My journey to becoming a health expert

During the three-year ION course, I studied with world leading providers in personal training including the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), EXOS, The Grey Institute, Functional Movement Systems, and Cor-Kinetic. I then started to understand the importance of movement and exercise within the framework of holistic health.

I went on to complete a degree in Nutritional Therapy at The Centre of Nutritional Education and Lifestyle Management, achieving a 1st class Honours, and then a MSc in Personalised Nutrition.

Through this period I also certified in Applied Functional Science with the Gray Institute, and as a certified Performance Coach through both NASM and EXOS.

I am currently certifying with Animas Centre Of Coaching, as a Transformational Life Coach. This I felt was essential to do, as so many of the barriers I, and my clients, were facing seemed to be behavioural. Many of us know what we ‘should’ and ‘shouldn’t do’, yet we still struggle to make the required changes.

In 2016 I graduated from The Institute For Functional Medicine, at the time being one of approximately 18 practitioners in the UK holding this certification.

In 2018 I co-founded Healthpath which offers at-home gut testing to the general public. As well as receiving an in-depth report of your results, you also receive personalised recommendations from a registered nutritional therapist.

In 2019 I launched with two colleagues ‘The Applied Functional Medicine Mentoring Program’ (www.AFMMP.co.uk) where we mentor healthcare practitioners entering the Functional Medicine space. This includes both education and case study based learning. We price ourselves on providing real clinical value rather than protocol based education.

It was also in 2019 when I had my first breathwork and psychedelic experience at the renowned Synthesis Retreat in the Netherlands. This experience was one of the most profound of my life and led to my training in breathwork to offer this powerful healing tool to my clients.  It also reinforced my belief and understanding in the mind-body connection and the role trauma plays in our health – and we have all experienced trauma.

In 2020 I certified as an Oxygen Advantage Breathwork Instructor. Through my clinical work this year I also became acutely aware of the role mould illness is playing in chronic health conditions such as chronic fatigue and SIBO. I have a dedicated section of my blog to this, check it out here, and I also deliver a module on this topic for AFMMP.

I was also asked to join the team at Exhale Coffee where I have the position of Chief Wellness Officer. Check out the section of my blog dedicated to the health benefits of coffee here.

Finally, my wife Katie fell pregnant and we are due our first child in March 2021.

Current Developments: 2021

I am currently training to become a transformational breathwork facilitator.

I now run a virtual clinic (via zoom) and have the privilege of supporting clients from around the world.