About Claudia Louch

Claudia Louch is a health-scientist who believes passionately in applying the medicinal properties of plants and nature, to the ever widening range of ailments and afflictions associated with modern living.

She has appeared on the successful BBC2 program ‘The Supersizers’, and has contributed articles to the Observer, Healthy Magazine, Woman and Home, Natural Health, Zest, Pregnancy & Birth and the Royal College of Nursing Magazine ‘Family Health’. Claudia continues to contribute to various health orientated publications and websites.

Claudia studied Phytomedicine (Botanical Medicine) at one of the recognised leading universities in the country offering this specialisation, where she attained a Bachelor of Science, Honours Degree. An indispensable core to her studies was a rigorous, three-year clinical training program, at the University’s walk-in Polyclinic and the successful achievement in her final viva-exam, chaired by a UK qualified GP, in clinical diagnosis and natural plant treatments. As a result she is one of a small group of medical professionals in the country allowed to diagnose, formulate and dispense botanical medicines to qualified patients.

During this time Claudia’s interest in pharmacology and conventional drug development grew, and she was awarded a bursary/studentship by the world-renowned Guy's, King's and St Thomas School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, to study for a Masters Degree at King’s College London in Drug Discovery. Her studies were funded by a major, UK based, medicine research company, where she worked at their Immunopharmacology Department to study the expression of cytokines in Rheumatoid Disease. Claudia was subsequently awarded a Masters Degree, with Merit, in Drug Discovery, and continues to have a strong professional interest in Immunology and Virology.

Claudia thereafter continued her studies for a second Masters Degree at King’s College London in the Department for Nutrition and Dietetics, where she developed a strong interest in Obesity, Weight Management and Allergies.

Since then she has furthered her professional development at UCL and Leeds University, the latter through a British Dietetic Association approved course in Clinical Nutrition.

Her current postgraduate research into Allergic Disease is being undertaken at the School for Professional Development at Imperial College London, where she currently focuses on Allergic Gastrointestinal, Respiratory and Skin Disease.

HER CLINIC

Claudia runs a very busy private clinic in Mayfair London, just minutes from Harley Street and Oxford Circus. She will see self-referred, private patients i.e. without a referral from a medical professional.

Years of scientific laboratory practice in academia and medical research, involving pharmacology, human nutrition and botanical medicine, together with her practical clinical knowledge, are incorporated in her own practice and make her a renowned and leading health scientist and contemporary practitioner.

Her immense knowledge of natural plant precursors to conventional drugs and the effects on these on the human body enables her, to prescribe, formulate and dispense botanical medicines to her patients.

Claudia’s background as a pharmacologist enables her to advise patients of potential interactions between plant based and allopathic medicines, as well as on the side-effects of conventional medicines alone, which makes Claudia a unique practitioner in her field, able to cross over and bring together the boundaries of natural and conventional medication to the benefit of her patients.

Claudia uses the latest diagnostic tools and laboratory tests to develop a comprehensive understanding of the health status of each patient prior formulating any external and/or internal remedies or customised diets. Claudia uses the same tools to monitor and support each patient throughout their treatment and/or diet programme. Claudia is very pleased and well accustomed to communicating with the patients' GP or other health-specialist, if this is required.

Please note that her’s is a private clinic and as such, her services are not covered by the NHS.

Some private international medical insurances will reimburse Claudia Louch’s fees for medical problems (please contact your insurer for guidance). However some purely UK-based private insurances, might not cover her services. Feel free to contact her for inquiries.

As Claudia will see self-referred, private patients, she can, at the patient’s discretion, keep the latter’s GP informed of any diagnosis, test results or treatment, unless specifically requested, not to do so.

Claudia Louch is a member of the following professional bodies:

Nutrition Society UK
College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy
British Association for The Study Of The Liver
Royal Anthropological Institute

Member of the NHS Directory of C&A Practitioners

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Woman and Home Magazine 01/2009

Fiona Trimmer, 46, a housewife from Sanderstand reports about her successful eczema treatment with Claudia Louch: 'Following Claudia advise has helped clearing my eczema.'

Healthy Magazine

01/02 2009

Q&A Ask the experts: Claudia is asked by the reader Jenny Croft: 'How can I ward off chilblains this winter?'

BBC 2

Claudia Louch features as the BBC's Nutritionist in the program series 'The Supersizers'.

The Observer Magazine 03/08
The Observer features Claudia's treatment options for Oral Allergy Syndrome (OAS).

Natural Health Magazine 02/08
Natural Health votes Claudia's skin-care as the treatment of the month and the equivalent of choosing haute couture over high street!

Zest Magazine 01/08
Zest loves Claudia's Customised Skin-care.

Pregnancy & Birth Magazine 01/08
Claudia's advice on skin-care for acne during pregnancy.

Tatler 11 & 12/07 & 01/08
Claudia's Skin-care as seen 3-months consecutively in Tatler magazine.

Family Health 08/07
Claudia's patient is interviewed by Family Health, the magazine issued by the Royal College of Nursing, to be found in all GP surgeries.