MARGARET PAPOUTSIS ... Osteopath and Nutritional Therapist

MARGARET PAPOUTSIS was the Gold Medal Graduate from the British School of Osteopathy in 1968.

Having always incorporated nutritional advice into her osteopathic practice, she subsequently qualified (with Distinction) as a Nutritional and Dietary Therapist from Raworth College. As well as her interest in the more usual areas of therapeutic dietetics, she has a diploma in Sports Nutrition, and is a Foresight Preconceptual Care Practitioner.

Nutritional Therapy adds an extra dimension to her management of many disorders and health concerns. Women's health, fertility, eating disorders, musculo-skeletal problems and digestive disturbances can all have a nutritional aspect which is worth addressing on both treatment and prevention levels.

Her lifelong work with dancers and other performers has given her unparalleled experience with the specific dietary and health problems associated with this area. As a result she regularly lectures to Performing Arts Colleges and Dance Companies.

However, Margaret was concerned that the supplements sometimes prescribed in Nutritional Therapy could often be beyond the reach of a significant number of patients, particularly students. There are many hundreds of supplements available, but the quality is variable, and not always related to price. It was in response to this situation that, in 2001, she formulated her own supplements – BONE NUTRITION and JOINT NUTRITION. Since that time she has gone on to develop a range of natural skincare products which will be available in the near future.