Catherine Morgan speaks to ‘nutritional therapist to the stars’ Amelia Freer
With an Instagram following of more than 118k, A-list celebrities beating a path to her clinic door, and three best-selling nutrition books under her belt, Amelia Freer could be described as a poster woman for healthy eating. It would also be easy to label her as part of the so called ‘clean-eating’ movement that took the UK by storm, and which has more recently seen a negative backlash. But as a qualified nutritional therapist — she is an alumna of the Institute for Optimum Nutrition (ION), which is also the home of Optimum Nutrition — Amelia is clear on the difference between an enthusiastic blogger and a qualified professional.
Common sense
“We need to bring a little common sense to the clean-eating debate,” she says. “Firstly, probably the most important step is to drop the ‘clean’ label, because what may have started out as a phrase used to describe a diet that was free from highly-processed or refined foods has now become a value judgement with a whole lot of emotional baggage attached to it. This is unhelpful for everyone.
“Secondly, although the media may have portrayed me as a part of the trend, I would have to disagree. I am a qualified and experienced nutrition professional — and I take my role in promoting the importance of good nutrition very seriously indeed.
“I, therefore, feel that I am a different entity to many of the other bloggers or Instagram stars, who promote overly restrictive nutrition and an unhealthy body image, without any background in nutritional science.”
This story is from the Autumn 2017 edition of Optimum Nutrition.
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