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.

Catherine Polet 10/12/26 Catherine Polet 10/12/26

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.

Catherine Polet 4/3/23 Catherine Polet 4/3/23

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.

Catherine Polet 1/30/23 Catherine Polet 1/30/23

18 FAQs on Mindful Eating: The Secret to a Healthy Relationship with Food

Mindful eating simply means giving your food, and your body, your attention. Here are the eighteen questions I’m asked most often, with practical answers you can try at your next meal.

Catherine Polet 5/20/21 Catherine Polet 5/20/21

The Direct Impact of Sleep and Stress on Your Appetite and Weight

Sleep, stress and appetite are so closely linked that you can’t really look after one without the others. Here’s how they pull on each other, and what helps.

Catherine Polet 4/24/21 Catherine Polet 4/24/21

How to Improve Your PMS Symptoms and Feel Better

Bloated, tired and short-tempered in the days before your period? Here are the food and everyday habits that can make that week a good deal gentler.

Catherine Polet 10/24/18 Catherine Polet 10/24/18

How to Overcome Emotional Eating, Gently

Emotional eating usually follows a simple four-step loop. Once you can spot it, you can step out of it with kindness rather than rules.