Izabella Natrins

A former health research psychologist in Public Health Medicine and NHS Programme Manager, I’m a qualified Nutritionist and Lifestyle Health Expert and Coach, and a trained Nutritional Chef.

I founded IzabellaNatrins.Com an education and information website, to promote better nutrition and whole-health and wellness. In private practice I work both individually and with groups of women, supporting them to empower themselves to become experts in their own health, with the knowledge, skills and confidence to create the resilient health and vitality they want and deserve in midlife and beyond.

As the CEO of the UK Health Coaches Association, my vision and mission is to:

• lead and innovate a movement for whole health; to set robust professional Standards and clear Scope of Practice for a profession of well-qualified, credentialled and highly valued Health and Wellness Coaches in the UK and Ireland
• impassion Health and Wellness Coaches to educate, advocate and support the public’s whole health and wellness. I represent the UK and Ireland on the Global Wellness Institute’s Global Wellness Initiative Forum.

I am a member of the Steering Group and Co-Ordinator of the British Association for Holistic Medicine and Health Care’s (BHMA) Real Food Campaign UK and a Director of Fordhall Organic Farm’s Community Land Initiative – roles which enable me to help join the dots between food, farming and whole health

Inspired by training at the renowned Ballymaloe Cookery School in Ireland, I became a Nutritional Chef after re-awakening to the nutritional, socio-cultural and environmental value traditional farming, food production and preparation methods. I write, educate, speak, inspire and teach people to regain traditional food wisdom, to engage with sound science and to learn the forgotten skills that restore energy, vitality and true health. I am the author of The Real Food Solution – A Treasury of Wisdom for Energy, Vitality and Better Health for You and Your Planet, the profits from which support the Real Food Campaign UK.

Education and career

–  BSc (Hons. 2:1) Psychology, University of Warwick

–  Research Psychologist, South Warwickshire Health Authority

–  MRC Research Psychologist, Dept Public Health & Epidemiology, University of Birmingham Medical School

–  Programme Manager, Clinicians’ Development, NHS Training Directorate

–  PRINCE Project User Assurance – Information Management Group, Department of Health

–  Co-Director, Management & Organisational Development, Central Consultancy Ltd,

–  Trained Chef (Ballymaloe Cookery School, Cork)

–  Certified GAPS Practitioner (Dr Natasha Campbell-McBride)

–  Founder, Once Upon a Cook, Food Wisdom, Better Living

–  Founder, Izabella Natrins – Food | Health | Lifestyle

–  Nutrition & Lifestyle Health Coach (Institute of Health Sciences, Dublin)

–  Author: The Real Food Solution – A Treasury of Wisdom for Energy, Vitality and Better Health for You and Your Planet

–  International Speaker: Health and Wellness platforms in the UK, Ireland, USA and Australia

Voluntary roles

–  Trustee, the British Association for Holistic Medicine and Health Care (Former)

–  Steering Group Member & Campaign Manager, the Real Food Campaign UK

–  Ambassador, Public Health Collaboration UK (Former)

–  Co-Founder, Birmingham Functional Forum and Lifestyle Medicine Group

–  Director, Fordhall Organic Farm CLI

–  Professional Standards & Development Director, UK Health Coaches Association

–  CEO, UK Health Coaches Association

Memberships & affiliations

–  UK Health Coaches Association

–  Federation of Nutritional Therapy Practitioners

–  British Association for Holistic Medicine and Health Care

–  College of Medicine and Integrated Health