Kerryn qualified as a dietitian in 2003. She is married to a man of the sea and has two children. She has been consulting with people from all walks of life and all ages for 18 years. She has worked in rural state hospitals in KZN as well as large tertiary hospitals in London. For the last 10 years she has been working in private practice in KZN, her home.
She has gained extensive specialist experience in the areas of general medicine, community nutrition, paediatrics, fertility, pregnancy, surgery, gastroenterology, allergies, food intolerances, sports nutrition, genetics & functional nutrition. She continues to further her studies on all of the above topics by attending courses & webinars regularly. She is soon to study again to further her knowledge on functional nutrition.
Kerryn has always believed in using food as medicine. She educates people on how to better understand how their diet can contribute to a better state of wellness.
“This should always be someone’s ultimate goal. I get clients to question whether they feel the best version of themselves or not. Once this is established as a bench mark, I help clients to make changes to, not only their diet and eating habits, but also to their overall lifestyle choices. It is incredibly beneficial to wellbeing and the prevention of disease to understand the key variables that contribute to someone’s state of wellness. If you feel the best version of yourself then you are well, and you are actively preventing disease.”
In the absence of clinical symptoms people assume that they are well and just carry on. Society tends to wait until there is a diagnosable symptom before they address their lifestyle choices. Often it is too late. The true value in health lies in the prevention of and delaying in the symptoms from surfacing. People take their bodies for granted, believe they are invincible and do not take care of themselves. People underestimate how the small choices they make on a day to day basis can significantly affect their health in the long run. All of the small, bad choices we make progressively, put strain on our defences until they can no longer cope. This is when symptoms of disease start to appear. Kerryn helps clients to understand their weak links as well as how to best support these.
“Everyone is different and we simply can no longer apply a blanket approach to how we manage our health. We now have sufficient scientific evidence to prove this. Assuming that everyone is on a level playing field with regards to their health, disease risk and how carefree their lifestyle choices need to be is not only irresponsible, but also potentially dangerous.”
The above principle applies to everyone; infants, children, adults, athletes, healthy people and those with clinical symptoms. Each person needs to establish a key set of principles that they need to apply to their overall lifestyle behaviour. No matter your age, background or activity Kerryn will work with you to help you to understand what these principles mean for you. The best part is, that she practices what she preaches.
“Each client is different and will each have their own goals. Everyone needs an individualised approach to their diet and lifestyle choices.
If you feel well, your body will be well and you will be well. You can then do whatever it is you want to do to the best of your ability.
Your day to day choices have a huge impact on this.”