Isabel Hemmings

My name is Isabel, I am a Nutritional Therapist and I work with a colleague, Sue Wharton, at Cinnamon Days CIC. We provide nutritional support to people who want to lose weight or have metabolic health conditions, such as Type 2 Diabetes, pre-diabetes, insulin resistance and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and to people with ME/CFS or Long Covid.

1. Metabolic Health conditions
We use an evidence based low-carb approach to support people with weight and metabolic health issues. As Nutritional Therapists we can also support people with concurrent issues, such as digestive problems, thyroid issues, hormonal problems and well-being issues.

We consider obesity and metabolic ill-health to be diseases caused by hormonal disruption, particularly of the hormone insulin and many appetite regulating hormones. This leads to a spiralling effect of increasing hunger, overeating, blood sugar instability, lethargy, low metabolic rate, depression and weight gain.

We believe obesity needs to be tackled at its root cause ‘ insulin resistance. When blood insulin levels are consistently high the body responds by developing resistance to the effects of this hormone, which determines how the body stores or uses fuels for energy. High blood insulin levels then pre-dispose you to fat-storage, particularly around the abdomen, leading to overweight and obesity, heart disease and a higher risk of type 2 diabetes. Blood insulin levels are kept high when the diet is high in sugars and carbohydrates.

Our approach to helping you lose weight, reduce your diabetes risk, and support hormone balance and metabolism, is to help you transition to a diet based on real whole foods that are low in sugars and carbohydrates but rich in the nutrients you need to support good health. We also provide advice on lifestyle aspects that impinge on health such as sleep quality, stress management, emotional well being and exercise.

2. ME/CFS and Long Covid
We provide a Lottery funded Nutrition Club for people with ME/CFS or Long Covid along with individual packages for people with ME/CFS or Long Covid

What we provide:
Nutritional Therapy packages for individuals:
– One-to-one Nutritional Therapy support for weight loss or metabolic health issue, ME/CFS or Long Covid or other health issues

Group Weight Loss and health improvement programmes:
– Online group programmes for weight loss and metabolic health
– A Low-Carb membership Club
Health and Nutrition Club for people with ME/CFS or Long Covid

A Nutritional Analysis Service:
‘ This dietary deep dive analysis the quality of your current diet and gives personalised recommendations for dietary improvements

Free 30-minute consultation:
We offer a free 30-minute weight and health consultation to help you assess whether a low-carb approach to weight loss is right for you.

Talks:
We are very happy to talk to local groups, employees or others on a range of topics related to nutrition and health.