How are you today, and how is your health?Let's face it, everyone is different, and the key to enjoying optimum health and vitality, feeling better, living longer and staying free from disease, is to develop an understanding of the food and drink that can enhance this process.
Lesley McLauchlan, a clinical nutritionist and food consultant, has extensive experience of helping children and adults alike to develop healthy eating habits, as well as correcting the effects of a poor diet.
Cook
(http://www.cookfood.net/) is a family-run business that firmly believes that food should be prepared using fresh ingredients and proper cooking techniques - much as you would use in your own home.Cook approached me in January 2005 to advise them on their nutrition guide 'Cook for your Wellbeing'. The Guide is currently available in all Cook shops. Following on from its phenomenal success, we are currently working on a 'Cook for your Wellbeing - For Kids'.
"I started working with Lesley in January 2005. She was recommended to me by Michael Franklin of The Allergy and Nutrition Centre. Instantly when we spoke, I knew the relationship was going to work extremely well! Lesley is incredibly knowledgeable, professional, creative and most of all a pleasure to work with. Her advice was completely invaluable during the writing of Cook's nutrition guide and her input and commitment to the project made it the success it was. I cannot recommend her to you enough". Jennifer Perry, Nutrition Manager, Cook
"We feel very lucky to have found Lesley. She advised us on our Nutrition Guide, and combines a great knowledge with loads of experience. But most importantly, we found her to be balanced, practical and very approachable. Not scary at all, but still passionate about how much of a positive difference good nutrition can make in life". James Perry, Managing Director, Cook
Glenesk
Lesley also oversees the catering and menu planning at Glenesk School in Surrey (http://www.glenesk.co.uk/). In 2004, the school were the first in the UK to have a totally Organic menu, and as a direct result of this, Lesley came runner-up in the Best School Dinner in Britain Awards, sponsored by the Daily Telegraph and Waitrose.
Lesley McLauchlan Dip(BCNH), M.BANT, Consultant in Nutrition, initially studied Food and Nutrition in the late 1970s. She subsequently completed the 3.5 year Diploma Course in Nutrition and Health, at the renowned British College of Nutrition and Health in London, after spending much of her career within the food industry.
Lesley's nutrition consultancy helps adults and children alike to make healthy food choices. As well as giving general nutritional advice, she regularly holds one-day workshops in both the private and public sector on how to improve health in the workplace. In addition, she is registered with the Food and Mood Project (helping individuals with mental health problems such as Alzheimers, Anxiety and Depression (http://www.foodandmood.org/). Lesley also belongs to the Satellite Network of Practitioners called Nourish, an organisation that helps couples prepare for conception, pregnancy and birth (http://www.nourish-fertility.com/).
She has a special interest in children's health, notably with behavioural problems such as ADD/ADHD and Autistic Spectrum Disorders, a subject on which she has completed extensive research work. Lesley has taken part in several radio and TV interviews on the subject of child nutrition for the London College of Communications
Lesley holds a regular clinic at the Manley Clinic in London (http://www.manley.omnia.co.uk). She specialises in helping people with allergies and food intolerances, IBS, Candida and Multiple Sclerosis.