I am a member of BANT (The British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine) FMI: https://bant.org.uk/​ and I am registered with the CNHC (The Complementary and Natural Health Council).

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I work within the National Occupational Standards for Nutritional Therapy, and the BANT Code of Ethics. I carry full professional insurance and regularly attend CPD (Continuing Professional Development) seminars, and I love to keep up to date with the latest developments in NT functional and lifestyle medicine.

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The IFM (Institute of Functional Medicine)
The official IFM description of this approach is as follows: Functional medicine emphasises a definable and teachable process of integrating multiple knowledge bases within a pragmatic intellectual matrix that focuses on functionality at many levels, rather than a single treatment for a single diagnosis. Functional medicine uses the patient’s story as a key tool for integrating diagnosis, signs and symptoms, and evidence of clinical imbalances into a comprehensive approach to improve both the patient’s environmental inputs and his or her physiological function.
The Institute for Functional Medicine teaches health care professional’s how to apply these principles in practice through an intensive 5 day training course called Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice™.

For more info about the IFM approach: www.functionalmedicine.org

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My approach is  integrative, working when appropriate alongside other practitioners including conventional medical doctors especially if you are on any prescription medications.