Alex Howard Group

Our Team

Jana Papajova

DipNT CNM, mBANT, rCNHC

After a decade-long career in the fast-paced London fashion industry, Jana’s life was unexpectedly halted by a diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). This turning point brought her to The Optimum Health Clinic (OHC) as a client, sparking a transformative healing journey. Her recovery was so profound that it inspired a new calling, and Jana decided to retrain as a Nutritional Therapist at the prestigious College of Naturopathic Medicine (CNM) in London.

After graduating, Jana ran her own successful nutrition practice and worked as part of the Autoimmune Clinic team, before joining The Optimum Health Clinic as a practitioner over five years ago. Today, Jana has been fully recovered for over a decade.

Having walked the path from exhaustion to vibrant health herself, Jana offers a rare blend of deep empathy and extensive lived and clinical experience. She understands the nuances of the recovery journey firsthand and creates a safe, non-judgmental space to support her clients with her wealth of functional nutrition knowledge.

Jana is on a mission to ensure no one has to settle for just "getting by." She sees her role as a ‘health detective’ dedicated to unearthing the root causes of symptoms - be they digestive, hormonal, immune, or metabolic.

Outside of work, Jana loves to travel and experiment in the kitchen, creating inventive recipes that suit the varied needs of her clients.

Our Team

Bebe Kohlap
Systems Manager

Bebe entered into nutrition quite unexpectedly when she went to an open day at the Institute for Optimum Nutrition, just to...

Charlotte Thomson

Charlotte initially trained as a musician and worked as a performer and teacher for several years before embarking on...

Claire Sehinson
Head of Research and Protocol Development

Claire is an educator, researcher and functional medicine trained nutritional therapist. Claire has over a decade of...

Coriander Stone
New Client Co-ordinator

Coriander is a nutritionist specialising in complex health conditions with over 12 years of experience...

Denise Stillie

Originally from Scotland, Denise worked as a music journalist before becoming a web developer for The Guardian newspaper...

Dr Alex Howard
Founder and Executive Chairman

Dr Alex Howard is Founder & Executive Chairman of The Optimum Health Clinic after his own struggle with ME/CFS...

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