Up to the age of 30 I had no particular interest in dietary or health issues. I ate all types of food and never considered any link between my diet and the chronic conditions which had troubled me all my life. From infancy I had suffered frequently from respiratory infections. From my early teens I endured painful bouts of irritable bowel syndrome. These two conditions were still very much part of my life at the age of 30. In fact, they were much worse. No Winter was complete without a dose of severe bronchitis which lasted for weeks at a time. Where the irritable bowel syndrome was concerned, I was referred to a gastroenterologist at the age of 28 and subjected to some very unpleasant and invasive tests, none of which were conclusive. No one ever mentioned the importance of diet. I remained under the illusion that I ate healthily and illness was something that came from outside of me and was the responsibility of medical doctors to cure. The BSE crisis was a turning point for me. I was shocked by what I saw and read. For the first time, I began to question what I was eating and the whole process of food manufacture and how what we eat affects us. My first decision was to stop eating dairy products. This had a massive impact on my health the usual winter round of colds, coughs, sore throats and bronchitis disappeared Gradually, over the ensuing years, the family diet changed and we effectively moved towards a healthier lifestyle. During this learning curve I began to give talks on diet and lifestyle and was pleased to have the opportunity to share with others some of the positive changes that I had experienced. An overriding thought at that time was: Wouldnt it be marvellous to make a career out of helping others. At that stage, I had not heard of Nutritional Therapy until a visit to Manchester Central Library changed my life. Whilst my daughter was looking at story books, I found myself browsing through the Health section, and came across Principles of Nutritional Therapy by Linda Lazarides. I read it in one evening and knew that this was the future for me. It took nine months of careful research before deciding on The College of Natural Nutrition. The two years of training with the College, coupled with my personal experience of improving health, helped equip me to meet the challenges of being a Nutritional Therapist. Elizabeth Harfleet WellBeing was founded in 2001.

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