Hi, I'm Lucy Childerley
BSc Hons, Dip NT, Dip PT, mNNA, mCIMSPA, mGNC
I'm a nutritionist, hormone specialist, personal trainer, Pilates teacher and author, but it wasn't a straight line that brought me here. A few significant events changed everything.
An Interest in Health That Started at 15
My interest in health actually started when I was just 15. All four of my grandparents had passed away by the age of 64, and even at that age, it struck me that this wasn't something I wanted to accept as inevitable. I started paying attention to health and longevity long before it became my career.
The Turning Point
That early interest deepened when my dad had a heart attack at 49. Genetics clearly played a big part, but it was a turning point for me. It confirmed what I'd suspected since I was 15, that how we live has a real impact on how we age, and it made me want to understand health and longevity on a much deeper level.
Building a Career in Health and Fitness
After studying a BSc Hons in Sports Science, I worked as a personal trainer before setting up my own business, Personal Touch Training, in 2002. I was fit, I ate well, and by every measure I thought I was doing everything right.
When Doing Everything Right Wasn't Enough
Then, a few years later, a different set of challenges began. I struggled to conceive and had miscarriages along the way. I found a lump in my breast, which turned out to be fibrous. My hair started falling out. This was when my fascination with hormones specifically really began, because none of it made sense against how well I was eating and training.
I couldn't understand why, when I was doing everything "right", my body seemed to be falling apart. That question is what led me to discover that my hormones had likely been out of balance for years, quietly driving all of it.
The Results That Changed Everything
I made changes to my diet and how I trained, and the results were hard to believe. The fibrous lump disappeared. My hair stopped falling out. My cycle, irregular for thirty years, became regular for the first time in my life. I felt better than I ever had, and I still do.
"I felt better than I ever had, and I still do."
Gut Health Sits Underneath So Much
Around the same time, while I was studying, I started to see how much gut health sat underneath all of this too. It's a fundamental part of the female hormonal jigsaw, and it's a growing problem for so many women and men.
I saw this first-hand with my husband, who had struggled with worsening digestive issues for years, including acid problems, stomach pains, bloating, low energy and low mood. I put him on my gut-healing programme to support the root cause, and within just 12 weeks he was completely pain-free, off all his medication and felt seven years younger.
The Hardest Years Led Me Here
Those years were some of the hardest years of my life, but I've come to believe they happened for a reason. They led me to a three-year Advanced Diploma in Nutritional Therapy, so I could help other women avoid the years of struggling I went through, often without knowing why.
Helping Women Understand Their Bodies
Today, as founder of Lucy Childerley Clinic, I help women of all ages who are struggling with their hormones to lose weight, feel re-energised and take back control of their lives.
"I know what it feels like to be told everything is 'normal' when it clearly isn't."
...and I know what's possible once you finally understand what your body has been trying to tell you.
Education, Training and Professional Memberships
Education and Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Sports Science
- Level 4 Diploma in Personal Training
- Advanced Diploma in Naturopathic Nutritional Therapy, School of Health
Specialist Training
- DUTCH training with Precision Analytical and Charlotte Hunter
- Metagenics Women's Health Training Series covering menopause, perimenopause, endometriosis, PCOS, fertility, pregnancy and thyroid health
- Bionutri Women's Health Training covering skin, the menstrual cycle, energy, sleep, perimenopause, fertility, gut health, menopause and thyroid health
- Biocare Women's Health Training
- Women's Health and Hormones Summit with the ANP
- The Ultimate Hormones Conference in 2022, 2023 and 2024
Professional Memberships
- Full Member of the Naturopathic Nutrition Association, NNA
- Member of the General Naturopathic Council, GNC
- Full Member of the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity, CIMSPA
Professional Accreditations
Naturopathic Nutrition Association
Full Member (mNNA)
Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity
Full Member (mCIMSPA)
General Naturopathic Council
Member (mGNC)
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