As GLP-1 receptor agonists become increasingly widespread, understanding their systemic impact—beyond simple weight loss and glycaemic control—is essential for modern functional medicine practitioners. Join Lorna as she explores how GLP-1 therapies reshape gastrointestinal physiology, alter gut barrier function, and shift the microbiome.
In this session, Lorna will highlight why practitioners must act as "clinical detectives"—using functional analysis to drill beneath the surface and map out individual digestive responses. She will reveal how GLP-1 therapies and herbal medicine protocols can enjoy a powerful symbiotic relationship, using targeted botanicals alongside modern therapeutics to optimise digestive function, minimise side effects, and build true gut resilience.
Expanding on this gut-centric foundation, Lorna brings in her clinical specialism and expertise working with complex gynaecological-immunological and metabolic gynaecological conditions. She will position GLP-1 as a sophisticated immunomodulatory tool and hormone modulator, interrupting chronic, low-grade inflammation to offer targeted clinical benefits across complex female endocrine disorders, gynaecological conditions, and distinct lifestages.
Because digestive health naturally fluctuates across female lifestages, the addition of GLP-1 therapies creates an entirely new layer of gastrointestinal complexity—further emphasising the bidirectional relationship between the gut and female hormonal health. Because Lorna specialises in complex gynaecology alongside general weight management, her practice naturally attracts a far higher volume of clients using GLP-1s, giving her deep, firsthand exposure to how these medications perform in complex clinical scenarios. Knowing that many practitioners report they don't see these cases consistently enough to build their own clinical confidence, Lorna is passionate about sharing her rich real-world experience and equipping clinicians with logical, practical, and easy-to-apply support tools.
ABOUT LORNA
Lorna Driver-Davies is a Clinical Nutritional Therapist with 17 years of experience combining functional medicine, naturopathy, and phytochemistry to support thousands of women. She specialises in menstrual, pelvic, gynaecological, and hormonal health with specific expertise in endometriosis, metabolic health, perimenopause, and immuno-endocrinology, alongside extensive digestive and gut health experience stemming from its intrinsic crossover with complex gynaecological conditions.
Lorna’s work is widely recognised through her lecturing, contributions to evidence-based, peer-reviewed textbooks, and her mentoring of other nutrition practitioners and medics. She regularly sits in theatre during live gynaecological surgeries to deepen her understanding of surgical anatomy and disease progression.
Lorna is an active speaker and member of the British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (BSGE) and a member of the Primary Care Women's Health Society.
Practising nutritional science and a passion for botanical medicine feel deeply innate to Lorna, stemming from a rich family bloodline of healthcare pioneers that includes surgeons, pharmacists, apothecaries, and a revered Medical Herbalist.
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