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Balanced Health Naturally - Naturopath Jeannette Scapens Supporting women in midlife and beyond to improve their health, shift stubborn weight and restore their energy so they can feel like themselves again.

Qualified Naturopath, Metabolic Balance Coach, Thyroid Recovery Practitioner and NLP Practitioner. Hi, I am Jeannette, a qualified Naturopath & Certified Metabolic Balance Wellness/Weight Loss Coach, Positive mindset Coach with a special interest in helping support women in mid life and beyond through often debilitating hormonal imbalance eg. menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes etc., thyroid imbalance, lacking energy, & to achieve & maintain a healthy weight by not only treating the symptoms but also the root cause, to live your best life :).

16/10/2026

🌸 The 40 Symptoms of Perimenopause and Menopause – How Many Do You Recognise?

When we think of menopause, hot flushes, night sweats and irregular periods usually come to mind.

But did you know there are many other symptoms that women may experience during perimenopause and menopause?

💗 Mood & Brain: Anxiety, irritability, mood swings, brain fog, forgetfulness and difficulty concentrating.

💗 Sleep & Energy: Restless sleep, waking during the night, fatigue and reduced motivation.

💗 Physical Changes: Joint aches, muscle tension, headaches, heart palpitations, itchy skin, hair thinning and changes in body weight.

💗 Hormonal & Intimate Health: Irregular or heavier periods, breast tenderness, vaginal dryness, reduced libido and bladder changes.

💗 Other Less Recognised Symptoms: Dizziness, digestive changes, bloating, increased sensitivity to noise and changes in skin sensation.

During perimenopause, fluctuating oestrogen and progesterone can affect many different systems throughout the body.

Not every woman experiences the same symptoms, and some sail through this transition with very few changes.

It’s also important to remember that not every symptom is necessarily caused by menopause, so persistent or concerning changes deserve further investigation.

🌿 The good news? You don’t have to navigate this transition alone.

As a Naturopath, I support women through perimenopause and menopause with personalised nutrition, herbal and nutritional medicine, and lifestyle strategies to help improve their health, energy and wellbeing.

I’d love to help you feel like yourself again!

Visit www.balancedhealthnaturally.com.au to learn more.

💗 Jeannette
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🌿 Could You Be Entering Perimenopause?From our mid to late 30s, hormones naturally begin to shift — and many women don’t...
15/10/2026

🌿 Could You Be Entering Perimenopause?

From our mid to late 30s, hormones naturally begin to shift — and many women don’t realise that the changes they’re feeling may be hormone related.

💫 Progesterone is often the first to decline, which can lead to anxiety, irritability, heavier periods and poor sleep.

💫 Oestrogen then begins to fluctuate, contributing to hot flushes, night sweats, brain fog, mood changes and weight gain around the middle.

💫 Testosterone gradually lowers too, affecting energy, motivation, muscle strength and libido.

Perimenopause is the stage when hormones fluctuate but periods haven’t stopped yet. It can last several years and is often when symptoms first appear.

If you’re thinking, “I just don’t feel like myself anymore” — you’re not imagining it.

This is a major hormonal transition. With the right support, you can restore balance and feel like yourself again.

If you’d like personalised naturopathic support, visit balancedhealthnaturally.com.au and book your free 15-minute Clarity call.





Supporting Women 40+ to Feel Healthier, Lighter & More Energised!Spring is here, and summer is just around the corner! I...
14/10/2026

Supporting Women 40+ to Feel Healthier, Lighter & More Energised!

Spring is here, and summer is just around the corner! It’s a wonderful time to refocus on YOU and how you want to feel heading into the warmer months.

If your health, energy or weight has taken a back seat lately, now is a great time to make yourself and your wellbeing a priority again.

At Balanced Health Naturally, I offer personalised support through:

Naturopathic Consultations – focusing on hormone balance, perimenopause and menopause, thyroid health, low energy, inflammation and metabolic health.

My approach is to look at the underlying causes of your health concerns and develop a personalised care plan using herbal and nutritional medicine, dietary and lifestyle changes to help bring your body back into balance and support you to feel your best naturally.

I also offer two personalised nutrition programs:

Metabolic Balance® – a personalised nutrition, wellness and weight loss program based on your individual blood biochemistry. Designed to support metabolic health, blood sugar balance, energy and sustainable weight loss.

FoodFit Biocompatibility Analysis – discover which foods are personally compatible with your body and identify foods that may be contributing to irritation, helping you make more informed food choices to support your health and wellbeing.

If you’re ready to improve your health, release stubborn weight, restore your energy and feel more like yourself again, I’d love to support you.

Whether you’re navigating perimenopause or menopause, struggling with an underactive thyroid, feeling constantly tired or finding it harder to shift excess weight, a personalised approach can make a real difference.

Consultations available:

* In clinic at Seaview Downs, Adelaide
* Online Australia-wide

Not sure what to book? You can book a complimentary Clarity Call via my website www.balancedhealthnaturally.com.au, and we can chat about how I can best support you.

Let’s get you feeling your best for summer!

Are you always taking care of everyone else? But who’s taking care of YOU?October is Menopause Awareness Month!For many ...
10/10/2026

Are you always taking care of everyone else? But who’s taking care of YOU?

October is Menopause Awareness Month!

For many women, the changes begin years before their periods stop, during perimenopause. And often, it’s happening at one of the busiest stages of life, juggling work, family, teenagers, ageing parents and everyone else’s needs.

You might notice:

• Stubborn weight gain, especially around your middle
• Feeling tired, even after a full night’s sleep
• Poor sleep, night sweats or hot flushes
• Brain fog and forgetfulness
• Mood changes, anxiety or feeling unlike yourself
• Aching joints, reduced muscle strength or digestive changes

And you might be wondering, “What’s happening to my body? I’m eating the same way I always have!”

Hormonal changes during midlife can influence your metabolism, insulin sensitivity, fat distribution, sleep and energy levels.

But menopause doesn’t mean you have to accept feeling tired, uncomfortable or unhappy in your body.

Having been through this transition myself, I understand how challenging these changes can be, especially when you’re busy looking after everyone else.

In my naturopathic clinic, I focus on helping women successfully navigate perimenopause, menopause and beyond, using personalised nutrition and targeted natural health strategies to address their individual needs and achieve meaningful improvements in their health and wellbeing.

I’ve been there myself, and I’d love to support you in feeling healthier, more energetic and confident in your body again, too.

It’s time to make your health a priority as well.

What’s been your biggest challenge during perimenopause or menopause?

Your future self is being shaped today. 💗Have you ever met two women of a similar age and noticed just how differently t...
07/10/2026

Your future self is being shaped today. 💗

Have you ever met two women of a similar age and noticed just how differently they can be ageing?

There are many things that influence how we age, and of course we can’t control everything. But the choices we make consistently through our 40s, 50s and beyond can make a meaningful difference to our future health.

What we eat.
How much we move.
The quality of our sleep.
How we manage stress.
Maintaining our muscle and strength.
Our mindset, connection and gratitude.
And importantly, our metabolic health.

We can’t wait until we’re 65 or 70 and expect to undo decades of habits overnight. But the wonderful thing is that our bodies can respond positively when we start giving them more of what they need.

This is one of the reasons I love Metabolic Balance®.

I often describe it as an opportunity to reset your body and fire up your metabolism with healthy whole foods specifically selected for you.

Your personalised nutrition plan is created using your blood biochemistry and health information to determine the foods, amounts and meal structure your body needs. It’s designed to support healthy blood sugar and insulin regulation, hormone balance, metabolism and inflammation, while providing the nutrients your cells, tissues and organs need to function well.

And it’s about so much more than losing weight.

It’s about nourishing your body now so you can support your energy, strength, metabolic health and overall wellbeing for the years ahead.

You’re not aiming for perfection. It’s the healthy choices you make consistently that add up over time.

Healthy ageing doesn’t begin at 65.
We’re building it now.

So perhaps ask yourself today:

What can I do today that my future self will thank me for? 💗

Nourish her well.

If you’d like to find out how a personalised Metabolic Balance program could support your wellness and weight loss goals, you can book a free Metabolic Roadmap call with me through my website.

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Just 5% Weight Loss Can Make a Bigger Difference Than You ThinkYou don’t have to reach your goal weight before your body...
04/10/2026

Just 5% Weight Loss Can Make a Bigger Difference Than You Think

You don’t have to reach your goal weight before your body starts benefiting.

Research shows losing just 5–10% of your body weight can make meaningful changes to your health:

• Reduce dangerous visceral fat – a recent MRI study found that every 5% reduction in body weight was associated with around 16% less visceral fat – the harmful internal fat around your vital organs.

• Improve fatty liver – the same study found around 24% less fat stored in the liver for every 5% weight reduction.

• Improve insulin resistance & fat burning – high insulin levels can make it harder to access and burn stored body fat. Improving insulin sensitivity helps your body use stored fat for energy more effectively.

This is particularly important during perimenopause and menopause, when declining oestrogen can contribute to insulin resistance and abdominal weight gain.

• Improve blood sugar control

• Help lower high blood pressure (hypertension)

• Reduce snoring (sleep apnoea) and support better sleep

• Feel and look better in your clothes – feeling more comfortable, moving more easily and gaining confidence matters too!

On average, I see around 10 kg weight loss over the 12-week Metabolic Balance® personalised nutrition program.

But it’s about so much more than the scales. It’s about improving your metabolic health, energy and confidence and feeling more like yourself again.

You don’t have to reach your final goal weight for your health to start benefiting. Even the first 5% matters. 💗

📚 Research: Nowak et al., International Journal of Obesity (2026). The study included 3,070 adults with repeat MRI measurements.
Read the study on PubMed⁠

Research findings are population averages and individual results vary.

02/10/2026

Did you know what you eat can affect your mood, and stress can affect your digestion? 🧠🦠

Our gut bacteria play an important role in producing neurotransmitters, the chemical messengers that influence our mood, sleep, stress response and how we feel.

The gut and brain are constantly communicating through the gut brain axis and vagus nerve. When we’re stressed, it can directly affect our digestion, while what’s happening in our gut can also influence how we feel.

What we eat, how we manage stress and how we support our gut health really does matter. 💗
Video credit Sonam Singh | Functional Medicine

🦵 THE SIMPLE CALF MOVE THAT COULD HELP YOUR BLOOD SUGARAs we move through perimenopause and menopause, changes in oestro...
02/10/2026

🦵 THE SIMPLE CALF MOVE THAT COULD HELP YOUR BLOOD SUGAR

As we move through perimenopause and menopause, changes in oestrogen can affect insulin sensitivity, making women more prone to insulin resistance, increased abdominal fat and, over time, type 2 diabetes.

In fact, around 30% of the clients I see are insulin resistant, heading towards type 2 diabetes, or already have it when they come to me for help.

So I love simple strategies like this that can support better metabolic health.

A 2022 study found that activating the soleus muscle, a deep muscle in the calf, reduced the post-meal glucose rise by up to 52% and insulin levels by 60% compared with sitting inactive.

🪑 Try a seated soleus raise after your meal:

Sit with your feet flat on the floor. Keep your toes and the front of your feet down, raise your heels as high as comfortably possible, lower and repeat at a steady pace.

The study used sustained, repeated movement, rather than a magic number of calf raises, so the important message is to keep those muscles moving after eating.

Or simply go for a walk after dinner. 🚶‍♀️

Working our muscles helps them take up and use glucose, which can support healthier blood sugar and insulin regulation.

It’s a small habit, but one worth adding to the bigger picture of good nutrition, movement and metabolic health, particularly through menopause and beyond. 💗

📚 Hamilton MT et al., iScience, 2022.



✨ LOOK AT THAT GLOW! 12 weeks of Metabolic Balance and what a transformation for Greta! ✨Greta has completed her 12-week...
30/09/2026

✨ LOOK AT THAT GLOW! 12 weeks of Metabolic Balance and what a transformation for Greta! ✨

Greta has completed her 12-week program and achieved some wonderful results:

💗 7.3 kg released
💗 21 cm released from her waist, hips and thigh measurements
💗 Body fat reduced from 37.4% to 31.2%
💗 Visceral fat rating reduced from 8 to 6
💗 Metabolic age reading improved from 57 to 39

But what I love most is how Greta feels.

Her skin has improved, she no longer feels bloated after eating, she has learnt to control her cravings and no longer feels the need to snack. She can see the difference and others are noticing too.

Greta says this has become her way of life and lifelong eating. She has learnt new healthy habits and feels she now has the skills to manage her weight and support her health into the future.

And most importantly, she feels fantastic and the best she has in a long time. She really is glowing! ✨

Greta still has a couple more kilos she would like to release, so she’ll continue with her personalised plan towards her goal.

“I’m so glad I did Metabolic Balance.” 💗
Thanks for sharing your photos and testimonial Greta. 🤗

Well done, Greta! It has been wonderful supporting you and seeing your transformation.

If you’re struggling with stubborn weight in midlife, Metabolic Balance uses your blood biochemistry to create a personalised nutrition plan specifically for you, together with my professional coaching and support.

Would you like to find out if Metabolic Balance could help you too?

Book a free 20-minute Metabolic Roadmap call with me via my website:

https://balancedhealthnaturally.com.au/

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