My Journey To Becoming A Passionate Expert In Women's Hormones...

Hi there, my name is Eva... and this is my life.

Let me tell you my story from early childhood to becoming a registered nutritionist and hormone expert…

…And more importantly, how I developed gut issues, health issues and hormonal issues at a very early age after moving into London, which led me to huge breakthroughs that shaped the way I think and act as an expert today.

This page can get quite long, so I've also recorded an audio for you to listen to. Just click play on the grey bar above.

Here goes:

My childhood was different to most imagine it.

I grew up on a farm, surrounded by nature, animals, movement, and a busy family.

Food was never something abstract or processed - it was part of daily life. We had cows, pigs, chickens, and huge vegetable gardens. Most of what we ate came directly from the farm or land around us.

We grew our food, cooked it, and lived very seasonally. Summers were full of foraging - mushrooms, berries, whatever nature gave us. Winters were about eating what we had prepared earlier in the year: sauerkraut, pickled vegetables, preserved foods that we made ourselves. 

At the time, it was just normal life, but looking back now, it shaped who I am now and what I do. 

We were also a very active family. Sport and movement were part of everyday life, not something you had to “fit in”. My mum is now well into her 70s and still cycles in the summer, skis in the winter, and yes - still confidently wears a bikini. She still looks great, feels strong, and lives fully. That example is my inspiration more than any textbook ever could.

I didn’t know it then, but this way of growing up planted the foundation for how I understand health today - as something rooted in real food, movement, resilience, and strong connection to the environment.

Early Career & Education

When I first moved away from the farm and into a big city, things started to change for me. 

Quite quickly, I began having gut and hormone-type issues. 

My skin flared up, my digestion wasn’t great, and I slowly started putting weight on. At the time, I just blamed hormones and didn’t think much more of it.

My solution back then? A very strict egg-and-grapefruit diet - which, to be fair, worked short term 😄

A few years later, I moved even further away - to London, and spent several years travelling, working, and honestly not caring very much about nutrition or health at all. Life was busy, exciting, and a bit chaotic. I didn’t think long-term, and I definitely didn’t think about consequences.

But…

Everything shifted again when I settled down with my husband and soon had two young children. 

That was the point where I started to think differently - not just about my own health, but about responsibility and longevity. 

That’s when I decided to formally study nutrition.

I began with a BSc in Nutritional Therapy at the University of Greenwich. 

But, as soon as I completed my BSc (Hons), I knew it wasn’t enough for me. 

I wanted deeper science, more application, and a better understanding of how the body adapts to stress, sport, and life demands.

So I went on to complete a Master’s degree in Sports Nutrition, where my focus increasingly moved towards female physiology - how women’s bodies respond differently to training, stress, hormones, and nutrition across different life stages.

That combination of my masters and bachelors degree, personal experience, academic training, and growing curiosity became the foundation of the work I do today.

When I started my Master’s degree, I also began seeing clients in practice. 

I worked with a wide range of people and symptoms, but quite naturally I started attracting women in midlife - often early 40s who were beginning to notice changes in their bodies.

At that time, I was in my early 40s myself, but I didn’t really feel like perimenopause was approaching me. Looking back, I think it was because I had been looking after my body well for a long time without really overthinking it. 

While some of my study colleagues were living on handfuls of supplements and struggling with anxiety around assignments, I felt quite settled and grounded, even though I was studying while bringing up two young boys then.

Maybe some of that is good genetics - my mum is incredibly strong and active. But on the other hand, my dad’s health has been a real contrast: type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, ongoing atherosclerosis, you name it. 

In practice, I quickly realised something important: one-size-fits-all nutrition simply didn’t work.

I would spend hours, sometimes days researching, pulling from textbooks and with my head inside research databases, structuring what looked like very solid, evidence-based protocols. 

But still, two clients with very similar symptoms could respond completely differently. One would improve quickly, while the other barely moved.

That was incredibly frustrating.

My biggest struggle early on was that I couldn’t always get results as efficiently as I wanted to. 

Some clients needed far more time, effort, and trial-and-error than others. 

And I hated the feeling that, despite doing “everything right”, I was still guessing. 

Here’s the thing I came to realise: Even when research strongly supports certain approaches, we are all biologically different. 

Without deeper analysis, without testing and understanding what was actually driving someone’s symptoms… solutions felt like a bit of a gamble.

That’s what brought me to my biggest breakthroughs in health yet…

One of my biggest breakthroughs came when I stopped trying to do a little bit for many people, and instead chose to work much deeper with each individual.

I realised I was getting far better results when I worked in depth with one person, rather than just touching the surface with three. 

That insight completely changed how I structured my practice. 

I stopped offering one-off sessions - not because I didn’t want to help, but because they simply didn’t give me enough time or enough information to offer advice that would make a meaningful difference to someone’s symptoms.

I also came to accept something that both practitioners and clients often don’t want to hear: 

There is no magic pill (or supplement in my case) that will suddenly balance hormones or “fix” complex health issues. 

There isn’t one perfect protocol either.

Around the same time, I was going through my own midlife transition. I started noticing subtle changes in my cycle and how my body responded to certain things, alcohol being a very clear example. 

It wasn’t anything dramatic, but enough to make me pay attention. 

I’ll be honest I did most of the tests that I now offer to my clients on myself…

… And luckily, I had the knowledge to tweak things before they got out of hand. But I understand most people don’t and it can make menopause a real struggle. I’ve seen it first hand with hundreds of my clients.

Because of my knowledge and probably my mum’s influence too, I’ve been sailing through this phase of life really well so far. 

If anything, I’m enjoying this older, wiser version of myself: 

Someone who listens to her body, understands its signals, and still enjoys life in the way I always have.

This experience reinforced something I now believe in very strongly…

When you understand your body early and work with it rather than fighting it, midlife doesn’t have to feel like a battle. It can be a powerful, steady, and even enjoyable phase of life.

How I Work Today

Today, I love working with midlife women who, like me, want to enjoy life and not put it on hold!

Women who want to keep doing the things they’ve always loved, whether that’s sport, exercise, hobbies, travel, or socialising. Women who also want to look good and feel good in their bodies, and who don’t accept the message that weight gain, low energy, or feeling “not quite right” is just something they have to live with at this stage of life. 

My main aim with every client is to uncover the root cause of what’s driving their symptoms. 

There is always something underneath - symptoms don’t appear out of nowhere. Once we have a clear idea of what that driver is, we can address it properly.

For some people, that might mean targeted diet and lifestyle tweaks. For others, it might involve adjusting supplements more intelligently or, for women on HRT, having informed discussions around hormone replacement and dosage. 

There’s no single route, and that’s exactly why this work has to be personalised.

I place a lot of importance on getting to know my clients as people, not just as a list of symptoms. 

Their history, stress levels, routines, mindset, and preferences all shape how we approach their health goals. That relationship matters because it’s not just what we do, but how we do it that determines whether a plan actually works.

Because of this, I don’t work on quick fixes. 

I usually work with each person for at least three to four months, and sometimes longer if needed. This allows enough time not only to understand where symptoms are coming from, but also to support clients through the process of implementing change in a way that feels sustainable, realistic, and achievable long term.

My goal isn’t perfection. It’s progress, confidence, and helping women feel strong, capable, and fully themselves at this stage of life.

Accreditations & Professional Standing

I am a registered Nutritional Therapist with the British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT). While the title might not mean much outside the nutrition world, nutritional therapy is grounded in functional medicine principles - looking at the whole person, not just isolated symptoms.

This work is highly personalised, science-based, and focused on identifying root causes. 

As a BANT-registered practitioner, I’m regulated to work one-to-one with clients presenting with a wide range of health conditions and symptoms, using evidence-informed and ethical practice.

Alongside this, I am also registered with British Dietetic Association Sports & Exercise Nutrition Register (SENr) as a Sports and Exercise Nutritionist. This allows me to work with both recreational and professional athletes, as well as active midlife women - where nutrition strategies must be tailored not only to training demands, but also to hormonal stages of life.

These two registrations are important to me, because it allows me to bridge performance nutrition with hormonal and metabolic health, rather than treating them as separate worlds.

I also have a real passion for working with youth athletes - something that’s both professional and personal, as I’m raising two teenage boys myself. 

I work across different sports academies and settings, delivering talks, workshops, and education for young athletes, with a strong focus on long-term health, development, and performance.

In addition to my core qualifications, I’ve completed in-depth training in epigenetics, and I’m an accredited epigenetics practitioner through BANT.

I’ve also trained in health coaching, which supports the implementation side of my work helping clients not just understand what to do, but actually make changes that stick.

I continue to invest heavily in ongoing professional development. 

This field evolves constantly, and I dedicate time every week to reviewing new research, emerging evidence, and clinical insights. Learning doesn’t stop once qualifications are achieved - it’s an ongoing part of doing this work well.

Results & Impact

One of the outcomes I’m most proud of is the level of clarity and precision I continue to offer women in midlife.

Rather than working through guesswork or generic advice, I provide a highly personalised, in-depth health “MOT” that helps women understand what is actually driving their symptoms. 

For many clients, this clarity alone is transformative… It replaces years of confusion, conflicting advice, and self-blame… with understanding and direction.

This approach allows us to move away from surface-level fixes and instead focus on what will make the biggest difference for that individual. 

Whether the priority is hormonal balance, gut health, metabolic changes, recovery from training, or overall resilience, the work becomes targeted and purposeful rather than reactive.

For midlife women in particular, having a clear picture of what’s happening in their body and a structured plan to address it often brings a sense of relief and confidence. They know what matters, what doesn’t, and where to put their energy. That in itself is a meaningful and tangible outcome.

I’m also proud of the fact that this way of working supports long-term change. Clients don’t just follow instructions, they understand their bodies better and feel equipped to make informed decisions going forward. That depth of understanding is something they take with them well beyond our time working together.

For me, success isn’t about quick wins. It’s about creating clarity, confidence, and sustainable progress at a stage of life where many women feel lost or dismissed.

It took me a lot to write this, so I really hope you enjoyed it.

I hope you have a lovely rest of your day… or evening… or night.

And look out for some more emails from me soon!

Best wishes,

Eva x