Recommended Practitioners

Consultant Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon: Mr Nicholas Cullen, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Wellington Hospital, Bushey Spire Hospital

Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon: Mr Sam Rajaratnam, The Lister Hospital/The Chelsea Knee Clinic

Consultant Spinal Surgeon: Mr Damian Fahy, at The Lister Hospital, Fortius Clinic, King Edward VII Hospital

Dentist: Dr Ania Walisiewiscz at 42 The Dental Practice, Notting Hill www.42thedentalpractice.com

Fitness for older adults: Vida Wellness, Strong Foundations programme, designed to improve strength, balance, flexibility and posture amongst older adults, allowing them to maintain their fitness and energy levels, and continue to lead active, dynamic lives… classes are delivered by a very experienced Level 4 Specialist Exercise Instructor (Functional Ageing Specialist). Featured in Frontiers, a BBC Radio 4 science programme, in 2010. www.vidawellness.co.uk

Health Coach: Dr. Albert Viljoen specialises in mental, physical & interpersonal wholeness. He is a qualified medical doctor, with a passion for living life to the full, and enabling others to do the same. “Many of us know what changes we need to make; what habits we need to break and where our weak spots are. What we often struggle with, is the how. This is where coaching can be a powerful, transformative process: moving you from your current reality, to your desired reality.” Contact 07873877072.

Meditation: The London Meditation Centre – for an excellent introductory course on meditation.

Nutrition & Functional Medicine: Steve Grant in Marylebone, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire www.stevegranthealth.com

Nutrition: Linda Albinsson – personalised nutrition in North West London

Osteopathy: Putney Osteopaths – structural, cranial and visceral osteopathy, for adults, children and babies

Personal Trainer: Rachel Napier – for those with medical/musculoskeletal considerations email: [email protected]

Personal Trainer (special interest in rehab): James Hardy

Pilates: Lucy Penrose one-to-one pilates sessions

Podiatry: Amanda Lau in central London

Reverse Therapy: Dr John Eaton – a simple educational process that teaches people to identify the triggers which prompt the body to create symptoms such as fatigue (chronic fatigue syndrome) and unexplained pain. www.reverse-therapy.com

Running Coach: John Munro

Sensible advice for aches, pains and injuries www.painscience.com

Yoga therapy: Rebekah Hay-Brown works extensively in West London on a one-to-one basis, tailoring yoga practices specifically for people facing health issues such as back pain, auto-immune, heart and lung conditions, cancer, depression, anxiety and stress. Rebekah is also trained in pregnancy yoga.

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