Wellness

Nutritionist
Consultation
at AEOM

Evidence-based nutrition from a clinically-trained chef — practical, considered, no fads

Most nutrition advice is either too theoretical (a list of foods you'll never cook) or too dogmatic (the latest diet that's about to be discredited). Our approach is different. Our in-clinic nutritionist Radhika is Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef before she's a clinical nutritionist — combining technical nutritional science with the practical realities of how people actually eat. Personalised, evidence-based, and quietly transformative when you do the work.

Key facts strip:

Initial Consultation: £225 (60 minutes)
Follow-up Consultation: £150 (45 minutes)
Cooking-Led Session: £275 (90 minutes — distinctive to AEOM)
Available standalone or within programmes and membership

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WHAT NUTRITIONAL CONSULTATION MEANS AT AEOM

Beyond the meal plan

The nutrition industry has a credibility problem. Loud claims, contradictory advice, an endless cycle of demonised foods (fat in the 80s, carbs in the 2010s, lectins this year, oxalates next) — and a market saturated with practitioners selling supplements, packages and influencer-grade certainty.

AEOM's approach is deliberately quieter. We use evidence-based nutritional science, applied to your specific situation, communicated practically. We don't push specific diets, we don't sell supplement lines, and we don't have a position on whether you should eat meat, gluten or dairy unless you've come specifically wanting that conversation. What we do is look at your bloodwork, your symptoms, your goals and your actual life — and help you make changes that produce sustained results.

The nutrition consultation is most valuable when paired with the rest of the clinical work we do — bloodwork, sleep assessment, biological age testing — because it's at the intersection of data and lifestyle that nutritional change becomes meaningful. Generic nutrition advice rarely changes anything; nutrition advice informed by what's actually happening in your body, addressed to your actual life, frequently does.

ABOUT RADHIKA

Why Radhika is different
from most nutritionists

Most nutritionists arrive at nutrition via science or wellness routes. Radhika arrived via professional kitchens.

She trained at Le Cordon Bleu in London in 2014, going on to work in Michelin-starred restaurants, private members' clubs and high-end events. The combination of demanding hours, professional kitchen culture and a typical chef's relationship with food eventually made her seriously ill — and the recovery process turned into a long, evidence-based investigation of what nutrition actually does for human function. She qualified as an MNU Certified Nutritionist, an evidence-based clinical nutrition certification, and now combines the two disciplines.

Her work at AEOM combines:

Technical clinical nutrition — evidence-based interpretation of bloodwork, structured nutritional protocols, condition-specific recommendations Practical chef expertise — she can tell you what to eat and show you how to cook it; how to make it taste good; how to adapt restaurant techniques for home cooking; how to feed a family while addressing your own dietary needs Personal context — her father is a GP managing Crohn's disease, which has shaped a multi-generational understanding of the relationship between nutrition, autoimmune disease and clinical management

This combination is rare. Most nutritionists can tell you what to eat. Far fewer can show you how to cook it convincingly, troubleshoot why your version doesn't taste like the recipe, and adapt around the actual constraints of your life.

Radhika's particular areas of focus include:

Energy, recovery and chronic fatigue
Perimenopause and menopause nutrition
Metabolic health, weight and GLP-1 medication support
Inflammatory and autoimmune conditions
Performance nutrition for active patients
Gut health and digestion
Skin-focused nutrition
Post-illness recovery
Nutrition through pregnancy and postnatal (where clinically appropriate)

She is also building a wider public-facing nutrition practice, including the interactive nutrition education sessions she developed during the pandemic — pairing structured nutritional information with cooking-led demonstrations.

THE APPROACH

How Radhika works

A few principles shape the consultations:

Evidence first. We work from current nutritional science, not whatever's trending. Where the evidence is strong (Mediterranean dietary patterns, fibre intake, protein adequacy, hydration), we'll be clear. Where it's contested or developing (specific supplements, fasting protocols, certain elimination diets), we'll say so.

Personalisation over prescription. Generic advice rarely produces sustained results. We work from your bloodwork (where available), your symptoms, your goals, your lifestyle and your food preferences — building recommendations that fit you specifically rather than handing over a template.

Practical over theoretical. A perfect meal plan that you won't actually cook is worth less than a sensible plan you'll execute consistently. We focus on what's realistically achievable in your kitchen, your schedule, your social context.

No food moralism. Foods aren't "good" or "bad" — they're appropriate or inappropriate for specific contexts. We don't demonise food categories without clinical reason; we don't impose dietary dogmas; we don't add to the noise about which trendy ingredient will save your life.

Honest about supplements. Most patients arrive on more supplements than they need. We frequently recommend stopping things, not starting them — and we don't sell our own supplement line.

Integration with the wider clinical work. Where we have bloodwork, sleep data or biological age findings, nutritional recommendations are informed by them. Nutrition advice in a clinical context is significantly more useful than nutrition advice in isolation.

WHAT'S COVERED

What we cover in a consultation

The consultation is structured around your specific situation, but the typical scope covers:

Bloodwork review Where bloodwork has been completed (Comprehensive Wellness Panel, Performance Panel, etc.), we'll review the nutritional implications of the findings — micronutrient status, metabolic markers, inflammatory markers, lipid patterns. For patients without recent bloodwork, we may recommend specific tests if they would meaningfully inform recommendations.

Symptom and goal assessment Detailed discussion of what's driving you to seek nutritional advice — fatigue, weight, digestive issues, perimenopausal symptoms, athletic performance, recovery, skin, sleep, mood. Each has different nutritional implications.

Current dietary pattern analysis A structured review of what you actually eat — not what you think you eat. We typically ask patients to keep a brief, honest food diary for 3–5 days before the consultation. This often reveals patterns (skipped meals, late eating, low fibre intake, undertargeted protein) that you may not have noticed.

Specific recommendations Practical recommendations tailored to your situation — typically a small number of high-leverage changes rather than a complete dietary overhaul. We've found this approach produces sustained change; comprehensive restructuring rarely does.

Supplement review Honest assessment of what you're currently taking, what's actually evidence-supported for your situation, and what's worth stopping. We don't sell supplements, which means we have no commercial reason to recommend them when they're not needed.

Practical cooking guidance This is where Radhika's chef background becomes meaningful. Cooking techniques, ingredient suggestions, time-efficient batch cooking, restaurant-quality results from simple methods — practical translation of nutritional principles into actual food.

Follow-up plan Most patients benefit from follow-up consultations to refine recommendations based on what's working, troubleshoot what isn't, and adjust as goals shift. Many move into a maintenance pattern of 1–2 consultations per year.

WHO IT'S FOR

Who Nutritionist Consultation is right for

Nutritionist Consultation is well-suited if you are:

Dealing with persistent symptoms — fatigue, brain fog, digestive issues, sleep problems, mood changes — that may have nutritional drivers

Navigating perimenopause or menopause — where nutritional approaches can meaningfully support symptoms and long-term health

Working on weight or metabolic health — particularly if standard approaches haven't worked

Taking GLP-1 medication (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro) and wanting structured nutritional support during and after

Managing or in remission from autoimmune or inflammatory conditions — Crohn's, ulcerative colitis, coeliac, arthritis, where nutrition is a meaningful adjunct

A serious athlete or active patient optimising performance and recovery through nutrition

Recovering from significant illness or major life events that have affected eating patterns

Pregnant, postnatal or breastfeeding and wanting structured nutritional support

Approaching nutrition seriously for longevity — perimenopause onward, metabolic optimisation, cognitive support

Already taking many supplements and wanting honest review of what's actually useful

On a wellness programme where nutrition consultation is included

Confused by contradictory advice and wanting evidence-based clarity

Nutritionist Consultation may not be the right starting point if you:

Have severe eating disorders — requires specialist eating disorder services, not general nutrition

Need medical management of conditions (diabetes, kidney disease) — see your specialist first; we'll work alongside their team

Have very specific allergic disease — see an allergy specialist first

Are looking for diet-specific dogma (keto purist, carnivore, raw food, etc.) — we work from evidence, not ideology, and may not be the right fit

Want a meal plan delivered with no engagement required — sustained change requires engagement; we're not a meal-plan delivery service

WHAT TO EXPECT

Before, during and after

Before

Booking and preparation

When you book, you'll receive a structured intake form covering medical history, current dietary patterns, supplements, medications, symptoms, goals and any recent bloodwork. For most patients we ask for a 3–5 day honest food diary in advance — not to judge, but because what people actually eat differs significantly from what they think they eat.

Bring:

Completed intake form and food diary
Recent bloodwork results (any source — AEOM, GP, other private testing)
A list of current supplements (the actual bottles, if possible — many supplements are confusingly named)
Specific questions and goals you want to address

During

Initial Consultation (60 minutes)

A typical initial consultation:

0:00–0:15 — Detailed history review, including medical context, family history, current symptoms, lifestyle and goals
0:15–0:30 — Bloodwork review and analysis (where available); discussion of nutritional implications
0:30–0:45 — Current dietary pattern review based on your food diary; identification of patterns and gaps
0:45–0:55 — Specific recommendations — typically 3–5 high-leverage changes, with practical guidance on implementation
0:55–0:60 — Supplement review; follow-up planning

After

You leave with

A written summary of recommendations (delivered by email within 48 hours)
Specific dietary changes to implement
Practical cooking suggestions where relevant
A clear follow-up plan
Honest answers to your questions

Follow-up Consultations (45 minutes)

Follow-up consultations focus on:

What's working from the previous recommendations
What hasn't worked and why
Refinement of approach based on new findings or changing goals
New bloodwork interpretation (if relevant)
Practical troubleshooting

Most patients benefit from 1–2 follow-up consultations in the first 3–6 months, then move to longer intervals for maintenance.

THE COOKING-LED SESSION

Where the chef background
becomes the differentiator

For patients who want nutritional change but struggle with the practical "how to cook this" gap, Radhika offers 90-minute cooking-led sessions at AEOM — a distinctive consultation format that combines clinical nutrition with hands-on cooking demonstration.

Pricing: £275 for 90 minutes Availability: Currently available at AEOM; expanded cooking-led sessions launching at separate hosted events through 2026.

This format is unusual in clinical nutrition — most nutritionists don't have the chef training to demonstrate cooking convincingly, and most cooking classes don't have the clinical depth to be nutritionally meaningful. It's one of the more genuinely distinctive offerings at AEOM.

The cooking-led session covers:

Standard nutrition consultation content (45 minutes)
A hands-on cooking demonstration tailored to your situation — typically 2–3 recipes addressing your specific nutritional priorities (45 minutes)
Techniques for batch cooking, freezing, and adapting restaurant-quality methods at home
Practical equipment, ingredient sourcing and kitchen organisation guidance

Particularly valuable for:

Patients dealing with autoimmune conditions where dietary approach matters but execution is overwhelming
Patients with newly-restricted diets (post-diagnosis, post-surgery, post-pregnancy) who need to learn new cooking patterns
Patients on GLP-1 medication who need to optimise nutrition within reduced appetite
Patients moving away from heavily processed eating patterns who need actual cooking skills
Patients with families or partners with different dietary needs to navigate

Pricing: £275 for 90 minutes Availability: Currently available at AEOM; expanded cooking-led sessions launching at separate hosted events through 2026.

THE HONEST PART

What nutritional consultation
will and won't do

We say this throughout, but it bears explicit statement:

Nutrition isn't medicine. Nutritional change supports health but doesn't treat or cure disease. If you have a clinical condition, you need appropriate medical management — nutrition is adjunct, not replacement.
Sustained change requires engagement. The single biggest predictor of nutritional consultation outcomes is whether patients actually implement the recommendations consistently. A 60-minute consultation with no follow-through produces marginal change; a consultation with sustained implementation produces significant change.
No single consultation transforms your health. We're realistic about timelines. Most meaningful nutritional change becomes apparent over 8–12 weeks of consistent implementation, not within a single session.
We won't push specific dietary approaches. If you arrive committed to keto, carnivore, raw food or another specific diet, we'll work within evidence to support what's defensible — but we won't reinforce approaches we don't think are clinically supported just because you want us to.
Generic advice is unlikely to help significantly. "Eat more vegetables, exercise more" is true but not useful. The value of the consultation is in personalisation — and personalisation requires honest engagement with your actual situation.
Supplements aren't usually the answer. We frequently recommend stopping supplements rather than starting them. Most patients don't need most of what they're taking.
Some patients need referral elsewhere. Severe eating disorders, complex GI disease, specialist endocrine conditions — we may recommend you see appropriate specialists alongside (or instead of) ongoing work with us. We'll be honest if that's the case.

SPECIFIC AREAS OF FOCUS

Common areas Radhika supports

Perimenopause and Menopause

Nutritional approaches to support hormonal transition — protein adequacy for muscle preservation, calcium and Vitamin D for bone health, omega-3s for inflammation, fibre and phytoestrogens for symptom support, blood sugar stabilisation for energy and mood. Particularly powerful when combined with bloodwork showing the specific hormonal patterns affecting you.

Energy and Recovery

Identification and correction of nutritional drivers of fatigue — iron, B12, Vitamin D, thyroid-supporting nutrients, blood sugar regulation, mitochondrial support. Standard component of the Energy & Recovery Programme.

Metabolic Health and Weight

Sustainable approaches to weight and metabolic health — protein-led eating, fibre optimisation, glucose response patterns (particularly powerful when combined with CGM data), realistic exercise integration. We work with patients on GLP-1 medications to optimise nutritional adequacy within reduced appetite.

Autoimmune and Inflammatory Conditions

Evidence-based approaches to autoimmune conditions — particularly Crohn's, ulcerative colitis and other IBD where Radhika has both personal family experience and clinical training. Anti-inflammatory dietary patterns, identifying personal trigger foods, supporting gut health, working alongside your gastroenterology team.

Performance Nutrition

For active patients — fuelling around training, recovery nutrition, sustainable weight management for performance, protein adequacy, hydration and electrolyte work. Often combined with the Performance Optimisation programme.

Skin and Anti-Ageing

Nutritional support for skin quality — protein, collagen-supporting nutrients, antioxidants, healthy fats, hydration. Often combined with our skin programmes (Collagen Rebuild, Regenerative Lift).

Gut Health and Digestion

Practical approaches to digestive symptoms — fibre work, FODMAP awareness (without lifelong restriction), gut microbiome support through diet rather than expensive supplements, identification of patterns driving discomfort.

Pre-conception, Pregnancy and Postnatal

Where clinically appropriate, nutritional support through fertility, pregnancy and postnatal periods. We work alongside your obstetric team, not as a substitute.

PRICING

Nutritionist Consultation pricing

Service

Price

Duration

Initial Consultation

£225

60 minutes

Follow-up Consultation

£150

45 minutes

Quick Check-in

£85

20 minutes

Cooking-Led Session

£275

90 minutes

Package: Initial + 2 Follow-ups

£475

60 minutes

Klarna instalments available on consultation packages, subject to approval.

As part of a Programme: Nutritionist Consultation is included in:

Energy & Recovery Programme (£1,495) — 1 consultation included
Regenerative Performance (£2,495) — 2 consultations included

Membership: Optimisation Membership (£250/month or £2,500/year) — annual nutritionist consultation included.

Hosted cooking events: Through 2026 we'll be running structured nutrition education evenings combining clinical content with cooking demonstration — open to members, programme patients and the wider public at separate pricing. Speak to us about upcoming dates.

COMBINE WITH

Treatments that combine well
with Nutritionist Consultation

Nutritionist Consultation + Comprehensive Wellness Panel

The most powerful combination. Bloodwork identifies what's actually happening; nutrition consultation translates findings into practical change. Standard pairing in our Energy & Recovery and Regenerative Performance programmes.

Nutritionist Consultation + Clinical Sleep Assessment

Sleep dysfunction and nutritional patterns interact significantly — particularly around blood sugar regulation, alcohol, caffeine, late eating, and meal timing. Combining these two data sources often reveals patterns that neither shows alone.

Nutritionist Consultation + Continuous Glucose Monitoring

For patients with metabolic concerns, weight goals, or pre-diabetes risk, the combination of CGM data plus structured nutritional consultation is significantly more effective than either alone. Patients see their actual glucose response patterns and can adjust eating accordingly.

Nutritionist Consultation + GlycanAge / LifeCode GX

Biological age and epigenetic testing reveal patterns relevant to long-term health that nutritional intervention can meaningfully support — particularly inflammation, methylation, and detoxification pathways.

Nutritionist Consultation + IV/IM Nutrient Therapy

For patients with confirmed nutrient deficiencies, IV/IM addresses the acute repletion need; nutrition consultation addresses the dietary patterns that contributed and prevents recurrence.

Nutritionist Consultation + Skin Programmes

Skin quality has significant nutritional drivers — protein, collagen-supporting nutrients, antioxidants, omega-3s, hydration. For patients on Collagen Rebuild or Regenerative Lift, nutritional optimisation amplifies the work happening through topical and injectable treatments.

Frequently asked questions

What's the difference between a nutritionist, dietitian and nutritional therapist?

In the UK, Dietitian is a legally protected title requiring an undergraduate degree and HCPC registration — typically NHS-trained, with strong evidence-based clinical scope including managing medical conditions like diabetes or kidney disease. Nutritionist is not legally protected, but the Association for Nutrition Registered Nutritionist (ANutr/RNutr) is the established UK credential. MNU Certified Nutritionist (Radhika's qualification) is an evidence-based clinical nutrition certification founded by Martin MacDonald, focused on practical clinical nutrition without diet ideology — well-regarded in the evidence-based nutrition community. Nutritional Therapist is a less rigorous category often associated with alternative or functional medicine approaches — and the one with the most variable evidence-base. For most patients seeking practical, evidence-based nutritional change without medical-condition-specific needs, Radhika's MNU Certified clinical nutrition approach is appropriate. For patients with diagnosed medical conditions requiring formal dietetic management, we may refer you to an HCPC-registered dietitian.

Will Radhika tell me what to eat for every meal?

Not unless that's what you genuinely want. Most patients benefit more from understanding principles and a small number of high-leverage changes than from prescriptive meal plans. We can provide meal plan structure if that's how you work best, but the evidence is that most prescriptive meal plans aren't followed long-term — and the consultations are typically more useful when they're practical and personalised rather than templated.

Will I have to give up [coffee / wine / chocolate / gluten / dairy]?

Almost certainly not. We don't demonise food categories without specific clinical reason. If you have a confirmed sensitivity, intolerance or condition that requires restriction, we'll discuss that honestly. If you don't, we'll typically work with you to maintain the foods you enjoy in patterns that support your goals.

Do you sell supplements?

No. We don't sell our own supplement line. We make recommendations based on what's clinically supported for your situation — and we have no commercial reason to recommend things you don't need. We frequently recommend stopping supplements that aren't earning their place.

Is this covered by private health insurance?

Some private health insurers cover nutritional consultations, particularly when there's a referrable clinical indication.

We don't bill insurers directly but we'll provide appropriate documentation for you to claim if your policy covers it. Speak to us at booking if relevant.

Can I see Radhika online instead of in person?

Yes — video consultations are available for follow-up sessions, particularly for patients who've had an initial in-person consultation. Initial consultations typically benefit from being in person where possible.

Will I have to keep a food diary forever?

No — typically only for the period leading up to your initial consultation and occasionally for short windows when we're troubleshooting specific patterns. Long-term food tracking is generally unhelpful and can be counterproductive.

How quickly will I see results?

Depends on what you're addressing. For acute issues (energy, digestive symptoms, sleep), patients often notice meaningful improvement within 2–4 weeks of consistent implementation. For weight or body composition changes, 8–12 weeks. For chronic inflammatory or autoimmune patterns, 3–6 months. For longevity and long-term health work, the relevant timeline is years — but improvements in bloodwork are typically visible within months.

Can Radhika support me through GLP-1 medication?

Yes — this is an increasingly common reason patients book consultations. GLP-1 medications (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro) significantly reduce appetite, which creates real risks of inadequate protein intake, micronutrient deficiency and muscle loss if eating isn't structured properly during use. We work with patients to optimise nutritional adequacy within reduced appetite, support sustainable change for the post-GLP-1 period, and reduce the typical pattern of weight regain after stopping these medications.

What happens if my consultation reveals something that needs medical attention?

If bloodwork findings, symptoms or patterns suggest something needing medical investigation or management, we'll discuss appropriate referral — to your GP, to Dr Ashik when on our medical team, or to a relevant specialist. Nutrition is part of your wider care, not a separate channel.

Are cooking-led sessions just cooking lessons with extra steps?

No — they're clinical nutrition consultations with a hands-on cooking component. The cooking demonstration is tailored to your specific nutritional needs and goals, using techniques and approaches relevant to your situation. For patients who learn better by doing than by reading, this format often produces sustained change that traditional consultation doesn't.

Where is AEOM located?

Our clinic is at 116 Seymour Place in Marylebone, London.

Marylebone, Baker Street and Edgware Road stations are all under ten minutes on foot. Free street parking is available after 6.30pm, with paid bays on York Street nearby — daytime parking is reimbursed for treatments over £200. Treatments are by appointment only.

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a Nutritionist Consultation?

Nutrition consultation works best when it's grounded in honest assessment, evidence-based recommendations and practical implementation. Book a consultation, or speak to our team about how nutritional consultation fits into wider programmes, membership pathways or AEOM's cooking-led sessions.