Unlike generic nutrition programmes, which focus solely on weight loss and have a standardised approach, we take a whole lifestyle health approach: 

Size & shape

Gut & Liver health

Blood sugar levels & response

Sleep

Exercise

Mood & Stress

Physical environment

Digital habits & health

And, we tailor our approach to you. 

Why?

To succeed. You could have the best diet, but still fail because of other things around it like stress, or even when you eat. Multiple things interact and so they can't be ignored. 

We are like an affordable version of private health care, but instead we help prevent many of today's health problems rather than deal with them when they arise.

We want to help you live a more fulfilled life and lessen the burden on our NHS.

It all starts with an assessment and a conversation, then it's all dependent on your situation and what's important to you.

We're here to support you one-to-one in the way that works for you, not create limitations.

Everybody changes and learns in a different way, and we support that.

We've researched many leading author's works across the health spectrum, and keep up to date with advancements as they come. 

We've incorporated this into our own lives gradually and now bring you support to do the same.

This saves you the time, saves you from approaches which have no scientific merit or validation.

See our updated science page to catch up on a snapshot of up to date information.

Whether you are an individual, coming as a couple, or coming as a whole family, we can support. 

We haven't come across another service which combines preventative medicine, coaching and can support you as a family or individual. 

Instead, we help you build up a toolbox of principles.

And, you can learn how your body reacts to specific foods and other changes you make. 

Whilst we do offer tests to understand aspects such as gut health, liver health, blood sugar response insulin resistance, in many cases these aren't necessary initially, or at all. 

We don't sell or encourage you to take random tests or products that don't help you, or whose results are unactionable. 

We don't sell supplements. We don't encourage the use of them where the science doesn't match the claim.

Instead, you'll be able to query products or tests you see from other providers and whether they are worth you doing.

We also see the issues with today's food environment, which includes biased and confusing health messaging. We aim to provide you with the right tools to navigate it. 

Part of our expertise is in sustainability.

We can help you and your family become more sustainable in all you do, from home life, to diet, to travel. 

But, we don't judge. If this doesn't interest you, we won't make recommendations or push the issue.

We help make this suitable for you no matter your gender at birth, the gender you identify with, or whether you're neurodiverse or neurotypical.

If you have learning or accessibility needs then we can adjust to suit your style.

There are multiple aspects to this. 

In terms of food shopping, it depends on what you currently buy and the make up of your diet. If you currently eat a lot of meat and you were to move to eating more plants, you may save money in the process. 

You may find that certain supplements or over the counter medications you've been taking are no longer required, and stopping taking these can save a substantial amount. 

Your behaviour changes as a result of the programme though will probably have the biggest benefit on your wallet. Getting in control of your complete health situation and your hormones may make you more immune to advertising fads and buying things in life you don't need. You may enjoy more of the free things life has to offer and save a substantial amount of money in the process.

Additionally, should the healthcare system become more private in the future, or should you need substantial days off in the future to deal with long term illnesses, then these may cost you significantly. Either in time off, the cost of treatment, or the cost of insurance. Already, health insurance varies widely due to medical conditions. Having a long term health condition will make insurance either very expensive or you may not be able to get insured.

So, proactively taking control of your health, and ensuring better long term health outcomes, could save you a substantial sum.

We use a mix of short term tools and longer term assessment to help you understand your response to food and other interventions. These are personal to you and your situation at the time of testing.

In terms of immediate feedback, we use continuous glucose monitoring to help you understand your blood sugar response to eating different meals, drinks, snacks, and to exercise.  

This is using a small electronic device which is put on your arm, and is connected to your smartphone. This looks at your blood sugar levels multiple times per hour. 

You record what food you eat, what exercise you take, and if you like, your sleep and waking patterns. You can see the changes in your blood sugar levels for each of these things you do.

If you connect to our data service, we can analyse the results and help provide you with insights about how to improve your blood sugar responses, which foods are providing a more healthy or unhealthy response for you specifically. When doing this as a family, or as a couple, we can suggest changes that are most aligned to be positive for all. 

However, rather than just doing this in isolation, we help you understand how this fits into the bigger picture and whether (and how) to adjust your programme so that you reach your goals.  

In terms of longer term feedback, we can look at interventions you are making via food choices and timing, sleep, and other factors. And, test your gut health as a result of interventions you are making. As a result, you build up a picture of what is working, and not working, for you and your longer term response to these interventions. 

The purpose of all of these is to help you understand specific factors which are helping or hindering your health (or you changing shape). Because your response is individual, our general assessments can only go so far before the personalised testing we offer is wanted or needed. 

A final key point is not to be reductionist. For example, how something affects your blood sugar levels is not the only consideration, there is also your gut health, mental wellbeing, etc.  So, we don't advise just following one measure alone and basing all your decisions on this. We try to remain whole picture and help you to do so.

Our blood testing service operates across the UK so it's likely that there will be something reasonably close to you. It may be possible, area dependent, to pay additional and have blood taken at your home.

The blood testing allows understanding of areas such as your liver health, cardiovascular health, and blood sugar control. 

Either as a result of the lifestyle health assessment, a consultation, or at your discretion, a test can be purchased by you. 

We can give you a guide price before knowing your area. But, as price varies by area due to your local clinic where the blood is drawn having different costs to one another, we need to know that for an exact price.  

You book the test time and location via telephone, and then have blood taken at the clinic of your choosing (Monday-Saturday). 

The blood is sent to the laboratory and then processed. We provide you with the results of your test once they're available. 

After the results, you can decide whether you'd like to book in an ad hoc consultation with us. And, we can discuss adapting your programme suitably as a result of the test results. 

In order to provide the best cost and least hassle to you, the lab does store some of blood for a period, in case additional tests are required. In a number of cases, where they are, this can save the time and cost of getting blood taken again.

Note that only the minimum personal data are provided to third parties we work with in order to deliver this nationwide service. 

Our gut health (microbiome) testing operates across the UK, and does not require you to visit any clinic. 

The gut health (microbiome) testing allows understanding of either an overview of gut health (different bacteria, parasites, viruses, yeasts, etc and their abundance), or more detailed including other biomarkers relating to gastrointestinal health (see full description in our store). 

Either as a result of the lifestyle health assessment, a consultation, or at your discretion, a test can be purchased by you. 

It does require you to take three stool (poo) samples from three different days, and then these are sent off to the laboratory for processing. In case you're concerned, all equipment is provided so you can do this safely and hygienically.  We also provide guidance on anything to avoid eating just for the days before and during your test window.

The test kit is sent to your home. And, collection packaging is included. You provide the samples. You arrange a suitable time for the collection of the package. 

The samples are sent to the laboratory and then processed. We provide you with the results of your test once they're available.

Rather than just leave you with information you don't necessarily know what to do with, we include a consultation with you, which is best had once you've had a chance to read the summary results. 

We can discuss interventions with you to help you positively change your gut health, if/where required. We can help you adapt your lifestyle suitably as a result of the test results. 

Note that only the minimum personal data are provided to third parties we work with in order to deliver this nationwide service.

Inline with good nutrition practice, we don't advise you to avoid or exclude certain foods or food groups from your diet (allergies excluded).

Using exclusion type diets - getting you to cut out food groups or certain foods - you may actually be reducing your intake of the range of nutrients you need, which will not be good for your health. 

Eating a less wide range of real foods tends to correlate with decreased diversity of bacteria in your gut, which as a consequence, is detrimental to your overall health and longevity (they’re that important!).

Whilst we provide a select range of tests to help you understand some key health aspects (whose results are actionable), you are welcome to purchase tests from anywhere and we can still take the findings into account. 

We just tend to find that people are often sold tests where the results aren't actionable, they don't need it, or the test method isn't valid. Our 'Ask Emily' service helps prevent our members wasting money on such tests. 

Also, people often don't get the post-test support from other providers, just a lengthy report and then they're left on their own.