Supporting brain health with nutrition and lifestyle medicine

Nutrition and the Brain was founded by Dr Kirstie Lawton, Director of You Nutrition Clinic, to support and educate those with neurological and neurodegenerative symptoms and diagnoses.

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Kirstie is an AfN registered Nutritionist, a BANT registered Nutritionist, and a CNHC registered Nutritional Therapist, with a nutrition career spanning more than 20 years. Her interest in brain health is based on her own experience with a seemingly undiagnosable range of neurological symptoms, which have improved through diet, lifestyle and nutraceutical support. You Nutrition Clinic was founded in 2020, and now has a team of healthcare professionals who specialise in neurodegenerative and neurological health conditions. 

 

She obtained a BSc Hons in Public Health Nutrition and a PhD in Nutrition from Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, and a DipION in Nutritional Therapy from the Institute for Optimum Nutrition in Richmond, London, and a PGCE in Higher Education at the University of London to support her academic role. She is also currently completing an MSc in Neuroscience and Neurodegeneration through the University of Sheffield School of Medicine and Population Health. 

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In addition to her academic role, Kirstie was integral in the establishment of the UK's first level 6 Graduate Diploma in Integrative Functional Nutrition at the Institute for Optimum Nutrition in collaboration with Portsmouth University, which was developed to support medical doctors, allied and complementary healthcare practitioners, to understand and incorporate functional nutritional concepts into their current practice. She is also a member of the editorial board of the Nutritional Medicine Institute (NMI) and journal. ​

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You Nutrition has a dedicated researcher, Richard Moore, who is responsible for monitoring the wider literature and ensuring that all clinical protocols are evidence-based. Richard is also responsible for our Instagram page and our blog, Brain Bites. Follow along for an up-to-date breakdown of the latest in the world of neuroscience and neurodegeneration!

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