Nutrition, Hormones, and Mental Health

Dr. Anu Arasu is the Founder and Medical Director of London Bioidentical Hormones, a multi award-winning personalized medicine clinic, and an international keynote speaker. She has previously commented on the health news for BBC,Ch5 and Sky news, was a spokesperson for Cancer Research and the Dr for the Metro newspaper. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, BMJcareers, Natural Health and GPonline and she has presented at conferences worldwide and co-hosted Conscious Life's Hormone Superconference.Dr Ailsa Care is a medical doctor based in West Yorkshire. She was an NHS GP for almost 30 years and has been working in the fields of environmental and functional medicine since 2015. She is on the Medical Advisory Board for INOCA International and has been an educator for a local charity project called Moving Through Menopause. She joined the London Bioidentical Hormone Clinic clinical team in 2022 and has also workedwith the Dr Indra Specialist Functional Medicine Clinic since 2018.Sandra Cohen is a UK-based certified Functional Medicine Practitioner (IFMCP), Nutritional Therapist, Kinesiologist and coach, and the founder of Aura & Meta. She began her clinical practice in Hong Kong, working with an international client base that shaped her 360-degree, whole-person perspective. She specialises in complex hormonal presentations involving chronic fatigue, integrating functional medicine with mind-body medicine and a whole-person lens that honours the client's lived experience, identity and purpose. She also teaches neuro-energetic kinesiology and co-hosts Hormones & Heels, a podcast dedicated to perimenopause. Her work has been featured in publications including The Times and ELLE.Bhavi Gheewala, founder of Kannagara Journeys, is a practitioner specialising in nervous system regulation and childhood development. Her work examines how stress patterns are biologically, relationally and systemically shaped over time, focusing on early development, intergenerational trauma, and physiological integration. Rooted in trainings including primal childhood de-conditioning, family constellations, zen counselling and meditative arts she bridges meditation with therapeutic inner work. By bringing a somatic, trauma-informed perspective to well-being, she facilitates the process for individuals to reclaim agency, develop inner capacities and integrate past imprints. She is currently advancing her expertise in Somatic Experiencing.Dr Reamika West is a GP with a Bsc. in Endocrinology from Imperial college London, as well as extensive functional medicine training with the Institute of Functional Medicine. Working as Senior Integrative Physician at Hum2n and as an independent practitioner with other clinics focused on HRT and preventative health, she has a passion for environmental medicine and evolutionary biology, tying these fundamental aspects of health with advancements in medicine and science to support healing in her patients.

Nutrition, Hormones, and Mental Health provides a thoughtful and clinically relevant exploration of how diet, gut health, circadian rhythms, detoxification, and nervous system regulation intersect to influence mental well-being. The authors translate complex physiological concepts into practical insights that nutritional therapists and functional medicine practitioners can apply in real-world settings. This book highlights an important truth: mental health does not exist in isolation but is deeply connected to the body's biological systems and daily lifestyle patterns. It is a valuable resource for clinicians seeking integrative approaches that support both metabolic and emotional resilience.