Rachel Clarkson - The DNA Dietitian
HCPC Registered Dietitian
RD MSc PGDip BSc
Rachel is on a mission to support her clients reach a greater level of personal success with nutrition solutions unique to them. Her unique background of research, clinical training and experience has led to her current position as a MSc Guest Lecturer at St Mary’s University London.
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Rachel's Story
Worked as a Clinical Dietitian in the NHS at Chelsea and Westminster hospital before setting up her private practice in London’s Harley Street.
A Masters degree in Nutritional Science at King’s College, London allowed her to study Nutrition at a molecular and biochemical level. Rachel’s research in epigenetics has since been published in How Diet affects DNA Expression.
Further Qualifications
Since qualifying Rachel has continued her professional development undertaking further courses to enhance her expert dietician skills:
- LOW FODMAP diet – King’s College London
- Food as medicine – Monash University
- Food and inflammation – Monash University
- Food and our genes – Monash University
- Work Ready (Corporate nutrition) – British Dietetic Association
Laboratory research in inflammation during a Biomedical Science BSc inspired Rachel to become an expert in preventing this underlying cause of chronic disease.
A further 2 years of training in Dietetics at King’s College London taught Rachel expert skills in the treatment and management of medical conditions. She carried out clinical training at world renowned hospitals including The Royal Marsden (cancer specialist hospital), Imperial College Trust and St Thomas’s Hospital.
Governing Bodies
Rachel is a member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA) and registered with the Health Care Professional Council (HCPC), where she is regulated by law, and governed by an ethical code to ensure that she always works to the highest standard.
Worked as a Clinical Dietitian in the NHS at Chelsea and Westminster hospital before setting up her private practice in London’s Harley Street.
2Laboratory research in inflammation during a Biomedical Science BSc inspired Rachel to become an expert in preventing this underlying cause of chronic disease.
A Masters degree in Nutritional Science at King’s College, London allowed her to study Nutrition at a molecular and biochemical level. Rachel’s research in epigenetics has since been published in How Diet affects DNA Expression.
A further 2 years of training in Dietetics at King’s College London taught Rachel expert skills in the treatment and management of medical conditions. She carried out clinical training at world renowned hospitals including The Royal Marsden (cancer specialist hospital), Imperial College Trust and St Thomas’s Hospital.
Further Qualifications
Since qualifying Rachel has continued her professional development undertaking further courses to enhance her expert dietician skills:
- LOW FODMAP diet – King’s College London
- Food as medicine – Monash University
- Food and inflammation – Monash University
- Food and our genes – Monash University
- Work Ready (Corporate nutrition) – British Dietetic Association
Governing Bodies
Rachel is a member of the British Dietetic Association (BDA) and registered with the Health Care Professional Council (HCPC), where she is regulated by law, and governed by an ethical code to ensure that she always works to the highest standard.
What is a Dietitian?
Registered Dietitians are the only qualified health professionals that assess, diagnose and treat dietary and medical conditions, working with both healthy and sick people.
What does a Dietitian do?
Uniquely, Dietitians use the most up-to-date scientific research on food, health and disease which they translate into practical guidance to enable people to make appropriate lifestyle and food choices based on their lifestyle and disease.
What is the difference between a Nutritionist and a Dietitian?
Nutritionists are however qualified to treat healthy individuals where as Dietitians are the only qualified health professionals that use nutrition to manage and treat medical disease. Read more here!
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