Hi, I’m Joanne and I am a registered Nutritional Therapist specialising in digestive health.  I help people get to the bottom of their gut issues and support them to say goodbye to symptoms like bloating, reflux and constipation that hugely affect their quality of life. Read on to find out a little bit more about me and my story. 

My Story

I have always had a love of food and an interest in nutrition, mainly through cooking but also how it helped me improve my performance in the gym, especially with strength training.

However, I really discovered the powerful benefits that nutrition can bring through experiencing chronic stress about ten years ago.   As a teacher of twenty plus years, I felt I was constantly battling a huge workload whilst juggling busy family life, leaving little time for myself.  I was constantly on the go. Over several years of this hectic lifestyle, I hit a low point and my busy lifestyle led to adrenal exhaustion and autoimmune thyroid disease resulting in digestive issues, depression, anxiety, low energy levels and weight gain. 

I lost myself for a while but then I began working with a Nutritional Therapist. Her recommendations had a life and health changing impact and I eventually recovered my health. Through this experience I realised that this was what I wanted to do. I studied to become a Nutritional Therapist and set up my own practice to help people get to the bottom of their gut issues and feel like themselves again.

My personal experience of stress and how it effects every aspect of our health gives me huge empathy for my clients and motivates me to give them the best care and support to get them back on track to optimal health, especially their digestion.  Constant modern day stress and our busy lives has a huge impact on our gut health, triggering and driving symptoms so as well as nutrition and supplement recommendations, lifestyle and stress management is often key to restoring optimising  gut health.

My Qualifications

I am a graduate of the Institute of Optimum Nutrition, London and a member of BANT, the British Association of Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine which is the professional body for nutritional therapists in the UK.  I am also registered with the CNHC, the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council. As a full member of these organisations, I abide by a strict Code of Ethics, provide proof of training and regularly undertake Continuing Professional Development (CPD). This allows me to stay on top of the latest research and to learn from the leading practitioners and companies in the industry so I can provide my clients with the best treatment outcome possible.