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The pre breakfast that supports your gut, keeps cravings calm and helps you feel fuller for longer 🤎

If you struggle with constant snacking, sugar cravings, bloating or feeling like you’re never satisfied after meals… your body may be asking for more fibre and nourishment.

This is my go-to psyllium pudding — a simple recipe that supports your gut health while giving your body the fibre it needs. I eat it before breakfast and im so full i can barely eat afterwards! its the perfect natural GLP1 - no injections needed here!

✨ Psyllium husk is a powerful soluble fibre that absorbs water and forms a gel-like texture in the gut. This helps slow digestion, support satiety and can promote healthy bowel movements by adding bulk and softness to stool. Also great as a food based mould binder!

✨ Fibre feeds your gut microbiome, helping support the beneficial bacteria that play a role in digestion, immune function, metabolism and overall wellbeing.

✨ @haskapa berry powder adds polyphenols and antioxidants to support gut health and reduce oxidative stress.

✨ Ceylon cinnamon helps add natural sweetness while supporting balanced blood sugar regulation.

✨ Collagen provides amino acids that support gut lining integrity, skin, hair and connective tissue.

The secret to feeling energised, balanced and less controlled by cravings is not always about eating less…

It’s often about giving your body the nutrients it has been missing.

A happy gut helps create a happier metabolism, steadier blood sugar and a calmer relationship with food.

My simple recipe:

🥄 Psyllium husk - 2tbsp
🫐 Haskap berry powder - 1 tsp
🤎 Ceylon cinnamon - 1tsp
✨ Collagen powder - 1 tbsp
💧 Water or your favourite plant milk

Mix, allow it to thicken (just takes 30 mins-60 mins in fridge, i make it the night before on busy mornings), and enjoy as a nourishing fibre-rich pre breakfast - i usually add berries ontop and then have a @‌nuzest protein shake.

Your gut microbes will thank you 🦠✨

Save this for your next high-fibre snack idea.

#guthealth #functionalnutrition #fibre #bloodsugarbalance #microbiomehealth

Bryan Johnson just revealed he has autoimmune gastritis… and this diagnosis may explain years of nutrient issues.

Someone who has spent years biohacking and tracking biomarkers still developed this, proof you cannot optimise around poor absorption.

Autoimmune gastritis happens when the immune system attacks the stomach lining, the cells producing stomach acid and intrinsic factor. Stomach acid is essential for breaking down food and absorbing key nutrients, especially iron, B12, zinc and other minerals.

Bryan has spoken publicly about low ferritin for over a decade and Hashimoto's diagnosed young. Why has his body struggled despite such focus on health? This is where we look deeper.

I was vegan for six years and while I believe plants are healing, it made me very sick, just like Bryan! Plant foods contain non-heme iron, animal foods contain heme iron, more readily absorbed. I see this commonly in vegans I work with, low HCL, low iron and thyroid issues, all happened to me too!

Restrictive diets combined with chronic stress or low stomach acid is common. The real problem is whether your body can absorb what you're eating.

Foundations to address:
✨ Stomach acid
✨ Iron and ferritin
✨ B12
✨ Thyroid function
✨ Autoimmune triggers
✨ Gut lining
✨ Nutrient status

The body is intelligent. Under chronic stress or unable to absorb what it needs, it prioritises survival over optimisation.

Before chasing the next longevity hack, ask: "Can my body actually use the nutrients I am giving it?" True health is what your body can absorb, utilise and transform.

If you're vegan or battling autoimmune conditions, dm me RESET for my 90day RESET 1-1 programme, it will change your life!

#functionalmedicine #autoimmune #hashimotos #thyroidhealth #guthealth #lowferritin

If Your Hairbrush Looks Like a Crime Scene, Your Body Could Be Trying to Tell You Something

One of the most common messages I receive begins the same way: "My hair is falling out and I don't know why."

What follows is rarely just a conversation about hair.

Handfuls in the shower. Thinning temples. A ponytail that's noticeably smaller. And alongside it, itchy ears, sensitive skin, new allergies, fatigue, brain fog, bloating, heavier periods.

As a Functional Medicine trained Nutritionist, I always remind women: hair loss is rarely just a hair problem. It's one of the body's earliest warning signs that something deeper is out of balance.

And here's something most people don't know 👇

The shedding you're seeing now likely began 3 to 4 months ago.

Hair grows in cycles. So think back. A stressful period? A virus? Coming off hormonal contraception? Poor sleep? Your hair remembers what your body has been through, even if you've already moved on mentally.

The real question isn't "what can I take to stop this?" It's "why has my body decided that growing healthy hair is no longer a priority?"

The root causes I investigate most:

🔹 Hormone imbalance — oestrogen dominance, low progesterone, elevated DHT
🔹 Low ferritin — not just anaemia, but stored iron below optimal levels
🔹 Thyroid dysfunction — even subtle changes affect every hair follicle
🔹 Chronic stress — elevated cortisol tells your body survival comes before hair growth
🔹 Gut health, inflammation, and blood sugar instability

Your body is not betraying you. It's doing exactly what it's evolved to do, prioritising survival. Hair is simply one of the first places those changes become visible.

When we listen to those signals instead of silencing them, everything changes.

👉 Full article with everything, including what to test, what to look for, and how I approach this with clients is on my LinkedIn. Link in bio.

DM me "HAIR" if you'd like 1-1 support to get to the root cause ❤️

Love Mays x

If you have fibroids or endometriosis, this could be the hormone test your GP has never offered you.

You've been told your hormones are "normal"...

Yet you're still living with:
➡️ Heavy, painful periods
➡️ Fibroids
➡️ Endometriosis
➡️ PMS and mood swings
➡️ Hormonal acne
➡️ Bloating
➡️ Stubborn weight gain
➡️ Fatigue

Here's what most women are never told...

It's not just about your hormone levels. It's about what your body is doing with those hormones.

You could be producing a normal amount of oestrogen, but if you're not metabolising and detoxifying it efficiently, it may contribute to symptoms associated with oestrogen dominance and poor hormone balance.

This is where the DUTCH Test changes everything.

It doesn't just tell us how much oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone you have. It shows us:
✨ How you're breaking down and clearing oestrogen
✨ Whether your detoxification pathways need support
✨ Your cortisol and stress patterns
✨ The hormone metabolites that standard blood tests often miss

These insights help us understand why you're experiencing symptoms—not just mask them.

As a Functional Medicine Nutritionist, I'll interpret your results and create a personalised plan using nutrition, targeted supplements and lifestyle strategies to support healthy oestrogen detoxification, reduce inflammation, optimise your hormone pathways and help you feel like yourself again.

✨ Your body is always giving you clues. You just need the right test to understand them.

Comment "DUTCH" below, and I'll send you all the information about booking your DUTCH Hormone Test and personalised interpretation.

This is a perfect blueprint… if your goal is to become chronically ill.

Do these things day after day, and it’s only a matter of time before your body starts breaking down.

This is a big part of why so many people feel worse every year.

But here’s what most people overlook:

Your body isn’t broken.

It’s responding to the environment you put it in.

Change the environment… and the body starts to recover.

Simple shifts that actually move the needle:
👉 Get sunlight daily (especially in the morning)
👉 Eat REAL, nutrient-dense food
👉 Cut artificial light at night
👉 Regulate your nervous system
👉 Drink clean, quality water
👉 Stop feeding your mind a constant stream of fear + negativity

Stay consistent, and your energy, digestion, sleep, and mood all start to shift.

If you’re tired of guessing and want real guidance + support…

Comment "RESET" to find out about my 90day RESET 1-1 programme

or join my next 10 day parasite and spike protein cleanse, we start tomorrow 7 july!

Let’s get you back into alignment. 👇

Join me Mondays 5pm to learn Ashtanga yoga! The most amazing form of yoga that I’ve always loved!
Suitable for total beginners and experienced.

And if you like saunas you are welcome to come to mine down the road for an infra red sauna afterwards for £5 donation only! Thanks to @sunlighten.uk for my amazing sauna dm for 10% discount if you’d like one or one of their amazing red light panels

See you on the mat! @theheartspace.earth

#ashtanga #yoga #infraredsauna #yogalife #nutritionist

Jane has been one of my all time favourite ever clients, the sweetest and most grateful & compliant lady ever - whatever i suggested even if she didnt like it, she put all her effort into it with a big smile and went ahead and reaped the amazing results - within a matter of weeks of working together her joint pain was significantly reduced, she healed her gut symptoms and lost weight to boot - so it goes to show with the right can do attitude you can achieve so much - thank you Jane for putting your trust in me, your words mean so much ❤️

Heres what Jane had to say about completely my 90day RESET programme:

“I came to Mays for a 90 day reset, because although I initially felt my diet wasn't terrible I was really feeling under par, not sleeping great, and had joint pain which was really starting to affect my ability to do things. Not wanting to just take strong pain killers to 'handle' this pain I wanted to look at how my lifestyle was affecting my health. The internet is loaded with advice but actually left me more confused, and I wanted someone who would give me individual advice based on proper testing. Something much more tailor made. Mays has been wonderful, she really supported me in getting my diet and exercise right and in a couple of weeks I was feeling the benefits. I'm going to say I couldn't believe how much better I felt, but when she explained to me the reasons for the diet, supplements and exercise she recommended, and what to avoid, of course I could see why I felt better. I also lost some weight. But for me the biggest things have been that my joint pain has gone, I am sleeping great, and my gut has become very quiet and happy. I feel so much better. What I love about Mays is that she is this wonderful warm person who takes you under her wing. And has the perfect mix of science based testing and then natural organic whole food to nourish our bodies properly. I learned so much, and am so grateful to you Mays. Thank you.” Jane, Ireland

➡️ Space for just one more client in July, if you'd like some amazing results like Jane, comment "RESET" to find out more about how i can support you x

Can you relate?

Walking into a room and forgetting why. Calling everything "thingy." Knowing exactly what you want to say... but the word just won't come.

First things first...You're not losing your mind. This is one of the most common symptoms I see in women during perimenopause, and thankfully, it's usually not permanent.

So, what's actually happening?

🧠 Declining oestrogen affects your brain.
Oestrogen plays a huge role in memory, concentration, verbal fluency and communication. As levels fluctuate, many women struggle to find words or recall names.

😴 Poor sleep makes it worse.
Night sweats, insomnia and broken sleep reduce your brain's ability to consolidate memories and retrieve information the next day.

😰 Stress hijacks your memory.
When cortisol is chronically elevated, your brain prioritises survival over remembering where you left your keys or the word you're trying to say.

🍽️ Blood sugar swings = brain fog.
Skipping meals, living on caffeine or eating high-sugar snacks can leave your brain running low on the steady fuel it needs to function.

🔥 Inflammation and nutrient deficiencies matter too.
Low levels of omega-3 fats, magnesium, B vitamins and iron (where appropriate) can contribute to fatigue and reduced cognitive performance, based on your individual needs and testing.

So what can you do?
✔️ Prioritise quality sleep.
✔️ Eat enough protein and healthy fats to support stable blood sugar.
✔️ Manage stress with practices like breathwork, yoga or meditation.
✔️ Include brain-supportive nutrients like omega-3-rich foods and key vitamins and minerals.
✔️ Strength train and move your body regularly to support brain health.
✔️ If symptoms are significantly affecting your quality of life, speak to someone who can help - I specialise in helping women in perimeno thrive & as a functional nutritionist, I don't just ask, "Is this menopause?"

I ask, "What's making your symptoms worse, and how can we support your body as a whole?"

Because you don't have to accept brain fog and word-finding struggles as your new normal.

💬 Tell me below... what's the funniest word you've forgotten recently? 😂

The Alzheimer's risk factor you can actually control 🧠

Brain fog, lost words, a memory that feels like it has a two-second delay... perimenopause does that. But the bigger conversation most women aren't having is what comes later.

Two of the three biggest risk factors for Alzheimer's are age and genetics — neither of which you can touch. The third is oestrogen. And that one you can 100% do something about.

Getting oestrogen and lifestyle in check during the critical window around the menopause transition keeps your brain synapses active and your mitochondria running the way they should. Wait too long and those receptors get used to running on empty.

1. Progesterone keeping you wired at night? 💊

You started taking it expecting to feel calmer. Instead you're lying awake, anxious, agitated, more alert than before.

That reaction has a name. It's called a paradoxical reaction and it's more common than most prescribers mention.

The fix isn't necessarily stopping progesterone. It often means adjusting the dose, switching the route, or finding a natural solution to manage your stress.

2. Your T3 is low. But is your thyroid actually the problem? 🦋

Under chronic stress, illness, over-exercising, or significant under-eating, your body deliberately dials down active T3 to conserve resources. It's not your thyroid failing. It's a survival adaptation.

Low T3 is information. It isn't automatically a prescription.

The more interesting questions aren't "what's your TSH?" They're:

What season is your body in?
Is it fighting? Healing? Conserving? Or has it been stuck in survival mode so long it no longer remembers how to do anything else?

Sometimes the body lowers T3 because it's wise. The real art lies in recognising when that wisdom has outlived its usefulness.

👉 Full article with everything you need to know is on my LinkedIn. Link in bio.

DM me if you'd like support — I'd love to help x

Love Mays ❤️

Check out my latest press for @britishgq thanks to @tomwardwrites for the commentary on why footballers are using pickle juice during the World Cup!

Dm PICKLE if you’d like to read the full article and I’ll send it across

https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/pickle-juice-world-cup-actually-help-cramps

🔥 HOT FLUSHES AREN'T JUST A HORMONE PROBLEM 🔥

One of the biggest misconceptions I hear from women in perimenopause is that hot flushes happen simply because oestrogen is low.

The reality is more complex. During perimenopause, oestrogen doesn't just decline. It fluctuates dramatically. One day it's high. The next it crashes.

These fluctuations affect the hypothalamus, your bodies thermostat. As oestrogen becomes more unpredictable, the hypothalamus becomes more sensitive to tiny changes in body temperature. Your brain suddenly thinks you're overheating when you're not.

To cool you down, it triggers:

➡️ Blood vessels dilate
➡️ Heart rate increases
➡️ Sweating begins
➡️ You experience a hot flush

This is why hot flushes can appear out of nowhere, even after a 5-minute walk or while doing nothing!But hormones aren't the only piece of the puzzle. I often see worse symptoms in women with:

✔️ High stress
✔️ Blood sugar instability
✔️ Poor sleep
✔️ Excess alcohol
✔️ High caffeine intake
✔️ Chronic inflammation
✔️ Poor hormone detoxification
✔️ MCAS caused by mould, heavy metals or parasites

That's because cortisol, insulin, inflammation, and nervous system dysregulation all affect how the brain responds to temperature changes.

So what can help?

Supporting blood sugar balance is one of the first places I start. Reducing glucose spikes and crashes can significantly reduce the frequency and intensity of symptoms.

Stress management is just as important because elevated cortisol makes the nervous system more reactive.

I also focus on liver health and hormone metabolism, making sure oestrogen is processed efficiently while supporting overall hormonal resilience through nutrition, movement, sleep, and targeted supplementation where appropriate.

The goal isn't just to survive perimenopause. It's to understand what your body is asking for and support it through the transition. A smooth transition is absolutely possible with the right support.

Have hot flushes been one of your symptoms? Let me know below 👇

#perimenopause #menopause #hotflushes #womenshealth #functionalmedicine

Excited for our upcoming retreat day!

With yoga, Human Garage & 9D Yoga Nidra
Sun 26 July @theheartspace.earth
With @palmgreens delivering gorgeous lunch

Try 2 human garage movements during this live demonstrated by @carolynselfcareapist 🥰

Dm for the link to book can’t wait to see you there!

www.healthymays.com/escapefromitalljuly

Has your partner suddenly become the loudest chewer on the planet?

Do you find yourself irrationally irritated by the way they breathe, walk, talk, or simply exist?

You're not alone. And no, it's not necessarily because your relationship is falling apart.

One of the lesser-known symptoms of perimenopause is increased irritability, sensory sensitivity, and a much lower tolerance for stress. From a functional medicine perspective, there are several reasons why this happens.

As oestrogen begins to fluctuate, it affects key neurotransmitters such as serotonin, dopamine, and GABA, which play important roles in mood regulation, emotional resilience, and stress tolerance.

At the same time, many women are juggling careers, families, ageing parents, poor sleep, blood sugar instability, and years of accumulated stress so the nervous system is already running close to capacity.

Then perimenopause arrives and removes some of the hormonal buffering that previously helped you cope.

The result? Things that never bothered you before suddenly feel unbearable.

The chewing or tapping or questions or even just breathing!

The fact that he's just standing there being annoying!!!

😆

But here's the important part, this isn't just a hormone issue. I often see it linked to:

✔️ Blood sugar dysregulation
✔️ Elevated cortisol
✔️ Poor sleep
✔️ Nutrient deficiencies
✔️ Chronic inflammation
✔️ Nervous system overload

Which is why simply "trying to be less stressed" rarely works.

Supporting the nervous system, balancing blood sugar, improving sleep, regulating cortisol, and supporting hormone health can make a huge difference to how you experience this transition.

So before you hand your partner divorce papers...Consider that it might be your nervous system asking for support.

Can anyone relate? 😂👇

#perimenopause #menopause #hormones #womenshealth #nervoussystem

The real reason you cant beat your cravings - its not perimeno, its not even stress - its the bad gut bugs!

Test dont guess! Once i did my @genovadiagnostics stool test i found out that i had 3 types of dysbiotic bacteria - soon as i treated them, the cravings vanished - a miracle!

So if youre struggling and nothing is working, its likely to be the critters in your gut demanding food, not you! DM CRAVINGS and i can help get you tested to find the root cause and heal x

We are very excited to share this new one day retreat experience that we are hosting in Kensal Rise London @theheartspace.earth on Sun 26 July.

Featuring an amazing new fascia release technique called Human Garage, its mindblowing how it works to release stress & stuck tension/trauma from the body, it was deeply restorative when I tried it & blew me away and so excited to have the amazing @carolynselfcareapist hosting this HG workshop followed by a 9D Yoga Nidra to ground back into the bodies with a Yoga flow with me beforehand and a delicious gut healing plantbased lunch created by the amazing @palmgreens plus a gut healing nutrition talk by me over a cacao dessert 🥰

Early bird is on until 7 July & you can buy 1 and bring a friend for half price too, would love to see you there,

please reach out for any questions & share to anyone who needs this nourishing reset.

Comment RESET and I’ll share the booking link

https://www.healthymays.com/escapefromitalljuly

#humangarage #yogaretreat #londonretreat #nervoussystemreset #escapefromitall

HOW I SHRUNK MY FIBROID NATURALLY

Most women are told fibroids are genetic, just part of being a woman, or something to live with until surgery is the only option. I was told the same.

Until I took matters into my own hands.

When I implemented my strategy over time, one fibroid reduced from 5cm to 1.2cm and another disappeared completely. All confirmed by scans.

This wasn't one supplement or one magic protocol. It came from looking at the bigger picture.

What became clear is that fibroids rarely develop from a single factor. More often, they're associated with:

🔹 Oestrogen dominance
🔹 Chronic inflammation
🔹 Impaired detoxification
🔹 Metabolic dysfunction
🔹 Chronic stress
🔹 Gut imbalances
🔹 Poor cellular energy production

They thrive in a terrain that supports their growth.

My Dutch test revealed significantly elevated oestrogen — the perfect environment for fibroids to keep growing. So I focused heavily on liver function, detox pathways, cruciferous veg, gut health, and supporting healthy oestrogen metabolism.

I also looked at abdominal fat as hormonally active tissue, reduced inflammation, supported circulation, and prioritised mitochondrial health — because every detox pathway and repair process in the body needs energy to function.

But the most profound shift came from my nervous system. Chronic stress had been running the show for years. Somatic therapy, breathwork, and creating safety in my body became a huge part of healing.

I didn't heal my fibroids by targeting the fibroids. I healed the terrain that allowed them to grow.

If you're dealing with fibroids, heavy periods, bloating, PMS, or stubborn weight gain around the abdomen, there may be more going on beneath the surface than you've been told.

👉 Read the full article on my LinkedIn. Link in bio.

DM me "FIBROID" and I'll share more about my 90 day RESET programme x

Love Mays

Everyone is talking about Elon Musk becoming the world's first trillionaire, and it made me sit with a deeper question about what we actually value in modern society. We often equate success with accumulation, whether that is money, achievement, or how hard we push our bodies.

In my work as a nutritionist and retreat facilitator, I see a similar pattern in the human body. So many of the women I support are in a constant state of accumulation, physiologically and emotionally. They accumulate stress without releasing it, and responsibilities without support. Over time, the body reflects this through fatigue, burnout, digestive issues, hormonal symptoms, brain fog, and anxiety.

When that cycle is disrupted, symptoms are often not a sign that something is "wrong" with the person, but that something is stuck and needs space to move.

This is one of the core reasons I created Samadhi Soul Retreats. It is about creating the conditions where the body can finally downregulate, and the nervous system feels safe again.

The body begins to let go of what it has been holding, and clarity, energy, and aliveness rise up underneath.
Not escape, but return. Not more input, but space. Not accumulation, but release.

If you feel like you have been carrying too much for too long, this might be your reminder that your body is not meant to hold everything forever.

DM "SOUL" if you want information on the last 2 rooms left for our September Ibiza retreat experience

This conversation made me really sad…

Sadly its all too common, modern medecine failing chronic lifestyle conditions.

All i can say is, there is a solution, there is a way out - you dont need to suffer in silence or “just live with it”

If you’ve been told theres nothing wrong with you by a doctor when you know there is, then dont worry there is someone who can help!

I look at a person as a whole and figure out how to heal from the root - not from a band aid approach DM HEAL and i can send you info on my 90 Day RESET method x

It was such a pleasure to support Diane during my 90 Day RESET programme.

She came to me with immune, gut and hormone dysregulation and together we created a plan to support her including finding out about some long term nutrient deficiencies and healing them.

If you’ve been suffering for a while, then please do reach out, there is a way out I promise! I would love to help, comment RESET and we can jump on a call to find out how i can support you.

Here’s what Diane had to say:

“I am very satisfied with support, the knowledge and the experience provided by Mays, who was able to accurately assess my symptoms and prescribe the appropriate treatment to address them. Her guidance over several weeks helped me maintain my dietary discipline and most importantly, she always found the right words to encourage me during more challenging times.

I greatly appreciated her dedication throughout the process process, as she was always available whenever I needed her support. I highly recommand her services to anyone seeking professional and supportive care.” Diane, France

What if just one week could change everything? 💫⁣
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In this video, you’ll see a glimpse of the magic… but what you can’t see is how deeply healing this retreat is for our beautiful guests, how they become best of friends and feed into us their amazing life transformations post retreat - one girl quiting the corporate world to become a breathworkcoach, another training to be a yin yoga teacher to support her beauty business, another DJ turning to ecstatic dance, we love watching these conscious transformations blossom!

If you’re craving life transforming community then this week is for you!
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Our September retreat in Ibiza isn’t just about yoga—it’s about coming home to yourself.
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🧘‍♀️ Daily ashtanga & self-practice guidance
💖 Transformational breathwork & emotional release
🌿 Plant-based healing food cooked by our amazing private chef
🔥 Cacao ceremonies & soul activations
🌅 Time in nature to reconnect, rest & remember who you are⁣ in our gorgeous bespoke villa.
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You’ll leave lighter, clearer, and more grounded—with a self-practice that continues to hold you long after you fly home.⁣
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If you’re craving depth, realignment, and togetherness… then @scarlettdeeofficial and I would love to welcome you @tribeyogaschool
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We have only limited 2 spots left. This WILL sell out - please come heal with us. 🌺⁣
DM me SAMADHI or head to the link in bio for full details 🤍

The Real Reason Your Gut Still Isn't Healing 🌿

A past client sent me a DM last week, one year after completing my 90 Day RESET.

She went from chronic urgency, bloat, pain, quitting her job because of her gut, burnt out by protocols, avoiding basically everything...
to this: my digestion is perfect 🥹 I can eat 3 eggs for breakfast, which was unthinkable before

And I already know what you're thinking.
ya that's inspiring but that's her.
ya that's incredible but I'm different.

So let me tell you the ONLY difference between you and her.

She didn't come in asking:
❌ how long is this going to take?
❌ when can I go back to how I was eating before?
❌ is this even going to work?

She came in asking:
✅ I want to heal while eating more variety — can you support me?
✅ I'm done with wellness BS — can you help me do this differently?
✅ I don't care how long this takes, can we build something I can maintain forever?

When you start asking different questions, you start finding different answers.

She stayed the course. No fads. No spiralling back to restriction. Just a new way of living, suited to her life.

If you're reading this, my guess is you're already asking different questions.

👉 Read the full story on my LinkedIn. Link in bio.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/healthymays/

Comment "RESET" if you want to chat, I respond to everyone ❤️

Mays x

Read my latest feature in @britishgq on protein goals!
One of the most important macronutrients that I see deficient in majority of clients I work with!

Thanks to @tomwardwrites

Link to full article here or dm PROTEIN and I can share with you x

https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/how-much-protein-do-i-need

Do you know how much protein you need?

These are some things I no longer do.

At some point, you start to see it. A lot of what society calls “normal” is quietly destroying your health.

And once you see it, you can’t unsee it.

That’s when everything shifts.

You stop following the crowd.

You start making intentional choices that support your body, your energy, your mind.

As a functional nutritionist, my perspective is always evolving.

This space requires an open mind, not blind belief, but constant questioning, learning, and refining. Because real health isn’t found in trends, its actually found in awareness & intuition - what is your body actualy trying to tell you?

If you’re ready to understand what’s actually impacting your health and what to do about it…dm RESET to find out about my 90 day RESET 1-1 programme, it will transform your life x

Can fresh air and sunlight help people heal faster?

King's College Hospital has opened the UK's first outdoor rooftop intensive care ward, recognising the powerful impact our environment has on recovery.

Research shows that exposure to nature, fresh air, and natural light can reduce stress, improve sleep, support immune function, and even shorten hospital stays.

From a functional medicine perspective, this isn't surprising. Sunlight helps regulate circadian rhythms, which influence hormones, inflammation, immunity, and healing. Nature exposure has also been shown to lower cortisol and support the nervous system's "rest and repair" state.

Sometimes healing isn't just about medication. It's also about creating the right environment for the body to do what it was designed to do.

🌿 Nature is medicine. What do you think about this? comment below x

After watching my father live with Alzheimer's, I became deeply interested in what we can do to support cognitive health long before symptoms appear.

From a Functional Medicine perspective, factors such as blood sugar balance, inflammation, gut health, sleep, movement, and nutrient status all influence how the brain ages.

Here are my top 6 tips for preventing Alzheimers Disease:

1️⃣ Blood Pressure: Maintain a healthy blood pressure—crucial for preventing dementia (Lancet Commission, PMID: 37451971).

2️⃣ LDL Cholesterol: Lower LDL cholesterol protects your brain from cognitive decline (Lancet Commission, PMID: 37451971). Get it below 1.8 mmol/L especially if you’re an APOE4 carrier (this genetic SNP tells you if you are at higher risk of developing Alzheimers and i can run it for you). Also look at your hba1c & fasting insulin & get these down too.

3️⃣ Vitamin D: Optimize Vitamin D levels; linked with improved cognition in Alzheimer’s patients (PMID: 31296588). I like to see it around 150.

4️⃣ Omega-3: Omega-3 fatty acids reduce dementia risk—boost your intake now! (PMID: 37028557). Optimise it to 7-8%

5️⃣ Vitamin B12: Adequate B12 prevents cognitive decline in mild cognitive impairment (PMID: 32561088).

6️⃣ Exercise: Regular exercise stabilizes cognition and reduces Alzheimer’s biomarkers (PMID: 35128029). 3 x pw resistance training, at least 1 x 20 min HIT.

If you do the above i promise you you have already reduced your risk of cognitive decline 🧠

How many have you done? Need support to do them all? comment with any questions.

Do you know what Vitamin P is?

Plants are constantly responding to their environment, sunlight, drought, altitude, stress. One way they adapt is by producing protective compounds called polyphenols. One of the most fascinating is rutin, a flavonoid found in buckwheat, apples, citrus peel, berries, and tea.

Back in the 1930s, flavonoids like rutin were called "Vitamin P" , the P stood for permeability, reflecting early research on circulation, blood vessels, and fluid movement in the body.

And science is catching up to what nature already knew.

Rutin appears to support:
✅ Blood vessel health and circulation
✅ Cellular energy production
✅ The body's response to oxidative stress
✅ Vascular and lymphatic fluid movement

Why does circulation matter? Because blood and lymphatic flow are how your tissues receive oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and immune signals. When flow is sluggish, you feel it — heaviness, cold extremities, puffiness, visible veins.

Not all rutin sources are equal either. Tartary buckwheat, especially Himalayan Tartary buckwheat, contains substantially higher concentrations of rutin than common buckwheat, likely because of the harsh high-altitude environments where it evolved.

Plants translate environmental challenge into protective chemistry. When we eat these foods, we participate in that conversation.

I truly believe food is medicine. Do you? 🍊

👉 Full article with the science, the vascular-lymphatic connection, and the Food & Spirit lens is on my LinkedIn. Link in bio.

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You can’t be healthy without a calm nervous system.

Its easy to change your diet or take a supplement but working on your stress and nervous system? thats the real work & often the hardest.

👉 Constant stress raises cortisol, disrupts sleep, suppresses immunity, and drives inflammation.

Kills fat loss. Wrecks recovery. Ages you faster. Especially for my high achiever clients, i see this ALL the time!

➡️ Fix it with: consistent sleep, daily movement, breathing, nature time, and connection.

A calm nervous system is the foundation for everything else.

Need support?

✅ My 50 minute somatic therapy session are for you, within 1-2 sessions i see clients transform time and time again, truly powerful work - comment SOMATIC to find out more x

If you're only exercising to change the way your body looks, this might make you rethink your entire approach to ageing.

A recent randomised controlled trial (PMID: 41665740) followed 309 healthy adults aged 62–70 and compared three groups over a year. One group lifted heavy weights three times per week with supervision. Another did one gym session and two lighter home workouts each week. The final group didn't do any resistance training at all.

What researchers found was fascinating.

Using advanced AI brain imaging technology, they measured how "old" participants' brains appeared compared to their actual age by looking at the strength and connectivity of different brain networks.

The people who consistently lifted heavy weights had brains that appeared between 1.4 and 2.3 years younger than their chronological age.

But here's the part that really caught my attention...The benefits didn't disappear when the study ended!

When researchers checked back a year later, the group that had lifted heavy weights still maintained those brain-protective effects.

We're often told to walk more, do yoga, or stay active for healthy ageing, and all of those things have value. But this research highlights something many people overlook: your muscles are one of the most powerful anti-ageing organs you have.

Every time you challenge your muscles, you're not just building strength. You're sending signals throughout your body that support metabolism, hormone health, bone density, resilience, independence, and now we can add brain health to that list too.

So if you're currently avoiding the weights section of the gym because you think it's only for bodybuilders, it might be time to change your perspective.

Lifting heavy isn't just about looking stronger. It may help you stay mentally sharper, more independent, and biologically younger for longer.

Your future brain will thank you for every rep you do today.

How many days a week do you currently lift?

Let me know in the comments 👇

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