Ken's passion for food and healing started back in the 70s, at the East-West centre in London's Old Street. Learning under the macrobiotic gurus of the time, Michio and Aveline Kushi, the desire for knowledge grew strongly and Ken soon moved to work and study at the Macrobiotic Institute of Berlin. It was here that Ken spent the next seven years studying, first to become a Naturopath and then the in-depth skills associated with traditional Chinese medicine, including amongst others, Acupuncture.
Whilst working at the centre, he lent his talents and knowledge to the kitchen, where love as well as whole some cuisine blossomed, when he met wife Angela. During this time, Ken started to give nutritional and lifestyle consultations, a sideline that he continues today at SHA Wellness Clinic.
Deciding that it was time to move on from Germany, Ken headed with Angela back to her native Italy where they set up a successful wholefoods restaurant. A couple of years later, Ken came into contact with Alfredo Bataller in Lisbon, who already had a vision of creating a Wellness Clinic in Albir and combining this with Ken’s passion for health and wellbeing, he accepted Alfredo’s invitation to become one of our macrobiotic consultants.