Karen turned out to be quite the expert!..

I had developed a serious medical condition which had caused me to lose my eyesight. This mitochondrial disorder was also causing me to be hospitalised many times over a series of a few months. As it is a metabolic disorder I decided to try and tackle my nutrition and try to get my health issues under control. As mitochondria produce 90% of our energy it was leaving me to be very unwell and extremely fatigued and at some points, really quite seriously ill.

Not many people know about mitochondria or mitochondrial disease but as it happens Karen turned out to be quite the expert! This made it much easier for me from the very beginning to speak to somebody who understood  the situation.

Due to the mitochondrial condition I was suffering from cyclical vomiting syndrome so from the beginning Karen tackled my gut health and what I was eating. It was difficult at first as it was quite a drastic change to my diet but I went with it as I trusted her advice completely. Karen and I also discussed the medication I was on as it was quite a lot and Karen did a hell of a lot of research into all the medication I was on and I discussed with my GP about taking some of it out which I think helped with my gut problems.

The regular meetings with Karen were very thorough and I think the lifestyle advice probably helped me a lot more than anything else as I think stress was contributing to my bouts of illness. Karen was amazingly patient as it was a difficult time due to the amount of times I was getting sick and she was well-informed and researched considering the condition I have is very rare.

I learned so much from Karen particularly about my thought processes. Now that my stressful time has passed my health is much more stable and I’m applying everything Karen taught me to my daily life and getting back on my feet. I’d like to thank Karen for all the hard work she put into researching my condition and working with me to get my health back on track.

Michelle Filmer, London