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Your Team
You're in expert hands. Meet your team.
We are delighted to be on this journey with you, and we look forward to getting to know you better. We bring our personal experience, as well as our wealth of expertise. We can help you to: prioritise your goals, overcome your personal obstacles, help you to identify achievable steps to move you forward, and support you to sustain the changes you need to make in order to succeed.
Dr Sundhya Raman
BSc (hons) MBBS D.Phil (Oxon) Dipl IBLM/BSLM
Lifestyle Medicine Doctor
Dr Sundhya Raman is a medical doctor with a degree in Pharmacology & Physiology. She also has a PhD (D.Phil) in Genetics & Epigenetics from Oxford University and is a qualified Lifestyle Medicine physician with the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine & British Society of Lifestyle Medicine. Dr Raman is the Lifestyle Medicine lead at the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society. She created and runs a lifestyle to lower cholesterol programme in primary care. She has contributed to expert consensus statements on cardio-metabolic diseases. She delivers lectures to healthcare professionals on lifestyle change to prevent and reverse chronic diseases at conferences all around the country. She has authored modules for healthcare professionals on type 2 diabetes in younger people as well as in ethnic minorities. Dr Raman has held a variety of both clinical and research roles. She has worked with well known scientists in labs around the world including in cancer genetics at Yale University, and Alzheimers’ cellular physiology at the Wolfson Centre, London. She regularly delivers talks and teaching on lifestyle medicine and healthy ageing to both healthcare professionals as well as to the lay public, including a focus on specific risks and solutions for ethnic minority groups. Her advice on lifestyle shifts for optimum health has been featured in national news publications.
Karen Lee
BSc MSc PGCert
Nutritionist, Author, Chef
Karen is a retired intensive care nurse and naturopathic nutritionist who has a passion for amazingly tasty food that’s also great for health. She has been sharing her innovative whole-food plant-based recipes and teaching others how to use food as medicine as The Sensitive Foodie since 2014. Karen is the author of ‘Eat Well Live Well with The Sensitive Foodie’ and her second book ‘Healing From The Inside Out’ is due for publication later this year. After a lifetime of migraines and yo-yo dieting, Karen discovered she had an allergy to dairy and yeast; eliminating these foods started her healing journey and piqued her interest in the value of food as medicine. Whilst studying nutrition, she took a career break as her husband’s work relocated the family to India for 3 years. It was here she met Dr Nandita Shah who promotes eating a whole-food plant-based diet. Karen changed to a plant-based diet in 2011, lost weight – and sustained it – naturally, personally experiencing the value of culinary medicine. It was Dr Shah who encouraged her to start sharing this on the family’s return to the UK. The Sensitive Foodie Kitchen was established to do just this. Karen also returned to work in ITU, now fully aware of the negative effects of the Western diet pattern on health reflected in many of her patients. Despite her personal changes, Karen was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease in 2016 and left nursing to focus on her personal health using diet and lifestyle and The Sensitive Foodie. She has run in-person and online workshops, cooking classes and courses and holds a weekly online nutrition clinic. Karen also works as a facilitator for the charity Overcoming MS which provides an accessible lifestyle medicine program that supports people with MS. She is the Event Manager for Plant-Based Health Professionals and teaches medical students how to cook plant-based meals as part of their Cooking for the Climate module. Karen and her husband moved from Sussex in 2023 to Devon where they grow their own fruit and vegetables and enjoy travelling the area in their motorhome.
Chris Jolliffe
Fitness Professional (Level 4), Doctor of Chiropractic
Chris Jolliffe is a highly experienced chiropractor, personal trainer, and fitness instructor with over 20 years in the health and fitness industry. Chris specialises in helping clients achieve their fitness and weight loss goals through a holistic approach. He offers a range of services, including functional rehabilitation, and personalised fitness programs. Throughout his career, Chris has completed a variety of specialized courses, including Level 4 certifications in exercise management for obesity and diabetes, falls prevention, sports conditioning, ante and post-natal care, older adults, mental health, and back care. He also enjoys teaching group fitness classes such as Bodypump, Bodycombat, spinning, HIIT, circuits, yoga, and Pilates. Chris takes pride in educating his clients about movement, nutrition, and wellness, ensuring they feel empowered and supported throughout their journey. With a deep commitment to long-term health, he tailors each program to meet individual needs, focusing on building strength, improving posture, and promoting overall wellbeing. Whether you're recovering from injury or looking to lose weight, Chris provides expert guidance and motivation to help you feel your best.
DC, BSc, MChiro, PGCert, MRCC
Nicola Cowee
Personal Trainer
Nicola is a dedicated personal trainer and running coach with a passion for helping people feel strong, confident, and empowered through movement. She specialises in making fitness approachable, enjoyable, and sustainable for everyone, no matter their starting point. As well as working with people who are managing long-term health conditions, she is also a specialist in pelvic floor health and is a menopause transition coach. Her approach prioritises safe, effective exercise that supports overall well-being, helping clients move in a way that feels good, fits their lifestyle, and keeps them motivated for the long run.
Tabitha Ndirangu
Yoga & Wellbeing Instructor
Tabitha is a dedicated yoga teacher with eight years of experience both practicing and teaching yoga. She sees yoga as a powerful tool for maintaining strength and flexibility, as well as promoting an active and healthy lifestyle. Tabitha teaches Hatha Yoga. This style is slower so suitable from beginners to advanced practitioners. Tabitha's passion lies in creating depth within her classes by incorporating philosophy, mindful movement, and meditation, guiding students to connect with themselves on a deeper level. Tabitha's journey to yoga is rooted in her extensive background in the Armed Forces, where she developed a profound understanding of physical fitness, body mechanics, and human performance. Her military experience gave her unique insights into physical conditioning, discipline, and the intricate ways the body can be trained and optimised. Transitioning from a career in the Armed Forces, Tabitha has spent the last eight years dedicated to yoga, bringing her military-honed discipline and deep understanding of physical fitness to her teaching practice. Expertise • Qualified yoga teacher with a Level 4 certificate (QBWY) • 8+ Years of Yoga Practice • Disciplined and Structured Teaching Methodology • Holistic Approach to Wellness
Jamie Beaton
Author, Chef & Breathwork Coach
Jamie Beaton, aka Jamie Beets, is an author and chef who went through his own body transformational journey some years ago, and through his own path of lasting weight loss has helped others to learn the skills of eating delicious, nutritious food that will not only help them to lose weight and keep it off, but also meals that are easy and quick to prepare whilst offering a host of health benefits. We are delighted to showcase some of Jamie's recipes here. Jamie is also a breathwork coach and QiGong instructor, bringing together movement and breathing for physical and mental wellbeing, in particular to help people with managing their stress.
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