The brain health nutritionist

08/06/2026

💚 Here's what you can realistically expect:

1. More stable energy through the day, less of the afternoon crash, less relying on caffeine and sugar to keep going.
2. Clearer thinking. The brain fog that feels normal after a while isn't actually normal, and it tends to lift when blood sugar and nutrition are sorted.
3. A calmer stress response. Not that life gets less stressful, but that your body stops reacting to everything as if it's an emergency.
4. Much better sleep. When your nervous system isn't stuck in high alert, sleep improves naturally.
5. Fewer cravings, especially for sugar and carbs in the evening, as these are almost always a sign something's off with blood sugar or cortisol.
6. Feeling more like yourself!

Those three questions at the top of this post? I picked them because they're a few of the things I hear most from people who come to see me. Not dramatic symptoms, but more of a quiet sense that something's off and has been for a while.

That's exactly what Kathleen and I designed this programme for. And we start this Wednesday June 10 at 1-2pm for the next 4 consecutive weeks (recordings are available too).

So if any of this sounds familiar, now's the time.

Link in bio 💚

15/05/2026

12/05/2026

💜💜12th May is FIBROMYALGIA AWARENESS DAY.

It’s an invisible and debilitating chronic condition where sufferers feel pain all over their body.
It often also presents with brain fog, insomnia and extreme fatigue.

Many sufferers struggle to work and it can seriously impinge on day to day living. It affects around 2-5 percent of the population and is most common in middle aged women, but can affect people of all ages.

I should know as I have had it for about 18 years. Very mildly these days thankfully though.

ADHD is four times more common in those with fibromyalgia (29.5%) than in those without.
I have both conditions.

It is not fully understood but it is believed to be caused by abnormal pain processing in the central nervous system. And it many cases it is triggered by a physically or emotionally traumatic event such as:-

🧑‍🎓CAUSES
An injury or a virus
Giving birth
An operation
Stressful event like relationship breakdown or a bereavement etc
But be primed by traumatic events in childhood.

Mine started after very stressful external events, then a nasty virus that knocked me for six (I had weeks of post-viral fatigue after it where I was bedridden).

😭To be honest it totally ruined my life for about 2 years. Feeling in extreme pain all the time was soul destroying.
But I have worked v hard with dietary measures, supplements, lab tests and lifestyle interventions. I nolonger have the fatigue or insomnia and I am v lucky many days the pain is so low I forget about it.

I feel for other sufferers so much, as there is so little understanding about chronic conditions such as this one. There is also stigma and many uneducated doctors are frankly woeful and suggest it’s all in your mind. (Tell that to research from brain scans and hospitals which completely validates this condition and to all the sufferers who live with it).

So I am sending much love and sympathy for the many other people with FM.

And I am here to tell you there is always hope 🙏.❤️❤️

08/05/2026

Over the years I have written poetry as an outlet for pain, sadness, discomfort - when life’s blows have threatened to steer me off course. To process feelings and for healing and cultivation of inner strength.

I wrote this poem over the Easter holidays as I was wrestling with sorrow, having lost friends which I believe were as a result of implications of having ADHD.
But it also explores some positives of the condition and how I’ve moved on.

I have not shared any poems before ☺️ so I hope you enjoy it!

Share with any fellow ADHD’ers 💕✨🌟☀️💫

21/04/2026

Caption for the bircher muesli:

"Blood sugar balance is often one of the things I come back to again and again with clients, and breakfast is where it either starts well or goes sideways.

Bircher muesli when done properly, is one of the best options. Slow-release oats, fibre, a bit of fat and protein to steady the curve. This is the kind of breakfast that makes sure you're still thinking clearly at 11am rather than eyeing up the biscuit tin.
I've been making a version of this for years.

🍏 Link to the full recipe: https://www.eatyourselftohealth.com/recipes

Or you can click the link in my bio and go to my website!

03/04/2026

I talk about this with clients a lot, because it genuinely surprises people, and it changes how they think about their anxiety.

We're so conditioned to see anxiety as a mind problem, something to manage through thoughts and behaviour, and that matters too, but if the gut side of things is being ignored, you're only working with half the picture.

The latest blog post goes into the detail: what's actually happening, what to eat, what makes things worse, and why things like antibiotics and chronic stress are more relevant to your mental health than most people realise.

🍏 Link in bio if you want to have a read. And if you'd like to look at what's going on for you personally, there's a link to book a chat too!

25/03/2026

𝖧𝖤𝖫𝖫𝖮! 🍏🧠

💫I’m Kirsten, a registered nutritionist with 20+years of experience known as the Brain Health Nutritionist.

An EXPERT in brain, mood & hormonal health, neurodiversity, gut health, plus weight, emotional eating & food addiction! I help busy, stressed out or burnt-out people with their mood, cognition, ADHD and autism. Hormone issues, pms, PMDD, perimenopause. Metabolism, weight. Digestive health. Energy, pain levels- inc fibromyalgia. & much more.

👀Swipe 👉 to see some symptoms I help.

💫I devise a straight-forward personalised nutritional protocol with lifestyle tips & lab tests to help patients cope better e.g. in times of stress or hormonal flux, target mental illness & any the other symptoms mentioned in the slides above.⬆️ As well as emotional eating and addiction.

🧠𝖡𝖱𝖠𝖨𝖭/𝖦𝖴𝖳 𝖫𝖨𝖭𝖪. Attention is always paid to the gut, as there is such a strong connection between brain & gut health (swipe for more info.)

💫I have 𝖠𝖣𝖧𝖣 🧠 so love supporting brain health in those with ADHD & autism.

✨𝖧𝖮𝖱𝖬𝖮𝖭𝖤𝖲. I carried out my dissertation on PMS so help premenstrual conditions including PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder which used to blight my life since 14). As well as postnatal mental illness, thyroid health, PCOS, perimenopause and menopause & more.🕊

😫Chronic stress & hormonal imbalance can have so many far-reaching effects on our metabolism as well as our mental health, digestion, energy, pain & increase cravings.

💫And I've learnt SO much about how to stay well, both personally but also professionally with my years helping others and forever studying & researching. I can work with your doctor for integrated healthcare.

You CAN & DESERVE to feel better :)

For further info, see my bio to book an introductory chat. 🧠

19/03/2026

When you address the root cause instead of masking symptoms, the body responds fast. 💚

🍏 Want results like this?
Book a chat at eatyourselftohealth.com/book-online or click the link in bio.