How Just For Tummies came to be
Developing Just For Tummies wasn’t my idea, it was my husband, Kevin’s. I’d never even thought of developing a targeted range of supplements for digestive and gut issues. I was too busy working 6 days a week in the clinic. It was only when Kevin heard me speaking to someone who wanted to book in with me on the telephone, and I was explaining that my waiting list was 6 months long, that he mentioned the idea to me. He’d heard me tell this particular lady that I could not book her in for at least 6 months, but noticed how I was giving her dietary advice and recommending supplements that she could take in the meantime, after discussing her symptoms. Kevin asked if I’d ever thought of developing my own range, applying all my years of clinical experience into putting the formulas together, sorting the wheat from the chaff in terms of which ingredients to use. My riposte was, ‘Don’t you think I’m busy enough in clinic, without developing a range of supplements and setting up a completely new company?’ However, the straw that broke the camel’s back was when a young woman came to me for a consultation and colon hydrotherapy treatment, and she entered my treatment room with a gym bag full of all the supplements she was taking, none of which were having any effect on her bloating and constipation. She burst into tears of frustration, not to mention the upset of being a few hundred pounds out of pocket every month for the supplements! I decided I had to develop my own range.
And so, our Just For Tummies range of digestive and gut health supplements was born – out of my long-held desire to raise awareness around the importance of good digestive and gut health for a strong immune system, and overall health and wellbeing, and to be able to offer good, professional advice on which supplements were needed to help reduce certain symptoms.
The people behind the products
There are a lot of moving parts running Just For Tummies, and we all wear different hats depending upon what needs doing. I’m the one who replies to most of the enquiries, whether it be via email, phone, or social media; I also write the newsletters, keep the blog content updated, produce our free fact sheets, all with the help of my amazing copywriter, Emma. Kevin attends to all the orders, with the help of his assistant. He also ensures we have plenty of stock, packaging material, etc and if you phone the office, it will probably be Kevin that you speak with. Colin sorts out the financial side of the business, liaising with the bookkeeper and accountant, as well as putting together key performance indicators (KPIs), analytics, and specialising in digital marketing. We outsource other work to a small team who have been working with us since we launched.
Like any good family business, we juggle a little bit of everything – sometimes all at once! But no matter how busy things get, our mission remains the same: to keep helping more and more people reclaim their digestive and gut health. It’s hard work but knowing we’re making a real difference (and getting to do it together) makes it all worthwhile. Here’s to many more years of good health, happy tummies, and maybe even a little bit of sanity along the way!
A truly personalised approach to health
My approach to healing the digestive system and gut isn’t based on a single methodology. Instead, it’s a unique layering of tried-and-tested techniques I’ve refined in over three decades in clinical practice and through Just For Tummies.
When people reach out to me with concerns about their digestive, gut, bladder, vaginal, or immune health, I never treat them as just a number or fit them into a standard category. Each person is unique, as is their medical history. That’s why I firmly believe in personalised healthcare – one that looks at the whole person from both a holistic and wholistic perspective. Symptoms are often just the tip of the iceberg; to truly help someone, I need to understand everything at play before recommending the right solutions.
I take the time to learn about all aspects of a person’s life – physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing, as well as their environment, relationships, stress levels, past experiences, and personality type. Only with this full picture can I recommend truly targeted supplement protocols.
This is what sets Just For Tummies apart. No other natural supplement company offers this level of personalised advice. When I hear from people who have struggled for years with digestive issues, telling me, “You’ve given me my life back”, “These supplements have been a complete game-changer”, or “I feel like me again”, it reaffirms that all the hard work I’ve put into building this business has been worth it – time and time again.
