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Growing up in an Italian family has had a big influence on my interest in food and
self-care. Food and mealtimes were central
to our lives. It didn’t matter what we were doing or whom we were with, we all had
to be sat round the table at mealtimes,
(a pain when you’re a teenager!) My Mother believed that good food was key
to everything: it could give you energy, make you well, make you happy, raise
you from your sick bed and help you find
a good husband!
Not surprisingly, I turned to nutrition in my twenties when I developed a health problem. I read as much as I could about my condition and realised that nutrition could help. I made an appointment to see
a nutritionist and on her recommendation, modified my diet. The hardest thing was weaning myself off the ten cups of strong coffee a day! What struck me most about seeing the nutritionist was that one day I felt powerless to deal with my illness, and the next I knew I had some control over
my health. I started feeling better after a month: my energy levels had improved,
I was sleeping better and my mood was more positive. After three months, I had
no illness symptoms. After twelve months
I went to see my GP to confirm what I already knew: that there was no sign of
my illness! That was a long time ago and
I am still illness free. |
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After that episode, I started to read many books on nutrition and attended seminars that fuelled my interest. I was amazed at
how much information there was out there about the role of nutrition in, not only the prevention of disease, but also the elimination of various conditions.
I started helping friends and family with their ailments and enjoyed it. I decided that if I was going to advise people I should get a formal qualification. It seemed the most natural thing in the world to enrol on a Nutritional Medicine degree. The course I chose has its foundations in naturopathic principles. This means treating the person as a whole and focusing on encouraging the body’s natural ability to heal itself. I haven’t looked back and love to see people attain good health and achieve their goals in life. |
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