Glowing with Nutrition

23/05/2026

Enjoy the sunny weather and don’t forgot than beyond vitamin D natural light is vital and another health pillar. If you keep your sun glasses you don’t get the benefit they are blocking all the goodies. Obviously never look directly at the sun but enjoy some commando time without them 😄

21/05/2026

I know there are so many advices online. These are the 5 things I wish my clients did more of before TTC or going into an assisted reproductive technology cycle.

1. Preconception care matters. It goes far beyond just trying until you get a positive pregnancy test. Building a strong foundation first can change outcomes.

2. In cases of recurrent miscarriage or IVF failure, consider further investigation such as s***m DNA fragmentation testing, and assessment of the uterine and vaginal microbiome to ensure optimal balance.

3. Give yourself at least 3 months of preparation. This window is key for improving egg and s***m quality and supporting healthier cycles.

4. Include male partners early in the process. Even when men feel healthy, s***m health can still be improved and it impacts outcomes more than is often discussed.

5. Personalised supplementation should be based on blood results, symptoms, and careful review of medication contraindications, rather than a one size fits all approach.

Fertility is a shared journey, not just one person’s responsibility.

19/05/2026

Many skin conditions are treated only from the outside with creams, ointments, cleansers, and medicated products. While these can absolutely help calm symptoms and support the skin barrier, they are often only one piece of the puzzle.

Skin is not isolated from the rest of the body. It is deeply connected to the gut, immune system, hormones, nervous system, liver, stress response, and overall inflammatory load. When something internally is out of balance, the skin can sometimes become the messenger.

Conditions such as acne, eczema, rosacea, psoriasis, chronic dryness, inflammation, and sensitive skin may be influenced by factors including:

• Gut health and microbiome balance
• Chronic stress and nervous system dysregulation
• Hormonal imbalances
• Nutrient deficiencies
• Poor sleep
• Blood sugar instability
• Food sensitivities in some individuals
• Environmental toxin exposure
• Chronic inflammation

Topical treatments may reduce flare-ups, but if the deeper drivers are not addressed, symptoms often continue to return.

True skin health often requires a more holistic approach that supports the body internally as well as externally. Nourishing foods, stress management, quality sleep, hydration, movement, gut support, reducing inflammatory triggers, and protecting the skin barrier can all play an important role.

The goal is not just to suppress symptoms temporarily, but to understand what the body may be trying to communicate through the skin.

Healthy skin is often built from the inside out.

17/05/2026

Your skin is your body’s largest organ and it works hard for you every single day.

It protects you from UV, regulates your temperature, and fights off pathogens. But what we put ON our skin is only half the story. What we put IN our bodies matters just as much.

Skin issues like acne, rosacea, eczema, and hormonal breakouts are often signals from the inside. Things like gut health, stress levels, nutrient deficiencies, and toxins can all show up on your face before you even realise something is off.

Here’s what actually supports healthy skin from within:

Include healthy fats every day. Focus on vitamins A, C, D, E and zinc. Reduce your toxic load from skincare, detergents and make-up where you can. Eat antioxidant and fibre rich foods. And manage your stress, because it directly affects your skin barrier.

So tell me below: what are your all time favourite skincare brands or products and what makes you love them? Drop them in the comments, I would love to know what is working for your skin right now.

15/05/2026

Trying to conceive can feel overwhelming, especially when you are doing “all the right things” but still not getting answers.

Nutritional therapy takes a whole-person approach to fertility and preconception care by looking at the root causes that may be impacting your hormones, cycle health, egg and s***m quality, inflammation, gut health, vaginal and intimate microbiomes, nutrient status and overall wellbeing. 🌿

Your microbiome plays an important role in fertility, hormonal balance, implantation, immune health and pregnancy outcomes. Supporting gut and vaginal health can help create a stronger foundation for conception and reproductive wellness.

My Path to Parenthood Programme is a personalised 3-month fertility support programme designed to guide you step by step while you implement meaningful nutrition and lifestyle changes. Together, we review blood work, explore further functional testing where needed, and create a tailored plan to support your fertility journey with clarity

14/05/2026

I’ve been thinking a lot about the way advice gets shared in fertility groups, and I wanted to put something gently out there.

These groups can be incredibly supportive. When you’re going through fertility challenges, hearing from others who “got their positive after doing X” can feel hopeful and grounding. That kind of shared experience matters emotionally.

But there’s also a hidden risk: not every piece of advice that worked for one person is transferable to someone else.

Fertility is rarely one single problem with one single fix. It’s a complex puzzle made up of timing, hormones, egg quality, s***m quality, uterine factors, lifestyle, stress, age, and sometimes unexplained variables. What “worked” for one person may have aligned with a completely different underlying situation than yours.

That’s why taking any single tip—whether it’s a supplement, diet change, timing method, or protocol—and assuming it will have the same effect can be misleading, and sometimes even distracting. It can pull focus away from making sure the full picture is actually being assessed.

A more helpful approach is to ask:

Has everything been properly investigated so far?

Are we assuming something without evidence?

Is there a more complete medical or scientific explanation that hasn’t been explored yet?

Are we optimizing all parts of the puzzle, not just one piece?

And importantly, it’s not just one person’s puzzle. It’s a shared journey. Your partner’s health, tests, and factors are just as essential in building that complete picture.

There’s nothing wrong with gathering ideas from others—but those ideas are starting points for questions, not conclusions in themselves.

In the end, the most powerful thing you can do is step back from the noise, gather information from multiple sources, and build a plan based on your specific situation rather than someone else’s outcome.

Hope is important. But so is clarity.

If you want help making sense of your own puzzle, I can help you do that. Book your free clarity call now to see how.

14/05/2026

13/05/2026

Yesterday was huge for women’s health.

With the official renaming of PCOS to PMOS (PolyMetabolic O***y Syndrome), it felt like an important moment to reflect on how much is changing in women’s healthcare. Conversations that were once dismissed or ignored are now leading to real progress and we are finally starting to see the impact.

From recognising PMOS as a whole body metabolic condition, to earlier iron deficiency diagnosis thresholds, less invasive endometriosis testing, paid miscarriage leave, and more investment in women’s health services, things are moving forward.

Change does not happen overnight, but it is happening. More awareness. More research. More support. More women being heard.

It takes time, but things are shifting and that is something worth celebrating 🤍

12/05/2026

I wish I had a preconception plan after surviving eclampsia to optimise not only my fertility but my health.

There is a difference between fertility care and preconception care, and it took me too long to understand that.

Fertility care is focused on helping you conceive through treatment or assisted reproduction.

Preconception care is about building the foundation so your whole body is truly ready, whatever path you are on.

And when you have a history of gestational complications like eclampsia, that foundation matters even more.

There are 10 pillars worth looking at before trying to conceive:

Gut microbiome
Oral microbiome
Vaginal microbiome
Thyroid health
Menstrual cycle
Nutrient status
Liver and detox
Blood sugar balance
Mitochondrial health
S***m health (yes, his health matters too)

S***m health, nutrient status and lifestyle all shape conception and your child’s long-term health. This is a two-person preparation.

The months before conception are quietly one of the most powerful windows for your health, your fertility and your baby’s long-term wellbeing.

Your preconception window is not something to skip. It is something to use.