My Story
“Nutritional Therapy uses safe and effective personalised nutrition and lifestyle solutions in order to obtain optimum health”
Hi, i’m virginia. I work primarily with those that suffer from poor digestive health because those that are close to me have also suffered, but i enjoy helping clients with a wide variety of health conditions too.
I have a BSc. (hons) degree in Science and Sports Science and I am a Registered Nutritional Therapist / Nutritionist after studying for a further 3 years. I am passionate about nutrition, health, fitness and the outdoors and have worked within the health and fitness industry for over 20 years! I also have 3 daughters and whilst I specialise in gut health, I love working with clients who present a wide variety of symptoms from gut and mental health disorders, to energy issues, thyroid and skin conditions as well as helping those who want to lose weight or improve their sporting performance or body composition. My interest in nutritional therapy stemmed from wanting to helping someone close to me, improve the way they were feeling as well as reduce their medications.
My husband has had Ulcerative Colitis since he was a child, taking dozens of pills for years everyday all the way through into adulthood. His symptoms included aching joints, low energy, stomach pains and uncontrollable bowel habits. This impacted on his and his family life. It was always something that needed to be considered. When his Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) symptoms started getting worse, conventional doctors recommended increasing the strength of his medication with no alternative paths to follow.
Constant high strength medication was not a route we wanted to explore so after a lot of research I decided to go back to University to increase my knowledge and become qualified with the world-renowned Institute of Optimum Nutrition. It was there that I discovered how powerful prescribed nutrition, lifestyle changes and tailored supplementation can be.
My husband’s continuous symptoms included stomach pains, cramping, joint aches and tiredness, to name a few and they greatly impacted on the quality of our growing family life.
I understand how difficult it can be trying to juggle everything, trying to find a work, life balance and not have the time to spend on figuring out how to help your digestive problems? I can help.
By using the knowledge I have gained, plus recent evidence based research, my husband and I implemented specific changes through a personalised programme. From this he was able to come off all drugs and move his IBD into remission. I can help you with this too. My goal is to help others in similar situations: to educate how personalised nutrition using a functional medicine approach can make a positive impact and lead you towards optimal gut health. Together we will create personalised steps to take back your life so that you can easily go out with friends and family without worrying about what to eat or whether there is a toilet nearby.
To get your digestive health back into balance contact me via email or phone and tell me your story. Let’s see how I can help. I offer a free 15 minute discovery call.