Flourish Holistic Nutrition

Flourish Holistic Nutrition Whole Body Wellness through food. I offer 1:1 sessions, group sessions and online learning. Email me for more information [email protected]

You don't have to be miserable to want something more Sometimes we think we need to wait until something is really wrong...
09/08/2026

You don't have to be miserable to want something more
Sometimes we think we need to wait until something is really wrong before we ask for support.
But maybe you’re not miserable.
Maybe you’re doing okay.
You’re working.
You’re functioning.
You’re taking care of people.
You’re getting through your days.
And still, somewhere inside, you know you want more.
More energy.
More strength.
More confidence in your body.
More time for yourself.
More fun.
More adventure.
More understanding of what your changing body actually needs.
Maybe you’re tired of piecing together menopause information from podcasts, social media posts and conflicting advice.
Maybe you’re simply ready to be more intentional about the woman you’re becoming.
That woman is exactly who I had in mind when I created The Art of Flourishing.
It is a 12-week virtual guided experience for women in perimenopause, menopause and beyond.
We begin September 28, and I’m opening this first experience to just 20 women.
Enrolment will close September 23 so that everyone has time to get settled before we begin.
If something in this post made you think, “Maybe this is for me,” send me a private message with the word:
FLOURISH
I’ll send you the details. 💜

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU DID SOMETHING FOR THE FIRST TIME?There is something about doing something new that wakes us u...
09/05/2026

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU DID SOMETHING FOR THE FIRST TIME?

There is something about doing something new that wakes us up a little.

A new trail.

A new class.

A new restaurant.

A new hobby.

Travelling somewhere unfamiliar.

Going somewhere by yourself.

Meeting new people.

Learning something you have always wondered about.

It does not have to be dramatic.

But novelty has a way of reminding us that life is still unfolding.

I think sometimes as we get older, routines become very comfortable.

And there is nothing wrong with comfortable.

But I don’t want comfortable to quietly become small.

I still want curiosity.

Adventure.

Surprises.

Stories I haven’t lived yet.

People I haven’t met yet.

Places I haven’t seen yet.

Things I don’t even know I’m going to love yet.

Healthy aging, to me, includes keeping some curiosity about life.

So here is your weekend question:

When was the last time you did something for the very first time?

And if you can’t remember...

Maybe it’s time. 💜

YOUR HEALTH STORY BEGINS AT THE CELLULAR LEVELWe usually notice health from the outside.How much energy we have.How well...
09/04/2026

YOUR HEALTH STORY BEGINS AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL

We usually notice health from the outside.

How much energy we have.

How well we sleep.

How clearly we think.

How our body feels.

But underneath all of that are trillions of cells doing their work every day.

And every one of those cells has a membrane around it.

That membrane is not simply a shell.

It helps regulate what moves in and out of the cell and plays an important role in how cells function and communicate.

And here is the fascinating part:

The fats we eat help provide the building blocks for those cell membranes.

That is one reason I talk so much about fatty-acid balance.

Omega-3 is part of the conversation.

But the conversation is bigger than simply asking:

“Do you take fish oil?”

The educational BalanceTest I use looks at a range of fatty-acid markers in the blood.

That gives us information about fatty-acid balance and helps us have a much more informed conversation about how the body may be supported.

For me, this fits naturally into healthy aging.

Because longevity is not only about adding years.

It is about supporting the body — right down to the cellular level — so we can continue to live those years well.

Rather than guessing, I like information.

And then we can decide what to do with it.

Let’s look at what’s going on in your body.

Have you ever thought about your health at the cellular level?



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I CAN FINALLY TELL YOU WHAT I’VE BEEN BUILDINGFor the last few weeks, I have been giving you little hints about somethin...
09/03/2026

I CAN FINALLY TELL YOU WHAT I’VE BEEN BUILDING

For the last few weeks, I have been giving you little hints about something I’ve been creating.

I’m finally ready to start telling you more.

It’s called:

The Art of Flourishing.

And we begin September 28.

This is a 12-week guided experience for women in perimenopause, menopause, and beyond.

But it is not simply a course about menopause symptoms.

I wanted to create the kind of experience I believe women deserve in this stage of life.

One where we can understand our changing bodies.

Learn how to nourish ourselves differently.

Build strength.

Talk honestly about sleep, stress, hormones, mood, energy, body image, self-care, and healthy aging.

And also talk about something that sometimes gets left out of health programs altogether:

What do I actually want my life to look like from here?

There will be education.

There will be conversation.

There will be community.

And I’m also bringing in some wonderful people with expertise in different areas to make the experience even richer.

I’m going to start introducing all of that over the next few weeks.

Today, I simply wanted you to know its name.

The Art of Flourishing.

Because I believe this chapter of a woman’s life can be about much more than getting through it.

💜

When you hear the word “flourishing,” what does it mean to you?

WHAT HAVE YOU STOPPED MAKING ROOM FOR?There is a question I’ve been asking myself lately:What have I stopped making room...
09/01/2026

WHAT HAVE YOU STOPPED MAKING ROOM FOR?

There is a question I’ve been asking myself lately:

What have I stopped making room for?

Not because I stopped wanting it.

But because life got busy.

Responsibilities grew.

Work took over.

Someone else needed something.

And slowly, some of the things that made life feel exciting moved further down the list.

Adventure.

Creativity.

Friendships.

Travel.

Movement.

Quiet.

Fun.

Time alone.

Trying something new.

Sometimes we become so good at managing life that we forget to ask whether there is enough life in it.

And I think midlife gives us a unique opportunity to notice that.

We know ourselves differently now.

We have lived enough to understand that time matters.

And maybe we are finally ready to stop postponing parts of ourselves until everything else is finished.

Because everything else may never be finished.

So perhaps the question for this week is not:

“What should I be doing?”

Maybe it is:

“What do I want to make room for again?”

I’d love to hear your answer.

YOUR HEALTH IS A SYSTEM, NOT A CHECKLISTEat protein.Exercise.Sleep eight hours.Manage stress.Drink water.Take your suppl...
09/01/2026

YOUR HEALTH IS A SYSTEM, NOT A CHECKLIST

Eat protein.

Exercise.

Sleep eight hours.

Manage stress.

Drink water.

Take your supplements.

Health advice can start to sound like one enormous checklist.

But our bodies don’t actually work that way.

Everything is connected.

Poor sleep can affect energy, appetite, recovery, mood, and motivation.

Stress can influence sleep, digestion, food choices, and how well we recover.

Losing muscle can affect strength, mobility, metabolism, and independence.

Nutrition influences what our bodies have available to repair, rebuild, and function.

And our hormones are interacting with all of it.

That is one reason midlife health can feel confusing.

We sometimes keep trying to fix one isolated thing without looking at the bigger picture.

Instead of asking:

“What is the one thing wrong with me?”

A more useful question may be:

“What is happening in my body as a whole?”

Healthy aging is rarely about one magic food, one supplement, one workout, or one perfect habit.

It is about supporting the systems that help us feel, move, think, recover, and participate in life well.

And then doing the basics consistently enough that they can actually work together.

Sue

Sometimes health advice makes wellness sound like a smaller life.Don’t eat this.Avoid that.Track everything.Cut back.Res...
08/29/2026

Sometimes health advice makes wellness sound like a smaller life.
Don’t eat this.
Avoid that.
Track everything.
Cut back.
Restrict.
Do more.
Try harder.
But that is not what I want wellness to feel like.
I want it to make life bigger.
More energy for travel.
More strength for adventure.
More confidence in your body.
More freedom to say yes.
More capacity to help the people you love.
More ability to try something new.
More years of doing what makes you feel alive.
Taking care of ourselves is not supposed to become another full-time job.
The goal is not to spend our lives obsessing about health.
The goal is to build enough health and vitality that we can get on with living.
That is a very different definition of wellness.
And one I think more women deserve.
What would better health allow you to say yes to?

Omega-3 often gets reduced to:“Take fish oil. It’s good for you.”But there is a much bigger reason I talk about it.Omega...
08/28/2026

Omega-3 often gets reduced to:
“Take fish oil. It’s good for you.”
But there is a much bigger reason I talk about it.
Omega-3 fatty acids, especially EPA and DHA, are important structural parts of our cell membranes.
They also contribute to normal heart and brain function.
As we age, supporting the body well means paying attention to the building blocks we are giving it.
And one of those building blocks is healthy fat.
We also need Omega-6.
The issue is not that Omega-6 is bad.
The issue is balance.
Modern food patterns can provide plenty of Omega-6 while giving us relatively little EPA and DHA.
That is one reason I became interested in testing fatty-acid balance rather than simply assuming someone is getting enough.
The BalanceTest I use looks at several fatty-acid markers, including Omega-6:3 balance, and uses 3:1 as its target balance.
The goal is not chasing a perfect number.
It is understanding what is happening in the body and using that information to make more informed choices.
Food sources of EPA and DHA include:
• Salmon
• Sardines
• Mackerel
• Herring
Plant foods such as flax, chia, h**p, and walnuts provide ALA, another form of Omega-3.
As a Zinzino Independent Partner, I use the BalanceTest as an educational wellness tool. It is not intended to diagnose disease.
Sometimes better information simply gives us a better place to begin.
Let’s look at what’s going on in your body.

FUNCTIONING IS NOT THE SAME AS FLOURISHINGA lot of women are very good at functioning.They get up.Go to work.Take care o...
08/27/2026

FUNCTIONING IS NOT THE SAME AS FLOURISHING

A lot of women are very good at functioning.
They get up.
Go to work.
Take care of everyone.
Meet deadlines.
Make dinner.
Show up.
Keep going.
From the outside, everything may look perfectly fine.
But inside?
They are exhausted.
Disconnected.
Running on fumes.
They cannot remember the last time they felt genuinely excited about something.
They are managing life — but not necessarily enjoying it.
And I think there is an important difference between functioning and flourishing.
Flourishing is not about having a perfect life.
It is not about being happy every minute.
It is about having enough energy, strength, purpose, connection, and joy that life feels like something you are participating in — not simply managing.
Sometimes the first step is not adding another task to the list.
It is asking:
How do I actually feel in the life I have created?
And:
What would make it feel better?
Midlife can be a powerful time to ask those questions.
Not because anything has gone wrong.
Because maybe we are finally ready to listen to the answers.

We spend a lot of time thinking about what we want less of.Less stress.Less fatigue.Less brain fog.Less pain.Less pressu...
08/25/2026

We spend a lot of time thinking about what we want less of.
Less stress.
Less fatigue.
Less brain fog.
Less pain.
Less pressure.
Less rushing.
But lately I’ve been wondering if there is another question we should be asking ourselves:
What do I want more of?
More energy?
More fun?
More adventure?
More confidence?
More strength?
More time to myself?
More travel?
More connection?
More joy?
More freedom?
Sometimes midlife has a way of making that question feel more important.
We have spent years building lives, careers, families, routines, and responsibilities.
And somewhere along the way, many women stop asking what they actually want.
Not what they should want.
Not what everyone else needs.
What do you want more of in the years ahead?
I’ve been thinking about this question a lot lately, both personally and in the work I’m creating for women this fall.
Because health is not only about avoiding problems.
It is about having enough energy, strength, confidence, and capacity to build a life you genuinely want to live.
So I’m curious:
What do you want more of?

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