Our Team

	Kathy Ashton – Founder – BHSc(NutMed), Dip. Plant Based Nutrition Founder, Kathy Ashton, is a qualified medicinal nutritionist. It’s her extensive knowledge, clinical experience, and immense passion for helping others that’s made Flourish what it is today.Significant family health issues initially prompted Kathy’s journey deep into the world of nutritional study and research. Her whole foods’ alchemy has now culminated in a range of raw, whole food, plant-based supplements that empower people to achieve their health goals naturally.
	Ciara Polonsky – BHSc(NutMed) Ciara is a qualified medicinal nutritionist who has a long-term love affair with whole-foods. Following a plant-based diet, Ciara thrives on using food as medicine to create seriously nourishing, healing and tasty recipes. As a practitioner, she is very selective about what products she uses and recommends to her patients. The integrity of Flourish and its nutritional supplements aligns perfectly with her values and teachings in natural medicine.
	Chris Ashton –  BE (Chem), MBA Diagnosed in 2003 with Multiple Sclerosis, Chris embarked on a journey of alternative medicine to help manage his autoimmune condition.  Kathy – Chris’s wife, chose to go to university to study ‘food as medicine’, and together, they managed his episodes. After many years, Chris decided it was time for him to go back to university to get qualified in nutritional medicine so he could not only take care of himself, but also apply his knowledge to helping others. At the start of November 2018, Chris will finally be qualified as a medicinal nutritionist. Together they make an awesome team, Mr & Mrs Nutrition. Chris’ passion is helping people manage chronic disease states and autoimmune conditions.
	Tim Ashton – Operations Manager After many years of working in the financial industry, Tim joined Flourish as their go to person and operations manager.  He has a passion for organisation.  Tim has had his own health challenges and understands the benefits of a whole food plant-based healing regime.