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About Jacinta (Dip. Nut., AFMCP, mBANT, CNHC)

Jacinta is a registered and experienced Nutritional Therapist who has spent several years practising as part of a team at a busy Edinburgh clinic dedicated to supporting people of all ages with a broad range of health-related issues. 

Jacinta’s background as Wellness Manager for a large corporation complements her practice having allowed her valuable insight into the busy, often stressful, lives of her clients. She transitioned to the study and practice of nutrition as a result of seeing the cost of ill health in the workplace and truly wanting to work with individuals to transform their health and, in turn, their lives. 

Following completion of a three year post graduate diploma in Naturopathic Nutrition with the College of Naturopathic Medicine (CNM) in 2016 and securing the CNM Award for overall Academic and Clinical Results in Nutrition, Jacinta completed Applied Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice in 2018.  In 2019 Jacinta established her own practice, Thistle Nutrition.  Her vision is to support her valued clients effectively, holistically and compassionately in achieving optimal health.

Jacinta holds full membership of the British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT) and is registered with the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNCH), the main regulatory bodies for Nutritional Therapists in the UK. She adheres to their high standards for education, continuous professional development, ethics, discipline and practice.  In line with these standards, she continues to update her practice skills through continuing professional development and holds full professional indemnity and insurance. She is also a member of the Institute of Functional Medicine.