ION, which publishes Optimum Nutrition, was founded to teach nutrition and inspire future generations. Graduate Lorna Rhodes (DipION mBANT rCNHC) told us how, after many successful years as a cookery writer and food stylist, she launched her new career in nutritional therapy — just as most of her friends were retiring!
What drew you to nutritional therapy?
“Since the early ‘80s I was attracted to the world of alternative medicine, having fallen out of love with traditional medicine. I switched to a naturopathic GP who did kinesiology [principles of movement] — very radical in the ‘80s... and I read [Patrick Holford’s] The Optimum Nutrition Bible (1997) avidly. I made enquiries to the Institute to study, but didn’t feel I could manage the course, as I was so busy writing cookery books at the time. But I did get there about 15 years later!”
How does your experience as a cookery writer and food stylist fit into your practice?
“To help clients make dietary changes they need support, and giving them easy, tasty recipes helps support them with their programme. My clients love my recipes and I get great feedback; they feel confident trying them, knowing my background. I still develop new recipes and have been writing for the Waitrose Weekend paper, in the Healthy Everyday section.”
Being an older ION graduate, what do you think that you have been able to bring to your practice as a result of your age and experience?
This story is from the Winter 2018/19 edition of Optimum Nutrition.
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