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Behind every Team GB Olympian success story is the coach. Rarely framed by the camera lense they are the unsung heroes pushing their athlete to podium success. Achieving symptom relief be it freedom from IBS, migraines or Eczema is no mean feat and cannot be done alone that,s why here at YorkTest every FoodScan 113 food intolerance buyer is helped by our inhouse nutritional coach Sheila Boyde.

 

An ex Commonwealth Games athlete, Sheila Boyde represented Great Britain at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland as a marathon runner, the highlight of a glittering career that also took in running for England on a number of occasions as well as being part of the Olympic team in 1992.  But of course, the real highlight is her work here at YorkTest!

 

Sheila says: “As an international athlete you are pushing your body to its very limits both in training and competition.  As Brendon Foster once said you are tired all the time as a top class athlete! The experiences though for me are truly memorable and I will never forget the feeling in the Commonwealth Games village seeing all the top athletes that I had at one time watched on TV such as Sebastian Coe and Sally Gunnel. I could literally feel the goose bumps on the back of my neck with the excitement. I felt honored to be part of the games and in the company of so many outstanding athletes.”

 

Now you too can benefit from Sheila’s experience. As our Head Nutritionist, when you take our 113 FoodScan test, you will receive two consultations with Sheila or one of her team of top BANT (British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy) registered nutritionists, who will go through your results and find the best ways for you to incorporate the necessary changes into your diet.  As Sheila says; “When working as a Nutritionist I look at each person as an individual as what suits one person may not suit another, plus it also depends on the amount of exercise the individual is doing on a daily basis to what quantities they need.”

 

“I became a Nutritionist when I realized that my life as a full time athlete would probably be coming to an end and I felt the need to use my brain and not just my legs, as the saying goes ‘use it or lose it!’  My passion to go into this field also came about due to my own health issues, which went undetected for too many years with detrimental affects on my general health and working life.  I wanted to understand how the body worked better and help others avoid the years of unnecessary poor health and so embarked on a three year course at the Institute of Optimum Nutrition in London with the now famous Patrick Holford, the founder of the college being my tutor in those days.”

 

Benefit from the experience and expertise that Team YorkTest can bring to your life and find out more about the Allergy UK endorsed FoodScan 113 food intolerance test click here