I was initially worried that Clare would cut out all of my favourite things to eat and put me on a rigid diet with lots of pills. However, her gentle approach, empathy and practical suggestions have really made a difference. Some relatively simple changes have worked and I am very grateful to Clare for her expertise, her support and for helping me understand why I suffer from certain things and how to prevent them from happening again.

I am so much more aware and have a greater interest in my diet and nutrition - this is beneficial to the whole family not just me!

Claire Frewer, Brockham

My 5 year old son had been "ill" for some time. Every month a new symptom arose, augmenting a seemingly endless list. Although my GP was great, and even referred us to a specialist, she could find nothing medically wrong with my son. Most of his symptoms were classed as "something he would grow out of" whilst others could be explained away. However, my maternal instinct was screaming that something was definitely wrong. As a last resort, I approached Clare.

Clare listened intently as I described how my happy, fun-loving boisterous boy had become a shadow of his former self: emotional, moody, with a permanently upset tummy, bloated, breathless and exhausted. He suffered from frequent urination and night time bed wetting (when this previously had not been a problem), and was prone to every infection going with slow recovery.

Clare recognised every symptom I described, took a holistic picture, and calmly reassured me that there was plenty we could do to resolve these problems. She had experienced many of these symptoms previously as food intolerances and had successfully resolved them though changes in diet.

Clare did what you would expect from all nutritional consultants — she advised which foods to cut out of my son's diet completely and suggested alternative foods with the same essential nutrients.

However, it was Clare's approach that made the real difference…She made it easy!

As a busy mother herself, Clare understood how difficult it is to remove firm old favourites from a child's diet and replace with new flavours or previously rejected foods. She took a pragmatic approach, suggesting some tried and tested "sneaky" ways of achieving this. When one method failed, she patiently suggested alternatives until we found the right "trick" to modifying my son's diet and tastes without him realising it.

The results were soon evident. The frequent urination, bed-wetting, tiredness and emotional moodiness stopped immediately. It was remarkable. Within a few months, my son, who was previously exhausted just walking for 5 minutes, was swimming 100 metres and would happily join us on day-long country walks without moaning! Friends and relatives marvelled over the difference in him - he was my happy, boisterous boy again!

Clare herself, not just her knowledge, enabled this dramatic change. Above all else, she offered constant support, reassurance and understanding. Without this I would undoubtedly have listened to well-meaning friends and relatives, questioning my wisdom at cutting out such "traditionally essential" foods from my child's diet. But Clare's experience convinced me I was doing the right thing and her approach motivated me to stick with it. The results speak for themselves!

Thanks to Clare, my son's quality of life has quite literally changed for the better.

I would recommend Clare to anyone experiencing similar unexplained symptoms or suspecting food intolerances. You have nothing to lose and, like us, may have everything to gain!

Susan, mum of Jacob.

When Clare mentioned she was setting up a website, I offered to write this testimonial — she did not approach me. I have been so impressed, I wanted to share our story, in the hope it might encourage others in similar situations to take action and seek Clare's help.