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Why your blood sugar matters more than you think
If you’re feeling tired, craving sugar, gaining weight around your middle, or just not quite like yourself, your blood sugar could be playing a much bigger role than you realise. This isn't just about Type 2 Diabetes. In fact, many of the people I work with haven’t...
Why popular biohacks don’t always work for women – and what to do instead
Every January, the same health trends resurface.Cold plunges. Intermittent fasting. Keto. HIIT. They’re often described as game-changers - quick, efficient, powerful ways to optimise your health. And for some people, they genuinely are. However, here’s the piece...
5 secrets to a healthier, happier menopause
October is Menopause Awareness Month, so I dedicated the Fab Female Nutrition podcast to a theme that’s very close to my heart: 5 Secrets to a Healthy Menopause. When I hit perimenopause at 40, I didn’t know what was happening to me. My symptoms weren’t extreme, but I...
5 powerful herbs to nurture your gut (and support your hormones too)
Struggling with bloating, sluggish digestion or that constant feeling of being ‘off’? Your gut might be crying out for a bit of extra TLC. A happy gut doesn’t just mean smoother digestion. For midlife women, your gut health is closely linked to how your hormones...
Eating for Energy

Eating for Energy

If you were to view your body as a machine that required fuel what types of fuel would you put into it and at what intervals to get the optimum performance?  Have you ever thought about whether you are getting the optimum performance out of your machine? ...

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Alessandra, vegan recovering from injury

Alessandra, vegan recovering from injury

Alessandra is vegan and she is knowledgeable about diet, food and exercise.  She had a serious knee injury which resulted in her not being able to walk for 8 weeks, and she still had mobility issues some 4 months later.  She was seeing a physio who said there was no...

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Jan – recently retired company director

Jan – recently retired company director

Jan had been trying to lose some weight for a few years, her weight yo-yoed because the only way she knew was to eat less if she wanted to weigh more.  Since being retired Jan said she had lost a lot of her energy, she felt tired in the day and lacked motivation to do...

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Easy Noodles

You can use any kind of noodles for this dish, and really any vegetables, I’ve just included what I normally or prefer to use.  If you don’t like something feel free to swap it out for an alternative. The chopping of the vegetables takes longer than the cooking in...

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Bone broth and stock

If you cook meat on the bone, then you really should be making broth and stock.  Bone broth has become the superfood of recent times, but it’s nothing new and it’s so easy to make, especially if you have a slow cooker as you can cook it overnight.   It doesn’t...

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