About me
Like so many nutrition and health practitioners—and probably like you, too—I’ve struggled with chronic disease for many years.
After running out of options (and money) in the conventional medical world, I was left with no other choice but to completely overhaul my diet and lifestyle. After a lifetime of junk food, eating disorders and quick fixes, it was a hard road. But with the help of some brave and creative people, I was able to take back my health.
My journey to wellness isn’t over, but the experience changed my life—and my outlook.
You’re probably all too familiar with the lack of answers out there for chronic health problems.
We’re brought up to think that if we’re ill, some pills or a procedure can save us. Realising that this isn’t always true is a difficult lesson.
When I saw the power of uncovering and tackling the root causes of disease, as opposed to just treating the symptoms, I wanted to be part of the solution.
I went on to become a Registered Nutritional Therapist, opened my practice, and later on, started working for Healthpath. As a clinician, I use the same principles that worked for me: getting back to basics with whole, unprocessed foods, using functional testing to reveal imbalances and tackling them with targeted nutrition and supplements.
Qualifications and Registrations
I am a BANT Registered Nutritionist (mBANT, rCNHC) and hold a three-year diploma in naturopathic nutrition with the College of Naturopathic Medicine (CNM), comprising one year of biomedicine and two years of naturopathic nutrition. The diploma is evidence-based and includes 200 hours of clinical practice.
The three-year programme is designed to build upon the basics of anatomy and physiology alongside clinical application. Some training providers may offer shorter courses, but for the integration of knowledge, three years of clinical training with a focus on practical experience is the ideal structure.
About nutritional therapy
Nutritional therapy is the application of nutrition science in the promotion of health, peak performance and individual care.
Nutritional therapy is recognised as a complementary medicine and is relevant for individuals with chronic conditions, as well as those looking for support to enhance their health and wellbeing.
As a BANT Registered Nutritionist. I consider each individual to be unique and recommend personalised nutrition and lifestyle programmes rather than a ‘one size fits all’ approach. I often work alongside medical professionals and will communicate with other healthcare professionals involved in my clients’ care to explain any nutritional therapy programme I’ve provided.
How I Work
I follow the Functional Medicine approach to supporting health. Functional Medicine is all about identifying and addressing the root causes of disease. For example, depression is complex and usually has a number of causes. Some of those might include inflammation, vitamin D deficiency, blood sugar imbalance, or hypothyroidism.
Depression may be one of many of your symptoms: you could also have arthritis, diabetes or heart disease, for instance.
It’s my job to uncover the root causes of your ill-health and address them. Everyone is different, but I’ve found that stress and inflammation are almost always in the picture to some degree.
Stress and inflammation have been studied rigorously in the past decade, with evidence that inflammation plays a key role in the development of many chronic diseases. In fact, 75% to 90% of human disease is related in some way to stress and inflammation. Prime examples are heart disease and metabolic disorders like diabetes, as well as neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimers.
Based on this evidence, and on my clinical experience, tackling inflammation—often through supporting your gut—is a big part of the plan for everyone I work with. But because your history and biochemistry are as unique as your fingerprint, the protocols I make for you are too.
For more information on how I work, see my FAQs.