Dalene studied in Stellenbosch university and qualified in 2003. She moved to London in 2006 to live and work abroad, this opened the opportunity to work with leading Endocrinologists, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists in the UK Private Health Sector.

She was the lead dietician at the London Endocrine clinic that specialized in Polycystic Ovarian syndrome, Fertility and Weight management and ran her own private practice. When she returned to South Africa in 2010 Consultant Dieticians was born. Despite her specialization in Gut and hormonal health she felt disillusioned with the patient care and limited symptom improvement Dietetics was able to offer.
This led her to investigate Integrative Medicine. She studied Nutrigenomics, Functional and Integrative medicine and over the next 9 years pursued certification as an Integrative, Functional Nutritionist through Life University in the USA. So doing to offer patients a more holistic, personalized and targeted solution for their health and lifestyle challenges.

Her practice is the result of a deep desire to see every patient walking through the doors leave a more energized, optimized, confident and healthier version of themselves.