Last week’s episode struck a nerve. After sharing fivepopular health trends that are quietly backfiring for women, my inbox filled with messages, stories, questions, relief, and “I thought it was just me.”

So today, we’re continuing the conversation. Because thetruth is… the list didn’t stop at five.

In this episode, I unpack five MORE widely accepted health trends that are often promoted as “healthy,” “disciplined,” or “optimising,” but when layered onto stress, fatigue, hormonal imbalance, gut issues, or burnout, can actually push the body further away from healing.

This episode is not about fear or doing less. It’s about context, physiology, and supporting the body properly especially as women.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re missing out…
like everyone else has the secret and you’re somehow behind…
or you’re stuck in a loop of trying things, stopping things, and still not feeling quite right this episode is your permission slip to stop doing more.

This is your reminder that LESS is often more, that thefoundations matter more than the hacks, and that most of the noise out there is just that…noise.

In this episode, we explore:- 5 brand new health trends that are keeping you from healing.

- Why supplements that burst into the market like Creatine backfire when it comes to healing fatigue, anxiety and inflammation, especially in women.

- The evidence and science that DOESN'T back the high protein, high fat diet

- How some of these trends can work against healing and chronic disease recovery, including cancer, as backed by the WHO.

This episode isn’t just interesting, it’s vital. Especially if you’re navigating fatigue or burnout, anxiety, hormonal symptoms, inflammation, or feeling overwhelmed by conflicting health advice.

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If you want to dive deeper into the research mentioned inthis episode:

- Review on stress physiology and adaptation:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5452224/- Women, stress response and cortisol research:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6125020/- Gut–brain–immune connection overview:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2020.01368/full

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