Tijen is a medical doctor of almost 20 years with a specialist degree in family medicine. She completed her PhD on Community Paediatrics in 2018 and, recently, gained her Functional Medicine Practitioner title. Tijen is also an IBLCE and consults new mums on lactation and infant feeding. Her true passion is holistic health, providing each family member with medical consultancy in line with the most recent evidence-based medical research.