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Questions worth taking to the table.
Short ideas for people who want food guidance that makes sense in a changing, ordinary life.
Latest writing
How much protein do women over 40 actually need?
Protein is everywhere right now. Here is what the numbers actually say, what a serve looks like, and how to make it part of your week without turning it into another rule.
Read →Fibre is the new protein: a low-fuss guide for busy weeks
Fibre is having its moment, and for good reason. Here is what it does, how much you need, and five swaps that don’t require a new shopping list.
Read →Your body in perimenopause: what is changing, and how to eat steadily through it
Perimenopause can make familiar habits stop working. Rather than another overhaul, here is what is actually shifting and where steady eating helps most.
Read →Eating well on Ozempic or Mounjaro: protecting muscle, managing appetite and planning for later
GLP-1 medicines change appetite, and that changes what nutrition needs to do. A practical guide to eating well while you take them – and after.
Read →The pink salt trick, apple cider vinegar shots and “cortisol cocktails”: why quick fixes go viral
Every few months a new drink promises to fix your metabolism. Here is why these trends spread, what the evidence says, and what steady looks like instead.
Read →“I know what to do, so why don’t I do it?”
Most people already know what healthy eating looks like. The hard part is the gap between knowing and doing. Here is why that gap exists, and how to work with it.
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You have tried hard. You do not need more blame.
Somewhere along the way, food became another way to measure whether you were getting life right. You tried eating less. Cutting things out. Starting again on Monday. Some approaches worked for a while, but eventually life intervened and the structure fell apart.
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The problem is not discipline. It is the pattern.
A practical approach for men whose food decisions become reactive by the end of a normal day.
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Starting over is not a food strategy.
A practical approach for men who are tired of making every Monday carry the whole week.
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Your body after 40 is not broken. It’s talking.
Somewhere between 40 and 55, most women reach a point where the things that used to work just stop. You eat the same food, do the same exercise, follow the same routine, and the results disappear. Weight shifts. Energy drops. Sleep changes.
Read →Three better questions.
What helps a good week repeat?
Look at the small structures that make meals and planning easier on a Monday and a Thursday.
What changes when the day changes?
Build food around a shifting calendar instead of assuming every day needs the same plan.
How do you return after a disruption?
Start with the next meal, shop or conversation. Steady is a skill, not a record of perfect days.
Knowledge is part of the work.
Nutrition knowledge matters. It is not always enough on its own when someone is trying to plan, shop, cook or eat through a changing week.
Monique’s writing distinguishes what comes from private-practice experience, what comes from research and what needs personal clinical advice. It does not use population statistics or broad symptom claims to stand in for a person’s own circumstances.