My love affair with nature and herbs started many years ago back in Portugal, my homeland. I grew up surrounded by the scent of freshly cut thyme and mint, by the taste of home grown oregano sprinkled on my mother’s salads and by the comfort of lemongrass and verbena infusions from my grandmother’s courtyard. Herbal remedies, often garlic and lemon, were nature’s treats to heal colds and pains.

Being passionate and curious about both nature and science, straight out of High School I decided to study biology and ended up following an academic research career, firstly with a Master Degree in Plant Biology. Later, wanting to do something more health orientated, I moved to the UK to do a PhD in Skin Cancer Biology followed by several years of postdoc work.

That was fun and very interesting but I spent my days in a lab and my heart was telling me I should be out there helping people in a different way. I listened carefully and understood what I had to do, to learn more about the healing power of nature and the herbs from my childhood, finally creating the rewarding formula of helping people through natural medicine. And that's how I became a Naturopath and Herbalist!

Thanks to my background, I successfully implement traditional therapies validated by scientific evidence to my naturopathic practice. Applying this knowledge to help people coming to a place of health and transformation is what I find so rewarding about my job.  

MEMBERSHIPS

I am a member of the Association of Master Herbalists (AMH), the General Naturopathic Council (GNC) and the Association of Naturopathic Practitioners (ANP).