welcome to
you nutrition
a nutrition and lifestyle medicine clinic for neurological health concerns
who are we?
Nutrition. Lifestyle. Environment. Movement. Breath.
Many approaches, one goal.
You Nutrition is a nutrition and lifestyle medicine clinic that used an Integrative Functional Medicine approach to support those with symptoms or a diagnosis of a brain related health condition.
Led by Founder and Director Dr Kirstie Lawton, the clinical focus is those with a diagnosis of or symptoms indicating Motor Neurone Disease (MND)/Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
However, with so many other clients reaching out in need of support, Kirstie created the You Nutrition Collective - a team of highly specialised and experienced practitioners with the knowledge and skills to support a wide range of neurodegenerative, neurological and neuro-immune health concerns including Alzheimers and Dementia, Parkinson's Disease, brain injury & CTE, epilepsy, FND and Neurological Lyme Disease.
We also have a designated paediatric team to support children's neurological conditions such as PANS/PANDAS, Paediatric Neurological Lyme Disease, autism, ADHD, ARFID, anxiety and OCD, immune and gut health concerns.
You Nutrition Collective
You're in safe hands
MEET YOUR TEAM
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Kirstie
Deborah
Kerry
Melody
nicolle
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rachael
Jessica
Clare
rae
Richard
Magdalena
Dr Kirstie Lawton (PhD, MSc, mBANT, DipION, mCNHC, ANutr) and Deborah Allen (RD, MSc, mBANT) are the co-founders of You Nutrition. They have a combined 50 + years of experience in dietetics, nutrition, nutritional therapy, and health coaching. Their passion for nutrition and lifestyle medicine led to the launch of You Nutrition. Kirstie leads the team at You Nutrition Clinic, while Deborah works behind the scenes, developing essential clinical and educational resources.
They are joined by Kerry, Melody, Nicolle, Jessica and Clare, a team of highly qualified and experienced Nutritional Therapists, each with their own neurodegenerative or neurological specialism.
We also have Rachael, a consultant nurse with a specialism in MND/ALS, who is our patient advocate, and Rae, who is a highly experienced Breath and Movement Practitioner who works across all conditions. Richard is our in-house researcher, ensuring that all recommendations are evidence-based. Magdalena ensures that all cogs are turning.
The team work closely together to ensure that you receive the best support possible on your health journey. They firmly believe that many minds are better than one, giving their clients the very best of their combined knowledge and experience.
HOW WE CAN HELP YOU
Our brain health is something we all take for granted every day. But when our body or mind starts to fail us, or for those who receive a life changing neurological diagnosis, we can find ourselves in a place of uncertainty and helplessness, and desperately in need of support, guidance and advice.
Using a 'food first' Integrative Functional Medicine approach, we work with people who have received or are awaiting a diagnosis, and those who have a predisposition and want to optimise their health outcomes.
We will map your life events and health history to determine the root cause of any diagnosed conditions or symptoms that you are experiencing. We will then consider a wide range of driving factors including your genetics, family health history, gut microbiome, liver health, nutrient status, immune health, metabolic health, mental wellness, trauma history, environmental exposures, dietary intake, and lifestyle factors. We use a range of conventional and functional tests to better understand what is happening under the surface and work with you to support your symptoms.
Most importantly, we take away some ofthe stress, the overwhelm, the confusion and the rabbit hole searches, allowing you to focus on what is most important - living.
education, training & courses
You Nutrition Clinic prides itself as an evidence-based source of education for practitioners, patients, parents & family members, carers, and the general public. Our educational site is www.nutritionandthebrain.com
Practitioner training
In September 2026, You Nutrition Clinic launched our first official practitioner training programme - a 48-hour CPD accredited paediatric nutrition practitioner training course in collaboration with the Nutritional Medicine Institute.
In 2027 we will be launching a range of practitioner CPD to help practitioners who want to support adults and children with a wide range of neurological health presentations, including:
Ketogenic diet training for practitioner (coming April 2027)
The Nutrition and the Brain fellowship (coming September 2027)
Consumer courses
We also offer training courses for practitioners and healthcare workers, and straight-to-consumer short courses, to help people to understand how to support their diagnosis or the diagnosis of a loved one.
Current straight to consumer courses include:
Breathe well to Live Well (On Demand - purchase here)
The Nutrition First Aid Kit (On Demand - purchase here)
Tube feeding for MND (coming January 2027)
Supporting cognitive function (coming June 2027)
Supporting cognitive decline (coming June 2027)
mentoring
We will soon be launching our student and practitioner mentoring:
Student support
Paediatric practitioner support
Adult neurological health conditions
Functional testing
Register interest here.
Education
We have a weekly 'brain blog' that we share weekly both on our Substack and our educational website, www.nutritionandthebrain.com - here you will also find links to previous podcasts and articles.
We also share subsequent educational information on our Instagram pages:
LECTURES, workshops, podcasts & public speaking
Over the years, Dr Kirstie Lawton, who has a PGCE in Higher Education, has lectured at a number of Universities including Queen Margaret University Edinburgh, the University of Northampton (BCNH), the University of Worcester and the University of Portsmouth in collaboration with ION, where she was responsible for the development and, for four years, the delivery of the UK's first graduate diploma in Integrative Functional Nutrition.
We now offer expert-led nutrition talks and wellbeing workshops designed to educate, inspire, and empower. From corporate wellness events and school programmes to guest lectures at Universities, colleges and conferences, our sessions bring evidence-based nutrition advice to a wide range of audiences.
We have provided content to a number of media outlets including IHCAN magazine, the Natural Dispensary, Healthful for You, Nutritionist Resource, as well as multiple charity organisations including Healing ALS, OPN MND and Parkinson's Guernsey. We are available for podcast discussions on all aspects of neurological health. Our services also include health coaching consultancy, peer-reviewing content, and academic contributions for media and publications.
If you want to find out more about the above, reach out to us at info@younutritionclinic.com
"IT'S BEEN LIFE CHANGING"
“It’s been life changing. I’m 52 years old and since my 20’s I’ve suffered. For 20 years I woke up feeling exhausted. I got to the point that I was mentally exhausted. I would sit here in tears and think ‘what’s the point?’. It’s liberating to wake up and feel refreshed. And I’m not bloated! It’s changed my life. It’s been the best thing I’ve ever done for myself, working with you.” CS
"KNOWLEDGABLE AND EMPATHETIC"
"Dr. Kirstie Lawton supported and advised me in pre-pregnancy, helping me to optimise my chances of conception, and throughout the duration of my pregnancy. She has continued to advise me on the nutritional care of my son. She is knowledgable and empathic, which is really reassuring to a first time mum like me". JW.
"I FEEL 20 YEARS YOUNGER"
Three words to describe my experience with You Nutrition Clinic: Thorough. Knowledgeable. Successful. I feel 20 years younger and more energetic in all parts of my life, A four-year decline into ill-health and the appearance of an auto-immune condition was halted and managed within the space of 3 months! Thank you Kirstie!" JD