Zest Nutrition Consulting

06/06/2026

Even the crow in the background agrees. Get those carbs!

26/05/2026

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16/05/2026

16/05/2026

Musing on the last few weeks of clinic.

09/05/2026

Genuinely such a fantastic offering. An absolute bargain. This is such a well rounded and supporting program for any dietitian newish to eating disorders.

05/02/2026

Informed consent” is not “I inform and you consent.”

Consent isn’t a box we tick once we’ve explained something clearly enough. It’s not a speech we deliver, a form we sign, or a moment we move past. It’s a process; relational, ongoing, and deeply human.

Thoughtful consent means pacing. It means noticing when someone is overwhelmed, shut-down, anxious, or simply trying to be a “good client.” It means understanding that even the most beautifully explained rationale doesn’t automatically translate to genuine choice.

Because information given with someone present ≠ consent. Just because someone has heard it doesn't mean they agree with it.

We can explain what we’re recommending, why we think it’s helpful, and how it might work — and still miss whether the person in front of us actually feels able to say yes, no, or not yet.

High-consent practice asks us to slow down, to check in more than once, to invite questions and hesitation. It means normalising uncertainty and ambivalence and to explicitly say: “You don’t have to decide now,” and really mean it.

It also means remembering that consent can change over timr. A yes last week doesn’t guarantee a yes today. A yes to part of something doesn’t mean a yes to all of it. And silence, compliance, or lack of resistance is never the same as consent.

In therapeutic and healthcare spaces especially, power matters. Expertise, authority, systems, time pressure; all of these can make it harder for people to feel they can disagree or opt out. That’s not a personal failing. It’s the context. And it’s on us to account for it.

Real informed consent is collaborative. It’s iterative. It’s responsive. It’s less about getting agreement and more about supporting agency.

02/02/2026

There's a man I met 6 years ago.
I thought that we might be the same age.
I often drive past his shop and I would see him outside on his phone.
Two years ago I stopped seeing him.

Until I realised the old man sitting there was him.

His hair had turned completely white.

He's Pa|estinian.

I just walked past him today on my way from the dentist and stopped for a chat.

Me: Marhaba.
Him: Marhaba. How are you my friend?
Me: 🤷🏼‍♀️
How about you?
Him: Alive.
Me: This is very good news.
I'm also alive.
Him: You know, we come from the hottest place in the world. We are so lucky to not be there. And to be alive.
Me: I'm so sorry.
Him: Yes I know.
Me: Is your family in G♡za?
Him: No Nablus.
Me: Tell me...how long have your family been in Nablus?
Him: How long??
Me: Yes. I'm writing something about the olive trees in Pa|estine.
Him: Oh. I can't even count how many generations. More than 2000 years.
But now...now it's being taken away. The Israe|i government is pushing us to Jordan. 2000 years...and now...
(His words evaporate)
Me: It's still your land. The empire will fall.
Him: You think?
Me: Yes. It will go down.
(He says an Arabic saying about everything that goes up has to come down)
Him: The mountains go up...but they then go down.
Me: YES!
Him: Even a bird has to land.
Me: Exactly.
Him: Like the gold. It was up and now it's down.
Me: Gold?
Him: Yes. It was $5600 per ounce. Now it's $4700. We lost 7.6 trillion dollars.
Me: Trillion?
Him: Gone. Because of Trump. It lasted 48 hours at the top. Then went down.
Me: Everything will go down.
Him: Yes.
Me: In our lifetime we will see a free
Pa|estine.
Him: Maybe you. I'm too old. I have not slept a full night for more than two years.
Me: It's so hard.
Him: Too hard.
Me: We need to stay strong and speak up.
Him: I'm tired.
Me: I'll speak for you.
Him: Who will listen?
Me: People are listening.
(I show him my post from last week that has 1.4 million views on instagram)
Him: Wow!! They are listening to you.
Me: Yes.
Him: Please don't stop. Please keep telling people about Pa|estine.
Me: I won't stop.
Him: Thank you my sister.