About New Dawn Health
Hello, I’m Dawn, an Osteopath, Nutritional Therapist, and Healthy Ageing Specialist
I help women address the deeper shifts that often appear after menopause. My work blends osteopathy, nutritional therapy, and functional medicine to support joint and bone health, prevent muscle loss, balance metabolic changes such as rising blood pressure, cholesterol, or blood sugar, and ease digestive discomfort.
I understand these challenges because I see them every day and have lived through many of them myself. They may be common, but they are not inevitable.
Together, we’ll develop a personalised plan that reduces inflammation, strengthens your body, supports metabolic resilience, and helps you feel more energised and capable in your daily life. My goal is simple: to give you the clarity, tools, and confidence to take charge of your long-term wellbeing.
You deserve to feel strong, supported, and in control of your future health. I’m here to help you get there.
“Life does not get better by chance, it get’s better by change.”
— Jim Rohn
My Back Story
Happy childhood
Born a natural water baby, I spent my childhood swimming. I believe that hard training while a young body is developing, carries health benefits for decades thereafter. I naturally gravitated to triathlon by the time I was at City University, studying psychology.
A saleswoman, not!
Time to earn living – Glaxo was my very first job and what fun that was. I even won a top sales award. But big pharma and office politics weren’t for me long-term. A short stint in orthopaedics prompted a major rethink. I started a 5-year degree in osteopathy. Few people knew what an osteopath was back then!
My calling
Making it on my own – I qualified as an osteopath in 1995 and opened my own clinic in sunny Wiltshire. Happy days, filled with lots of hard work, lovely patients and Bath rugby players to mend. Started my Ashtanga yoga practice, which has stayed with me to this day.
Little beauties
Juggling health and family. The exercise took a back seat for a while and this is the time when I really learnt first-hand the power of lifestyle over my own health. Dwindling exercise, sick babies, and massive sleep deprivation eventually caught up with me. My irregular heartbeat needed two ablations to steady it. My spinal scoliosis was in the making. Just. So. Tired.
We are what we eat
Next chapter, nutrition. My first son’s poor health was the catalyst for gaining my diploma in Nutritional Therapy in 2016. I extended my health education, studying functional medicine – using diet and lifestyle to keep the body healthy. Fulfilling clinic days helping people with all sorts of lifestyle-driven health problems and symptoms.
Come join me
Next 50 years? – Come join me on my quest to stay healthy and medication-free until I pop off! I promise to share all I know with you and help you become the healthiest version of yourself.
Dawn’s Philosophy
I’m here for women who believe that prevention is better than cure and who want a proactive, science-based approach to staying well. If you’re ready to take charge of your health, I bring more than 30 years of clinical experience as an osteopath and nine years as a nutritional therapist to help you build long-lasting wellbeing.
My career began hands-on, treating the aches, stiffness, and fatigue many women were told to accept as “just ageing.” I knew there was more behind those symptoms, and I wanted to understand why some women decline in midlife while others feel stronger, clearer, and more capable than ever.
That search led me to holistic nutrition and Functional Medicine, which guide everything I do. This approach looks at the whole picture, not just the symptoms. It explores how digestion, hormones, immune function, metabolism, sleep, and stress interact, and how your diet, lifestyle, and environment influence the way you feel. Instead of quick fixes, we work at the root causes: inflammation, stress load, nutrient deficiencies, gut dysfunction, metabolic shifts, and the habits that quietly shape your health over time.
At 58, I live the lifestyle I teach. I lift weights, nourish my body, prioritise good sleep, and protect my energy because I want the next decades of my life to be strong, independent, and fulfilling. I want the same for you.
I created New Dawn Health for women who feel the early signs of slowing down and want guidance they can trust. Everything I offer is designed to help you feel stronger, think clearer, move more freely, and regain confidence in your future.
Health is the first wealth. When women are informed and empowered, they don’t just get by. They thrive.
“It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life for me… and I’m feeling good”
— Nina Simone
Qualifications & Professional Experience
- 1989 – BSc Psychology, 2:1. City University
- 1990 – Medical Representatives Examination – Distinction. The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Society
- 1991 – Anatomy, physiology and holistic massage – Credit. The International Therapy Examination Council
- 1991 – Physical Therapy foundation course – Distinction
- 1993 – AO Instructional Course for Operating Theatre Personnel
- 1996 – BSc Osteopathy – Distinction. Kingston University
- 2001 – Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy. London College of Clinical Hypnosis
- 2001 – Myofascial acupuncture. Salisbury district hospital
- 2005 – Display screen equipment risk assessor
- 2007 – Accredited practitioner of the “Sarah Key” physiotherapy method with distinction
- 2013 – Certificate in Functional Medicine. Functional Medicine University
- 2014 – Institute of Functional Medicine, Head to Toe workshop
- 2016 – Diploma Nutritional Therapy. Distinction. Institute Optimum Nutrition. Awarded Janet Anders award for “best overall third-year performance”
- 2017 – Graduate of Institute of Functional Medicine – AFMCP
- 2024 – GI Advanced Practice – Institute of Functional Medicine
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) – The UK Registers of Osteopaths.
- Institute of Osteopathy (IO) – Osteopaths membership organisation.
- British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT). BANT is one of my registering organisations for Nutritional Therapy.
- Complementary Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC). The CNHC is one of my registering organisations for Nutritional Therapy.
- Institute Functional Medicine
