Meet Abi Owens
Naturopathy Nutritional Therapist, DipNT (mANP, mGNC)
Specialisms: Digestion, Fatigue, Anxiety, Depression
After being diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/ CFS) in 2012. Abi pursued alternative medicine to support and heal her symptoms due to a lack of knowledge, understanding and support through western medicine. The journey has led Abi to try various alternative therapies including naturopathy nutrition, acupuncture, homeopathy, herbal medicine, and functional tests. Abi studied at the College of Naturopathic Medicine as a Naturopathic Nutritionist.
‘Going through the journey of living with a chronic illness for over 10 years I decided to take control of my own health and study for 3 years with the College of Naturopathic Medicine and qualify as a Nutritional Therapist. I’ve made a big leap in my own health journey by getting to the root of ME/CFS with functional testing, this has led me to a road of recovery. My goal is to help people get to the root of their health issues and treat the person as a whole rather than just the illness.’
The Goodness Guide team is growing to meet all the needs of our clients.
Meet Shelley Van Der Berg
Nutritional Therapist, DipNT (mBANT, rCNHC)
Specialisms: Cancer, Autoimmunity & Nutrigenomics
As a Nutritional Therapist Shelley works on an individual basis, to conduct a holistic assessment of nutritional requirements by discussing your symptoms and health concerns. She uses a wide range of tools to assess and identify potential nutritional imbalances and understand nutritional factors affecting your health. She will put an individual programme for diet and supplementation together and help you to understand how these changes might contribute to symptomatic relief and optimised health. In this way, Shelley will empower you to support your overall health and wellbeing through nourishing the body and mind for a more balanced state through applied nutrition.
Shelley trained in Naturopathic Nutritional Therapy from the prestigious College of Naturopathic Medicine. As part of her training she has completed 100's of hours in clinical practice and has undertaken additional postgraduate training. Shelley is an Integrative Mycomedicine Association expert, holds specialist nutrigenomics training and a certified health coaching skills. She is also a certified yoga teacher and level 4 cancer exercise specialist.
