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Inspiring people on how to eat and live for optimum health + well-being. Qualified Nutrition expert, author and speaker. www.vdanutrition.com

Come play here, have fun, inspire and live consciously. Masters of Science in Nutrition - Expert in alternative and nutritional therapies, health and wellness speaker, author, founder of the Eco diet and VDA nutriiton, consultant to international organizations and research and development expertise in the health industry. Expert in supplement and alternative medicine. My passion is to share my experiences, my knowledge and philosophy on nutrition, life, what inspires and uplifts me!

18/06/2026

'Anti-ageing' is quietly being replaced by something far more intelligent.

The wellness conversation is shifting away from appearance-based aging toward something far more meaningful:�CAPACITY

Not, ‘How young does your face look?’

But, ‘How well do your cells function? How well do you move, recover, think, adapt, and maintain independence as you age?’

According to emerging wellness and longevity trends, the future of ageing well is being redefined by

● Strength and mobility�
● Cognitive clarity�
● Metabolic health�
● Mitochondrial function�
● Inflammation control
● VO2 max and physical resilience�
● Biological age over chronological age

Nutrition plays a central role in this new conversation because the foods we eat daily directly influence:�

● Blood sugar regulation
● Inflammation
● Muscle preservation
● Cellular energy production
● Brain health
● Long-term metabolic resilience

Longevity is no longer just about living longer. It’s about preserving quality of life, vitality, and capability for as long as possible.

Not simply adding years to life but life to years.

16/06/2026

Perimenopause changes more than hormones. It also changes how the body responds to blood sugar.

As oestrogen declines, insulin sensitivity can decrease, making energy crashes, cravings, stubborn weight gain, mood swings, and poor sleep more common.

Supporting blood sugar during this transition is less about restriction and more about creating stability. You don’t want your blood sugar to spike, which means you don’t want to have coffees all day, snacks, consume flavoured electrolytes or drinks throughout the day.

A steadier glucose response supports hormones, energy, cognition, and long-term metabolic health.

In the second of my video series on HOW TO NAVIGATE PERIMENOPAUSE, I discuss why and how to manage blood sugar control.

11/06/2026

We have the amazing ability to be aware of our body’s signals to help us make decisions for our health, wellness ... which includes what we eat.⁠
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These principles may guide you to that comfortable and healthy place of intuitive eating:⁠
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✔ Eat with your permission, don’t deprive yourself as that can lead to uncontrollable eating, or cravings following by guilt.⁠
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✔ Forget fad diets and weight loss plans for losing weight quickly. This again sets you up for failure and limits freedom to discover intuitive eating. Food restriction can trigger a feeling of loss of control, which can lead to emotional eating. Rather, find other ways to resolve those issues. Seek comfort and distraction elsewhere.⁠
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✔ Feed your body when it biologically tells you to do so, the signals are there. Excessive hunger may cause excessive unhealthy eating. Rather, build trust in your relationship with yourself and food.⁠
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✔ Challenge those thoughts in your head that declare good eating equals minimal calories, and bad eating is when you indulge in a treat. They are unreasonable, affect your psyche, and close the space for intuitive eating.⁠
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✔ Find pleasure in the feeling of satisfaction and contentment when eating healthily. The experience will be inviting.⁠
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✔ Honour your fullness. Trust that you will give yourself the foods that you need to be comfortably satisfied and no longer hungry.⁠
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✔ Make food choices that honour your health and make you feel good. What you eat consistently over time matters, it is the progress to support a healthy you.⁠
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✔ Learn to love movement and how you feel when you do move. Not militant style, just active.⁠
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✔ Love your body. Criticism of your size and shape creates unrealistic expectations. We are all genetically different. Treat your body with respect and dignity.⁠
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Use your instinct cleverly and wisely!⁠⁠⁠

09/06/2026

Have you noticed how many people talk about how exhausted, fatigued, burnt out, anxious, and low energy they feel and are truly struggling with life at the moment?

What is happening?

I see a rapid increase in chronic illness, hormonal imbalances, cancer, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and depression.

Where did we go so wrong in how we live?

Our foundation of what makes us optimally healthy is no longer there, we are living so far off from our natural state with:

● The rise of ultra-processed food
● Lack of sunlight
● Too much screen time
● Compromised sleep
● Eating and sitting all day
● Poor gut health
● Nutrition deficiencies
● No time in nature
● Living in a world of comparison
● Toxic friendships
● Dehydrated
● Substance abuse
● Addictions (alcohol, shopping, sugar, substances)
● Lack of human connection
● People aren’t reading books but binge watching shows
● Negative self talk – you dislike yourself, your life, your body

YOU and your body have an innate way of thriving, but we are so compromised in this world that we don’t see the signs.

We need to go back to basics.

This is my guide as a start to feeling good.

🤍 Eat whole, fresh food (your whole family) and cook from scratch
🤍 Hydrate first thing in the morning and look at the morning sunlight
🤍 Wake up and say THANK YOU and list three things you are grateful for
🤍 Prioritise making time for yourself.
🤍 Get moving - dance, walk, rebound or join a class but get moving
🤍 Walk 10 min after each meal
🤍 Do your blood work. I see people all the time with low Vit D3, magnesium, iron and B12. It is so easy to correct
🤍 Try at least once a week to get out into nature
🤍 Start the day with protein
🤍 Stop mindlessly snacking, aim for 3 meals (protein, fat and fibre). Invest in your sleep - no food or screen time 3 hrs before bed
🤍 If you are over 35, get your hormones checked
🤍 Practice gratitude before bed – YES it’s that powerful

Aim to have more agency over your life and your health. Live simply, down regulate the nervous system, never stop learning and expanding your mind so that you are better equipped to deal with life’s c

05/06/2026

In your 20s, you could eat carbs and barely think about it.

Now, in your 40s, especially in perimenopause, it is the same food but a different body.

When you eat carbs now, you feel:

● Energy crashes and sleepiness
● Weight gain around the middle that feels “new”
● Stronger cravings, incl. sugar
● Afternoon fatigue
● Harder weight loss than before

It's not your imagination, and it's not failure, it's feedback.

Your body isn’t becoming harder to manage, it’s becoming more honest.

Midlife health isn’t about tightening control, it's about learning new rhythm, new awareness, and new respect for what your body actually needs now, as your physiology shifts.

31/05/2026

I look forward to my next IG Live guest, Caroline Labouchere of .

I met Caroline last year at the Health Optimisation Summit in London, and was inspired by her outlook and philosophy to health, wellbeing and ageing, and wanted to share them with you.

Together we will discuss her nutrition, how she trains, hair and skin care, most importantly her e-book, Aging Without Apology. (A Myth-Busting Guide).
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DATE: Wednesday, 3 June 📅⁠
TIME: 12pm (SAST)⁠
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Look forward to seeing you there.⁠⁠

26/05/2026

EAT

Eat the meal, even if it’s not “perfectly balanced.”
Have the fries if it’s part of the moment.
Enjoy the glass of wine without turning it into a story.
Eat sugar when you truly want it, not as a rule, not as rebellion.
Stop overcorrecting every choice with restriction.
Have the late-night snack if your body is asking for it.
Say yes to food that feels like life, not just fuel.

MOVE

Miss a workout without making it mean anything about you.
Walk because it feels good, not because you “should.”
Let rest days be actual rest days, guilt-free.
Count a night of dancing as movement that matters (because it does).
Skip training when you’re tired, not because you failed.
Trust that consistency is built over time, not in a single week.
Let your body lead more often than your plan does.

MIND

Get lost in something you love without “productivity guilt.”
Have lazy days where thinking is optional.
Avoid hard conversations when your nervous system is full.
Watch something comforting before bed if it helps you unwind.
Stay up a little later for joy, not just discipline.
Let your brain rest instead of constantly optimising.
If something helps you create, feel, or connect, then allow it.

Sometimes the body does better when it’s not being controlled all the time. Healing isn’t only structure, it’s also safety, softness, and trust.

Health includes your life, not competes with it.

21/05/2026

Ageing well isn’t just about adding years to your life, it’s about extending the years where you feel strong, clear, energised, and resilient.

Peakspan gives us a new term for this.

It helps us notice the difference between simply getting through the years and truly thriving in them.

It also reminds us that the small, everyday choices we make, like how we eat, how we move, how we rest, how we manage stress, aren’t just about helping prevent disease down the line, it's about protecting the years where life feels most full.

In the end, it's maybe the most valuable kind of longevity there is.

Read my latest blog - Meet “Peakspan”. The Real Measure Of Ageing Well - for more on this topic.

https://vdanutrition.com/meet-peakspan-the-real-measure-of-ageing-well/

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