You’ve probably heard cortisol being thrown around as the “stress hormone” and gotten the impression that it’s something to avoid at all costs.   But here’s the thing: cortisol isn’t all bad.   In fact, when regulated properly, it can be incredibly beneficial for your physical and mental performance.   The key is understanding how […]

Have you ever had tiredness and fatigue that doesn’t go away even after a good night’s sleep?   Or go to bed tired but can’t get sleep or stay asleep (*hello 2-4 am*)?   These have to be two of the most common frustrations clients come to me with.   One of the tricky things […]

Whenever I post the symptoms of high cortisol vs low cortisol online, I always receive questions like, “What if I have both?”   This is common because of the different stages of the stress response.   The thrill of stage one: it feels like you can do it all. I remember this phase, I lost […]

In my last email I shared how one insight changed my professional and personal life.     Years ago I found myself stuck in my business, causing financial and personal stress, until I had an insight that changed everything, fast.   I had all the strategies from business coaches, I analysed my mental roadblocks, but it […]

There is a misconception in our understanding of weight and obesity.   The idea that there is a simple formula to explain why people get overweight: if you consume more calories than you burn, you will get fat.   Or, if you exercise more and eat less, you will lose weight.   This doesn’t take […]

If you’ve ever tried to follow the ‘calories in, calories out’ playbook, you’ve probably found out that things aren’t that simple.   If the body worked off basic math, we’d all be in amazing shape, right?   The real game-changer, especially after we hit our late-30s, is something much less talked about: insulin resistance.   […]

Generally speaking, after 35 our bodies start to change quite a lot…   And many times, the things that you WERE doing to stay healthy and fit and confident don’t work anymore.   It’s like your body’s playing by a new set of rules, and nobody gave you the playbook.   After we hit 35, […]

I often jokingly refer to myself as a recovering ‘nice girl’, but this month it wasn’t a joke.   I faced the stark reality that there’s more work I need to do here, especially in my work and business.   I’m no push-over, don’t get me wrong, but I can avoid taking action so as […]

In my clinic days, treating patients for a whole range of health issues often linked to poor diet and chronic stress, a realisation struck me. What if people craved healthy food as much as processed foods?   As a kid, I remember my rare visits to McDonald’s – it was well tailored for kids – […]

Right now there are billions of processes happening within your body, most of which you will never know about.   Your body is releasing digestive enzymes that are breaking down your breakfast, insulin is being released, in the precise dose, to move glucose into the cells, nutrients are moving to areas where they are needed […]