I have a long-standing interest in health, and worked in the NHS for many years, managing hospital and community services. Whilst this was a satisfying career, I always believed that more could be done to help people to stay healthy and that a greater focus on prevention was needed.

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A few years ago, I became aware of work of Dr Sarah Hallberg an American physician who was showing fantastic results reversing Type 2 diabetes using a low carbohydrate diet.   This diet was also very effective for weight loss and for improving other health markers.   

 

I was very aware that the NHS was struggling to cope with managing the huge growth in the numbers of people with chronic disease, such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease and mental health problems, which had risen so dramatically over recent years.  After further research I realised how much this had to do with the significant changes we had all made to diet and lifestyle in recent decades.   

 

Having always believed prevention to be better than cure, and realising that many of the diseases we see today are avoidable, I made the decision to train as a Nutritional Therapist to play my part in reversing the trends in chronic disease growth.

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I am very fortunate to live close to the Peak District on the edge of Sheffield, and am always glad to be able to get out into the countryside with my partner. We have two children, a daughter studying medicine and a grown-up son, and two cats.