Elizabeth Harfleet

Biography

Elizabeth Harfleet qualified as a nutritional therapist with The College of Natural Nutrition. In 2001 she founded her Manchester based practice, Elizabeth Harfleet Wellbeing. Whilst nutritional therapy can help to support a wide range of health issues, Elizabeth has a special interest in digestive disorders and food intolerance. Her approach to treatment is holistic and takes into consideration all levels of a person, not solely their daily diet. Elizabeth’s aim is to help her clients to restore and maintain their health and vitality.

In addition to her work with individual clients, Elizabeth makes frequent contributions to BBC Radio Manchester, Century Radio and Channel M as well as providing nutritional comment and features for newspapers and magazines.

Elizabeth has written two books, “IBS Secrets Most Doctors Won’t Know” and a “Lifestyle Resource Guide”,as a means of offering additional help to her clients and anybody else who wants to improve their health and wellbeing.

A Few Questions...

What’s your involvement with Soulmate?

I facilitate a food intolerance testing service to benefit Soulmate clients.

What do you do for fun?

I love playing the oboe, the piano, swimming, spending time with my three pet bunnies, watching Midsomer Murders with a nice cup of herb tea and (my latest addiction) watching old comedy clips on YouTube. My all time favourite sketches are by the late Les Dawson and Roy Barraclough as the inimitable “Cissie and Ada”.

Who did you want to be when you grew up?

I didn’t have a particular role model. I just wanted to make my family proud. I don’t know whether I have succeeded?

What’s your favourite childhood memory?

Cycling for miles through the beautiful Yorkshire countryside. Panoramic views were never far away. The roads were quieter then and kids were considered to be safer.

If you were a superhero who would you be and what super powers would you have?

I’m not really into superheros, although I do think my family expect me to be Superwoman. I would like to be able to thrive on minimal sleep. There are too few hours in each day.

If you could have a one to one with anyone who would it be and why?

This sounds corny, but one of our famous entrepreneurs, like Sir Alan Sugar or Peter Jones. I’d like to see what they’re really like in person and hopefully glean just a couple of ideas as to how they made their meteoric rise to business success.

Describe the happiest moment in your life

I can’t think of one particular defining moment. Getting married, having my daughter, passing my driving test, qualifying as a nutritional therapist—all stand out as memorable in very different ways.

If you were an animal what would you be?

Definitely a cat. I hate the cold and love warmth. Cats know how to relax too. The idea of being completely relaxed by a cosy fireside really appeals to me.

What are you most grateful for?

Sometimes our expectations can become too high. I appreciate the fact that I have clean water to drink, food to eat and have the freedom and resources to live my life in the way I choose.

What’s your vision of the future?

I see people becoming empowered with knowledge through the Internet. Who knows how far technology can go? I also see UK society being a place of abundant choice in terms of health. Unhealthy fast food outlets are springing up like mushrooms, just as are healthy juice bars and fitness centres. In the middle of this we are seeing a sharp rise in serious health problems. The lifestyle and dietary choices that individuals make now will be critical to their own and the nation’s health in the decades to come.

How are you going to make the world a better place?

I’m a member of the Institute of Advanced Motorists. They encourage their members to try, each day, to show at least one other driver on the road some courtesy. That’s a good start. I believe our society could be dramatically improved by the combined effect of lots of kind thoughts and deeds, great and small, whether that’s through our work or life in general. I’m trying to play my part in that.