Frequently Asked Questions
If you're thinking about better health and asking nutritional therapist for help, it's natural for you to have questions.
Whether you're worrying about how midlife will affect your body, worrying about your bones and joints health in perimenopause, struggling with low energy, weight, sleep troubles, or simply don't feel like yourself anymore, this page will shed the light on some questions you probably have.
If you can't find the answer you're looking for, you're always welcome to get in touch via Contact form here.
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How can a nutritionist help me feel better?
Nutritional therapy can help you to find causes of health issues and improve health by healthy eating, sleep, healthy movement, stress coping. All recommendations I make as a nutritional therapist are science-backed and based on current research. I support women in their 40's and 50's, who want to feel confident and happy about health, without feeling hungry, restricted and miserable. 👉 You can learn more about becoming health-happy here
Why do I often feel tired?
Your energy depends on many factors, as your food, your sleep quality, stress level, blood sugar, and essential nutrients your body needs to produce energy, such as iron and vitamins B. These factors normally work together, and can make you feel steady all day, or tired and sleepy after 2pm. At your consultation I look at all these factors combined in your life and create your personal support plan, unique for you and based on your individual life and health.
Why do I wake up at 3am every night?
Feeling stressed all day, eating dinner too late, too hot or noisy room at night, caffeine and alcohol, especially if consumed late in the day can damage your sleep, making you wake up at night, often more than once. Hormones change in your 40's and blood sugar instability can make it even harder for you to fall asleep or wake you at night. Your night sleep starts when you wake up, meaning everything you do during the day can make your next sleep better or worse. As a nutritional therapist can help you to sleep better and stop waking up at 3am with your personal sleep support plan.
Why do I gain belly fat?
Many women over 40 complain about belly fat problem. Hormonal changes in perimenopause, worsening blood sugar stability in menopause, high stress, emotional eating, bad night sleep and worsened cravings next day often make belly fat appearing faster. To tackle unwanted weight you need to find and tackle root causes of weight gain. As a nutritionist I can help you lose weight personal support plan.
How do I stop craving sugar and carbs so badly?
Sugar or carbs cravings (like pasta or bread) are very common in midlife. Naturally changing hormones in midlife, not sleeping well at night, busy life and no time to eat, chronic high stress from juggling life and work, unstable blood sugar all play a big part in your cravings. First step you can take in stopping your cravings is understanding what is fueling your cravings and working on it, nourishing your body. If you are fed up with craving and want to stop them, I will be happy to help. 👉 Click here to book your free call and take a first step towards making your day cravings-free
Why do my joints ache more in perimenopause?
Many women in 40's and 50's complain about joint aching, which is getting worse. Falling oestrogen level, chronic inflammation, low vitamin D can make joint pain worse. Improving joint health needs is not only about supplements. Healthy joints in perimenopause and menopause need a complex, personal support. As nutritional therapist I often work with other health professionals to help women to find possible root causes of joint pain and support joint health.
What foods I should avoid after 40?
As nutritionist working with women in UK I get asked this a lot. While most people without digestive issues don't need to ban foods, there are certain foods I recommend to minimize: ultra-processed foods and take aways, excessive alcohol, highly refined carbs. I help women to build easy to sustain healthy eating by adding healthy foods and creating healthy eating habits that last, not just restricting "nod good for you" foods.
Why is my digestion getting worse as I get older?
Your digestive juices naturally slow down as you travel through life, making your food digestion slower and often creating discomfort of bloating or cramps. Other things worsening your digestion can include high stress, food intolerances, not drinking enough water, hormonal changes of perimenopause and menopause. As a nutritionist I can help you find what is making your digestion worse and create a practical support plan to improve your digestion and ease your discomfort. If your digestion became an issue and you want to improve it, lets talk 👉 Click here to book your free first call
How do I book a session with you?
Let's start by getting to know each other better and book a free 30-minute call. This call is a perfect opportunity for you to tell me more about yourself, share what is your happy health vision, ask questions. The link to book or first 60 minutes consultation is shared after the first call. 👉 Click here to book your free 30-minutes call
Do I need to travel to our sessions?
All our sessions are online via zoom, and between sessions catch up are via phone call. You don't need to travel.
What happens after my first consultation?
During your nutritional consultation we will look at your health, what you struggle with and want to improve, we talk about your likes and dislikes, your life and work commitments. All these will become part of your health support plan. Within 3 days of our session you will receive your plan via email. If you have questions about your plan, you can ask them via messenger.
How long until I see results after nutrition sessions?
Everyone is different and it takes different amount of time for each of us to see the changes we want. Some women I work with can see visible first results after a week or two of following support plan. Deeper results and lasting changes take longer to come. We focus on sustainable changes to help you get results that will stay with you for long time. 👉 You can learn more about nutritional sessions and read feedback from women I helped here
How many sessions will I need?
The number of sessions is very individual, and depends on your health, life commitments and other factors. While i understand you want to see health improvements as soon as possible, I recommend not rushing things and walk your health journey with comfortable for you pace. The support sessions are grouped into programs, each program is designed to help you at different depth, the shortest program is 6 weeks long and includes 2 sessions. 👉 Click here to see the programs and support level each program can offer.
Hopefully these answers have given you a better understanding of how nutritional therapy can support your body and help you feel better about your health.
If you're ready to stop guessing why your body is not happy and get tailored for you, science-backed health support, I'd love to help.
Book a free30-minutes Support Call and we'll have a relaxed chat about what's been going on, what you'd like to achieve, and whether working together feels like the right next step for you.
There's no pressure and no obligation — just an opportunity to ask questions and find out how I can support you on your journey to feeling happier and more in control of your health.