Hi, I’m Lauren Perchard-Rees
I have been a registered Healthcare Professional for over 20 years. My specialties are cancer (BSc and MSc in Radiotherapy and Oncology), Lifestyle Medicine (Diploma Lifestyle Medicine IBLM) and holistic (whole person) care, for both the prevention and management of chronic health conditions.
I know how confusing health advice can be and how difficult it can be to take back control and make the changes necessary to feel better today and for your future.
My values place priority on connection (to family, friends and community), compassion (to ourselves and our planet), and consistency (it takes building new habits slowly to get to the point we are living a healthy and sustainable lifestyle).
The advice and support I provide will be based on scientific evidence, whilst listening to where you are and tailoring the advice and support to where you want to be.
My passions in life are my family, cycling (everywhere!), sea swimming, cooking, and seeing the magic in every day situations and interactions.
Lauren Perchard-Rees, MSc BSc DipIBLM NADAGBprac
My Approach
Lifestyle Medicine takes into account all the factors that you have control of that contribute to your health and the root cause of many physical and mental symptoms. I use the scientific evidence base that is constantly growing in this field, alongside my experience as a holistic health professional, to work with you to create health and life goals that will lead you to feeling better and getting more out of life!
Lifestyle Medicine has a place whether you are trying to reduce your risk of future illness or you are looking to reduce symptoms/improve quality of life whilst living with a chronic or serious health condition. The best time to start is in your early to mid adult life (or earlier with your own families), although it is never too late to start and feel the positive difference following the right lifestyle can have. The approaches used are relevant and tailored for all sorts of conditions from high cholesterol, poor sleep, migraines, irritable bowel syndrome, cancer, dementia, weight problems, high blood pressure, diabetes, hormone health… the list goes on and on.
I live and lead by example - having made lifestyle medicine changes in my own life during the past 6 years I have never felt better, I have come off medication and reversed two chronic health conditions (IBS and High Blood Pressure), and I really enjoy life - food and movement - that do not feel like work or being on a plan.