What We Do

Dr C.Rajeswaran (Raj) is a consultant physician in diabetes, obesity & endocrinology working in a large hospital within the National Health Service, United Kingdom. He has clinics across the country including several clinics in Nuffield hospitals and also runs the reputed ‘The London Obesity Clinic’ at 10, Harley Street, London. He is extremely passionate about weight management and more so for people with diabetes. His specialist interest includes complex severe obesity, diabetes and diabesity.
He feels weight management is the core driver in the management for all modern illnesses. Weight management is complex as the reason for weight gain is multifactorial. Successful weight loss can only be achieved after ascertaining the underlying reasons for weight gain and providing a structured, personalised plan. Providing a personalised plan to 30% of the population, who are obese with the current available models is not possible and unrealistic.

Global weight management: He along with his global team are currently in the process of launching a revolutionary weight management programme. This is a personalised online medical weight loss programme which not only helps lose weight but also addresses weight related problems. This programme would be extremely helpful to any organisation/ hospital who are involved with patients/staff with a weight problem. This plan is designed by an expert medical team and could be adapted for different cultures across the world and provides an extremely cost effective solution.
Dr Rajeswaran founded the National Diabesity Forum in 2008. National Diabesity Forum provides a network for health professionals involved in the management of Diabesity (Diabetes and Obesity). The aim of this forum is to share best practice in the management of Diabesity. He is also the editor-in-chief of a popular medical journal ‘Diabesity in Practice’, which provides practical advice to health care professionals.

He has several publications to his credit. He has also authored several book chapters and books.

Addic Brillon is highly Specialised Obesity Dietitian with over 7 years of experience in providing individual consultations and group support sessions as part of a multidisciplinary team. Addic has experience of dealing with patients with BMI more than 40 or BMI above 35 with co-morbidities which most of patients having conditions like heart disease and diabetes.

Special Interests include:

Healthy Eating – Obesity, Heart disease, Diabetes and Lipid Lowering.
Gastro – Irritable Bowl syndrome, Inflammatory Bowel disease and Coeliac disease.
General Surgery – Cancer, Nutrition Support, Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN).
Mental Health – Learning disabilities, Huntington’s disease, Mental disabilities.

Francine Joyce is a French nutritionist who graduated in Dietetics in Paris and is now on the French Embassy’s register in London. She has worked in hospitals in France (in oncology, geriatrics, surgery and endocrinology) and the UK (in intensive care, and gastroenterology at the Bupa Cromwell Hospital London) and for the Prader-Willi Association (for patients suffering from genetic obesity). She has also taken part in research studies in the food industry, in particular for the Danone Group.

She makes nutritional assessments and analyses the quantity and quality of your food intake to provide “made to measure” programmes that:

meet your specific needs (according to your way of life, tastes, health, professional activities, culture and family environment)
help you slim down and avoid putting the weight back on
enable you to gradually change your eating habits
make you rediscover fitness and good health
She takes into account your body mass index, fat mass levels, and metabolism to set objectives and plan preventative as well as therapeutic strategies.

Francine offers guidance on how to maintain energy levels, avoid tiredness, cravings and emotional eatin

Kajal is an experienced Clinical Psychologist with over 14 years’ experience specialising in working with children and young people, and their parents/carers and families. Her specialism is in helping with anxiety, low mood, low confidence/ lack of self-esteem, difficulties with relationships and friendships, behavioural challenges and parenting support/ consultation and family work.

She has trained in a variety of therapeutic models including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), systemic (family) therapy and Personal Construct Therapy (PCP) and uses these models integratively in her work in order to best meet the needs of an individual.

When working therapeutically with individuals or families her approach is always collaborative and non-blaming. She believes that in addition to talking about difficulties it is also important to identify and build on the strengths and resilience of a person.

To ensure that her individual clients and families receive a consistently high standard of care that adheres to professional guidelines on best practice, she actively engages with ongoing peer review and supervision with other experienced Clinical Psychologists.

Kajal’s specialities:
Anxiety including generalised anxiety, phobias, panic, obsessive compulsive disorder
Worry including exam worries, health or illness worries
Depression, sadness, low mood
Self-harm
Anger issues
Bereavement
Bullying or other school related issues
Friendship/ relationship issues
Low self-esteem, lack of self confidence
Eating related issues
Diagnostic assessments for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Management of the difficulties associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Condition / Asperger’s Syndrome (ASC)
Family issues including changes to the family resulting from illness, bereavement, divorce
Behavioural difficulties, tantrums
Sleep issues
Parenting support/ coaching
Parental mental health issues including post-natal depression

Dr Sarkhel has basic psychiatric training in Adult Psychiatry, Old Age Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Learning Disability, Forensic Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Substance Abuse. He then completed specialist Registrar training in Adult Psychiatry, Old Age Psychiatry and Liaison Psychiatry. He has published a number of research articles in peer-reviewed journals and is an examiner for The Royal College of Psychiatrists.

He has a particular interest in stress-related disorders and has a strong emphasis on Evidence-Based Practice.

Dr Sarkhel is also trained in Medical Acupuncture which he uses as adjunctive treatment for various Psychiatric Disorders and Chronic Pain.

His latest addition to Living Mind is providing Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for Depression, Anxiety Disorders and many other conditions in Harley Street clinic.

Integration of complementary therapies and orthodox treatment is his main passion when it comes to mental health care for his patients.

Jinan (BSc, MSc) is a Registered Nutritionist (AfN) and a member of the Association for Obesity. She incorporates her knowledge to enable clients to achieve the best possible results, using years of food-industry experience to listen to her clients and work with them to devise a meal plan that works for them. Jinan is a firm believer of a specialised tailored approach to every individual. After all, each lock needs a different key!

Currently, she is a PhD researcher specialising in obesity and the prevention of diabetes in ethnic minority groups. As an associate lecturer, she enjoys delivering lectures in universities and engaging with her students. She is also an active member of Diabetes UK, regularly delivering presentations across Yorkshire. Simultaneously, she works for the NHS weight management service supporting patients through a 12-week programme.

Her satisfaction comes from her clients achieving their goals; whether that be weight loss, improving self-confidence or overall sense of well-being. Jinan is passionate about helping clients live a healthier life and is a qualified personal trainer working with ethnic minority communities. She is a regular member of the gym and is currently training to compete in Olympic lifting later this year!

Cara is a HCPC Registered Dietitian, specialising in obesity management and sports nutrition. She is passionate about using nutrition to help people achieve their health and weight loss along with enhancing sports performance. Cara gained a first class honours degree in Sport and Exercise Science at Strathclyde University and followed this with post graduate diplomas in Dietetics and most recently, Sports Nutrition.
Following time spent as an acute Dietitian, she is currently a member the multidisciplinary team in Wakefield Weight Management Service. This involves delivering a structured group programme, and one to one clinic consultations for those with complex and severe obesity.
Cara is a member and spokesperson for the British Dietetic Association (BDA), providing evidence based advice and comment to the media. She is a member of specialist groups Dietitians working in Obesity Management (DOMUK) and Sports Dietitians UK (SDUK)

Dr Lisa Gatenby, MSc; PhD is a Registered Nutritionist, with a PhD in Nutrient intakes and a Masters of Medical Science in Human Nutrition. She is a Registered Nutritionist, approved by the Association for Nutrition (who control the UK voluntary register of Nutritionists). Dr Gatenby started her career with a love of food and worked as a chef for 5 years followed by food development for 4 years before progressing into nutrition. Dr Gatenby has been working in Nutrition for the last 10 years and as well as offering consultancy services works in Public Health, she delivers lectures at various universities. Dr Gatenby helps people meet their goals whilst enjoying tasty and satisfying food.