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Dr. Ally Jaffee is a multi-award-winning NHS psychiatry trainee, recognised for her leadership in medical education, youth mental health, and lifestyle medicine. She is the co-founder of Nutritank, a pioneering platform with a nationwide network of healthcare professionals and students, championing better nutrition and lifestyle education in healthcare. Her advocacy led to the inclusion of a nutrition education clause (2.19) in the 2019 NHS Long Term Plan, and she played a key role in shaping the AFN’s gold-standard medical nutrition curriculum.
A familiar face in the media, Ally has appeared on Channel 4 with Jamie Oliver, and been featured across BBC, The Times, and The Telegraph. She is also a NHS Clinical Entrepreneur, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), and a trustee for a youth mental health charity.
Passionate about storytelling and lived experience, Ally is a sought-after mental health speaker, transformational coach, and dedicated advocate for patient voices in the healthcare system.
To anyone in a high-achieving career feeling burnt out but scared to slow down: I see you. I’ve been there. We’re so often taught that our worth is tied to our productivity, that slowing down means falling behind. But here’s the truth: you can’t be everything to the world and nothing to yourself. I repeat this mantra constantly. Burnout isn’t a sign of failure. It’s your body and mind asking for what they’ve long been denied rest, space, care. Slowing down isn’t giving up; it’s an act of courage and self-respect. You don’t need to earn your rest. You’re allowed to be a whole person, not just a high performer. It’s about progress over perfection.
Eat more fibre…! The average adult in the uk only gets 18g/day and the daily requirement is 30g. Your gut microbes will thank you, but most importantly your mind will thank you.
A truly mentally healthy workplace would be one where vulnerability isn’t seen as weakness, it’s seen as human. It would be a place where people feel safe to speak up, set boundaries, and ask for help without fear of judgement or career consequences. Where rest is respected, not rewarded only after burnout. Plus brain and gut health informed canteens and food options.
What inspired me to co-found Nutritank was a deep frustration and a deep hope. During medical school, I was shocked at how little we were taught about nutrition, especially considering how vital it is to both physical and mental health. At the same time, I was going through my own mental health struggles and started to realise how much lifestyle factors like food, sleep, and connection impacted my mood.I co-founded Nutritank because I wanted to be part of the change, to advocate for a more holistic, prevention-focused approach to healthcare, where we don’t just prescribe but empower.
Speaking out about nutrition and mental health is my way of saying: the mind and body aren’t separate. What we eat, how we live, and the systems we’re part of all shape our wellbeing. It’s time our training and our care reflected that.
One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned through my own journey is that struggling doesn’t make you less capable, it makes you more human. As a trainee psychiatrist who went through depression in medical school (and still takes antidepressants and has therapy), I used to carry so much shame around needing help myself. But over time, I’ve realised that my lived experience doesn’t undermine my role, it deepens it.
