Personalised nutrition and functional medicine support to help you understand what may be affecting your sleep.

Poor sleep rarely stays in the bedroom. It can affect your mood, energy, concentration, appetite and ability to cope with everyday stress.

You may struggle to fall asleep, wake repeatedly during the night, find yourself wide awake at 3am, or sleep for hours but still wake feeling exhausted.

For many women, sleep can also change significantly during midlife, when hormones, stress, mood and other aspects of health may all be contributing at the same time.

We help you look beyond your bedtime routine to understand your wider health picture and the factors that may be influencing your sleep.

What can poor sleep and insomnia feel like?

Sleep problems don't always mean being unable to fall asleep.

You may fall asleep easily but wake repeatedly, wake much earlier than you'd like, or sleep through the night without ever feeling properly rested.

You might experience:

Difficulty falling asleep or lying awake with a busy mind
Waking repeatedly during the night
Waking very early and being unable to get back to sleep
Feeling tired despite having had enough hours in bed
Racing thoughts or worrying at bedtime
Feeling “wired but tired”
Restlessness or physical tension
Daytime fatigue and low energy
Brain fog, poor concentration or forgetfulness
Feeling more anxious, irritable or emotionally sensitive
Worrying about whether you'll sleep, which can make bedtime itself stressful

Sometimes the worry about not sleeping becomes part of the problem itself, particularly when you've been struggling with sleep for a long time.

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Why might I be struggling to sleep?

Sleep doesn't exist in isolation.

There isn't always one explanation for poor sleep. What happens during the night can be influenced by what's happening during the day, as well as your hormones, nutrition, physical health, emotional wellbeing and environment.

When we work with someone experiencing sleep problems or insomnia, some of the areas we may consider include:

STRESS & YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM

If you're carrying high levels of stress through the day, it can be difficult to switch off simply because it's bedtime. Feeling physically tired but mentally alert is a common experience.

HORMONES
Perimenopause and menopause can coincide with changes in sleep, including night waking, temperature changes and difficulty getting back to sleep.

BLOOD SUGAR & NUTRITION

What and when you eat, alcohol and caffeine intake, and whether you're getting the nutrients you need can all be relevant when we're building your wider health picture.

MOOD & ANXIETY

Sleep and mental health can influence one another. Anxiety, low mood and persistent worrying can make sleep more difficult, while poor sleep can make emotional regulation and coping with stress harder.

GUT HEALTH

Digestive symptoms can interfere with sleep directly, while the relationship between the gut, brain and nervous system may also be relevant to your wider health picture.

MEDICATION & HEALTH CONDITONS

Some medications, pain, thyroid problems and other health conditions can affect sleep, so we take your medical history and existing care into account too.

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 sleep history alongside your health, nutrition, lifestyle, stress, mood, hormones, medications and other factors that may be relevant.

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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