Nutrition

Nutritional Therapy is about understanding your body and increasing your sense of vitality, energy and ability to enjoy life. As a Nutritional Therapist I work with you to identify the underlying reasons for any health concerns you may have. Looking at how the body functions as a whole allows me to make connections between what you eat, how you live, your family history and the factors that have influenced your health. We can then find practical and realistic diet and lifestyle changes to build on at the right pace for you; at the same time meeting your needs, personal tastes and budget.

• Digestion
• Skin
• Mind and mood
• Nervous system
• Energy systems
• Hormonal balance
• Relaxation mechanisms

As a yoga teacher too, I am able to bring in aspects of breathing awareness, relaxation, yoga and natural movement to the advice I give.

Over 10 years’ experience

• Member of British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy (BANT) and adhere to their codes of practice and continual learning
• Nutritional Therapy Council (NTC) and Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) Registered Practitioner
• Lecturer at the College of Naturopathic Medicine

I am a qualified and insured Nutritional Therapist; I studied at The Institute of Optimum Nutrition, London where I was also a second year Tutor for three years and Year 3 Programme Leader.

I have been practicing full-time as a Nutritional Therapist since September 2001, since when I have seen an enormous variety of clients and had great success at seeing people become healthier, happier and feeling more in control of their lives.

I am the author of many books on nutrition and lifestyle, including  The De-Stress Diet written with award-winning health journalist Anna Magee. This book is a culmination of my interest in the effect that everyday modern living and emotional stressors have on our energy, health, weight and mood. Helping individuals to live as their genes have evolved is an important part of my nutritional practice. Marrying this with reality and practicality helps people achieve their health goals.

My Story

Having been plagued by health problems all my life, I made the connection that nutrition was the ideal career whilst finding it was vastly improving the quality of my own life. Feeling surprised that this information wasn’t readily available and wishing to share this information with others lead me to make a life-changing decision. I am dedicated to looking at the person as a whole and finding dietary and lifestyle changes that can make the most difference to your outlook and motivation. This is not just about food, but our attitudes to the whole of our lives and the way we live them.

I was the expert/ presenter on GMTV’s Beach Body Boot Camp 2010 and Series 3 of the hit BBC3 series Freaky Eaters. I am Head Nutritionist and Partner in the company De-Stress Ltd, see www.de-stressyourlife.com

I am author of the book The Top 100 Recipes for Happy Kids, 100 Foods to Stay Young and 100 Best Foods for Pregnancy – see Books section

I am a regular contributor to magazines like Red and Zest and have regular columns in the NHS Your Choice magazine and Wellbeing magazine.

NEW:

• 3 Consultation Package  with Free Book Available – more info
• De-Stress Clinics at Revitalise, Hove - more info
• See webcast of Charlotte’s approach at -  de-stress your life website

Continuing Professional Development attended:

• April 2012 – Sedentary Death Syndrome (Bonusan)
• May 2011 – Globesity Seminar (Bonusan)
• May 2011 – The Pancreas (Bonusan)
• March 2009 – Why we eat what we eat – The psychology of choice (Royal Society of Medicine)
• April 2008 – Advanced Bio-Typing Seminar (Equilibria)
• April 2007 – Bio-Typing Seminar (Equilibria)
• July 2006 – Food for the Brain (Institute for Psychiatry)
• June 2006 – GI and Stool Testing (Nutri)
• May 2006 – Anxiety and Stress (Dr Lyra Heller)
• May 2006 – Herbs for Nutrition (Liz Shannon – ION)
• May 2006 – Dietary Supplements and Health (Royal Society of Medicine)
• April 2006 – Cancer & Current Research (Dr Julian Kenyon – ION)
• April 2006 – Phytoestrogens and Current Research (Dr Margaret Ritchie – ION)
• March 2006 – Current Research and Genomic Testing (Dr Michael Culp – ION)
• February 2006 – Phytonutrients and Current Research (Dr Yelena York – ION)
• January 2006 – Autism and Nutritional Intervention (5 days at Kirkman Laboratories – personal tuition)
• July 2005 – Adrenals & Thyroid (IWDL)
• October 2005 – Naturopathic Tools (Holistic Health College)
• October 2005 – Amino Acids Unravelled (Solgar)
• October 2005 – Human Personality, Chemistry of the Emotions (Metabolics)
• September 2005 – Applying Nutrigenomics in Clinical Practice (Jeffrey Bland)
• September 2005 – Comprehensive Weight Management – Assessment and Resolution (Nutri-Link)
• September 2005 – Gastro-Intestinal Immunology – The Implications of Immune Tolerance (Nutri-Link)
• April 2005 – Amino Acids (Solgar)
• April 2005 – Food Intolerances and IgG antibodies (ImunoPro)
• October 2004 – Nutritional and Herbal Protocols for Practitioners (Solgar)
• June 2004 – Circulation (Marion Kirkman – Biocare)
• July 2004 – Advanced Immunology (Marion Kirkman – Biocare)
• March 2004 – Clinical Auditing (Natural Trade show)
• March 2004 – Update on Turmeric Research (Natural Trade show)
• November 2003 – The Thyroid Gland (Marion Kirkman – Biocare)
• October 2003 – Chronic Diseases (Marion Kirkman – Biocare)
• October 2003 – Designing Effective Supplement Programmes (Solgar)
• June 2003 – Functional Biochemistry Module 4 Functional Endocrinopathy (Metabolics)
• April 2003 – Stress and Chronic Disease (Marion Kirkman – Biocare)
• April 2003 – Functional Biochemistry The Gut as Second Brain (Metabolics)
• March 2003 – Schizophrenia Lecture (Royal Society of Medicine)
• January 2003 – Probiotics (Marion Kirkman – Biocare)
• July 2002 – Functional Biochemistry Module 1 Introduction (Metabolics)
• March 2002 – Antioxidants (Marion Kirkman – Biocare)