Blog – Health by Design
Understanding your health starts with asking better questions – and knowing where to look for answers. The more you understand, the better placed you are to take ownership of what happens next.
When Long Covid and the Perimenopause Transition Hit at the Same Time
There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from trying to work out which symptom belongs to which thing. The fatigue – is that Long Covid or hormonal? The brain fog that descended three days before your period. The crash after a conversation that should have...
Why Chronic Stress Damages Women’s Health More Than Diet
There is a question women tend to ask somewhere in their 40s or 50s, usually after changing their diet, cutting out alcohol, walking every day and still feeling worse than they did a decade ago. What am I missing? The answer is rarely on their plate. Women who look...
When ME/CFS and Long Covid Take More Than Your Health
Most people who develop ME/CFS or Long Covid lose the same thing first. The person who ran marathons, worked 60-hour weeks, never cancelled plans, prided themselves on pushing through. The person who was reliable, capable, productive – whose sense of worth was built,...
Why Your Nervous System Is at the Centre of ME/CFS and Long Covid
There’s a question most people with ME/CFS and Long Covid eventually ask: why does everything feel like too much? Not just the physical things. The phone calls. The bright lights in the supermarket. The conversation that wipes you out for two days. The way a stressful...