Nutritional therapy support for weight & wellbeing through menopause
Fed up with weight that won’t shift, despite eating and exercising exactly as before? If perimenopause or menopause has crept in alongside it, none of this will be news — the weight settling stubbornly around the middle, the fatigue, the sugar cravings, the disrupted sleep, the sense that a body that used to respond predictably suddenly doesn’t.
We offer personalised nutritional therapy for people navigating menopausal weight and metabolic change, taking the time to properly understand individual hormonal picture, diet and lifestyle. Personalised nutrition and lifestyle support can help restore energy, steady the cravings, and support sustainable weight loss through this transition.
Free · No obligation · 15 minutes · Harley Street Medical Area or online
Metabolic Balance® for menopause
This is exactly why we use the Metabolic Balance® programme with our menopause clients. It’s a personalised nutrition plan built from detailed blood analysis, not a one-size-fits-all diet sheet, and backed by over 20 years of research. Rather than working against a metabolism that’s already shifting, the plan is designed to work with it — supporting steady, sustainable weight loss, better energy, and calmer blood sugar throughout the transition.
What happens to metabolism during menopause?
Menopause is a natural transition, but the hormonal shifts involved can have a real impact on metabolism, energy and weight regulation, which is exactly why approaches that used to work often stop being effective around this time. Common experiences include:
- Unexplained weight gain, particularly around the abdomen
- Increased difficulty losing weight despite diet and exercise
- Fatigue and low energy
- Increased cravings for sugar and refined carbohydrates
- Mood changes and irritability
- Sleep disturbance and night waking
- Bloating and digestive discomfort
Why weight loss can feel like such an uphill battle during menopause
Many clients come to us having done everything “right” — eating well, exercising consistently — and still finding the weight won’t move the way it used to. This is something we see often, and there’s usually a good reason for it.
As oestrogen levels decline, the body’s insulin sensitivity tends to reduce, meaning blood sugar and insulin are more easily pushed higher by the same foods that never used to cause a problem. Higher, less stable insulin encourages fat storage, particularly around the abdomen, and drives the cravings and energy crashes so many menopausal clients describe. Declining oestrogen also affects how fat is distributed around the body more generally, which is part of why the “same size, different shape” experience is so common at this stage. Supporting blood sugar and insulin stability directly, through a personalised nutrition plan, is one of the most effective ways to work with these changes rather than being fought by them.
Why Metabolic Balance® works well for menopause
Unlike a generic diet plan, Metabolic Balance is built entirely around your blood chemistry and metabolic profile. For menopausal clients specifically, that matters because:
- It’s built on your own bloodwork — the plan is designed around actual nutrient levels and metabolic needs, not a generic template.
- It stabilises blood sugar — balanced meals through the day reduce the cravings and energy crashes so common during this transition, directly addressing the reduced insulin sensitivity that comes with declining oestrogen.
- It supports healthy fat distribution — a whole-food, nutrient-dense approach supports the body in adapting to its new hormonal baseline, rather than fighting it.
- It’s anti-inflammatory by design — helpful given the increase in low-grade inflammation that often accompanies this life stage.
- It supports digestion — the higher-fibre, whole-food approach helps with the bloating and digestive changes many experience during menopause.
- It’s real food, not rules — no pills, potions, or faddy substitutes. Just food, eaten in the right way for your body.
How working with us looks
Free discovery call
A relaxed 15-minute conversation about what’s being experienced, current goals, and whether Metabolic Balance is the right fit. No pressure, no obligation.
Initial consultation
A full health, diet and lifestyle history, to properly understand the individual picture before beginning. This is also when blood analysis is organised, forming the basis of the personalised plan.
The Metabolic Balance journey begins
Over the 3-month programme, there are 6 consultations with a nutritional therapist, with personalised guidance and support at every stage — turning the plan into a sustainable way of eating, not just a short-term fix.
Qualified, registered and genuinely in your corner
What our clients say
Despite being active and fit, doing various challenges for charity requiring stamina and determination, I have been gradually getting larger as I approached the dreaded 50. Not large enough to be obese, or even to be considered very large, but certainly enough to feel uncomfortable and to lose my waist which had always been my saving grace. I promised myself that I would find a way during my 50th year to eat properly and return to a comfortable size before I lost complete control. To say that the MB method of eating was perfect for me is a serious understatement and with Emma’s direction it took me just over 3 months (including the Christmas/New Year period) to lose considerably more than I thought I ever could (3.5 stone and 3 dress sizes to be precise). What’s even better is that it has all gone from the problem places – hips, waist and thighs – so that I am now the same size I was when I was 20! Even better, when losing weight at 50 you tend to get gaunt around your face but this has not happened at all! I have never been hungry, having managed to rid myself of my sugar cravings almost immediately I started the MB diet and yet now that I am in Maintenance, I find I can eat a little of anything I used to eat without craving more. Emma’s guidance on how to mix and match food allowances and her very timely and patient responses to endless questions from me have made the whole process very straightforward. The only problem is I need a new wardrobe!! Or can that really be called a ‘problem’?
My story to better health and bonus of weight loss…. After Christmas and New Year blues plus the thought of that fabulous holiday I was going on at the beginning of April, and my son’s wedding this October. On a dark and dismal day in January, I remembered the words Metabolic Balance had been mentioned to me five months prior, plus the question was ‘have you ever seen a Nutritionist?’ I had been seeing one of the top Endocrinology Professors in Harley Street; he wanted me to try Thyroxine (I researched and resisted) despite my thyroid level being borderline, and he also said it would be incredibly difficult for me to lose weight! I strongly believed I was eating a healthy diet, working my socks off at the gym with Spinning classes, power walking and yoga, doing some form of exercise every day. I put the words Metabolic Balance Nutritionist into a search engine – I found Emma. I found the plan easy to follow as I moved through the phases – this is real food, not faddy stuff, pills, and potions! The plan is easy to adapt when socialising. The result has been unbelievably fantastic – my first week I lost an amazing 9.5lbs! At the end of the first month, I had lost 18.5lbs, and the weight continued to reduce each week. I hit my first personal target of 2 stone in just 9 weeks, this was prior to a month-long holiday of which 12 days was a cruise. I came back with a gain as expected, this was just 5lbs. I have now reached a loss of 40lbs with just 7lbs to go and loving the comments and words of praise. Emma was on hand to provide answers to my questions and support throughout this incredible health and weight loss journey. So very much wish I’d have found Emma years ago, before I had wasted so much cash on other clubs and programmes.
*Individual results vary. Nutritional therapy supports general wellbeing. Read more client stories →
Nutritional therapy is a complementary approach that supports general health and wellbeing. It does not replace individual medical assessment. Anyone currently taking prescribed medication, including HRT, should continue taking it as directed, and any changes should always be made through whoever prescribed it. Individual results vary and no specific outcome can be guaranteed.
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Free · No obligation · 15 minutes · Harley Street Medical Area or online