Hormone Health Nutritionist | Nutritional Therapy for Hormonal Balance
Does any of this sound familiar?
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Your mood shifts dramatically in the week before your period.
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Your energy crashes at certain points in your cycle
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You're experiencing heavier periods, more painful cramps, or cycles that feel increasingly unpredictable.
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You're in your late thirties or forties and noticing changes, in your sleep, your weight, your skin, your mental clarity, that nobody seems to be taking seriously.
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Or perhaps you came off the pill and your hormones still haven't settled, months or years later.
Hormonal imbalances affect far more women than is widely acknowledged, and they affect far more aspects of daily life than just periods. Yet all too often they're dismissed, managed with the pill, or attributed to stress without any real investigation into what's actually going on.
Nutritional therapy takes a different approach. Rather than masking symptoms, we look at what's driving them.
How hormones and nutrition are connected
Your hormones don't operate in isolation. They're influenced by what you eat, how you sleep, how your body manages stress, the health of your gut, and your individual genetic tendencies, all of which can either support or disrupt hormonal balance.
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Blood sugar instability directly affects cortisol and sex hormone balance, and is one of the most common drivers of PMS, mood swings and energy crashes
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Gut health plays a key role in oestrogen metabolism. An imbalanced gut microbiome can impair the clearance of used hormones, contributing to oestrogen dominance and symptoms like heavy periods, bloating and breast tenderness
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Nutrient deficiencies, particularly in magnesium, zinc, B6, vitamin D and omega-3s, are strongly associated with PMS, low mood and menstrual pain
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Chronic stress disrupts the delicate relationship between cortisol and reproductive hormones, affecting cycle regularity, ovulation and energy
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Liver function influences how efficiently your body processes and eliminates hormones, something diet and lifestyle can meaningfully support
This is why a food-first, whole-body approach can make such a significant difference where generic advice hasn't.
Who I work with
My hormone health clients are typically women who are:
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Experiencing PMS or PMDD: mood swings, irritability, low mood, anxiety, breast tenderness, bloating or cramping in the days before their period
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Dealing with heavy, painful or irregular periods that are disrupting daily life
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Navigating perimenopause: noticing changes in sleep, weight, skin, energy, memory or mood and wanting to support their body through the transition nutritionally
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Struggling with post-pill hormonal recovery: acne, irregular cycles or missing periods after stopping hormonal contraception
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Living with PCOS or suspected hormonal imbalance and looking for a nutritional approach to support symptoms
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Experiencing fatigue, poor sleep or low libido linked to hormonal shifts
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Feeling like their hormones are "off" but having been told their bloods are normal
If you've been told there's nothing wrong but you know your body well enough to know something isn't right, this is the right space for you.
What working with me looks like
I provide tailored guidance for hormonal health concerns, helping clients understand their bodies and feel more like themselves through nutrition and lifestyle support.
Step 1
We start with a
free 20-minute discovery call.
This is a chance to talk through your symptoms and for you to ask any questions before committing.
No pressure, just a conversation about what you're going through and whether we're a good fit.
Step 2
From there, your first full consultation takes an in-depth look at your diet, lifestyle, health history, cycle patterns, stress, sleep and symptoms.
I'll create a fully personalised nutrition and lifestyle plan designed around your body and your hormones, practical, sustainable changes you can actually stick to.
Testing
For those who want to go deeper, we can explore optional functional hormone testing, including the DUTCH test, HuMap test or comprehensive blood work, in order to build a precise picture of what's driving your symptoms.
This removes the guesswork and allows us to work with exactly what your body is doing.
Hormone conditions I help with
Nutritional support for PMS
PMS is so common it's often dismissed as normal, but common isn't the same as inevitable. Symptoms like mood swings, irritability, low mood, anxiety, cramps and bloating in the week before your period are signals that something in your hormonal picture needs support.
Key drivers I explore include blood sugar regulation, nutrient status, the oestrogen-progesterone balance across your cycle, liver function, and the gut's role in hormone clearance.
Many clients are surprised by how significantly their PMS can shift within two to three cycles with the right nutritional approach.
Nutritional support for perimenopause
Perimenopause, the transition phase leading to menopause, can begin years before periods stop, often in the late thirties or forties. Symptoms including sleep disruption, weight changes, brain fog, low mood, skin changes and fatigue are common but frequently under-supported.
Nutritional therapy during perimenopause focuses on supporting oestrogen metabolism as levels naturally shift, maintaining blood sugar stability, protecting bone and cardiovascular health, and managing the stress response, all of which have a direct impact on how this transition feels.
Nutritional support for PCOS
Polycystic ovary syndrome is one of the most common hormonal conditions in women of reproductive age, yet it's often managed with limited dietary guidance. Nutritional therapy for PCOS focuses on the underlying drivers, which can include insulin resistance, elevated androgens, post-pill reactions and inflammation, using evidence-based dietary and lifestyle strategies tailored to your individual presentation. No two PCOS cases are the same, and your plan won't be either.
Nutritional support for post-pill recovery
Coming off hormonal contraception can leave the body in a period of hormonal adjustment, sometimes for months. Irregular or missing cycles, skin flares, mood shifts and digestive changes are all common but rarely well supported. Nutritional therapy can help replenish nutrients depleted by the pill, support the liver in recalibrating hormone clearance, and encourage a more balanced return to natural cycles.
