Barefoot Medicine Ltd

26/11/2025

BLACK FRIDAY 66% off Picky Eaters SOS Group Coaching Programme for parents who have a child who is autistic/neurodivergent and has a tendency towards a 'beige' diet or has a very restrictive diet.

Research clearly shows that there is a correlation between what an autistic child eats and the severity of the symptoms of autism. But knowing that your child 'should' eat better is a far cry from actually being able to make that happen!

However, based on my experience with other parents in this situation, we have come up with lots of solutions that have worked for other children to gradually widen the range of foods they eat, but as you would expect, there is no 'one-size-fits-all'.

Instead, over the 4 weeks of group coaching, I will explain the connection between Mood and Food, plus you will be able to track it for yourself with the Autism Mood & Food Journal and identify what would work best for your child.

Each week you will be able to meet up with other parents in your situation as we spend the first half of the session with a presentation and discussion, then the second half looking at your own wellbeing and what you can do naturally to manage stress, sleep deprivation etc.

Because this is so heavily discounted, places are strictly limited to 25 on a first come first served basis.

The first 10 people to sign up will also be offered a 30-minute 1:1 coaching session with me, worth £105. This can be booked for any date right from when you purchase the programme up until the last day (28 January).

Find out more about the Programme here.

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22/07/2025

If paying for metabolic and gut function tests is financially out-of-reach, you could try JOURNALING your child's autism symptoms.
Very often the 'cause' and 'effect' are so far apart that it is easy to miss the connection. One bug-bear I have is the way autism is treated as though it is linear: is your child autistic? 'yes, no maybe'... that just doesn't convey any information at all! So I have designed the Autism Wheel of Life with 8 'spokes' that represent key areas we want to monitor such as sensory sensitivities, anger & aggression, picky eating, stimming etc... watch the video to find out how it works and if you like it, you can buy the journal on Amazon.co.uk

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Learn how keeping a 1-month Autism Mood and Food Journal can help you to track the way diet and lifestyle influence your child's autism symtpoms. Use the Au...

20/07/2025

My 56th birthday present to myself - BoHo Braids! I had never even heard to them until Riannah got them done, but they are much more ‘fun and friendly’ than box braids….but they take a LOT more time, too!

09/06/2025

5-star reviews are more than testimonials for a business. In this review I received on Friday, one word stood out to me: life-changing. That from a Mum whose son was diagnosed as having regressive autism and was told by her doctor that 'nothing can be done' apart from behavioural training and speech and language therapy. It's simply not true - there is a LOT that can be done to help children with regressive autism and it doesn't inovlve medication.

25/04/2025

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21/03/2025

As we acknowledge World Down Syndrome 2025, I'd like to pay tribute to the parents who I have the pleasure to work with. The joy, the pain, the triumphs and the tears of the parents of someone with additional needs often go unseen. Sometimes it is the smallest triumph that they celebrate where other parents would take it for granted. Sometimes it is the fear, anxiety or constant 'background worry' that they feel whenever their child is away from them. Sometimes parents fear a diagnosis yet want one at the same time. The roller-coaster of high highs and low lows is seldom witnessed by 'outsiders' or even sometime by other members of their family.

In the privacy of my consultations, I have witnessed first hand the extreme anguish that some parents face, not becuase of their child with a disability, but because of 'the system' or because of judgement, staring and rude comments in social situations.

A week ago I spoke with one Mum who described her feelings of over-powering and intense love for her child and the fear that there was no-one else in the world who could look after him if she wasn't around. She said she 'could not be ill' or 'could not die' BUT at the same time, her situation is so extreme with the lack of support and lack of 'light at the end of the tunnel' that she also felt that she had gone well beyond her own limits and that she simply could not cope any more. The lack of sleep, the worry, the unrelenting 24/7 of being a full-time carer, the healthcare system that said it could do no more, even the guilt of whether her childs condition may be due to something she did ...(sic!!!) ... I cannot reflect adequately what she described to me, but suffice it to say that after 15 minutes, I said that what she was describing sounded to me like she was suffering from PTSD, but not 'post' traumatic stress, becasue it was on-going, every day. When I put that to her, she burst into uncontrollable tears and said it was the first time she felt 'heard' and that I had put her feelings into words.
I share this story because SO many parents put a brave face on for the outside world, but they are sometimes experiencing an inner turmoil that they feel guilty telling anyone about in case it seems like they are complaining or in some way speakking ill of their child. The reality is that these feelings are there because of the INTENSE LOVE they have for their child and the powerful urge, desire and need to do everything they can to help their child have the best possible life.

What would any of us do in this situation? If you need to work to support your child financially, but you cannot hold down a job because your child may need you at short notice. Especially If welfare cuts make it harder to get specialist support and education?
Fortunately, after 25 years in practice, I have a lot of resources to help parents in this situation to take care of their own health.

Watch this space for an up-coming BIG ANNOUNCEMENT....

04/02/2025

4 February 2025 has been designated as World Cancer Day by the World Health Organization. There are, I suspect, very few of us who have not had cancer touch someone close to us. Two weeks ago I had a training session with one of the labs I work with who offer a state-of-the-art test that screens for 70 types of cancer in the extremely early stages when there are no signs or symptoms. As we all know, early detection is cruical not just to outcomes, but also to the length and extent of the treatment. The lab explained to me that they only offer tests to practitioners who they screen individually, but that it is important to get third sector healthcare professionals assisting in a climate where the NHS simply cannot get to everyone. What impressed me even more is that they have a UK-wide network of phlebotomists who will come to your home to do the blood draw.

I recognize that the test is not going to be affordable for everyone, but unfortunately being ill is also not an affordable option for many of us either. Or worse still, I have close friends, who have undergone chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormone therapy and were either self-employed or unable to survive on 'statutory sick pay', so they had to continue to work throughout their treatment now matter how they felt. One friend used to go to chemo first thing in the morning, then straight to the office.

This could happen to any one of us, so early detection is vital. If you scan the link you will see all the details of how the lab has a team of doctors to speak with you BEFORE they will agree to do the screening, to ensure you know the risks, benefits and processes when you decide to proceed. This is not a regular over-the-counter test, like finding out how your gut function is or what your metabolic processes are like. It is a big deal - but it could save your life, or the life of a loved one.

03/02/2025

How would you like to know what your nutrient levels are like based on the last 3 months meals? This free assessment can help you find out which nutrients may be lacking in your diet and what you can eat more of to replenish them.

It's totally free to do the test, then I'll reach out to you to book a discovery call with me which is also free so we can discuss your results. You will get plenty of actionable tips during the call as well as longer-term guidance if you want to dive deeper into how to use your food as medicine.

Just scan the QR code below to get started right away!

31/12/2024

What a stunning sunrise to welcome in the last day of the year!

15/12/2024

Can you identify which nutrients are lacking in your diet by how you feel? Most people jump for Vitamin C if they feel a cold coming on, or if they lack energy then iron is a common go-to. But another way of doing it is to identify if there are certain food groups that you avoid, then look at the nutrients that are in those foods to get an idea of what might be issing. Then when you see what's missing, have a look at what those vital nutrients do for your body and let me know in the comments if you have any symptoms of deficiency! A simpler and more accurate way, of course, is to do a urine test at home to measure your metabolic function. The report will give you a list of which key nutrients are in the red, amber or green zone.

15/12/2024

Everyone knows there is an antibiotic crisis, yet they can still save lives. But long-term low-level antiobitocs kill the good bacteria as well as the bad, and therefore weakens our immune system. By running functional tests on the gut, the metabolic system and food intolerance tests, it is possible to identify inflammation markers and help support the core body systems that are needed for optimum immune function and overall health. That way we can help the body to help itself with an ideal goal of being able to reduce or eliminate the need for medication.