About Suzy

Suzy Shinner Nutrition

Hi, Suzy here.

I’m a registered Nutritional Therapist, real food lover and enthusiastic (and messy!) home cook.

After spending almost a decade working in London as a lawyer, I was feeling off balance – even though I considered myself to be ‘healthy’, my fast-paced lifestyle, high stress levels and lack of direction in life was taking its toll. I was eating all the ‘right’ things, but not the right things for me at that time. As a result, I found myself run-down, tired yet wired, suffering with chronic infections and mood swings.

Frustrated with being on the wrong path and not feeling my best, I made the decision to change course. In 2019 I moved back to my hometown of Retford in Nottinghamshire to study Nutrition and work in my mum’s health food shop. Here I had the opportunity to slow down, reconnect with food and nature, and discover the key role nutrition plays in our health.

Me & fertility

I am passionate about helping couples on their fertility journey. Like many women, I have had my own hormone imbalance issues and fertility struggles. My own fertility burst its way into my consciousness in 2023, when I found out my AMH was low and, aged 35, decided to freeze my eggs. After that, when the time came to try to conceive naturally, I found it wasn’t as plain sailing as I thought. You can read more about my story here.

Because of what I’ve been through, I want to empower other couples to make positive changes that will help support their fertility and optimise their chances of having a healthy baby.

The sad reality is that many couples are struggling to conceive, and most aren’t getting the support they need. Often, the advice is either to pursue assisted reproductive technologies like IVF and ICSI (which comes at a great cost, financially, emotionally and physically), or just to keep trying. Frustratingly, couples often get no help when it comes to diet and lifestyle, which can make a huge difference.

What food
means to me

Food is made up of more than just nutrients. It is central to our health and happiness – it can nourish our bodies, comfort our souls, evoke memories and spark conversations. It brings us together and has a profound impact on our lives. Without it, our days would be a lot less colourful.

Sadly, many of us have lost connection with our food and the land that it comes from. I encourage clients to find balance through seasonal, sustainable, and mindful eating that brings joy back into mealtimes.

Nutrition is only one component of good health. I have learned first-hand that sleep, stress levels, toxic exposure and movement also play a part in our overall health. When one of these pillars of health is unstable, it throws everything else off balance. I help clients look at each of these components, and how they impact their health in ways they might not have recognised.

Nourishment

Connection

Comfort

Joy

My Nutritional Therapy practice

I am a Registered Nutritional Therapist, offering personalised, one-to-one Nutritional Therapy consultations to help bring you back into balance, and achieve your health goals. I have a particular focus on women’s health, and the wide-reaching effect our hormones can have on our wellbeing. I am especially passionate about fertility, and the power of nutrition and lifestyle to help increase a couple’s chances of a successful pregnancy. Since qualifying, I have completed further specialist training with the Fertility Nutrition Centre.

My own love of food and eating goes to the heart of my practice. I am not about restriction, complicated diet plans or expensive ‘superfoods’. I empower clients to build positive relationships with food, practice self-compassion and grow healthy habits that will last for a lifetime.

Learn more about my principles and values here.

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