Miss Laura Grimes

As a dietitian of 10 years, I have worked and led teams across national and private hospitals, to support the nutritional management of individuals under medical, surgical and general health settings across Norwich and the East of England.

I specialise in gastroenterology (the gastro-intestinal tract, from the throat to stomach to bowels), I have worked alongside many gastrointestinal surgeons and doctors as well as run my own gut and gastro clinics to support diet for bowel and throat cancer treatments, Crohn’s and colitis disease, IBS, stomach surgeries, and healthy digestion.

My other area of special interest is metabolism, and how bodyweight change impacts hormones, metabolic activity and appetite. Specifically, I have worked with individuals with metabolic diseases, having weight-loss procedures or medications, making target weights in sport without performance loss, sports injury recovery diet needs, general weight goals and recovery after procedures and monitoring blood tests for nutrient, stress, hydration and hormone levels to support their healthy status.

I advanced my clinical and sporting nutrition practice spending 48 months completing the International Olympic Committees postgraduate diploma in Sports Nutrition, I have since managed nutrition strategies for individuals participating and competing in triathlon, weightlifting, sailing, cycling and running sports.

I have a keen research interest and have joined sporting and metabolic health research projects published into scientific journals. I take a highly personalised approach to nutrition, combined with evidence-based care and relevant technology platforms to create practical nutrition strategies. I always aim to provide plans that endorse sustainable, long-term health for the person and team I am working with.

My qualifications include four years studying with the University of Surrey, before receiving an honours degree Nutrition & Dietetics. Here I also participated in research around vitamin D.