Alison Lovell Nutrition

01/09/2026

The long hot days have gone. This habit hasn’t. ☀️

No lounger. No sunhat. Just me, a book, and twenty minutes at the end of the day where my brain is allowed to stop performing.

Here’s what’s actually happening while I sit there looking like I’m doing nothing.

My body is switching out of fight or flight mode and into rest and digest mode. Two settings, a bit like a dimmer switch rather than an on-off button. All day the “go” setting is running the show. Reading (properly reading, not scrolling) is one of the quickest ways I know to flick that dimmer down.

And once it’s down, good things start happening quietly in the background.

Digestion works better when your body isn’t braced for action. Sleep comes easier too, because you’re not asking your nervous system to go from a hundred miles an hour to zero in the time it takes to turn off a lamp.

Think of it like a mixtape. You wouldn’t skip straight to the slow song. You need the warm-up. This is mine. 📖

Small steps, big impacts. You don’t need a retreat or a bath full of candles. You need ten quiet minutes and something to read.

What’s your version of this? Bath, book, walk with the dog, staring at a wall? Tell me below, genuinely curious 👇🏼

20/08/2026

You’re not juggling badly. You’re just juggling too much.

Stress. Protein. Fibre. Weight. Exercise. The house. Dinner. Everyone else’s needs before your own.

You’re doing all of it. Genuinely, properly trying. And somewhere in the middle of trying to catch every single ball, you’ve probably lost track of which ones actually matter for your hormones right now.

Here’s the bit nobody tells you: you don’t need more balls in the air. You need to know which ones to focus on.

For some women it’s protein and blood sugar stability. For others it’s stress and sleep doing the heavy lifting behind the scenes. For someone else entirely it might be fibre and gut health quietly running the show.

Trying to do everything, all at once, for a body you don’t yet fully understand, is exhausting. And it’s not actually the fastest way to feel better.

Small steps, the right ones, beat trying to catch all nine balls at once. Slowly but surely, but only once you know which ones are actually yours to hold.

If you’re mid-juggle and not sure what to put down, send me a message. Let’s work out what your hormones actually need, so you’re not trying to do all of it, all the time.

18/08/2026

17/08/2026

Are you sure this is the right path?

Genuine question, not a dramatic one.

Because there’s doing something about your hormones, and there’s doing the right something for your hormones. Those are not the same path.

You’ve probably tried the supplement someone recommended in a Facebook group. Cut out dairy because an account you follow swears by it. Read three contradictory articles about HRT before breakfast. And you’re still tired. Still not sleeping. Still not quite yourself.

That’s not you doing it wrong. That’s just walking a path someone else mapped out, for a body that isn’t yours.

No two hormone profiles are the same. What settled your friend’s symptoms might do nothing for you, or make things worse.

The 80-20 rule still applies here, small, consistent steps genuinely help, but only once you know they’re the right steps. Slowly but surely, in the direction that actually suits your body.

If you’ve been putting the effort in and still feel like you’re going round in circles, that’s worth a proper look, not another generic protocol lifted from the internet.

Send me a message and let’s find out what your hormones actually need.

12/08/2026

The sound of running water is considered ‘white noise’. For some this sounds can help relaxation, engaging our parasympathetic nervous system and helping lower stress hormones. Our digestion works best in a calm relaxed state. Taking time to find ways to relax are key to optimising digestive health.

11/08/2026

10/08/2026

Meal planning is a great habit to undertake - it provides an opportunity to ensure you eat a healthy balanced diet that supports your health goals.
Nutritional therapy helps you find the right nutrition plan for your personal health goals.

03/08/2026

For confidential, personalised nutrition support why not reach out today.

30/07/2026

Here is what most people don’t realise. Your body doesn’t file energy and stress into separate folders. It responds to both as one connected system.

When stress hormones stay high for too long, they affect your blood sugar, your digestion and your sleep. All the things that fuel your energy in the first place. So the 3pm crash isn’t just about what you had for lunch. It’s often yiur stress response running the show.

If you are interested in exploring how nutritional therapy can support you get in touch today

29/07/2026

12 weeks. Three connected changes. One 3pm crash that finally made sense. Watch to see how we joined the dots between her blood sugar, digestion and stress, and what she said once it clicked.