Ailsa Hichens | Profile

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Join date: Mar 11, 2023

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Award winning Nutritionist & Coach for Midlife Women

I specialise in nutrition and lifestyle support for perimenopause / menopause, metabolic and digestive health. These are all connected! A member of the British Menopause Society, I coach women who are struggling with their health, an ever-expanding waistline, and a lack of confidence find their own magic formula so they can become the best version of themselves. You don't need yet another 'diet'. You need a plan, a way to eat for yourself without worrying about what everyone else is doing, and the accountability and coaching to make it work in your life.

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Dec 30, 2025 ∙ 6 min

2026 Wellness trends every woman in menopause should know about

The internet has already started whispering, “New Year, New You”. Except… if you’re in midlife or menopause, you probably don’t want a new you. You just want a healthier, steadier, more energised version of the real you. One who sleeps better. Thinks clearer. Is less reactive. And maybe doesn’t feel like she’s carrying the combined emotional load of three households. So instead of shouting at you about resolutions, I want to talk about something much more useful: the wellness trends shaping...

Oct 26, 2025 ∙ 4 min

Menopause sugar cravings: how to survive Halloween without the crash

Some years I’m all in on Halloween.Black outfit, cat ears, £100 worth of seasonal cushions, knitted pumpkins and outdoor deco shenanigans. Oh and the pumpkins. So many pumpkins. All carved and looking jaunty outside the house (until they rot or get eaten by slugs). Other years I cannot be arsed.Do not let anyone know we care. Lights off, curtains drawn, “nobody’s home” energy. Because what’s the point of buying bags of sweets only to: Run out in the first hour and apologise to sad witches...

Oct 22, 2025 ∙ 5 min

Why ‘eat less, move more’ doesn’t work in menopause (and what to do instead)

‘Eat less, move more’ is the kind of throwaway advice that sounds sensible, but has caused more misery, hunger, and hormonal chaos than I care to count. Sure, calories matter a bit. But they’re far from the whole story. Especially in menopause, when your metabolism has its own ideas about how things should work. So if you’ve been eating less, moving more, and still watching the scales laugh in your face, pull up a chair. Let’s unpack what’s really going on in your midlife body.