NUTRITION · TESTING · REAL LIFE
Feel better.
Have more energy.
Get back to doing what you Love.
Personalised nutrition and functional testing to help you better understand your symptoms, support your health and create a plan that works for you.
Nutrition consultations in Almancil, Algarve, and online, in English and French. Personalised support for digestion, energy, women’s health, weight management and sports performance.
Tell me what you’d like help with. We’ll talk through your goals and whether my support is a good fit.
HI, I’M KARELLE
Helping you feel your best through nutrition that fits your life.
I’m Karelle Laurent, a registered Nutritional Therapist trained at the Institute for Optimum Nutrition, with additional training in sports performance nutrition. I support women and men with digestion, energy, changing nutritional needs and training goals. You don’t need to be an athlete to work with me.
My approach is practical and personalised. We look at your food, lifestyle, symptoms and, when it is useful, functional testing to gather more information and create a plan that works for you.
I’m proud to have won the Health & Wellness Award at the 2025 Algarve Business Awards, and to be a finalist again in 2026—recognition of my commitment to practical, personalised nutrition support.
Registered Nutrition Therapist
DipION, CISNCert, mBANT rCNHC
What would you like help with?
You may recognise yourself in more than one area. We can look at these together and decide where to start.
Energy & Metabolism
You’re often tired, want support with your weight, or have concerns about blood sugar or cholesterol. You want practical food changes that help you feel well and stay strong.
Gut & Digestive Health
Bloating, constipation, loose stools or discomfort that keeps coming back. You want to feel more comfortable and more confident about what to eat, especially if you’ve already tried making changes.
Women’s Health & Hormones
Your energy, sleep, cravings or weight are changing, and you’re unsure what would help. Practical nutrition support for cycle concerns, perimenopause, menopause and the changes you’re noticing in your body.
FUNCTIONAL TESTING
When it can be useful to look a little deeper
Sometimes your symptoms and food history give us a lot of information. At other times, functional testing can provide additional insights and help guide your nutrition plan.
Depending on the situation, this may include gut and digestive testing, hormone and cortisol testing, nutrient and metabolic testing, and selected genetic testing.
Testing isn’t necessary for everyone, but when it is needed, it can help us make your plan more specific.
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
Both. I offer in-person nutrition consultations in Almancil, in the Algarve, and online consultations for clients in Portugal and internationally. Sessions are available in English or French.
Not at all. I work with women and men who want support with digestion, low energy, eating habits, weight management or changes through perimenopause and menopause. I also support athletes with fuelling and recovery. Often, these areas overlap.
Yes. We look at your symptoms, eating patterns, health history and lifestyle to work out which changes may help. The aim is to make eating feel more manageable and avoid unnecessary restrictions. If symptoms need medical investigation, I’ll encourage you to work with your GP or gastroenterologist.
Yes. We can work on everyday meals, fuelling before and during training, hydration, recovery and race-day nutrition. I also help you explore food and fuelling strategies when stomach problems make training or racing difficult. Support is tailored to your sport, schedule and goals.
Yes. I offer nutrition support alongside your prescribed treatment, with practical guidance on meals, protein, hydration and eating well when your appetite changes. We also consider your strength and muscle-maintenance goals. Your prescribing clinician remains responsible for your medication and any dose changes.
Yes. Alongside individual consultations, I offer gut health programmes and educational masterclasses. These provide practical guidance and a chance to learn more about nutrition. You can find the current options and upcoming dates on my programmes and masterclasses pages.
Start with a free discovery call. Tell me what you’d like help with, ask your questions, and we’ll discuss whether my support is a good fit and where to begin.
You might be wondering…
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
Not necessarily. I don’t recommend testing automatically.
We first look at your symptoms, health history, current food and anything you have already tried. If I feel testing could give us useful additional information, we can discuss the options together.
Bring them with you.
Existing blood tests, scans, gastroenterology reports or other medical results can all be useful and may mean that additional testing isn’t necessary.
Not at all. Sometimes short-term dietary changes can be useful, depending on the situation, but I don’t want you removing foods unnecessarily.
Where possible, the aim is to maintain if not increase variety and diversity and help you feel more confident around food rather than make your diet smaller and smaller.
That’s completely fine, however I´m always sorry to hear that.
We start with where you are now, what you have already tried and what information we have available. We can then decide together what makes sense to focus on first.
If you have new or severe digestive symptoms, unexplained weight loss, blood in your stool, persistent vomiting, difficulty swallowing or anything that concerns you, medical assessment should always come first.
You might be wondering…
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