Welcome to Healthy Reads. This is where I share what I’ve learned in years of coaching about eating well and feeling better: nutrition, stress and burnout, sleep, hormones and menopause, healthy habits and simple ways to relax. Every article is based on science and written for real life, so you get clear steps you can start using today. No fads, no guilt and no extremes. Pick a topic below, or simply start reading.
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How Much Protein Do You Need After 50? What It Looks Like on a Real Plate
After 50, your muscles need a clearer message from your plate. Here’s what enough protein looks like at each meal, with eggs, lentils, yoghurt and sardines, and no counting.
Comfort Eating in Autumn: Why You Reach for Food When It Gets Dark, and What Helps
When the evenings get dark, the cupboard starts calling. Here’s what’s really going on in your body, and five gentle things you can try tonight.
The Afternoon Energy Dip: Why You Crash Mid-Afternoon in Autumn, and How to Get Your Energy Back
That three o’clock slump usually starts earlier in the day. Here’s why autumn makes it worse, and what to put on your plate for steady afternoons.
Why Group Coaching Works: Seven Benefits of Changing Your Eating Habits Together
Changing the way you eat on your own is hard. Here are seven reasons why doing it together works, while still leaving with a plan that fits your own body.
Bio-individuality in Practice: Why Your Friend’s Diet Might Not Work for You
The way of eating that works wonders for your friend can leave you tired, hungry or bloated. Here’s why, and a simple two-week experiment to find out what your own body needs.
Eating with the Seasons: A Simple Autumn Guide (and a Warming Soup)
Squash, leeks, apples and walnuts: a simple guide to eating with the autumn season, with an easy week of meals and a warming lentil and squash soup.
18 FAQs on Nutrition in Perimenopause and Menopause
“I eat exactly the same, but my body isn’t responding the same way.” Here are the questions I hear most about food in perimenopause and menopause, with practical answers.
Back to what I love: Holistic Nutrition Health Coaching
After a break to come back to myself and move to Southwest France, I’m returning to holistic nutrition health coaching, and here’s why.
How to Reset After the Holidays: A Gentle Guide for Mind, Body and Soul
Bloated, sluggish and not quite yourself after the holidays? You don’t need a detox or a strict plan. Here is a gentle way to find your rhythm again, for body, mind and heart.
How Your Mindset Can Make or Break Your Weight Loss
The way you think about food and speak to yourself matters more than any eating plan. Here is how to swap self-criticism for understanding, and look after your body kindly.
The Harmful Effects of Crash Diets on Your Body and Mind
A crash diet asks your body to live on far less than it needs, and your body fights back. Here’s what happens, why the weight returns, and what helps instead.
The Science of Weight Loss: How Your Body Uses and Stores Energy
How does your body really use the food you eat, and why does it hold on to its reserves? A gentle explanation in plain words, with no diet attached.
18 FAQs on Healthy Weight Loss: All You Need to Know
Eighteen questions about healthy weight loss, answered with kindness and without a diet in sight: what to eat, cravings, sleep, stress and how to keep going.
How to Decode Product Labels and Make Better Choices
Standing in the aisle, turning a packet over and none the wiser? Here is a calm, simple way to read a label, so you can shop with confidence and get on with your day.
How to Simplify Your Grocery Shopping for Healthier Everyday Meals
You don’t need a perfect meal plan to eat well. A basic list, a well-stocked cupboard and a few anchor meals make healthy shopping simple, even on a budget.
Colour your plate: why eating a rainbow matters, and how to do it all year
Colour is the easiest way I know to bring more variety, and more fibre, to your plate. Here’s why it matters and how to do it without thinking too hard.
Eating Healthy: How to Make It Simple, Easy and Delicious
Healthy eating is about feeding yourself well, with food you enjoy, and it can be far simpler than you think. Here is where to start, and what an easy week of meals can look like.
18 FAQs on Meal Planning: Healthy Eating Made Easy
“What’s for dinner?” is a much easier question when you answered it on Sunday. Eighteen questions about meal planning, with simple, practical answers.
