stage represents Douglas’s accumulated experience developed through thousands of consultations over three decades.
Patient Education
The consultation is designed so patients understand their own health. You should leave knowing why questions were asked, why food matters, why history matters, and why supplements were recommended.
Patient Education
The consultation is designed so patients understand their own health. You should leave knowing why questions were asked, why food matters, why history matters, and why supplements were recommended.
Recovery Planning
09An individualised recovery strategy including personalised dietary guidance, lifestyle recommendations, education, stress management discussions, digestive support, and practitioner-selected nutraceuticals.
Recovery Planning
An individualised recovery strategy including personalised dietary guidance, lifestyle recommendations, education, stress management discussions, digestive support, and practitioner-selected nutraceuticals.
Ongoing Partnership
Recovery is an ongoing partnership. Follow-up consultations provide opportunities to review progress, answer questions, adjust recommendations, provide encouragement, and continue education.
Ongoing Partnership
Recovery is an ongoing partnership. Follow-up consultations provide opportunities to review progress, answer questions, adjust recommendations, provide encouragement, and continue education.
The Consultation Difference
Most patients describe previous consultations as lasting only a few minutes. The Rash Clinic consultation is fundamentally different.
Time is dedicated to understanding, not just diagnosing
Listening comes before recommending
Your complete health history is explored
Food, stress, and environment are all considered
You leave with education, not just a prescription
Follow-up support continues your recovery journey
“Patients frequently report that they understand more about their own health after sixty minutes than they have after years of searching online.”
Identifying Your Trigger FoodsQuickly & Accurately
Chronic rashes are so often driven — or quietly sustained — by foods the body is reacting to. Finding those foods through guesswork alone can take months. To speed that up, we use a non-invasive computer controlled food intolerance screening system, the MSA-PRO, to help pinpoint the foods most likely to be provoking your skin.
The screening is comfortable, involves no needles and no discomfort, and gives us a clear starting point — allowing us to identify and eliminate likely triggers before we go any further, rather than leaving you to work it out one meal at a time.
“The screening never works alone. It is one instrument within a much larger investigation. It is my clinical experience — built over more than 65,000 consultations — that interprets what the results actually mean for you.”
Douglas Mizzi — Clinical Nutritionist • ATMS 8079
Non-invasive screening
A comfortable, computer controlled assessment — no needles, no discomfort — that highlights the foods your body appears to be reacting to.
Narrowing the field
Instead of endless trial and error, we start with a focused shortlist of likely triggers to test and eliminate.
Interpreted, never automated
Every result is read within the full context of your history, digestion, stress and environment — the screening informs the story, it never tells it alone.
Consultation Types
Every consultation is tailored to your individual needs. Choose the type that best suits your situation.
Initial Consultation
A comprehensive first appointment exploring your complete health history, dietary patterns, lifestyle, and the timeline leading to your skin condition — including a non-invasive food intolerance screening to help identify likely triggers.
Follow-Up Consultation
Review your progress, adjust recommendations, address new questions, and continue building your recovery strategy with ongoing practitioner support.
Children’s Consultation
A specialised consultation investigating your child’s developmental journey — pregnancy history, birth, breastfeeding, early antibiotics, food introduction, and family patterns.
Zoom Consultation
The same comprehensive investigation available from anywhere in Australia. Douglas works with families throughout the country via secure video consultation.
What Patients Can Expect
Before Your Consultation
- You will receive preparation information
- Consider keeping a brief food and symptom diary
- Write down questions you would like answered
- Note any important life events preceding symptoms
- Bring a list of current medications and supplements
During Your Consultation
- Douglas will listen to your complete story
- Your health history will be explored in detail
- Food, environment, and stress will be investigated
- Patterns will be identified and explained
- Everything will be discussed in everyday language
After Your Consultation
- You will receive personalised recommendations
- Educational resources specific to your condition
- A clear recovery pathway forward
- Follow-up consultation scheduling
- Ongoing support throughout your recovery
Ready To Start Your Investigation?
Take the first step toward understanding your skin's story. Whether you are in Brisbane, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, or anywhere in Australia via Zoom, Douglas Mizzi is here to help you find the answers.