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WELLNESS TRENDS THAT MIGHT ACTUALLY BE TERRIBLE FOR YOUR HORMONES 👀

Just because it’s trending in the wellness world doesn’t mean your hormones are loving it.

🧊 Cold plunging when you’re already stressed + exhausted
Another hormetic stressor isn’t always what an already overloaded nervous system needs.

🥤 Cold-pressed juice “detoxes”
Fruit and veggies? Amazing. Living on juice for days with barely any protein, fat or fibre? Your body deserves better.

⏰ Joining the 5AM club at the expense of sleep
Getting up at 5am isn’t a health flex if you went to bed at midnight. Sleep is one of the most underrated foundations for hormonal and metabolic health.

🍽️ Extreme calorie deficits
Eating less and less isn’t always the answer. Chronically under-fuelling can affect energy, thyroid signalling, reproductive hormones, recovery and your menstrual cycle. This includes restricting carbs!

⏳ Fasting because the internet told you to
Fasting can work well for some people, but longer isn’t automatically better — especially if you’re training hard, under-eating, sleeping poorly or already feeling stressed and depleted.

🏋🏼‍♀️ Training harder when your body is asking for recovery
More HIIT. More cardio. More steps. More classes. Sometimes the thing moving your health forward is actually adequate food, strength training and REST.

Your hormones don’t care how aesthetic your morning routine is.

They care about the basics:

Enough food.
Enough protein.
Enough sleep.
Blood sugar stability.
Movement + strength.
Recovery.
And not treating your body like a never-ending self-improvement project.

Wellness should support your physiology — not become another stressor. 🤍

And yes, context matters. Cold exposure, fasting and calorie deficits aren’t inherently “bad” — it’s the dose, timing and the person they’re being prescribed to that matters. If you want help forming an individualised effective plan to support your hormones you can book a consultation with me via the link in my profile’

I just got a DEXA scan in my 40s… and here’s why 👇🏼

We hear a LOT about muscle, metabolism and hormones in our 40s — but we don’t talk nearly enough about bone health.

Our 40s are actually a really valuable time to understand where our bone density is sitting — particularly as we head towards perimenopause and menopause.

Why? Because oestrogen plays an important role in protecting bone, and as oestrogen becomes more erratic and eventually declines, bone loss can accelerate.

I didn’t want to wait until my 50s or 60s to find out where I stood.

I wanted a baseline now.

A DEXA can give you information about your bone mineral density and help identify whether there’s anything worth addressing before it becomes a bigger issue.

And the things we do NOW matter:

🏋🏼‍♀️ Resistance training
🦴 Impact/loading exercise where appropriate
🥛 Adequate calcium
☀️ Vitamin D
🥩 Enough protein
🍽️ Actually eating enough
🚭 Not smoking
🩺 Addressing hormonal or other medical risk factors

For me, this isn’t about being scared of ageing.

It’s about going into the next few decades strong, informed and proactive.

5 things that have changed my life in the most incredible way over the past few months…

1. I stopped guessing and started testing.
I finally invested in understanding what was actually going on in my body through blood tests and functional hormone testing (including a DUTCH test). Having answers changed everything.
2. I created space to reconnect with myself.
Instead of constantly doing, I slowed down. Journaling, reflecting, and getting really honest about what I wanted helped me find clarity again.
3. I changed what I focused on.
Daily affirmations, looking for life’s little glimmers, and choosing gratitude over scarcity has completely shifted my mindset. What you focus on really does grow.
4. I gave myself permission to truly rest.
Not just sleep—but reading, walking, sitting in the sunshine, cuddling my cat, saying no without guilt, and doing things that fill my cup. Rest is productive too.
5. I started CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy).
Learning to recognise unhelpful thought patterns and respond to them differently has been one of the best investments I’ve ever made in my mental health.

None of these changes happened overnight. They were small, consistent steps that slowly added up to a life that feels calmer, happier, and so much more aligned.

If you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or like you’ve lost yourself… maybe you don’t need to do more. Maybe you just need to start with one small change. I can help you. Book a consultation with me via the link in my profile.

If I woke up with hormonal acne tomorrow (but let’s be honest, hormonal acne doesn’t happen overnight!), I wouldn’t start by buying another skincare product.

I’d start by asking why.

Hormonal acne is often a sign that something deeper may be going on. It can be influenced by hormones, blood sugar, stress, gut health, inflammation, nutrient deficiencies, genetics, and even certain medications.

Your skin is giving you information—it deserves more than a quick fix.

As a naturopath, I focus on identifying the underlying drivers and creating a personalised plan, because no two people with acne have the same story.

Clearer skin rarely comes from treating the symptom alone. It comes from understanding what’s happening beneath the surface.

Tell me in the comments—where do you tend to break out most? Jawline, chin, cheeks or forehead?

MIlLLION DOLLAR LOADED WATER 💰 This isn’t just “drink more water.” This is hydrate like the woman you’re becoming. You deserve to feel amazing!

Minerals. Citrus. A pinch of salt.
Because plain water is survival mode — this is optimisation mode.

Better energy. Fewer cravings. Clearer head.
More stable moods. Less 3pm crash.

It’s giving glowy skin, regulated nervous system, and main-character energy all in a loaded water. 💎