Experienced Nutritionist

Hello, I'm Laura. From a very young age I was interested in food. As a teenager growing up in Glasgow, I loved baking. I was obsessed with wanting to learn about bread and how to perfect a cinnamon bun! During secondary school I thought I would go into catering. I had lots of work experience waitressing at a café in a local shopping centre, then in a local country club every summer and Christmas. I also learned kitchen skills in a 5 star hotel. However, my journey took me in a different direction.  I started to study Food Technology.  I then completed a BSc in Food Science with Marketing in Edinburgh at Queen Margaret University. During this period of my life, at any opportunity I would read or watch something related to the body and health or nutrition.

I had several jobs as a Quality or Technical Manager in the food industry, often supplying own label products to UK supermarkets as well as working on new product development. My job took in all aspects of food safety, from sourcing raw materials, to inspecting them coming into the factory and then throughout the entire process until dispatch. This also included all elements of food hygiene, educating staff or cleaning machines. My roles also involved liaising with local authorities, the supermarkets and suppliers. It was a very busy, fast and demanding role which I did as a mother of firstly one and then 2 young daughters. I was fortunate to work for some small firms, but also had the opportunity to work at both Cadbury’s and Warburton’s.

By 2005 I had relocated with my family from Glasgow to London. I then left the food industry behind me and worked with my husband in his growing consultancy business, while having the flexibility to be there for my girls. My HR, admin and accountancy skills developed during these years. In 2018 I began to study Nutrition at the College of Naturopathic Medicine, and I am delighted that I have now set up my nutritional therapy clinic.