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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The 7 Kinds of Hunger: A Mindful Eating Exercise
Not every hunger comes from your stomach. Discover the seven kinds of hunger and a simple tasting exercise to hear what your body is really asking for.
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.
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.
Vitamins and minerals: why your needs are as unique as you are
Your need for vitamins and minerals is not the same as your neighbour’s, and it is not the same in January as in July. Here is how to feed your own body well, with food first.
What are the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids for the brain?
Your brain is largely made of fat, and omega-3s are among the fats it values most. Here is what they do, where to find them in everyday food, and what to make of the big promises.
What Is Bio-individuality? Why There’s No One Right Way to Eat
Every person is unique, so every person needs something a little different from their food. Here’s what bio-individuality means, the few basics that suit everyone, and where to begin.
Ease Allergy Symptoms Naturally
What makes spring so beautiful for many of us brings sneezing and itchy eyes for others. Here are the foods and the simple home habits that can make pollen season more comfortable, alongside the advice of your doctor or pharmacist.
Let’s Talk About Cravings: Where They Come From and What They’re Telling You
Cravings for crisps, cheese or chocolate usually come from stress, comfort, hunger, tiredness or habit. Here’s how to find out where yours come from, and what helps.
Sustaining your body with healthy food: a gentle spring clean for your plate
After a long stretch indoors, close to the kitchen and to our emotions, the body asks for something lighter. Here is a gentle way to clean up your plate in spring and feel more like yourself again.
Tips to Help You Snack Healthier While Working
If the biscuit tin or the vending machine calls you every afternoon, a little preparation changes everything. Here are six simple ways to snack well while you work.
Let’s Talk About Diets: Why I Don’t Believe in Them
I hate hearing about diets. Here’s why they so rarely work, what they do to your body and mind, and what I suggest instead.
Why You Need More Food, Not Less (Especially After 50)
When we eat very little, the body takes what it needs from elsewhere, and muscle is one of the first places. Here’s why eating enough is an act of care.
Why I love overnight oats, and my autumn pear and walnut version
I make overnight oats while dinner is cooking, so breakfast is ready before I go to bed. Here’s my simple base and my favourite autumn version.
How to Stay on Track with Your Health Goals During the Holiday Season
December doesn’t have to undo the habits that make you feel good. Here are simple, kind ways to enjoy the festive season and still look after yourself.
What Is Intuitive Eating? A Gentle Way Back to Trusting Your Body
Intuitive eating isn’t eating whatever you like all day. It’s learning to trust your body again after years of rules, and here’s how to begin.
How to Reduce Toxins in Your Diet: Simple Everyday Swaps
Have you ever wondered about the plastic around your vegetables or cheese? Here are a few calm, simple swaps for your shopping, your sink and your cupboards.
The 6 Most Important Concepts for a Healthy Life
Real health is about so much more than what is on your plate. These are the six simple ideas at the heart of how I coach, each explained with an everyday example.
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.
