In 1986 Christopher graduated from The Institute for Optimum Nutrition (ION) and established The Nutrition Consultancy, applying the principles of orthomolecular medicine through the practice and teaching of Nutritional Therapy. His study at ION was in response to his wife’s illness. He became a partner and co-owner of ION between 1987 and 1990, acting in the capacity of director, course coordinator, lecturer, tutor and internal examiner. Since leaving ION he has continued his work with The Nutrition Consultancy, which has included researching, writing and publishing about the biochemistry and physiology of nutrients, especially minerals; designing and developing nutrient supplements and teaching sound nutritional principles to students and the public through lectures and seminars. Christopher  is a registered practitioner with the Nutritional Therapy Council and a member of the British Register of Complementary Practitioners (Nutritional Therapy). Since 1980 he has studied Ju-Jitsu, Aikido, T'ai Qi Chuan, Qi Gong, Western boxing and self-defence, teaching a combination of these styles to adults and children from 1985 until his retirement from teaching in 1999. From these studies he has learned about human energy fields, their interface with the physical, mental and emotional bodies and their influences on health. Now living and working in south west Cornwall, Christopher is an ability companion for his wife Deborah on her journey through the extensive pharmacological and surgical treatments that have been applied to her auto-immune illnesses over the past thirty years. This has given him experience of the consequences of living with life-changing disease and the importance of the four foundational elements of health in supporting quality of life throughout the course of diseases and their treatments. Back to Top