ABOUT AMANDA

Amanda Hamilton, 33, is a health expert and nutritionist who regularly features on BBC television and radio, Sky News, GMTV, UKTV and a number of other media outlets.

BROADCAST MEDIA
Some of her most recent shows include:

> BBC1's "How to Live Longer"
> BBC2's "Something for the Weekend"
> BBC1's "Last Resort"
> GMTV's "Inch Loss Island"
> GMTV's "Bikini Diet"
> UKTV Style's "Spa of Embarrassing Illnesses"
> UKTV Style's "Life Changing Weight Loss"

AUTHOR
Amanda has written the following books:

> "LifeDetox". Piatkus 2007
> "Life Changing Weight Loss", Little, Brown Books, 2008
> "Secrets of the Spa", Little, Brown Books, 2009

WRITING AND COMMENT
Amanda regularly provides columns, features and comment for the national and international media, most recently including:

> The Times
> The Daily Telegraph
> The Daily Mail
> The Independent
> The Scotsman
> Scotland on Sunday
> Scottish Daily Record

PUBLIC SPEAKING
Amanda is also regularly sought as a speaker for:

> award ceremonies and launches
> corporate seminars and conferences
> executive retreats

QUALIFICATIONS

> BA, Dip, Nutritional Therapy
> Registered Nutritionist, BANT

Amanda is also studying Ayurvedic Nutrition with the European Institute of Vedic Studies.

PERSONALLY...
Amanda lives with her daughter, Jana, and her fiance, Crawfurd, in Edinburgh and enjoys working out (spinning, ashtanga yoga, circuit training and thai boxing..), heading up into the hills on foot or on mountain bike, skiing (a recent convert to backcountry touring). Despite knowing the downsides, she loves her Illy coffee and dark chocolate..

Amanda is also busy designing and planning the construction of an eco-retreat in the Haute Savoie region of France, and an exciting new online TV channel of her own.