Dr Kirstie Lawton
Background & Bio details
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I am passionate about brain health having had my own brain-related health concerns in childhood that were seemingly undiagnosable, and corrected through diet and lifestyle by my ‘ahead of her time’ mother. I have been a nutritionist for 24 years and a functional nutritionist for 10. I started out as a conventional nutritionist but retrained in functional nutrition at ION when my mother was dying and I had no ability to intervene. For the first 20 years of my nutrition career, I specialised in paediatric, adolescent and young adult health and I have been transitioning to complex neurodegenerative health for the past few years.
Having worked predominantly with a focus on the gut-brain axis, neurodivergence and nutritional psychiatry, I am currently focusing more and more on neurodegenerative health, and particularly, Motor Neuron Disease (MND)/Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson’s Disease, Huntington’s Disaease and Multiple Sclerosis. To support this work, I am currently completing a Masters Degree in Neuroscience and Neurodegeneration at the University of Sheffield.
In addition to my clinical work, I have a variety of academic roles. Having been instrumental in it’s establishment, I am a module coordinator on the ION Graduate Diploma. I also lecture in Children’s Health (including brain related health conditions) at ION, BCNH (University of Northampton) and Worcester University. I am a member of the editorial board for the Nutritional Medicine Institute and Journal, an advisor to Parkinson’s Guernsey and a member of the Medical Committee for Healing ALS.
For a reference please speak to Heather Rosa, Dean, ION or Benjamin Brown, founder and CEO, NMI
Areas of specialisation:
List by age group and condition e.g
Adults with Motor Neuron Disease (MND)/Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson’s Disease, Huntington’s disease and Multiple Sclerosis
Teenagers and adults with mental health concerns including anxiety, depression, OCD, insomnia.
Children, teenagers and young adults with neurodivergent tendencies, particularly ADD and ADHD.
Contact details:
Contact me:
07990 506843/01572820108
kirstie@younutritionclinic.com
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