Damien DowningMMS LicAc   Medical Director

Dr Damien Downing is a specialist in Ecological Medicine, which has 3 components; Allergy, Environment and Nutrition. After qualifying from Guy's Hospital in 1972, he worked in psychiatry, neuropsychiatry and general practice in the UK, while also studying acupuncture, homeopathy and manipulative therapy. He then spent several years in the Solomon Islands in the Pacific, where his roles included running the Village Health Aid Project and the Mental Health Unit. In 1980 he returned to the UK and established a clinic which developed into Nutrition Associates. He currently sees patients in London, Windsor and York, and a colleague does so in Edinburgh. Since 1980 his work has established him as a leading figure in nutritional medicine in the UK. He has undertaken pioneering work in the treatment of allergy, the linking of behavioural disorders with nutrition, light therapy and the treatment of M.E./C.F.S, Autism and ADHD. He is currently President of the British Society for Ecological Medicine. He co-founded and is Editor of the Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine. He has been an active member of the Expert Commmittee of ANH since its inception.