The Challenge

Patient N, a female in her Mid 40s, initially contacted the clinic wanting a comprehensive women's health blood test. She wanted to know if the symptoms of tiredness, brain fog, frustration, and low energy were due to hormonal changes.

She had a history of gestational diabetes, a tendency to fluctuate in dress size, and ideally wanted to achieve her pre-pregnancy size again.

Initial blood results did not indicate that Patient N was peri-menopausal, but had signs of Insulin Resistance. Therefore, the symptoms she was experiencing were solely due to her lifestyle factors of work stress, family life, and not eating the right foods for her body.

“I was continually having conversations with my friends, who were all experiencing the same symptoms. Like them, I blamed it all on the hormones and labelled myself as peri-menopausal.”

What We Did Together

Over 11 weeks, we worked together and followed a completely personalised treatment plan, based on Patient N’s blood results and Lifestyle.

What made this programme different?

• Symptoms were reviewed in real time, including a focus on her stress and daily well-being.
• During our weekly 1:1 virtual consultations, through medical education, Patient N learnt just how lifestyle changes would impact her symptoms.
• Daily support –Offering medical reassurance and support to better sleep and wellbeing routines.
• We focused on improving Patient N’s overall gut health using a nutritionally rich meal plan.
• The programme was designed and supervised entirely by a UK-trained, GMC-registered doctor (me)

Together, we aimed to:

• ALIGN her food, lifestyle and stress factors to her routine
• OPTIMISE digestion, wellbeing and sleep routines
• MINIMISE foods that would cause sluggishness, stress, and not getting enough rest/sleep