I’m sure that you’ll have noticed that biotin is rife within products that purport to support hair growth, but does biotin work? It’s also known as Vitamin B7 and is a water soluble vitamin that isn’t stored in the body. It’s main role is the activation of enzymes called carboxylases…

After passing my Practical Skills Assessment with the Kresser Institute I needed to accrue a prescribed number of hours in order to become certified as a Functional Health Coach. I was looking for people who were ready to transform their lives! I’m part of a Facebook group dedicated to women’s…

As a Functional Health Coach one of the areas that I work on with clients is cleaning up their home environments. This is a key step towards recovery for those suffering from autoimmune disorders like alopecia or Hashimoto’s. For starters we look at water and indoor air. Together we examine…

When I told my friends that I’d decided that it was time to go grey they were surprised and immediately started peppering me with suggestions about how best to cover those pesky grey roots. They’d missed the point. I know about all of the ways to cover that new growth…

Losing your hair can be a traumatic experience. Rightly or wrongly it’s one of the fail-safe ways we use to describe people in a short-hand way based purely on appearance: she’s blonde, he’s a red-head (or ginger), she’s got amazing curls… We all tend to identify with our hair, and…

This is my current favourite cookie! It’s gluten free, and can be made dairy free if you’re not able to tolerate dairy. It’s made in a few minutes using just a food processor. Why do I call it the ‘Feel Good’ cookie? Well, because chocolate chips… obviously. Plus the two…

As I wrap up my Functional Medicine Health Coach training I’ve been talking to women all over the world about their lives, goals and dreams during this time of COVID-19. I’ve coached women across the US, Europe, Asia and Australia. …

A key focus of mine as a Functional Medicine Health Coach is to support my clients to improve their gut health. We know that 70–80% of our immune system resides in the gut, and I work primarily with clients who are living with autoimmune diseases. It’s an area that fascinates…

First off, while it would be fantastic to receive a diagnosis at the very first hint of a bald spot, the chances are that it will take a period of time to receive a diagnosis after your child develops alopecia. Then you know what you’re dealing with, and can take…