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Many people reach a point where their energy becomes unreliable. The afternoon slump that didn’t used to happen. The sleep that no longer restores. The gradual gain in body weight. The brain fog! It feels like the body isn’t quite responding the way it once did, despite reasonable effort. These changes are often put down to getting older, being busy, or not trying hard enough. In many cases, there is a physiological explanation. What Is Metabolic Flexibility — and Why Does It

As a menopausal woman myself, surrounded by friends and colleagues navigating the same territory, I'm struck by just how many questions we're all asking. HRT? Herbal supplements? Intermittent fasting? More protein? Exercise? Red light therapy? Peptides? The choices are endless, and the off-the-shelf solutions even more so. Many of us turn to AI or search engines for answers — and come away more confused than before. That's not surprising. Because menopause isn't one thing. Ou

From digestive resilience to immune modulation, evidence-based research continues to reveal how these non-digestible fibres are quietly running the show in your gut. Your gut contains trillions of microorganisms — a complex, living ecosystem that influences far more than digestion. Prebiotics are the compounds that feed this ecosystem. Understanding them is increasingly central to my evidence-based Nutritional Therapy practice. I frequently recommend them to clients of all ag

Our mealtimes are intimately connected to our physical health When I am thinking about how to live well, I often reflect on my cave-dwelling roots. It helps me to consider how did our ancient ancestors live? How did we feed and to rest it to stay alive? Living outside and in nature, we have evolved physiologically to survive according to the light and dark cycle. Our bodies have evolved to include an in-built clock (and the associated genetics) and our internal clock instruct

Cortisol is associated with our fight and flight response to a natural or environmental threat. Cortisol is a steroid hormone released by the adrenal glands in response to messages from the region of the brain called the hypothalamus via the pituitary glands. This important systemic pathway is known as the hypothalamic-pituitary adrenal axis (HPA for short). Image credit: https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.14814/phy2.14644 Evolutionary function Cortisol is consider

Fasting in an ancient practice often recommended for weight loss and metabolic health, but an individual supported approach to fasting can achieve optimum results. Fasting has been part of our culture for thousands of years and is associated with spiritual and physical discipline and well-being. It involves abstaining from food or drink for a period of time and physiologically it can result in a switch from burning energy from food for fuel to burning ketones and fatty acids