What we eat is an important part of our being. Food provides us with the energy and vital nutrients necessary to remain healthy and help us should we become ill. We may have an allergic reaction or a food intolerance, which leads to an eruption on the skin. Stomach cramps, vomiting or diarrhoea may occur after eating certain foods. Knowing which foods are responsible is the first step to ascertaining how to go about addressing the problem, though this can sometimes seem like a detective’s nightmare. Often the only way is to carry out an elimination diet, by excluding certain substances.

An initial consultation with a professional nutritionist takes about one hour and a half. During which time diagnostic tests including hair samples, gut permeability and allergy testing may also be carried out.

Once the nutritionist is in possession of all the necessary information, a three- month programme which focuses on which foods to eliminate and which foods to increase, plus supplements is incorporated into the persons life.