Karin Elgar nutritional therapist manchester

About Karin Elgar

After obtaining a Degree in Biology and a PhD in Physiology I worked in the pharmaceutical industry for many years gaining a good medical knowledge and an insight into drug development. I had long had an interest in a healthy lifestyle and after experiencing myself how simple changes to my diet significantly improved my health I decided to take this interest further and started a three year course at the Institute for Optimum Nutrition (ION). From there I graduated in 2004 and have since then been practicing as a nutritional therapist in the Greater Manchester area.

I have a special interest in women's health, supporting metabolic and hormonal homeostasis and fertility, optimising gastrointestinal health, promoting wellbeing and vitality with the pressures of modern lifestyles and weight management needs.

I am a member of the British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy (BANT) where I also serve on the Committee for Professional Practice (formerly Ethics Committee). I am registered with the Complementary & Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC) which is recognized by the Department of Health as the voluntary regulatory body for complementary therapists. As a member of their virtual network of nutritional therapists I take referrals from Nuffield Proactive Health.

I am an associate complementary therapist of Mr Luciano Nardo, internationally renowned consultant in gynaecology and reproductive medicine. Mr Nardo is a director of North West Fertility, one of the largest and most successful private IVF clinics in the UK, and of Gyne-Health, an organization committed to providing the highest quality of care in gynaecology, fertility, reproductive medicine and surgery using an evidence-based and holistic multidisciplinary approach.

At present, I run clinics at my office in Stalybridge, Cheshire, at Saks/David Lloyd Cheadle and at the Body & Mind Therapy Centre in Mossley, Lancashire. I offer daytime, evening and Saturday appointments. Telephone follow-up consultations can be arranged for clients who live too far to travel however the initial consultation should take place face-to-face.

In addition to seeing individual clients I deliver seminars and workshops on healthy eating and have undertaken several nutrition consultancy projects.