Personalised nutrition and functional medicine support for anxiety and panic, with a particular understanding of the changes that can happen during midlife.

Anxiety can affect far more than how you feel emotionally. It can influence your sleep, digestion, energy, concentration and confidence, and sometimes seem to appear without an obvious reason.

For many women, anxiety can also change or intensify during midlife, when hormonal changes, stress, sleep disruption and other aspects of health may all be contributing at the same time.

We help you look at your wider health picture and understand the factors that may be influencing how you feel.

What does anxiety or a panic disorder can feel like?

Anxiety isn't always experienced as constant worrying. It can show up physically, affect how you sleep and eat, or leave you feeling as though your body is permanently on high alert.

You might experience:

Persistent or excessive worry
Racing thoughts or constant mental noise
Feeling restless, on edge or unable to relax
Difficulty falling or staying asleep
Muscle tension
Heart palpitations or a racing heartbeat
Shallow or rapid breathing
Sweating, shaking or feeling suddenly hot or cold
Nausea, digestive discomfort or changes in your bowel habits
Difficulty concentrating or brain fog
Irritability
Sudden episodes of intense fear or panic
Avoiding situations because you're worried about becoming anxious or having a panic attack

You don't need to experience all of these symptoms, and anxiety can look very different from one person to another.

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Why might I be feeling anxious?

Anxiety doesn't exist in isolation.

There isn't one explanation for anxiety or panic. Your emotional health, physical health, life experiences and current circumstances can all be part of the picture.

When we work with someone experiencing anxiety or panic, some of the areas we may consider include:

HORMONES
Changes during perimenopause and menopause, as well as PMS/PMDD and thyroid health, may coincide with changes in mood and anxiety.

BLOOD SUGAR & NUTRITION

How regularly you eat, what you're eating and whether you're getting the nutrients you need can all be relevant to energy, concentration and how you feel physically.

GUT HEALTH\]Your digestive and nervous systems communicate with one another, which is one reason anxiety and digestive symptoms can sometimes occur together.

SLEEP
Poor sleep can make it harder to cope with stress and anxiety, while anxiety itself can make it difficult to sleep — creating a cycle that can be difficult to break.

STRESS & YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM

Long periods of stress can affect both physical and emotional wellbeing and may influence how you respond to everyday pressures.

YOUR HISTORY & EXPERIENECES

Past trauma, difficult experiences and longstanding patterns of anxiety can also be part of your individual health picture.

Our role isn't to assume which of these applies to you. It's to understand your individual health picture and work out where it makes sense to focus.

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How we can support you

Understand your whole health picture

Your first session gives us time to explore your symptoms, health history, nutrition, lifestyle, sleep, stress and other factors that may be relevant to how you're feeling.

Create a personalised plan

We'll bring that information together into clear, practical recommendations. Depending on your individual needs, this may include nutrition, lifestyle, supplements and functional testing where appropriate.

Work together over time

Most clients work with us over three months, giving us time to review how you're getting on, discuss what's changing and adapt your recommendations as we learn more about you. Longer-term support is available where needed.

Where to start

Book a Clarity Call

Not sure whether we're right for you?

Book your first session

If you already know you'd like our support, you can skip the Clarity Call and book your first session directly.

Ready to start working with us?

You can start with a 30-minute paid Clarity Call to talk through what's been going on, ask questions and find out whether our approach feels right for you.

Our consultations are online and we work with clients across the UK and internationally.

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