Alessandro Ferretti
About Me
I graduated from the Institute of Optimum Nutrition in 2001 and formed Equilibria Health Ltd with my partner Jules in 2004. With a growing team of Nutritionists and a Medical Doctor, Equilibria Health is now recognized as one of the UK’s leading providers of nutrition education.
I deliver an annual series of UK wide practitioner and medical professionals postgraduate seminars, workshops & masterclasses metabolism, health and performance, and nutrigenomic. In addition, Equilibria Health Ltd also instigated an ambitious programme of clinical workshops which has been consistently well received. Over recent years, I have received two nominations for CAM Best Practice Award for clinical excellence.
I am inspired by seeing people find their niche in life, so several years ago I developed a mentoring arm to the Equilibria business. Providing support for recent graduates and practitioners to help them to achieve their potential, I spend 1:1 time with clients using a variety of techniques to help them to find direction and success in their chosen career.
Past work included practice from the Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP) at 76 Harley Street, London, and at Tudor Medical Centre, in Stratford Upon Avon.
In recent years I have become fascinated by the potential of nutrigenomics, HRV, metabolism and actively research impact of food in performance and health. My most recent focus is studying the relationship between HRV and blood glucose levels. I have very recently developed a model to asses athletes health looking at data analysis and metabolic behaviour for long term health.
Working with Ben Lynch Seeking Health Educational Institute
Podcasts with Mike Mutzel, FirstBeat Optima Health, Metabolic Mastery, OFM, iThlete, EliteHRV, Paul Burgess Athletic Fitness,
Collaborating with Dr Justin Roberts Anglian University, Dr Daniel Plews, Dr Paul Larsen in 3 scientific papers in sport performance, and many more
I live in the countryside at the edge of the Cotswolds close to Stratford Upon Avon with my partner Jules, son Milo and dogs Albi and Pepe...
I practice judo at Coventry Judo club, karate at CKMA and cycle around the beautiful country lanes surrounding my home at the edge of the Cotswolds.
Meet My Team
Jules Cattell BA hons Dip ION mBANT NTCC CNHC
Jules has always had a passion for food but it was following a visit to a nutritionist in 1998 that her interest in food as therapy blossomed. Suffering classic stress related problems, the result of 10 years in a challenging executive role, Jules soon learned the power of food and immediately decided to turn nutrition into her new career.
Jules has always had a passion for food but it was following a visit to a nutritionist in 1998 that her interest in food as therapy blossomed. Suffering classic stress related problems, the result of 10 years in a challenging executive role, Jules soon learned the power of food and immediately decided to turn nutrition into her new career.
After graduating with distinction from the Institute for Optimum Nutrition (ION) in 2001, Jules started in private practice alongside working as Marketing Manager for the highly regarded supplement company, BioCare. She then returned to ION as a tutor and Year Programme Leader, before forming Equilibria Health Ltd in 2004.
Jules is now back in private practice at Tudor Medical Group in Stratford on Avon. She is a Clinical Tutor on the MSc Nutritional Therapy course at the University of Worcester, alongside lecturing, writing for the local and national press and being a full-time Mum to Milo!
With over 15 years experience in clinical practice, Jules offers a confident, practical approach to nutrition, tailoring programmes to the client’s needs and lifestyle. She has a particular interest in children’s health issues and having trained at the Autism Research Institute in California she now runs a regular clinic in London with behavioural optometrist Smita Trivedi
Jules Cattell
Managing Director
"We see in children the reflection of ourselves."
Chris is Equilibria’s consultant doctor. A general practitioner, Chris takes a very naturopathic approach combining traditional medicine with his nutritional, homeopathic and herbal knowledge. Chris is on hand to advice on a wide range of medical issues and interactions between prescription drugs, nutrients and herbs. Chris currently works as a family physician at Copeman Healthcare Centre in Vancouver.
Chris Dawkins
Medical Director
Holly Taylor
Holly is a qualified nutritional therapist with a BSc in chemistry from the University of Sussex. This combination of scientific and holistic views has forged her unique approach to nutritional health, making her a valued member of the Equilibria team.
Committed to sharing quality nutritional information with the wider community, Holly lectures at the College of Naturopathic Medicine as well as running a successful research and technical writing service.
Holly has been working as Equilibria’s research advisor since 2007 running Research mentoring days as part of our Practitioner Support & Mentoring service.
Scientific Director