Feeling a bit sluggish already this December? The holidays ask a lot of your liver, but a few simple habits can help you feel better fast - without having to give up the fun stuff. Here’s how to support your body through the busiest season of the year.

Perimenopause can feel like you’ve landed in the wild west without a horse or gun - from itchy ears to anxiety to the many weird and not so wonderful cyclical surprises. Here are the five foods that genuinely help calm the hormonal storm, stabilise your energy, and make everyday life feel a little more manageable.

When my mum was diagnosed with breast cancer at 50, it changed how I understood health, resilience, and prevention. Years later, as a clinician, I’ve seen how knowledge, nutrition, and integrative care can empower women - not only through treatment, but long before diagnosis ever enters the picture.

It’s been years since I made the move to cleaner skincare products, and made the connection that what I put on my skin is just as important as what I put in my body. Admittedly, a lot of my initial interest was driven by finding safe solutions for my extremely sensitive and eczema-prone skin - but the more I learnt about the ingredients and became aware of their effect on our hormone system, the more careful I naturally became in my choices. 

Many mainstream products contain ingredients linked to hormone disruption, skin irritation, environmental harm, and even cancers. The more I learned about beauty products, ingredients, and the industry from my sister (an editorial makeup artist), the less I could ignore it

If you haven’t already packed up and headed off to the sun, chances are you’re planning for it. But before you zip up your bag and mentally check out, here are a few of my tried and tested recommendations to keep you safe and sane in the sun this summer.

No fasting, no bathroom floor moments, no praying to see another day required

Because here’s what you might not know - your body already knows how to detox.

It has specific organs dedicated to the job in hand:

The liver. The kidneys. The skin. The gut.

They work 24/7 - no prompting, celery juice or cabbage soup required.