THE TEAM

Clemmie Oliver

Founder and IBD Specialist NutritionIST

Clemmie is a Registered Associate Nutritionist (MSc, ANutr) and Qualified Nutritional Therapist (DipION, mBANT, CNHC) with over five years experience working privately in the UK and internationally with people with IBD. She regularly speaks on the topic of nutrition for companies in the UK and globally, and works with a number of IBD charities and companies as a nutrition advisor. She has also carried out research in the area of IBD with the University of Aberdeen.

Clemmie was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis at the age of 9, lived with an ileostomy for seven years, and has had a J-pouch since 2009. She was also diagnosed with IBS in 2014. Her personal experience, and the lack of nutrition support along her journey, is why she is so passionate about helping others with IBD to get the vital nutrition support they need. You can read more about Clemmie’s journey here.

Clemmie set up The Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine Clinic in 2018 to improve the quality of life of other people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Clemmie and her team are incredibly passionate about empowering patients with IBD by providing evidence-based nutrition support to bring clarity around diet and their IBD, remove fear from food, optimise nutritional intake, and support symptom management, as well as being their patient advocate ensuring they are receiving the care they need.

Outside of being a Nutritionist, Clemmie enjoys being active and is happiest when hiking and climbing mountains in the Highlands of Scotland!

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Jess Upton

registered specialist gastroenterology Dietitian

Jess is an HCPC registered, highly specialist gastroenterology Dietitian. She has over 11 years experience working as a Dietitian in the NHS and Private sector both in an inpatient and outpatient setting.

She has a specialist interest in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), having published a research paper in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition entitled ‘Nutritional Status and Anthropometry in Children with IBD’, and also working clinically with clients. Jess also has significant respect and empathy for clients with IBD, having had the disease herself for the past 24 years. She has personal experience of IBD medications and surgery, and now lives with a permanent ileostomy (stoma). Jess is therefore able to offer both professional nutrition support, and a compassionate understanding to clients seeking IBD support and those living with a stoma.

Jess believes that nutrition plays a significant role in the IBD puzzle and takes pride in supporting clients with evidence-based, tailored advice to enable them to thrive from symptom relief and witness a significant improvement in their quality of life. Jess has experience working with clients requiring Enteral Nutrition and the Crohn’s Disease Exclusion Diet and also has experience with other IBD complications such as Bile Acid Malabsorption.

Jess is incredibly passionate about empowering clients with IBD to take back control over what many view as a life sentence illness by helping to optimise nutritional intake, support symptom management, and ultimately improve their quality of life.

Outside of being a Dietitian, Jess is a keen sportsperson, racing both road and mountain bikes, and playing competitive tennis; trying to show that having IBD and a stoma doesn’t have to stop people living life to the full!

NB: Jess is currently on maternity leave.

OUR SERVICES

HOW we CAN HELP

The Nutrition & Lifestyle Medicine (NALM) Clinic was founded in 2018 and specialises in digestive health and corporate wellness. We incorporate evidence-based nutritional science and lifestyle medicine, and a love of good food, so you can improve your diet and lifestyle, and transform your digestive health.

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Personalisation

You are wonderfully unique so what you eat and the way you live will be unique too.

This is not about short-term diets or quick fixes because these don’t work, it is not about deprivation, because we need to make sure we are eating more of the right foods to help us get all the nutrients we need.

This is about long term sustainable positive lifestyle choices for long term health.

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EASE

We understand that sometimes it can be challenging just leaving the house when you have digestive problems. We also understand that life is busy and time is precious so we make it easy for you.

You will have appointments with one of our team via video call at a time that suits you. So whether that is from the comfort of your own home, or your office, we can easily fit appointments into your busy schedule.

We provide specific, personalised ideas around the foods you already like and around your lifestyle so its easier to adopt healthier food choices and habits.

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UNDERSTANDING

Not only are The NALM Clinic team qualified and registered nutrition professionals (Dietitians and Nutritionists) and work with people with IBD every day, we have also been through it ourselves. I have Ulcerative Colitis and my team have personal experience too. We have experienced the endless hospital visits, investigations, operations, the accidents, felt the indescribable fatigue, the pain, the despair, and everything else in between. We want you to know you are not alone. We want to help show you there is a light at the end of the tunnel and there is so much you can do to help manage your IBD alongside your medication; the power is in your hands to take back control of your symptoms and we are here to help you.

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Testimonials

“Clemmie is really helpful and meets you were you are. She considers what is realistic and will work for you and is very evidence based. She provides information and realistic options and also the reasons why certain things will work.

Clemmie talked to me about being kind to myself around food after my surgery, I have ongoing issues around my relationship with food and the idea of not focusing on restrictions whilst recovering and finding my new way of eating post surgery was such an important point for her to make as I can easily slip into a negative 'restrictive diet' mentality about food. I now feel like I know how to navigate my life with food post surgery in a clear way, with solid evidence based guidelines.”

Sarah, (UC), UK

“What made working with Clemmie stand out for me is that she understands what it is like to live with IBD from a patient's perspective. Her in-depth knowledge of the condition and all that it entails was so reassuring and I felt in safe hands. She is understanding and doesn't recommend anything you aren't comfortable with. I really benefitted from having tailored 1:1 support based on my individual needs and have noticed an improvement in my symptoms and overall wellbeing since working with Clemmie. I would highly recommend working with Clemmie for anyone with IBD/IBS who is looking for specialised IBD nutrition and lifestyle support.”

Megan (Crohn’s Disease), UK

“Before I started the consultations, I had little understanding of diet and IBD and wasn't getting much diet support from my healthcare team. I was flaring on and off due to ineffective medication and had had a few steroid courses. My mental health was also in a bad place and I didn't know what else I could do to help manage my symptoms apart from medication. After working with Clemmie, I have a better idea of what foods work for me and what don't, as well as developing better lifestyle practices. I have a better understanding of how to manage nutrition and lifestyle with my IBD and working with Clemmie has helped bring back some confidence which had previously been lost due to my IBD. I feel more hopeful now and know that there are things I can do to help myself along the way.”

Megan (Crohn’s Disease), UK

“I have more energy, better skin and less frequent pains related to IBD. Clemmie shows great attention to detail and show of concern for really getting to the bottom of the problem. She has improved my knowledge of dealing with IBD. She is extremely friendly and acknowledgeable. Clemmie focuses on a lot of credible studies and it’s great knowing that she stays up to date with everything new.”

Cameron (UC/Stoma), UK

“I loved the rapport with Clemmie, her beaming smile lit up my computer screen. Totally loved how Clemmie's professional expertise was delivered during and between our online consultations with a holistic, kind, caring and open approach. It was a wonderful and nourishing experience. I had no idea the transformational impact it would have on my life as well as providing me with outstanding advice and information from a real expert.”

Maggie (IBS) UK

“Clemmie is extremely knowledgeable and easy to talk to. She takes her time to go over everything and doesn't skip a beat. She is professional and very responsive when reached out to.

I am very thankful to have met Clemmie during my worst UC flare in history and appreciative of her time and efforts to help me safely get my symptoms into remission and take control of my life again.

It was also very comforting to know that Clemmie battled UC herself, which made her very relatable to me and therefore, I knew she would 100% understand all of my concerns and struggles.

If you are suffering from any digestive issues, please reach out to Clemmie at the NALM Clinic.”

Minela (Ulcerative Colitis), USA

“My quality of life has improved immeasurably from before due to Clemmie's consultations and help.

I have gone from daily painkillers to manage the discomfort, pain, on the verge of surgery to remission of my UC/pouchitis, symptoms managed, increase confidence and knowledge and much better prospects and hope for managing my UC/J-pouch for the future.

Clemmie has also helped me to completely change my attitude towards my UC, I will no longer just get on with it, which I believe will help me to continue progress in managing my illness.”

Ed (Ulcerative Colitis & J-Pouch), UK

“Clemmie is professional, knowledgeable and understanding. She puts you at ease talking about the embarrassing stuff and is reassuringly comforting with her confidence that things can and will get better.

The improvement I have seen is massive and the positive impact that that has had on my life has been extraordinary. My IBS symptoms have largely gone. Sure, I get the odd flare up from time-to-time, but they are easier to cope with mentally as I know it's an exception rather than the norm.

When I think about the hours I have spent researching how to manage my IBS symptoms, on doctors appointments and on CBT, and the money I have spent on Buscopan, peppermint oil capsules, etc, etc, I wish I had spoken to The NALM Clinic so much earlier in my IBS journey.”

Emma (IBS), Cambridgeshire

“I have been working with Clemmie for nearly a year now, following a recommendation while I was at a particularly low ebb with my Ulcerative Colitis. Initial scepticism about anyone being able to help, was quickly replaced with total trust and belief in the dietary and lifestyle changes I was making based on Clemmie's detailed analysis and resulting suggestions. Without Clemmie's input I simply didn't understand I could do anything more than try and hide my symptoms from others and hope that my medication stopped things from getting even worse. What Clemmie gives you is an understanding of exactly what is causing your symptoms and how and why her recommendations will improve things (which they invariably do). This is an enlightening experience and underpins how much Clemmie can help with our mental state and wellbeing as well as everything else.”

- Howard (Ulcerative Colitis), New Zealand

“Clemmie’s knowledge and expertise makes her such a valuable resource to so many groups of patients. I would always recommend her to my patients who are struggling with their digestive health.”

- Dr McCrea, NHS GP

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