Bernie Mertens is a Registered Nurse BSc (Hons) & Registered Nutritionist: Nutrition and Behaviour Msc. Experienced nurse, specialising in digestive diseases with a passion for overall health and holistic medicine. In my role as a nurse since 2019, I began to understand the extent of nutrition in the management of disease, but since becoming a nutritionist in 2023, I have gained a more complex understanding about the impact of nutrition in both physical and psychological health. During my masters degree, I took a particular interest in the relationship between food and cognitive function, and how behaviour is affected by nutritional choices and vice-versa. I specialised in hormonal influence on nutrition with attention to female health, but the last few years I have expanded my knowledge, and have applied up-to-date research to published articles centred around improving neurological and gut health with nutrition. I am a firm believer that knowledge is power, and my main goal is to help people take control of their health by gaining an understanding of the value of nutrition, as well as behaviours that could impact their long-term well-being.
Bernie Mertens is a Registered Nurse BSc (Hons) & Registered Nutritionist: Nutrition and Behaviour Msc. Experienced nurse, specialising in digestive diseases with a passion for overall health and holistic medicine. In my role as a nurse since 2019, I began to understand the extent of nutrition in the management of disease, but since becoming a nutritionist in 2023, I have gained a more complex understanding about the impact of nutrition in both physical and psychological health. During my masters degree, I took a particular interest in the relationship between food and cognitive function, and how behaviour is affected by nutritional choices and vice-versa. I specialised in hormonal influence on nutrition with attention to female health, but the last few years I have expanded my knowledge, and have applied up-to-date research to published articles centred around improving neurological and gut health with nutrition. I am a firm believer that knowledge is power, and my main goal is to help people take control of their health by gaining an understanding of the value of nutrition, as well as behaviours that could impact their long-term well-being.