Rose Ferguson, the nutritionist who tells Kate Moss what to eat

“Don’t talk to me at Glastonbury. I have the weekend off,” laughs nutritionist Rose Ferguson. At home I don’t drink much, but sometimes I go out and get high. When we meet at the Cotswold farmhouse she shares with her husband, artist Jake Chapman, three daughters, two dachshunds and two Staffies, she is on her way to Worthy Farm. “I have been going for 30 years. It is a very special place for me. I’m laughing from start to finish and it’s always the best weekend – rain or shine!”

Ferguson sits at his kitchen table dressed casually in J Brand jeans and a Prada shirt. Fifteen years as a nutritionist and practicing medicine doctor seem to be working for him: at 49, he is still in good health. Ferguson was “discovered” as an artist – ironically, given his career path, at McDonald’s in London’s Oxford Street – aged 15 by British fashion photographer Corinne Day. Along with her friend Kate Moss, she became synonymous with the grunge movement – and the incredible party scene – of the 1990s alongside the YBAs. Posted on her bedroom wall is her first magazine cover, The face June 1992: “Rebellious youth: London’s new model army.” His MO at the time? “Look good, feel good, party hard, sleep a little.”

He went on to create his own brand for Prada, Chanel and McQueen. She was the face of Miu Miu’s inaugural campaign in 1994 (and walked again this February for the brand’s 30th anniversary). At the age of 24, she had her daughter Elfie with artist Barry Reigate; She later married Chapman with whom she had Bliss and Blythe.

A lifestyle change happened alongside motherhood, as Ferguson began studying natural nutrition and functional medicine. He graduated in September last year with his post-graduate diploma, specialist in research and advanced practice in nutrition, and now runs an online clinic from his studies, which has a menu client list including Moss, Kim Jones, Sabrina Dhowre Elba and Samantha Morton. She consults on Dior’s wellness spas and is a nutritionist in residence at Surrenne, a wellness center located beneath The Emory hotel.

Many people come to me for parties – because they know that I know

The quintessential 1990s model has become known as the “reset queen”. “Every time I walk out of a movie tired and worn out, Rose puts me on the right path,” says singer and director Sam Taylor-Johnson. “I follow his protocols to the tee, because every time I do them I feel like I have the energy behind me. But more importantly, I continue to follow his recommendations because they really are give me the strength to go back and do it all over again.”

Having Ferguson in your corner is like having a cool older sister. He has a “non-judgmental” approach, and does not advocate a total lifestyle change. “I have many people who come to me because they know that I know. They’re like, ‘I know you did this [partying, alcohol]I try not to.’ Or ‘I need to know how to help my body,’” she explains. Addiction falls outside his remit, but his goal is “to feel better, in the life you live”. Private clients often come to her for help with fatigue, longevity, menopause and depression. He says: “There is a phrase about effective medicine. No matter what comes in the door, you treat everything the same way, because you treat the whole body.

Last month he launched R Health Club, his online community (membership £19 a month). Includes regular plans, nutrition and fitness challenges, direct access to Ferguson, and Q&As with leading health experts. She also regularly posts makeup and tutorial videos to her 123,000 Instagram followers, while The Rose List recommends six products she’s tested along the way. his podcast, Division of Healthco-founded by fellow nutritionist Eve Kalinik, is an effort to make quality information democratized. He says: “It saddens me that it is like this high-level game. Next week he will launch The Re-Set, a 21-day coaching plan (16 September to 7 October, £70) aimed at tackling burnout and, simply put, helping clients ” until December”.

“I grew up in a world where you had the power to heal yourself… Homeopathy was our treatment plan.” Ferguson talks about his childhood playing at his grandmother’s health food store (“one of the first in the country”), Spice of Life in Petersfield. Her mother, who is a physical therapist, also had an “alternative” approach to health. “It was really considered vanity in those days,” he laughs. “When Jake first met my mother, we hadn’t been dating for a month, and he took her down while balancing his strength. He was behaving well then, he could tell him to stop now. ”

The couple moved the family to the Cotswolds in 2010. Elfie, now 24, and Bliss, 18, are also modeling their studies; the youngest, Blythe, 17, is still in school. As we speak, Blythe wanders into the kitchen during a break from A-level revision. Her mother’s beggar, she hopes to go to university after the summer holidays with friends. Chapman arrives later, in a Land Rover Defender. Since he was kind and friendly, he goes to read in the kitchen where the picture of him and his brother Dinos are signed. Smile and the World Smiles with You (2018), in red glitter, hangs on the wall. Other works of art – by Gilbert and George, Damien Hirst, Mat Collishaw, Paul Wetherell and Harland Miller – depend only on the house.

In today’s $5.6tn health industry, predicted to be $8.4tn by 2025, Ferguson is wary of excesses, and of toxins and misinformation: “There are a lot of people who make all kinds of requests, often with no education,” he says. His rule is not “rocket science.” It includes many vegetables as part of a balanced diet , omnivore (vegan meat is “weird shit”), lots of water, no snacking, no movement, no sleep, lots of fiber. “It’s pretty boring – but once you get technical, people they are off.”

Dr Jeffery Bland, often referred to as the father of functional medicine, says: “Rose is a unique ambassador for helping people understand that food is medicine. While Ferguson is a health advocate, he is not a He recently got rid of his Garmin watch and the Oura ring, which he wore for five years. I love them, and I recommend them to customers I would get off the floor in the morning to see if I slept well at night – instead of reading my body. He needed a break. After a few months, he will put them in again.

So how is he recovering from the Glastonbury blast? He takes electrolytes such as Ancient+Brave True Hydration or E-Lyte by BodyBio; he also heads to his Effe steam room to “sweat it off”. “When you come out of a drinking session, your blood sugar is all over the place, and your body is dehydrated so you panic,” he says. He usually cooks roast meat with lots of vegetables “so I don’t end up eating a lot of shitty carbs”. His approach to fitness is no different from how he describes his post-Glasto roast: “It’s balanced, it’s comforting, and it’ll hit the spot.”