Food, Health and the Path to Healing

Food is much more than a fuel. It can make us healthy or make us ill, it can give us pleasure or pain. It can comfort us or make us feel stressed out. And it is not just what we eat but also how we eat it that matters.

Our health depends on eating a good diet but also on many other lifestyle factors such as how we deal with stress. In addition many people assume they know what a healthy diet is when they have been misled by conflicting information in the media.

Expert guidance can help you find the right diet for your needs, improving your health and bringing back a sense of vitality.

Nutritional therapy is not about eating rabbit food and hating every meal. A diet you don’t enjoy is not a healing diet. I work with the patient to find a compromise that works and is enjoyable.

Nutritional therapy is suitable for most people and most health problems as food is the foundation of life.

How Does a Consultation Work?

During the first appointment a detailed case history will be taken listing all current and previous history, and an iris diagnosis is made. An interim diet and some supplements may be recommended prior to the next appointment when a tailor-made diet and supplement programme will be given. Often flower remedies, healing or lifestyle changes will be suggested as part of the treatment.

This approach is especially useful for:

Helen Cranston – Biography

After having children Helen became ill with chronic fatigue syndrome. She found a diet and supplements which restored her health, but also showed her the healing power of food so she went on to study nutrition with the Plaskett College of Nutritional Medicine. The course blended elements of biochemistry with naturopathy, physiology, homeopathy, and Chinese medicine. Together with iridology, which is a system of diagnosis from the iris of the eye, flower remedies and healing these elements form a coherent system of treatment that works.

Helen has qualified as a healer as a Reiki master and offers healing consultations and teaches healing.

Helen is also the co-ordinator of an environmental charity called Green & Away.

Diagnosis of Cancer?

Are you looking for information on complementary and alternative approaches?

The amount of information available can be overwhelming, confusing and complex and there is not one right answer to suit everyone. Help may be needed to find the right approach for you and your needs.

Helen has six years experience of supporting people with cancer. Her previous experience of working with a Cancer Trust and current association with Penny Brohn Cancer Care (formerly the Bristol Cancer Help Centre) means she can advise on therapies, diet and supportive measures, lifestyle changes, and can offer practical supportive advice during chemotherapy treatment.

Contact Details

8a George Street
Stroud
Glos
GL5 3DX
01453 767600
nutrition@helencranston.co.uk

More information

Cotswold Health Clinic, Stroud
Green & Away
Penny Brohn Cancer Care
British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy
The Good Gardeners Association