About me
These days I divide my time between working with private clients on a variety of health conditions, my NHS GP practice where I work to prevent and reserve chronic diseases in patients, and also doing presentations to corporate businesses with the aim to instil key principles of healthy nutrition, good sleep habits and stress reduction in an accessible manner for all.
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How my journey started - I have been a passionate advocate and follower of ‘all things health’ since I was a child.
Growing up in Belarus, I was lucky to have parents who always cooked from scratch, most things my mum cooked were grown at our dacha (Russian version of a plot allotment with a summer house). There were different shades of the colour green on my plate at most meals. True, as a kid, I didn’t see the point of eating and knowing the names of the multiple cabbage leaves, chard, sorrel, etc. I do know now.
Food is there not only to satisfy our hunger and provide energy, food also carries information to the cells in our body.
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How my journey started - I have been a passionate advocate and follower of ‘all things health’ since I was a child.
Growing up in Belarus, I was lucky to have parents who always cooked from scratch, most things my mum cooked were grown at our dacha (Russian version of a plot allotment with a summer house). There were different shades of the colour green on my plate at most meals. True, as a kid, I didn’t see the point of eating and knowing the names of the multiple cabbage leaves, chard, sorrel, etc. I do know now.
Food is there not only to satisfy our hunger and provide energy, food also carries information to the cells in our body.
At the age of 18 I discovered a passion for the gym. It never dwindled since then. I have tried running, boxing, tennis, swimming and spin classes to always come back to the gym. The main reason being energy.
I was lucky to have trained and learned from some of Britain’s best trainers. Originally my fitness goals were to stay cardiovascularly fit and control my weight, but very soon I discovered the effect of the endorphins - the ‘feel-good' chemicals that the body produces after exercise, they are true happiness boosters!
Exercise is very whimsical though (unless you are a one-sport athlete), depending on the connectivity of all our body systems and processes at the time of the day or month, it is the variety of fast and slow movement that the body seeks.
I was lucky to have trained and learned from some of Britain’s best trainers. Originally my fitness goals were to stay cardiovascularly fit and control my weight, but very soon I discovered the effect of the endorphins - the ‘feel-good' chemicals that the body produces after exercise, they are true happiness boosters!
Exercise is very whimsical though (unless you are a one-sport athlete), depending on the connectivity of all our body systems and processes at the time of the day or month, it is the variety of fast and slow movement that the body seeks.
At the age of 18 I discovered a passion for the gym. It never dwindled since then. I have tried running, boxing, tennis, swimming and spin classes to always come back to the gym. The main reason being energy.
I was lucky to have trained and learned from some of Britain’s best trainers. Originally my fitness goals were to stay cardiovascularly fit and control my weight, but very soon I discovered the effect of the endorphins - the ‘feel-good' chemicals that the body produces after exercise, they are true happiness boosters!
Exercise is very whimsical though (unless you are a one-sport athlete), depending on the connectivity of all our body systems and processes at the time of the day or month, it is the variety of fast and slow movement that the body seeks.
I was lucky to have trained and learned from some of Britain’s best trainers. Originally my fitness goals were to stay cardiovascularly fit and control my weight, but very soon I discovered the effect of the endorphins - the ‘feel-good' chemicals that the body produces after exercise, they are true happiness boosters!
Exercise is very whimsical though (unless you are a one-sport athlete), depending on the connectivity of all our body systems and processes at the time of the day or month, it is the variety of fast and slow movement that the body seeks.
I am a bit of a science nerd. I like to read scientific research in original. There is so much conflicting advice
out there!
Nutrition is one of the most controversial areas where even the medical community doesn’t seem to agree on many things. My previous work experience in marketing and journalism taught me to analyse new claims with healthy scepticism.
I scour latest research and re-reference the evidence from its original sources. As a result, the recommendations I make to my clients, regarding a new type of greens to eat, supplements to take or an exercise routine to try out, have been thoroughly researched and backed by most recent evidence.
out there!
Nutrition is one of the most controversial areas where even the medical community doesn’t seem to agree on many things. My previous work experience in marketing and journalism taught me to analyse new claims with healthy scepticism.
I scour latest research and re-reference the evidence from its original sources. As a result, the recommendations I make to my clients, regarding a new type of greens to eat, supplements to take or an exercise routine to try out, have been thoroughly researched and backed by most recent evidence.
By knowing which foods to eat or how to exercise smartly and get enough sleep, we either expand the life of our mitochondria and thus inject energy into our body or we make them deteriorate and die.
By knowing which foods to eat or how to exercise smartly and get enough sleep, we either expand the life of our mitochondria and thus inject energy into our body or we make them deteriorate and die.
Become a better self
My qualification with the Institute for Integrative Nutrition has given me a chance to learn from the world’s leading nutrition, psychology, sleep, mind & body experts. As a graduate of the Institute I have a holistic approach to health and wellbeing.
I will guide you to make smart choices when it comes to picking healthy and nutritious foods, knowing how to keep hydrated, choosing the level of physical activity that is suitable for your body, being in control of stress factors and making sure your daily activities enrich your life and make you feel uplifted and strong.
I will guide you to make smart choices when it comes to picking healthy and nutritious foods, knowing how to keep hydrated, choosing the level of physical activity that is suitable for your body, being in control of stress factors and making sure your daily activities enrich your life and make you feel uplifted and strong.