About Me
Doctor of Chiropractic
IFM Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner
Or More Importantly, How Can I Help You?
Starting your Functional Medicine journey can be a daunting process. You likely have already done a significant amount of research into what may be causing your health challenges. And you have possibly realised that you need some help on that journey once you have seen the complexity or have become stuck. Knowing what to start with, what applies to you as an individual and how to navigate your health is an overwhelming task. I often compare this to someone attempting to fix their own computer with no pre-existing IT skills. Human beings are complex! Our physiology and interaction with environmental pressures are even more so.
My goal is to:
Take the overwhelm and anxiety out of the process which can often be experienced when you try to go it alone with the necessary support and expertise.
Guide you on what supplements, lab tests and dietary approaches may be appropriate for you and help you to source reliable and high-quality products.
Provide you with an organised step-by-step recovery plan that builds on each layer to maintain progression forward instead of a start, stop and back to square one guessing game approach.
My Education
I commenced my training as a healthcare professional in 2010 with a Masters Degree in Chiropractic at Bournemouth University. After becoming increasingly interested in the wider aspects of human health I endeavoured to become a functional medicine practitioner with the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM). I completed certification in 2019 and became 1 of only 90 fully certified practitioners in the UK and 1 in 1000 globally at the time. This involved rigorous training in the following areas:
- Biotransformation Advanced Practice Module – October 2019 (Toxins and Detoxification)
- Cardiometabolic Advanced Practice Module – February 2019.
- Energy Advanced Practice Module – July 2019 (Mitochondria and Metabolism).
- GI Advanced Practice Module – October 2019 (IBS, SIBO, Celiac Disease, Crohns/UC, Food Sensitivity).
- Hormone Advanced Practice Module – July 2019 (Womens/Mens Health, Adrenal Function).
- Immune Advanced Practice Module – February 2019 (Inflammation, Autoimmunity, Lyme and other Chronic Infections)
- Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice – March 2019
Further Training and Interests
Since certifying as Functional Medicine Practitioner with the IFM, I have undertaken further training in areas of health that have interested me:
- Mycotoxin Detox Protocols with Beyond Protocols.
- Annual International Conference, IFM – MCAS, Novel Therapeutic Targets for the Gut Microbiome, Advancements in Mental Health Research.
- Mitochondria and Toxins: Advanced Strategies and
Protocols with Great Plains Laboratory (Organic Acid Test interpretation and clinical strategies). - Cogence Immunology with Dr Samuel Yanuck.
- Extensive self lead learning into areas such as the gut microbiome, mould, EBV and other viral related problems, Long COVID and chronic fatigue.
I am a Doctor of Chiropractic and Functional Medicine Practitioner. I do not hold medical qualifications and, therefore, am not qualified to prescribe medication as medical doctors are. Any recommendations I prescribe will centre around the key fundamentals of health, environment and lifestyle, which may relate to the root causes of your health concerns. My advice should never substitute medical care/advice, and you should never delay seeking medical advice, disregard medical advice or discontinue medical treatment because of any information on this website.
Ready to Book?
All appointments are conducted via online video calls from the comfort of your home, with any necessary lab tests being sent via an efficient home delivery service. A range of different appointments are offered to meet you are your individual needs. If you are not quite sure yet but would like to know more, feel free to book a free no obligation discovery call with me.