Alison Leighton
Alison was born and bred in Johannesburg, South Africa and has been living in the UK, with her husband and young son, for the last 15 years. For as long as she can remember, Alison has had a fascination and interest in food, health and nutrition and alternative and holistic therapies. Throughout her late teens and into her early twenties she experienced a number of health challenges. After turning to nutritional therapy to improve her own health she was amazed to discover that the changes she made to her lifestyle and diet, had a dramatic effect on her overall health and wellbeing. Armed with this newfound knowledge and feeling empowered by her success, she realised she wanted to help others improve their health too. It was at this point that she decided to train as a Nutritional Therapist at the world-renowned Institute for Optimum Nutrition. In the years since she has also qualified as a colonic hydrotherapist and mainly focused on gut health. She and runs a successful colonic clinic in Brough, Hull. Alison has long been aware of the health benefits of castor oil, however, in practice, she found that clients were struggling with the hassle and mess involved in using this treatment. She decided to investigate ways of making the process easier and more comfortable whilst still maintaining the all-important health benefits. She wanted to design a product that was organic, sustainable, eco-friendly and highly beneficial to her clients and voilà...Castorvida castor oil pack
