There are some fabulous benefits to fasting. Easy as skipping breakfast and delaying your first meal. 🥘 Fasting has been shown to help reduce overall calorie intake, lower circulating insulin levels, support cellular repair processes such as autophagy, simplify eating patterns and reduce grazing (less time thinking about food or cleaning up after meals - my favourite!), and improve blood glucose control. It can also give the digestive system a period of rest, which for some

I hear this a lot. ❤️ Maybe you have cleaned up your diet, reduced sugar, are cooking from scratch and trying to move more. And yet… The weight just isn’t shifting, your energy still dips mid-afternoon, your cholesterol hasn’t improved, your HbA1c is edging upward, and you may still feel bloated, foggy or flat. Believe me, I understand totally! 🙃 The effort is there. The results just aren’t. 🌸 You see, effort isn’t the issue Most people who reach out to me are not doing not

If you regularly find yourself craving sugar, bread, snacks, or something sweet after meals, you’re certainly not alone! Cravings can feel intense, almost urgent, and I swear they can turn us into someone else entirely! It’s easy to assume it’s simply a lack of discipline or that you “just can’t stick to things.” But cravings are often a sign that your body is asking for something. And once you understand what’s driving them, they become far easier to manage. Cravings aren’t

If you regularly hit a mid-afternoon wall, the heavy eyes, the brain fog, the cravings, the feeling that you could lie down on the floor, you’re not alone. My danger point for years was always the drive home from work and the service station. Yes! Hello Chocolate! 😮‍💨 Most people assume this is just “normal tiredness”, lack of sleep, or that they need more caffeine. But very often, that afternoon crash is your body giving you a clue about how it’s regulating energy and bloo

Below, I am sharing my recent experience with an incorrect osteoporosis diagnosis in the hope it helps others avoid a similar situation. I have found since my experience that many people are being diagnosed with osteoporosis based on questionable scan results and, even more worryingly, are started on medication with the potential for serious side effects, without confirmation, second opinions, or context. I support clients with osteoporosis to improve bone density through die

In Part 1 (which you can read here if you haven’t already), I discussed how GLP-1 medications work, and how they can be a valid option...

If you’re considering starting a GLP-1 medication, most commonly semaglutide ( Wegovy, Ozempic and Rybelsus) for weight loss or...

If you find yourself constantly craving sweet stuff, it’s not just about willpower - it's your biochemistry! Your body is actually trying...

Have you been told you have high cholesterol? Have you been offered a statin? Are you confused by all the conflicting information? Not...

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is a metabolic disorder characterised by the accumulation of fat in the liver. It's important...

My main focus in practice is helping clients optimise their metabolic health for a super good reason! ✨It is the foundation of feeling well ✨ Metabolic health is often overlooked. We don’t always connect the dots between how we feel and how well our metabolism is functioning, yet it may be the driving force behind many ongoing health concerns. Poor metabolic health commonly shows up as everyday symptoms such as fatigue, brain fog, mood swings, sugar cravings, bloating, low mo

Sunflowers are my favourite flower so I just thought I'd share a lovely picture to brighten your day before we get on to blood sugar!...

Embarking on a health journey is often synonymous with trying out the latest diets, especially this time of year! 🙂 But true...

Why it's important to know your levels and what you can do to help yourself naturally. 🌸 Do you have high blood pressure? Or, Have you...

Prediabetes is a condition in which blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be classified as type 2 diabetes,...

This is a very simple overview of a client that came to see me via video call, and an example of how sometimes the simplest of things can...

Going by the amount of supplements I have then I would say so!! 🤓 I've studied both clinical nutrition and nutritional therapy and I do...

If you are at risk of, or are already diagnosed with cardiovascular disease or diabetes, diet and lifestyle modifications can make a huge...

How you can help yourself naturally! Not only are they very uncomfortable with symptoms such as painful urination, abdominal discomfort...

Anyone slightly overdone things the last couple of days? My weakness is Christmas Cake. 🤦‍♀️ Yes, very much like this one above! Luckily...