Rach Jobling

Rach Jobling Helping women in their 30’s+ 40’s to master their metabolism, lose weight and regain their energy.

Your ferritin appears low🫣. The infusion is booked 😬Ten minute appointment, done.Before you say yes, here are seven thin...
31/08/2026

Your ferritin appears low🫣. The infusion is booked 😬Ten minute appointment, done.

Before you say yes, here are seven things worth asking your Practitioner first.

Most of them take one extra blood test or one extra question. None of them are unreasonable to ask for.

Save this for your next appointment.

Rach 🤍

28/08/2026

Your labs have just come back and your ferritin appears low so you’ve been booked in for the iron infusion before you’ve even left the room….

BUT you know your periods have been heavy for months. You also know that something’s off with your gut. Only neither of those things came up in the ten minutes you had together.

So now you’re staring at a referral for iron in your vein, and you don’t actually know if that’s the right next step or just the fastest one.

Here’s what you need to know before you take the next step 👇

Oral iron has a ceiling. Research on iron-depleted women found a sixfold increase in dose only produced a threefold increase in what was actually absorbed, because the gut’s regulator, hepcidin, caps how much gets through. That’s a real limitation, and it’s the actual argument against infusions in genuine non-responders.

Heavy bleeding drains iron faster than any infusion can keep up with, so if no one’s asked about your cycle, the infusion is a top up, not a fix.

Low ferritin isn’t always low iron. Inflammation can suppress it on its own, which is why it needs to be read alongside your full iron studies, not by itself.

Gut issues can also block iron absorption regardless of how much goes in, whether that’s low stomach acid, coeliac disease, or something disrupting your gut lining.

None of this means the infusion is wrong. It means it’s one piece, not the whole answer.

Comment ‘Bloods’ below and I’ll send you a guide for what labs you need to look into this further.

Rach 🤍

Simpler is often better. 🤍You don’t need a 47-step morning routine, six supplements you googled at midnight, and a cold ...
26/08/2026

Simpler is often better. 🤍

You don’t need a 47-step morning routine, six supplements you googled at midnight, and a cold plunge before 6am.

You need someone to help you figure out what’s actually going on and what ACTUALLY matters for you. That’s it.

If you’re tired of the noise, this is your sign to simplify. Send this to someone who’s also done with the gazillion step wellness list 💓

26/08/2026

Instead of asking what to take, it might be time to change course and ask what to test instead..

Because guessing definitely doesn’t work and this is why…

🔹 Symptoms overlap — fatigue, brain fog, and low mood can point to thyroid, cortisol, iron, or hormones. Same symptom, completely different cause.

🔹 Supplements can mask the real problem ie you feel a bit better short-term while the actual imbalance goes untreated.

🔹 You could be taking something you don’t even need or worse, something that pushes an already-high level higher.

🔹 It costs more in the long run, months of trial and error usually costs more than one proper test would have.

🔹 You deserve a plan, not a guess because testing gives you a starting point that’s actually about your body, not a generic protocol from TikTok.

Testing isn’t the expensive option. Guessing wrong for months could be though 🧪

Comment bloods and I’ll send you exactly what to get tested and how to ask 😉

25/08/2026

We’ve gotten very good at putting everything into one box.

Tired? Hormones.
Brain fog? Hormones.
Anxiety? Hormones.
Hair falling out? Hormones.

And yes, perimenopause can absolutely be part of the picture.

But “it’s your hormones” isn’t an investigation.

Your symptoms are clues. The job is to work out what’s actually contributing to them.

That’s why I’m so passionate about women understanding their bloods, not because every symptom can be found in a blood test, but because context matters.

Comment BLOODS and I’ll send you the link for my lab guide to help you unpack the tests you need so you can identify the actual driver of your symptoms. Not what ChatGPT has told you 😉

Endometriosis isn’t just a period problem. It’s immune. It’s inflammatory. It’s hormonal. It’s nervous system. And most ...
21/08/2026

Endometriosis isn’t just a period problem. It’s immune. It’s inflammatory. It’s hormonal. It’s nervous system. And most women are only ever offered one piece of that picture.

You might have a gynaecologist. Maybe even a good one. But no one’s looked at why your immune system isn’t clearing tissue the way it should. No one’s asked what’s happening in your gut, or whether your body is stuck recycling oestrogen instead of clearing it.

That’s not a gap in your care by accident, it’s just not what most models are built to catch.

Functional nutrition doesn’t replace your medical team. It fills in the parts they were never set up to address like supporting the immune and inflammatory drivers, repairing gut integrity, helping your body do what it’s actually trying to do.

You deserve care that looks at the whole picture, not just the scan.

Send this to someone who’s navigating endo and needs a little extra love and support right now 🤍

Ive been making these swaps over a number of years. This is definitely not the Pinterest version and it’s not perfect. J...
20/08/2026

Ive been making these swaps over a number of years. This is definitely not the Pinterest version and it’s not perfect. Just what’s actually earned a spot in my cupboards, room by room ie cleaning, laundry, cookware, what goes in my girls’ lunches and mouths, and the one boundary I hold on fragrance. And im ramping it up as moving is the perfect opportunity.

Swap by contact point, not by panic: heat first, skin second, little mouths third. The rest follows at your own pace.

- Save this for your next shop.
- Share with a mum who’s just starting out.

👇 What’s the one swap you’re still putting off? Tell me below.

07/08/2026

If you’re struggling with fatigue, brain fog, weight changes, irregular cycles, mood changes or like many women just don’t feel like yourself, these are five tests I commonly review as part of the bigger picture.

✔️ Iron Studies + Ferritin
✔️ Vitamin D
✔️ Thyroid Function (incl T3 + T4)
✔️ Metabolic Health Markers ie fasted insulin and glucose
✔️ CRP (C-Reactive Protein)

✨ Bonus: Hormone Testing

Depending on your symptoms, cycle stage and health history, it may also be appropriate to assess hormones such as:

• Oestradiol
• Progesterone
• LH & FSH
• Testosterone
• SHBG
• DHEAS

The most important thing?

It’s not just about having blood tests done.

It’s about having the right tests, at the right time, interpreted in the context of your symptoms and health history.

Blood tests don’t tell the whole story, but they can provide valuable clues about what’s happening beneath the surface.

If you’d like to better understand your pathology results, my Women’s Lab Manual breaks it all down for you. Comment ‘LABS’ and I’ll send it to you.

Have you ever been told your blood tests were “normal” but still didn’t feel right?

04/08/2026

Anxiety isn’t always “just anxiety.”

If you’ve been feeling anxious, flat, exhausted or like you’ve lost yourself, there isn’t always a single explanation.

Mental health is complex, and for many women, medications like antidepressants can be life-changing and absolutely appropriate.

But sometimes, there are underlying physical contributors that deserve attention too.

Iron deficiency.
Low vitamin B12.
Vitamin D deficiency.
Thyroid dysfunction.
Blood sugar dysregulation.
Hormonal changes.

Each of these can contribute to symptoms that look and feel very similar to anxiety or low mood.

That’s why we look at the whole clinical picture rather than treating symptoms in isolation.

If you’re struggling, don’t be afraid to ask whether a thorough assessment from your GP—including appropriate blood tests. Understanding what’s happening in your body can help guide the most appropriate treatment plan.

✨ It’s never about choosing between mental health support and investigating your physical health. Often, the best outcomes come from addressing both.

If you’re feeling like something has been overlooked, my Clinical Health Blueprint is designed to connect the dots—reviewing your pathology, symptoms and health history to identify potential drivers and create a personalised plan moving forward.

💛 Have you ever discovered a physical health issue that was contributing to how you were feeling?

31/07/2026

When should you actually test your hormones? 👇

Most women are told to have their hormones tested anytime of the month 🤯 but most are told to test on Day 21.

But unless you ovulate on Day 14, Day 21 may not be the right day for you.

Progesterone reaches its highest level around 7 days after ovulation, so this is the ideal time to assess whether you’ve ovulated and whether you’re producing adequate progesterone.

✔️ Ovulate on Day 14? Test on Day 21.
✔️ Ovulate on Day 18? Test around Day 25.
✔️ Ovulate on Day 22? Day 21 is too early and could make progesterone appear lower than it really is.

There are important exceptions.

If you’re being investigated for PCOS, hormone testing is often performed earlier in the cycle (around Days 2-3) along with other investigations.

If you’re taking the oral contraceptive pill or other hormonal contraception, reproductive hormone results need to be interpreted differently because these medications alter your natural hormone production.

The takeaway? There isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to hormone testing. The right test at the right time gives you the most meaningful information.

Have you ever been told to have your hormones tested on Day 21, regardless of when you ovulate?

This is exactly why I review pathology in the context of your symptoms, cycle and health history—not just the numbers on a lab report. But if you want to get those numbers DM ‘labs’ and I’ll send you the tests, timing and script for your practitioner ❤️

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