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Alex Manos - IFMCP, MSc, BSc

Functional Medicine Practitioner

MSc Personalised Nutrition

BSc Nutritional Therapy

Breathwork Facilitator

Institue Of Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner

Consultations

Online

Bio

As a teenager I suffered with IBS/SIBO, chronic fatigue, brain fog, psoriasis (among other things!). I've bee the guy staring in to the fridge lost as to what to eat because I knew I would react to everything. I've been the guy struggling to follow a conversation due to the severity of my brain fog. I've been the guy that had to nap in the afternoon and at times I simply could not keep my eyes open. I've been the guy embarrassed by my skin not wanting to go out.

I tried various things growing up including medications from the GP but it was ultimately a combination of diet, specific supplements, and gut-directed hypnotherapy that led to a complete resolution of all of my symptoms.... and in a matter of weeks.

This led me to certifying as a Nutritional Therapist and then as a Functional Medicine Practitioner and I now support clients who are going through a similar experience.

If you are confused, lost as to what to eat, what to supplement, and ultimately how to get better then book in a free discovery call and let's chat about your journey thus far, and how I might be able to help.

I was one of the first practitioners in the UK to certify with the Institute of Functional Medicine (in 2016), and in that same year completed my MSc in Personalised Nutrition.

I specialise in gut health, chronic fatigue, and mould illness (having suffered with all of them myself) and focus on a truly holistic approach to health and wellbeing.

Outside of my clinical practice I am a lecturer and mentor in the health & nutrition industry.

How I work

When working together we will take a holistic and personalised approach to your health issues focusing on understanding the actual mechanisms and events that led to your illness. Sometimes there is one obvious trigger, other times it may be an accumulation of factors over a period of time.

There is a saying "treat the individual, not the disease" - and this quote has helped me and my clients tremendously. It means we have to take a person centred approach to healing and not a diagnosis centred approach (i.e you have this condition and therefore you need this approach).

In a more practical sense I offer both one-off consultations as well as packages and thus cater to all needs.

Services I offer

My main areas of focus and experience are in chronic digestive disorders and mould related illness (so often things such as chronic fatigue and autoimmunity) but if I feel I can genuinely help you then I will. I offer a free discovery call so we can have a chat and see whether we are a good fit.

That is the value in the functional medicine model and the concept of 'treating the individual, not the disease'. There are multiple causes to the same condition and thus the focus needs to be on you as a human being having a human experience, rather than the diagnosis/label you have been given.

I have over 15 years of experience supporting clients with:

- Chronic digestive conditions. For example: IBD, IBS, SIBO, Histamine Intolerance.
- Chronic fatigue syndrome.
- Mould related illnesses.
- Autoimmune conditions.
- Skin conditions.

Location

Farnham

Consultation price

I offer one-off consults as well as 3, 6, and 12 month packages.

Specialism

Gut health & digestion, Environmental (mould, lyme), Energy (CFS/ME, adrenal), Autoimmunity, Healthy ageing & longevity

Experience

5+ year/s

Testimonials

Writing a testimonial for Alex isn’t easy! It isn’t easy as I can’t express in words how much this guy has aided me to turn my life around.

He introduced me to a person I’ve been looking for for about 30 years- me! I started working with Alex having stuffed from a life long sentence of mental health problems (eating disorders/depression/anxiety/PTSD) and I was sick of taking medication. As a functional medical practioner I wanted Alex to check out the root cause of all these conditions rather than me swallowing a bunch of pills everyday to treat the symptoms. In a way it all seemed like a pipe dream to be medication AND symptom free but I wanted to believe and I put my trust in Alex. In return I got educated on all things healthy! He gave me the insight, inspiration, support and confidence I needed to change things around. Yes we put out a few fires along the way, but no journey is straightforward, especially such a worthwhile one! Alex is a warm, genuine, incredibly knowledgable expert in his field and he is fun and easy to work with. You can have the confidence that he knows his stuff so you are in safe hands but also that he gives a dam about his clients! That’s a special kind of balance you don’t often find! I would never have put myself in this healthy balanced place of life 5 years ago and admittedly there is always more work to do but it’s a great start and Alex helped me get here! So if you needed a sign to tell you to go for it, this is it! Embrace your journey with him and enjoy the ride.

Before working with Alex I had suffered with psoriasis and a bloated stomach for so long I had accepted it as a part of me. I was lucky in the sense that my psoriasis was in places you couldn’t see when I had clothes on but my permanently hard and bloated lower stomach would ruin my confidence and dictate how I dressed and how I carried my body with the goal of hiding it. After the initial consultation phase and tests Alex put together a program that involved lifestyle, nutrition, training and supplement changes that targeted the gut. I saw positive changes were happening after the first couple of weeks.

My rashes angry bright red colour had softened, I was dropping body fat easier than ever before and although I was never really suffering from acne my skin was looking much more vibrant and healthy. Fast forward four months and the rashes that would never disappear have gone; my stomach no longer makes me look pregnant and my confidence is growing.
Alex’s phenomenal knowledge combined with his personality makes him an exceptional coach. He excels at putting you at ease, delivering the information in manner that you will understand and most importantly getting results. I have and will continue to recommended Alex to family and friends.

Thank you Alex “The Magician” Manos

Just before my 15th birthday my health deteriorated with chronic attacks of tonsillitis and persistent glandular fever, which eventually led into Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I had no real help to cope with my new life from the NHS (other than a very supportive GP who was as frustrated as I was at not being able to provide any significant beneficial services), and just before my 16th birthday, my daily battle with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome took a rather drastic turn downhill with an unexplained vomiting syndrome, where I couldn’t keep very much, if any food, down at all. Again, meeting nothing but blockades with the NHS, my family and I had no choice but to look elsewhere to try and stop me losing any more weight—I had lost around 10 kilos by this point—and find a way to get me better and back into school.

This is where Alex came in.

Alex has been a constant support network for me throughout such a difficult time in my life; tirelessly providing his expertise and research skills when needed, Alex has helped me to get back on track, back in the normal weight range, and back in school.

In mid-February, just after my 18th birthday, I was able to exercise for the first time in more than two years. It wasn’t for very long—four minutes of light jogging—but as someone who before illness was months away from trialling for the GB rowing squad, this meant masses to me. There’s still a way to go, but with Alex’s nutritional support, that path home is far shorter than it used to be.