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Terri Lundquist

Herbalist

Email: info@tvhmillerton.com

Phone: 518-592-1600

The Village Herbalist

28 Main Street

Millerton, NY 12546

Intake Form

This detailed intake form has many questions that may or may not pertain to the reason for your visit. Its purpose is to identify any undiagnosed conditions or links you may be unaware of; and to help me better formulate the right approach for your individual needs. Please feel free to answer only the questions you feel are important toward your health concerns. Any questions you would rather discuss in person can be marked for future discussion. All of the information herein is strictly confidential and will be treated with care and respect.

Name __________________________________________ Today’s date _________________

Primary Address ______________________________________________________________

City _____________________________________ State ________________

Phone: Home ____________________________ Other __________________________

Email __________________________________________

Date of birth ___________________ Age ___________ Gender___________________

Height ___________________________ Weight ____________________________

Relationship status__________________ # of Children _________ Pets ___________

Occupation ________________________________ Enjoy your work? ___________________

Main Reason for visit (diagnoses, main complaints and symptoms)

Other health issues

Hobbies, skills, interests, favorite pastimes

How many hours per week do you spend doing the following activities?

____Working ____Sitting

____TV

____Playing

____With friends

____Exercising

____With family

Exercise-what type of daily, weekly or monthly exercise do you practice, if any?

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Terri Lundquist

Herbalist

Email: info@tvhmillerton.com

The Village Herbalist

28 Main Street

Millerton, NY 12546

Phone: 518-592-1600

Practitioners

Please list any health care practitioners you have previously seen or are currently under the care of,

(Chiropractor, counseler, naturopath, gynecologist, physical therapist, psychiatrist or psychologist, medical doctor, spiritual counselor, etc.)

Current: ______________________________________________________________________

Past: _________________________________________________________________________

Western medical diagnosis known (please include any significant lab reports if possible)

Current medications and treatments Previous medications and treatments

Health History

Please check any of the below symptoms or diseases you have experienced. If you can, please mark ‘P’ for previous condition, ‘C’ for current and ‘O’ for occasionally.

____ADD/ADHD

____AIDS

____Alcoholism

____Allergies

____Anemia

____Anxiety

____Arthritis

____Asthma

____Bloating

____Cancer

____Chemical

sensitivities

____Chronic fatigue

____Common cold

____Constipation

____Diabetes

____Diarrhea

____Dizziness

____Drug abuse

____ Environmental

sensitivities

____Epilepsy

____Epstein-Barr

virus

____Excess stress

____Eyesight

problems

____Fatigue

____Gynecological

problems

____Headaches

____Hearing

problems

____Heart disease

____Hepatitis A

____Hepatitis B

____Hepatitis C

____High blood

pressure

____HIV

____Hyperglycemia

____Hypoglycemia

____Immune

disorders

____Injuries

____Low blood

pressure

____Male health

problems

____Memory loss

____Menopause

problems

____Menstrual

irregularities

____Numbness

____Painful joints

____Rashes

____Recreational

drug use

____Respiratory

problems

____Seizures

____Shingles

____Shortness of

breath

____Sleep problems

____Sore throats

____Stiffness

____Stomach aches

____Swelling

____Tobacco use

____Tumors

____Urinary tract

infections

Other___________

________________

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Terri Lundquist

Herbalist

Email: info@tvhmillerton.com

Phone: 518-592-1600

Immune System

The Village Herbalist

28 Main Street

Millerton, NY 12546

Mark any of the conditions below that pertain to you.

____Allergies ____Graves disease

____Autoimmune

disorder

____Heal slowly

____Infections

____Catch

everything

____Chronic fatigue

____Low grade

fever

____Lupus (SLE)

____Mononucleosis

____Rheumatoid

arthritis

_____ Sick often

_____ Sore throats

____Swollen lymph glands

Other___________

________________

Do you have any concerns about your immune system?

How many times a year do you get sick?

Skin

Mark any of the conditions below that pertain to you. Use ‘P’ for past problem and ‘C’ for current.

____Acne ____Eczema/ ____Oily hair ____Sensitive to

____Boils psoriasis ____Oily skin chemicals

____Bruise easily

____Dry hair

____Dry skin

____Hair loss

____Impetigo

____Itchy

____Moles

____Pimples

____Rashes

____Scars

____Slow to heal

____Varicose veins

Other___________

________________

Energy levels

Are you satisfied with your energy levels, please describe?

When is the high point and low point of your daily energy levels?

Have your energy levels changed markedly at any point recently or in your past? What preceded the change?

Hospitalization

Name any circumstances in which you were hospitalized and why (list approximate date and duration of stay)

What was your treatment, were there any follow-ups?

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Terri Lundquist

Herbalist

Email: info@tvhmillerton.com

The Village Herbalist

28 Main Street

Millerton, NY 12546

Phone: 518-592-1600

Please list any surgeries you’ve had along with approximate dates and reasons for them (appendix, wisdom teeth, tonsils, etc.).

Injuries

What injuries have you had (sprains, tears, muscle injuries, broken bones)?

What therapies and/or drugs did you take for them?

Have you ever been in an automobile or other serious accident?

Family History

If you are adopted, do you know any of your birth family’s medical history?

Has anyone in your immediate family had any of the following

____Alcohol abuse ____Heart disease ____Diabetes Type I

____Cancer

____Drug abuse

____High blood pressure

____Low blood pressure

____Diabetes Type II

Other__________

Is there anything significant about your family medical history that you would like to talk about?

Drug history

Please list any current medical or recreational drugs you are using; include any past drug use that may be significant.

Allergies

Do you have any allergies, what are they?

Which medicines (including herbal) have you taken for them?

When and where are your allergies least and most troublesome?

Do you have allergic reactions to any drugs or herbal medicines?

What has most helped your allergies?

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Terri Lundquist

Herbalist

Email: info@tvhmillerton.com

Phone: 518-592-1600

Diet

Please fill in the below chart using the following scale

D – Daily; W– Weekly; O – Occasionally; leave it blank if you do not consume it

____Alcohol ____Eggs ____Juice

____Baked goods ____Fast food ____Milk

____Beef

____Beer

____Black tea

____Bread

____Canned foods

____Cheese

____Chicken

____Coffee

____Eat out

____Fermented

foods

____Fish

____Fried foods

____Frozen foods

____Fruit

____Grains

____Green tea

____Herbal tea

____Nut butters

____Nuts/seeds

____Organic foods

____Pork

____Potato chips

____Refined flour

____Refined sugar

____Salt (table or

sea salt?)

The Village Herbalist

28 Main Street

Millerton, NY 12546

____Seaweed

____Skip meals

____Soda

____Sweets

____Vegetables

cooked

____Vegetables raw

____Water

____Wine

Special diets; current and/or previous (kosher, vegetarian, raw food, etc.):

Digestion

Please use ‘P’ for previously, ‘C’ for currently, ‘O’ for occasionally.

____Abdominal ____Diarrhea ____Hemorrhoids

pain

____Anorexia

____Diverticulitis

____Dysentery

____Indigestion

____Irritable bowel

nervosa

____Belching

____Bloating

____Bulimia

____Changes in

bowel habits

____Eating

disorders

____Flatulence

____Food

unappetizing

____Gallstones

syndrome

____Large appetite

____Liver problems

____Low appetite

____Nausea

____Pain after

____Stomach aches

____Sudden weight

change

____Ulcer

____Ulcerative

colitis

____Vomiting

Other___________

________________

____Crohn’s disease

____Constipation

____Giardia

____Heartburn

eating

____Parasites

What are your favorite and least favorite foods? (sweets, breads, meat, veggies, salads, etc.)

What did you have for breakfast, lunch and dinner yesterday and today? (continue on back if necessary)

Yesterday Today

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

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Terri Lundquist

Herbalist

Email: info@tvhmillerton.com

Phone: 518-592-1600

Body Temperature

Please write ‘H’ for Hot or warm and ‘C’ for Cold, if applicable to these body areas

The Village Herbalist

28 Main Street

Millerton, NY 12546

____General body

____Arms

____Fingers

____Legs

____Chest

____Stomach

____Hands

____Palms

____Feet

____Head

Other__________

Is there a part of the day when you are warmest and coldest?

Emotional

Use a scale of 1 (rare) to 5 (very common) on the below conditions that are pertinent to you

____Lethargic

____Manic

____Nervous

____Sad

____Worry

Other____________

____Angry

____Anxious

____Attentive

____Bi-polar

____Calm

____Content

____Depressed

____Dreamy

____Energized

____Enthusiastic

____Fearful

____Grumpy

____Happy

____Inspired

____Joyful

____Loving

What do you like most about yourself?

What do you like least about yourself?

Memory

How is your long-term and short-term memory?

Has your memory changed noticeably in the past few years?

Ears

Have you previously had ‘P’ or currently have ‘C’, or never had ‘N

____Ear infections

____Earaches

____Hearing loss

____Overly sensitive

____Tinnitus/Ringing

____Wax build-up

How is your hearing, has it changed in the past years?

Other____________

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Terri Lundquist

Herbalist

Email: info@tvhmillerton.com

The Village Herbalist

28 Main Street

Millerton, NY 12546

Phone: 518-592-1600

Mouth & Throat

Please check any that are pertinent; and indicate ‘P’ for previous or ‘C’ for current conditions

____Bad breath

____Cavities

____Constant dryness

____Difficultly

swallowing

____Grind teeth

____Lip sores

____Loose teeth

____Mouth sores

____Oral herpes

____Excess saliva ____Painful/tight jaw

Headaches

Do you ever have problem headaches, how often. How long have you had them?

____Sore/bleeding gums

____Sore throats

____Swollen glands

____Swollen tongue

Other____________

Location/type of headaches

____After eating

____Afternoon

____Around eyes

____Around

temples

____Aversion to

stimuli

____Back of head

____Band around

head

____Before eating

____Chronic

____Cluster

____Constant

____Dull

____Evening

____Front of head

____Left side

____Migraine

Do you know what triggers them?

Are they seasonal? If so, which season?

Other symptoms associated with the headache (i.e., stomach pain, vomiting)

Are they more or less often than in the past?

Does the severity or intensity vary from episode to episode?

What medicines and treatments have you tried, which were most successful?

Urinary Tract

Please mark ‘P’ for previous, ‘C’ for current, and ‘O’ for occasionally for any of the below conditions

____Morning

____Night

____Pounding

____Pre-menses

____Right side

Other_______

____Bloating

____Blood in urine

____Burning urination

____Frequent urge to

urinate

____Kidney/bladder stones

____Kidney pain

____Leaking

____Lower back pain

____Strong smelling urine

____Thirsty all the time

____Urinary tract

infections

____Water retention

Other____________

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Terri Lundquist

Herbalist

Email: info@tvhmillerton.com

Phone: 518-592-1600

Approximately how many times a day do you urinate?

Do you wake up at night to urinate, how many times?

Is it ever difficult to urinate?

Does your need to urinate ever seem urgent?

Have you had urinary tract infections? How often? How did you treat them?

After urinating, does it ever feel like you still have urine in your bladder?

Bowel Movements

The Village Herbalist

28 Main Street

Millerton, NY 12546

How many times a week do you have a bowel movement?

Is it ever difficult? Do you strain?

Do your stools tend toward loose (soft) or hard?

Are you ever constipated, how often?

Do you ever have diarrhea (very loose stools)?

Is your need to defecate urgent?

Does it ever hurt to defecate?

Are your stools often very strong smelling?

Other bowel problems or symptoms?

Reproductive

Are you sexually active? What form of birth control do you use, if any?

Have you had any of the following? Write ‘P’ for previously ‘C’ for currently, ‘S’ if you suspect you may have it.

____AIDS ____Genital warts ____Syphilis

____Candida

____Chlamydia

____Gonorrhea

____HIV

____Urethritis

Other__________

____Crabs/lice ____Human Papilloma Virus

Please list any herbs or drugs you have used as treatment for the above

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Terri Lundquist

Herbalist

Email: info@tvhmillerton.com

The Village Herbalist

28 Main Street

Millerton, NY 12546

Phone: 518-592-1600

Reproductive – Male

Have you had any of the following symptoms or conditions? Use ‘P’ for previously and ‘C’ for currently.

____Benign Prostatic

Hyperplasia (BPH)

____Blood in semen

____Blood in urine

____Difficulty getting

urine flowing

____Excessive sexual

thoughts

____Frequent urination

____Impotence

____Interrupted flow of

urine

____Painful to urinate

____Penis pain

____Prostate pain

____Testicle pain

____VD exposure

Other____________

____Dribbling

____Erectile dysfunction

____Libido low

____Painful ejaculation

_________________

Do you get up at night to urinate, how often?

Does your prostate region ever hurt? If yes, is pain dull, constant, throbbing or sharp?

Is it ever painful to urinate (describe the pain)?

Does the urge to urinate interfere with your daily activities?

Do you have any problems getting and/or maintaining an erection?

Do you have any health concerns about your sexuality or vitality?

Reproductive – Female

Use ‘P’ for past condition, ‘C’ for current, ‘S’ for unsure or ‘?’ for any questions.

General

____Breast pain

____Cysts

____Endometriosis

____Fibroids

____Painful intercourse

____Pelvic inflammatory

disease (PID)

____STDs

____Vaginal discharge

____Vaginal dryness

____Vaginal infection

____Vaginitis

____Infertility

____Miscarriage

____Tumors

____Unusual PAP

____VD exposure

Other_____________

Menstrual Cycle: Age at onset _____________, date of last gynecological exam ____________________.

Average number of days bleeding _________________.

Approximately how many days from the start of one period to the start of the next ___________.

____Acne ____Bloating (hands, ____Irregular cycle

____Cramps stomach) ____Painful menses

____Bleeding between cycles

____Mood swings

____Bloating (feet, hands,

ankles)

Other_________________

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Terri Lundquist

Herbalist

Email: info@tvhmillerton.com

Phone: 518-592-1600

Menstrual Blood Color

____Bright red

Flow

____Red

____Dark colored

____Clots

Perimenopause and Menopause

Are you currently experiencing any of the following?

____Scanty flow

____Slow flow

____Heavy flow

____Profuse flow

The Village Herbalist

28 Main Street

Millerton, NY 12546

____Dry vaginal mucosa

____Hormone replacement

therapy

Contraception Method

____Hot flashes

____Mood swings

____Night sweats

Children

____Osteoporosis

Other____________

Grandchildren

____Birth control pills

____Birth control patch

____IUD

______ Boys

Ages_______________

______ Girls

______ Boys

______ Girls

____Diaphragm

Other______________

Ages_______________

# of pregnancies _____, adoptions _____, miscarriages______

Sleep Patterns

Please mark the conditions pertinent to you.

____Fall asleep fast

____Sleep through the night

____Hard to fall asleep,

but stay asleep

____Hard to fall and stay

asleep

____Wake often

____Wake up to urinate

____Hard to wake up

Other___________________

________________________

Dreams (circle those that apply): never, occasionally, frequent, active, lucid, anxious, nightmares, probing, pleasant, interesting, scary, other?

Generally, how many hours of sleep do you need to feel rested?

An average do you feel rested when you wake in the morning?

Cardiovascular Health

Please check the questions pertinent to your health

____Angina

____Arm pain/jaw pain

____Arrythmias

(irregular heartbeat)

____Arteriosclerosis

____Bruise easily

____Bleed easily

____Capillary fragility

____Cardiac arrest

____Chest pains

____Congenital

deformities

____Congestive heart

failure

____Deep leg pain

____Edema

____Cold hands & feet

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Terri Lundquist

Herbalist

Email: info@tvhmillerton.com

Phone: 518-592-1600

____Fast heart beat

(tachycardia)

____Slow heart beat

(bradycardia)

____Heart attack

(myocardial infarction)

____Mitral valve prolapse

____Palpitation

The Village Herbalist

28 Main Street

Millerton, NY 12546

____Heart flutter

____Heart irregularities

____Poor circulation

Other____________

____High blood pressure

____Low blood pressure

____Stroke

____Varicose veins

Cholesterol (if know, VLDL, LDL, HDL and total cholesterol)

Does your family have a history of heart conditions, please explain.

When your blood pressure is checked, is it usually high or low? Do you remember any readings over the last few years?

What drugs, herbal medicines or other treatments have you used for your heart?

Nervous System and Stress

Please mark any conditions that are, or were previously, pertinent to you. Circle anything you would like to discuss further.

____Anxiousness

____Bipolar ____Fluctuating vision ____Panic attacks

____Butterflies in stomach

____Cannot stay asleep

____Constant feeling of

stress

____Diminished taste

____Hard to concentrate

____Involuntary spasms

____Mania

____Memory loss

____Nervousness

____Seasonal affective

disorder

____Sudden mood swings

____Trouble falling asleep

____Twitching

____Depression

____Fear of facing a new day

____Numbness

____Pain – constant

Other________________

Describe your stress levels, what goes wrong with your body when stress levels are elevated?

What do you do to relieve stress (exercise, pray, meditate, walk, read, other)?

Do you have a spiritual path/higher power/belief in nature?

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Terri Lundquist

Herbalist

Email: info@tvhmillerton.com

Phone: 518-592-1600

Respiratory

Please mark with a ‘P’ for previously a problem, ‘C’ for currently.

The Village Herbalist

28 Main Street

Millerton, NY 12546

____Asthma

____Bronchitis

____Chest pain

____Common cold

____Coughing

____Fluid in lungs

____Hay fever

____Laryngitis

____ Respiratory

inflammation

____Sinus

congestion

____Sinus infection

____Sneezing

____Stuffy nose

____Tight around

lungs

____Trouble

breathing in

____Trouble

breathing out

____Tuberculosis

____Difficulty

smelling

____Flu (influenza)

____Runny nose

____Shortness of

breath

____ Wheezing

Other ____________

__________________

Do you have much congestion, in which season is it worst and best? What helps it?

Mucous- quality and/or color

____Clear

____Green

____Yellow

____Thick/sticky

____Thin/runny

Have you identified foods, environmental factors or situations that worsen your breathing?

What are they?

Cough – check the symptoms which pertain to you

____Persistent

____Regularly

____Wet cough

____Bloody

____Croupy

____Dry cough

____Hacking

____Itchy throat

____Painful

How would you describe the air quality in your home? In your work place?

Are there any other concerns you wish to share?

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