Hunger isn’t always a simple signal to eat. Why you might feel hungry an hour after a full meal in menopause, and what could be driving it.

Staring into the fridge at 5pm? Build a personal favourites list to cut decision fatigue and food boredom, and turn nutrition knowledge into daily action.

Uncontrollable weight gain. Night sweats. No sleep. I was told there was nothing I could do about perimenopause symptoms. Turns out, I was right to push back — and what I discovered changed everything.

Uncontrollable weight gain. Night sweats. No sleep. I was told there was nothing I could do about perimenopause symptoms. Turns out, I was right to push back — and what I discovered changed everything.

Berberine is probably best known for its effects on blood sugar regulation, but it also has several interesting actions in the digestive tract. Some are well supported by research, while others are still being investigated. What is Berberine? A compound found in several plants like Goldenseal, Barberry, and Oregon grape, research suggests that berberine may […]

The BUILD Takeaway: Peptides are short chains of amino acids that act as signalling molecules in the body, and BPC-157 is an experimental peptide that has shown some intriguing effects in animal and laboratory studies, particularly around tissue healing and inflammation. But here’s the important part: we don’t yet have enough high-quality human research to […]

Blog Contents: If you choose to use numbers, you should be able to trust them Physiologically Implausible: Why I Quit Whoop Understanding the Science of the Numbers How Accurate are the Formulas? Why is Whoop so far off? My Transition to Garmin: Finding Congruence   Let’s just set the record straight first up – Counting […]

My first grandson just turned one year old!  Watching him grow and develop has been a fascinating masterclass in human physiology. And watching my daughter track every milliliter of milk and every minute of sleep on an app for the first several months really got me thinking. As an evidence-based nutritionist who lives and breathes […]

In the current nutrition and wellness landscape, a dangerous narrative has emerged: the idea that Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR), calories, and macronutrient formulas are “man-made constructs” or “fake math.” While “Intuitive Eating” is a popular marketing term, it often ignores the foundational laws of thermodynamics. Your metabolism is not a matter of opinion or a […]

If you’ve ever followed a nutrition plan perfectly for a few weeks—only to fall off and feel like you “failed”—you’re not alone. Most people don’t struggle because they lack motivation or discipline. They struggle because the approach they’re using doesn’t match how the human brain actually builds lasting change. That’s where habit-based nutrition comes in. […]