I came to dietetics in my 30’s after a stint in the advertising industry. I found myself becoming increasingly curious about the conflicting claims made in the media promising, one year, that a so-called ‘superfood’ was going to cure us of all known ills and, the next year, kill us with one bite. I thought I was going to find out the answers and end up with a handy list of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ foods and nice clear rules as to how the whole dietary thing works.

Four years later, I had come to realise that I was wrong.  It was a bit more complicated than that. I didn’t have to avoid eggs like the plague and kale juice was, thank goodness, not an essential food for life.

What my experience as a practicing dietitian has gone on to teach me is that it’s not just what we eat that matters; it’s why, how and who we eat with too. Food is never just a source of nutrients. It’s tightly bound with who we are and can be a source of enormous pleasure and happiness.  Sadly, for some, it’s associations are not so positive. 

So, if you are tempted by an approach which combines common sense and sound clinical knowledge with an interest in the role that food plays in your life, then I might be the dietitian for you and I look forward to working with you.