About Carmel
Carmel Pickering is Head Nutritional Therapist at the Nutrition and Health Clinic. Carmel is fully qualified in both the science of nutrition as well as clinical practice and holds a nutrition degree from the University of Westminster, the UK's leading University for Nutritional Therapy. She also received 'Student of the Year' award upon graduation.
Carmel is a member of the Nutrition Society and British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy (BANT) a professional body, which imposes a strict code of ethics and practice on its members. Carmel is also approved by the NHS Directory of Complementary Medicines and is a registered PRU Health and Cigna Health provider.
She is experienced in working within the field of nutrition both in a corporate and personal capacity. She is the only BANT registered member holding a nutrition degree, based in Ruislip. On this basis she is keen and passionate to raise awarness of the importance of good nutrition within the local community and surrounding areas and promotes this by providing nutritional talks and seminars. Her approach is friendly and encouraging whilst maintaining professional standards and confidentiality.
Prior to Carmel's nutrition career she worked within Investment Banking in the City of London, so completely understands how stress, a busy lifestyle and working late can play a large part in making poor dietary choices, and impact on health. She has had first hand experience of making life-long dietary changes, providing her with an insight as to how positive dietary changes can provide zest and vitality for life.
Carmel has yet to meet a person who eats 100% healthy 100% of the time and therefore her recommendations are realistically based on finding a balance between healthy food choices and less healthy food choices. She is a passionate advocate of how simple dietary changes can really make a difference to health, weight and energy.
Carmel also undertakes Continuing Professional Development by attending seminars and workshops which regularly updates her knowledge of the latest scientific, evidence-based research and practice.
