JESS SHAND
Naturopathic Nutritionist (dipCNM mANP mGNC) & Author of The Hormone Balance Handbook
Jess Shand is one of the UK’s leading Women’s Health Registered Naturopathic Nutritionists, Educator and Author of The Hormone Balance Handbook, published by HarperCollins.
She is renowned for redefining hormone balance through whole-body nourishment, targeted daily habits and an evidence-based, functional food approach to female health optimisation.
Jess is passionate about bridging the gap between nutritional science and what women can realistically integrate into daily life. Her work translates complex physiology into clear, actionable strategies that create measurable, lasting change.
Her philosophy is rooted in the powerful belief that symptoms are the body’s way of communicating a need. They are not random, and they are not something women simply have to live with or put up with. Hormones respond to how we eat, live, rest and manage stress and when those foundations shift, the body has an extraordinary capacity to recalibrate and rebalance.
Her authority in this space is shaped not only by years of clinical training, but by lived experience and her unique, warm way of delivering information so that it truly lands and creates change.
After navigating her own hormonal imbalances, amenorrhea, hypothyroidism and fertility challenges, she experienced first hand what happens when the body is supported intelligently and consistently. That transformation now underpins the education, writing and health-changing frameworks she shares with women globally through her social media channels including Instagram, Substack and the readers of her book.
Alongside her work as an author and educator, Jess runs a private women’s health nutrition clinic, where she has proudly supported hundreds of women through complex hormonal, metabolic, digestive, skin and fertility-related concerns. This clinical foundation informs her direct, results-focused approach, one that prioritises sustainable forever change over short-term fixes.
At the heart of Jess’s work is teaching women to work with their body’s. She champions nourishment that is both functional and joy-giving, celebrating foods that women love, and that love them back.
Her approach moves beyond restriction, helping women build a way of eating and living that restores trust in their bodies, supports hormonal resilience and creates health that feels as good as it looks.
‘JESS IS ONE OF MY GO-TO EXPERTS WHEN IT COMES TO NUTRITION AND HORMONE HEALTH. HER WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE, MODERN APPROACH TO NUTRITION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE MAKE JESS A LEADER IN HER FIELD – A GEM WITHIN OUR INDUSTRY’.
— LAUREN MURDOCH-SMITH, BEAUTY & WELLNESS EDITOR BRITISH VOGUE
‘I’VE FOLLOWED JESS FOR YEARS AND HAVE BEEN REALLY INSPIRED BY HER APPROACH TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS. I LOVE HER NON-JUDGEMENTAL, EMPOWERING ATTITUDE; HER CLEAR, EVIDENCE-BASED ADVICE AND HER VEG-FIRST APPROACH TO COOKING. I’M SURE A HUGE NUMBER OF US WILL BENEFIT FROM HER BOOK’.
— ELLA MILLS, FOUNDER OF DELICIOUSLY ELLA
‘JESS' APPROACH TO HORMONAL HEALTH IS BOTH PRACTICAL AND EMPOWERING. HER METHOD IS PROOF THAT WHEN IN HARMONY, YOUR HORMONES CAN HELP YOU THRIVE. EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS BOOK - IT'S POWERFUL STUFF’.
— TOR DANCE, SENIOR HEALTH & WELLNESS EDITOR SHEERLUXE
‘I CAME TO JESS WITH TERRIBLE PMS/ PMDD AND WE OVERHAULED MY DIET AND LIFESTYLE. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, MY DIGESTION HAD MUCH IMPROVED, AND MY MOOD SWINGS/ ANXIETY/ IRRITABILITY WERE UNDER CONTROL. JESS TAUGHT ME THAT PATIENCE IS KEY, AND EVERYTHING BEGINS WITH THE GUT. ONCE MY INFLAMMATION WAS UNDER CONTROL, EVERYTHING ELSE FOLLOWED. AFTER 3 CYCLES, MY PMS WAS NON-EXISTENT. FROM HORMONE HACKS TO DELICIOUS, GUT SUPPORTING RECIPES, I HAVE LEARNT SO MUCH FROM JESS. SHE'S THE QUEEN OF HORMONES!’.
— HARRIET KEAN, DEPUTY FEATURES EDITOR TATLER
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Jess completed her 3 year Nutritional Therapy diploma qualification at The College of Naturopathic Nutrition (DipCNM) as well as a 12 month accredited health coaching course. She is fully insured, a member of The ANP and registered with the Naturopathic Professions regulator, the GNC as a registered naturopath. Jess also completed previous training accredited by AfN and The Royal Society of Public Health in pre and post-natal nutrition, behaviour change and weight-management. But above all, Jess is most proud of her extensive experience of working one-to-one with hundreds of real women with real hormonal problems.
