Our Story

Welcome to Only Natural. Since we opened our doors in 1985 Only Natural has been a pioneer of Irish Health Stores. Since then our mission has been to offer you the very best of natural healthcare including wholefoods, natural remedies, supplements and skincare. We also carry giftware and homebrew supplies. Our ranges include Biona, Meridian, Solgar, Nature’s Plus, Viridian and Dr. Hauschka.

Only Natural’s team of highly trained staff are at your disposal whether to advise on natural solutions for individual health problems or the preparation of nutritious wholefoods including allergy friendly and gluten free options.

We also seek to share the experience of the many therapists and experts that we work with.

We want your experience in Only Natural to be personal and warm and to help you and yours to achieve the good health that you deserve.

Ger

I opened the healthfood store Only Natural in late 1985 and have seen the Irish health food industry, and indeed Irish society, go through huge development in that time. Today, more than thirty five years later, I head a close knit and enthusiastic team.

My vision for Only Natural is for it to remain a centre of excellence, excellence in the huge range of fine products that we stock, excellence in the level of expertise and service that we offer each and every one of our customers and excellence in our commitment to make the shop a centre for education and information for anyone interested in natural health.

Nichola

I’m a qualified Nutritional therapist ( Qualified with distinction Dip.nut. ITEC, FETAC, IINH, mNTOI B.A., HDipEd ). I’ve been working in Only Natural for over fifteen years as well as running my own private clinic from Only Natural. I specialise in Sports Nutrition as well as having a wealth of experience in digestive and hormonal health. I often give sports nutrition lectures around the country. I believe that we can all improve our health, energy and well being by optimising the quality of our diet.

For private nutritional therapy consultations ring the shop on 0539123236 or 0876196831.

Michelle

I am a Nutritional Therapist, DipNut BTEC, FETAC, IINH. I became interested in nutrition after over coming my own digestive problems through food and supplementation. After deciding on a career change I started studying Nutritional Therapy in 2009 with the Irish Institute of Nutrition and Health and graduated with Distinctions in 2013 and started working in Only Natural at around the same time. I am also a qualified Nutrition and Health Coach and have completed a Foresight (fertility) Training Practitioner course.

Chloe

I qualified as a nutritional therapist, DipNT, mIANT, in 2014 and have been working in Only Natural since that time. I previously worked in Nutri health food store in Dublin. I’ve had my own health issues and I believe reducing processed foods consumption in favour of whole foods played a major part in improving my health. Supplements such as probiotics, omega 3 and ashwanandha are big favourites of mine. I also like using essential oils and natural beauty products (shop-bought and home-made), I am a huge fan of coconut oil (both in cooking and as a skincare product) and love baking healthy treats. Nutritional therapists do not cure diseases but help people to improve their health by trying to find the cause(s) of their ailment(s) and advising personalised dietary changes. We also believe in the importance of prevention to optimise our health. I’m looking forward to meeting you in Only Natural and hopefully guide you toward a better health.

Kim

I have over fifteen years experience working in health shops and started back in Only Natural towards the end of 2015, I previously worked with Ger and the team in his shop on Main Street back in 2005 so it’s a pleasure to be back in Wexford Town. My passions include herbs (I harbour an ambition to be a herbalist one day soon!), homoeopathy and essential oils all of which I use in my everyday life to keep myself and family (that’s two boys and one grown up man!) healthy. Children and parenting are of particular interest to me so if you have young kids or any parenting issues just call instore for a chat, I’d be happy to see you!

Josephine

I have worked in Only Natural since 2005 (behind the scenes).  Having previously worked in retail for 20 years I went back to education in “Wexford VTOS” to acquire “Office Skills” and it was this that helped me get my current position as Office Administrator.  I am responsible for updating stock levels, pricing, etc.  I also look after the Accounts and Payroll.

 

I very much enjoy working in a Health Store environment and working with very passionate people.

Emma

I qualified as a Nutrition and Health Coach in 2019 and am now planning on going back to college to study Nutritional Therapy in IINH in September.  I previously studied and qualified in Law but my interest in Nutrition and Health only started when I was diagnosed Coeliac during my 2nd year. I began to realise the impact food has on our bodies. I believe that it also has a massive effect on our mental health and this is an area I would love to study further. Although I am no longer a Vegan I mainly eat a plant-based diet. Have a chat with me if you have been diagnosed Coeliac or are simply gluten-free or eating plant based and want to ensure you’re doing the right things! I look forward to talking to you in store.