Charlotte Watts Dip. ION BANT Nutrition

Nutrition 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.

picture of Charlotte from BBC Freaky Eaters

• over 10 years experience
• member of BANT (British Association for Nutritional Therapists) and adhere to their codes of practice and continual learning

• Nutritional Therapy Council Registered Practitioner

I am a qualified 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 also utilise a Naturopathic system called Bio-Typing that identifies individuals as specific hormonal types and helps me to assess the best courses of action for your body type.

I have experience in most health aspects, including:

Digestive disorders	Chronic Fatigue	Stress
Low immunity & frequent infections	High blood pressure & cholesterol	Female hormone problems such as PMS, PCOS
Eating disorders	Food intolerances	Weight issues
Skin problems	IBS	Depression
Candida	Low thyroid function	Panic attacks
Anxiety	Insomnia	Arthritis
Headaches & Migraines	Energy problems	Heart disease
Menopause	Poor memory & concentration	Haemorrhoids
Bloating	Varicose veins	Cravings & addictions

I have had success in all these areas and seen relief of symptoms and improved quality of life. I also specialise in Chronic Fatigue conditions, mental health issues, stress and addictions and have concentrated research in these areas.

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.

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 am the expert/ co-presenter on Series 3 of the hit BBC3 series Freaky Eaters, airing from Feb 09. I am Head Nutritionist and Partner in the company Positively Slim, see www.positivelyslim.com.

I am co-author of the book The Top 100 Recipes for Happy Kids (see Recipe Book section) and a writer and nutrition advisor for a publishing company who produce health cookbooks such as Marks and Spencer titles Low Carb Cookbook, and Lose Weight Now!. I also have a new title to be published in 2009 called Diets to Help Lower Cholesterol. I am a regular contributor to magazines like Red and Zest.

Continuing Professional Development attended:

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