About me

Helen Buchan

My name is Helen Buchan.

Like most people I have a keen interest in food. Unlike most people, however, I decided to make a career out of it.

After gaining my first degree in Home Economics, I managed a cafe in Newcastle Upon Tyne for a few years before setting up and running a successful outside catering business. In the mid-90s I completed a PGCE, after which I taught Food Technology/Home Economics to secondary school students.

Over the years I have become increasingly interested in the importance of good nutrition and as I investigated the subject closer I found myself growing concerned about the quality of food on offer to us and the confusing media advice in relation to diet and the health benefits of food.

To take my interest in the subject further, I decided to take a three year BSc Honours Degree in Nutritional Therapy. I chose to study at The Centre for Nutritional Education and Lifestyle Management (CNELM) in Wokingham, as it is one of only two institutions in the country offering courses in Nutritional Therapy with degree status.

Areas of study included diet and nutrition, human biochemistry and physiology, human disease, pathology, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals and herbs with clinical training being integral throughout. My three year adventure answered all my questions and a lot more!

You’ll find I am passionate about good nutrition and the difference it can make to health and wellbeing, I live it, think it, and breathe it. That’s why I’m keen to share my knowledge with others to encourage them towards greater health and happiness through good nutrition and lifestyle.
 

Qualifications

BA, PGCE, BSc (Hons) Nutritional Therapy
 
I am a member of the British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy (BANT)
 

Did you know…

...that using a test called ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity), researchers have found that a serving of fresh blueberries provides more antioxidant activity than many other fresh fruits and vegetables.