About Joanna
Joanna is a Nutritional Therapist professionally trained by The Institute for Optimum Nutrition (ION). ION is based in Richmond, south west London, and was founded in 1984 by Patrick Holford with Dr Linus Pauling as Founding Patron. She graduated in 2003 and has been in continual practice ever since.
She is also a fully insured member of The British Association for Nutritional Therapists (BANT) and is registered with The Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) whose mission is ‘to support the use of complementary and natural healthcare as a uniquely positive and safe experience’ and their key purpose is ‘to protect the public by means of regulating practitioners on a voluntary register for complementary and natural healthcare practitioners’.
It is a requirement of all CNHC registered practitioners to maintain their skills by undertaking Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and Joanna regularly attends lectures & seminars to keep updated of the latest research & developments in nutrition.
She specializes in digestive health having gained a wealth of experience working for Biological Testing Services (BTS), the UK representative for the leading German microbiological Dr Hauss Laboratory. For three years her work for BTS involved analysing test results, providing support to practitioners in understanding their patient’s results and suggesting suitable protocols. She is currently the BTS Nutritionist conducting nutritional consultations for people with a range of gastro-intestinal complaints.
Since 2006, Joanna has been a tutor to final year students on the Nutritional Therapy Diploma / Science Foundation Degree at The Institute for Optimum Nutrition.
