Cura Body

28/10/2025

✈️ My Top 3 Travel Health Essentials (and 3 to Avoid) for all those jet setters

Travelling exposes us to new bacteria, disrupted sleep, and unfamiliar foods, all of which can challenge the gut, immunity, and skin. Here’s what I always travel with 👇

🌿 3 Things I Always Take

1️⃣ A clinically proven probiotic, shown to protect the gut, reduce infection risk, and even improve skin clarity. Travel exposes us to new microbes, so protecting the gut–skin–immune axis is key.

2️⃣ I don’t stop my core supplements
Even short gaps can lower resilience under stress.

3️⃣ Vitamin C at the first sign of illness
If I start to feel off, I take vitamin c every few hours for the first 24 hours.

🚫 3 Things I Avoid

1️⃣ Tap water
Your microbiome can react to unfamiliar water and needs to adapt. Filtered helps your system adjust gradually.

2️⃣ Going straight for the comfort food
When tired or jet-lagged, it’s tempting to reach for sugar and carbs. But they spike cortisol, crash blood sugar and slow recovery. I ease in with protein rich whole foods and nice cup of tea and stay hydrated.

3️⃣ Pushing through jet lag
Sleep disruption suppresses immunity for up to 72 hours. I hydrate, exercise, prioritise daylight exposure ( especially dawn and dusk) but most importantly get to bed early if I’m struggling.

23/09/2025

When we left London and moved into our very first home in Wales our kind neighbours gave us a plaque with the word cwtch. In Welsh it means hug, but really it means so much more: safety, belonging, the warmth of being held by someone you love. That plaque has travelled with us through medical school, puppies, babies, moving homes and building Cura Body.

Now, a new plaque marks a new chapter. This time, it’s Australia. 🌏✨🦘

For our boys, it’s wide skies and new adventures. For me, it’s the privilege of continuing Cura Body while stepping into exciting new opportunities with a Functional Medicine clinic in Australia and still supporting my clients along the way.

For us this is where the adventure begins again.

One plaque for where we started.
One plaque for where we’re going.
Both reminders that for our family, health, connections, and a sprinkle of daring to dream and try new things are what truly make us happy 💛

We’ll visit you again England you beauty 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤️, but for now it’s time for a new adventure 🐨

17/09/2025

22/08/2025

🚫 Health myths we need to stop repeating 🚫

Thyroid ✘ just TSH
TSH is only one marker. Real thyroid health = Free T3, Free T4, antibodies, nutrients, stress, and sometimes inflammatory or autoimmune markers.

Fertility ✘ women’s-only issue
Male s***m quality is half the picture. It even shapes placenta health, crucial for pregnancy and baby, not just conception.

Low mood ✘ just in your head
Metabolism, hormones, inflammation + gut health all shape mood. It’s never just in your head!

Weight gain ✘ willpower
It’s not about “eating less.” Hormones, sleep, exercise + stress all impact weight.

Nausea ✘ just mental
The gut-brain axis means stress + anxiety can trigger real sickness. Sometimes it’s gut infections, parasites, hormones, intolerances or imbalances too.

No energy ✘ laziness
Fatigue often links to thyroid, mitochondria, blood sugar or nutrient issues. It’s not character.

✨ Functional medicine looks deeper, finding the root cause instead of stopping (and judging) at the surface.

❓Which one hits home for you most?

17/08/2025

18/07/2025

9 months postpartum and I finally feel like my body fits me again.

Hormones are back in their normal pattern, thyroid seems back to normal, I have more energy, all in all I feel good 🥳

This did not happen from counting calories, that strategy has never been very good for me mentally. It makes me look at food as something that has to be controlled and that just creates a downward spiral if I then go one calorie over or I don’t burn off enough. Also my hunger levels fluctuate massively depending on my hormones, some days I eat a lot other days I don’t feel that hungry :)

Instead I tick all the boxes to try and be healthy and then just let my body decide what it needs and wants.

I make sure more often than not I :
Get enough sleep
Stay hydrated
Get sunlight
Exercise ( 2-3 times a week harder than the other days)
See my family and friends

Food wise:
-Have protein, fibre and fats in each meal
-Stay off the pasta and bread - makes me bloat
-Have a healthy treat a day ( chocolate almonds/good chocolate ( Ombar, human etc)
- try and always have a meal that my great grandma would have had ( whole foods!)




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23/06/2025

These are the 6 ingredients I always use when I’m making our family meals.

✨ All gut-boosting, immune-fighting, organ supporting ingredients

All my children eat these meals from my 8 month old to my 8 year old.

10/06/2025

You will always be able to find someone who supports your growth but you will also find someone who tries to keep you small.

Someone who celebrates when you set boundaries and stick to your values but someone else who calls you “no fun” or “too serious” when you won’t compromise yourself.

Someone who respects your choices even when they don’t understand them but someone else who takes your authenticity as a personal attack on their lifestyle.

I’ve learned this the hard way. I used to think friendship meant always saying yes, going along with plans that didn’t align with who I was becoming, staying quiet when people made jokes about my “boring” choices.

The turning point came when I realised some friends only felt comfortable around me when I did what they wanted.

When I started honoring my values, setting boundaries, or choosing what felt right for me, I suddenly found friends that accepted me for me, because I accepted me too.

Here’s the truth: Real friends don’t need you to dim your light to make them comfortable. They don’t pressure you to break your own rules. They don’t guilt you for evolving. They don’t only invite you to things that require you to be a version of yourself you’ve outgrown. The friends who truly see you will either grow alongside you or cheer you on from wherever they are in their own journey. The ones who can’t handle your evolution were never really rooting for the real you anyway.

Don’t look to others to justify who you are. Find your truth and be content with that. Because then people who actually value your friendship will stick around. Your growth is not responsible for other people’s comfort zones.

30/05/2025

FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE ADDS VALUE BY CONNECTING THE DOTS

Your body isn’t separate parts, so why does healthcare treat it that way? Well probably because it’s quicker and easier, if you just diagnose, investigate and treat one specific problem with medication, you can see someone in 10 minutes and that’s that. The problem… this isn’t a long term fix, medication isn’t a cure and half the time you’re missing the big picture so that person comes back again and again struggling to feel seen in a world of waiting times and prescriptions.

You also see a different specialist for each problem:
Thyroid specialist for fatigue
Gastroenterologist for coeliac
Rheumatologist for arthritis
Cardiologist for atrial fibrillation
Gynaecologist for infertility
But no one connects the dots, which is frustrating as they are often linked ( look at the evidence)🧩

The you have Mental vs physical health
“Anxiety is just in your head” so let’s prescribe medication, meanwhile your gut is inflamed, blood sugar’s unstable, and hormones are imbalanced as you’re perimenopausal…

FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE is different because it’s WHOLE BODY MEDICINE that looks at the whole of you, it doesn’t hide symptoms of disease with medication but it takes the time to fix the issues at the core.
1. Longer and thorough consultations
2. More detailed tests
3. Follow up consultations
4. In depth look at health, lifestyle, hormones, sleep, nurtrition

We then use the best available evidence based and natural ways to help you lead your healthiest life, increasing your likelihood of livingfree from the burden of disease.

At Cura Body, we connect the dots. We treat YOU, not your symptoms. Because you’re not a diagnosis you are a person and medicine needs to work for you.

That’s the Cura Body difference.

📞 Ready to connect YOUR dots? Link in bio | DM to start

30/05/2025

The most successful entrepreneurs I know have one thing in common.

They all think differently

The problem:

Neurodivergent diagnoses are increasing rapidly, but proper optimisation isn’t. Entrepreneurs who are statistically more likely to succeed are stuck relying on caffeine, sleeping poorly, and using stimulants just to function.

The evidence matters:

ADHD entrepreneurs aren’t successful despite their condition they’re successful because of it. But most are running on empty.

Richard Branson. David Neeleman. Ingvar Kamprad.
Billionaires who turned ADHD into business advantage.

But poor optimisation costs you your health and your maximum potential:

3pm brain fog = missed opportunities
Forgetting key details = damaged relationships
Brilliant ideas you can’t execute = lost revenue

The Neurodelux approach:

🧪 Precision Testing- Not wellness guesswork
🎯 Neurodivegent Specific Protocols- Not generic advice
🏃‍♂️ Performance Systems - Built for your brain and body
💊 Targeted Supplementation- Not random vitamins

We don’t treat ADHD. We optimise it for peak performance.

About me:

I’m a physician who transitioned from hospital medicine to build something better. After years treating patients, I knew there had to be more than prescriptions and operations for long-term health. I completed my AFMCP at the Institute for Functional Medicine, where Mark Hyman was one of my instructors. What I learned changed my approach to medicine completely.

Introducing - specialised neurodivergent optimisation.

Ready to perform at your actual potential? DM OPTIMISE

Cura Body continues serving our broader functional medicine community, whilst Neurodelux focuses exclusively on high-performing neurodivergent minds.

23/05/2025

Feel Good Friday

Top 10 Pans Ranked – Worst to Best

This week it’s Pans, because not all pans are created equal.

Here’s my Functional Medicine-approved ranking of the best and worst pans for your health.


10. Cheap Teflon-Coated Non-Stick Pans
Release toxic fumes when overheated and can cause Polymer Fume Fever

9. Uncoated Aluminium Pans
Can leach aluminium into your food, particularly when cooking acidic dishes like tomatoes or citrus-based sauces.

8. Unlined Copper Pans
Excess copper leak into food and disrupt your body’s delicate mineral balance over time.

7. Low-Quality Ceramic-Coated Pans
Often chip or degrade quickly, exposing hidden base metals or releasing unknown chemicals.

6. Low-Grade Stainless Steel Pans
Cheap alloys can leach nickel and chromium, especially when cooking acidic foods

5. High-Quality Stainless Steel (18/10 or tri-ply)
A solid, safe option for everyday cooking when quality is high and care is taken with acidic ingredients.

4. Our Place Always Pan / Perfect Pot
Non-toxic ceramic coating and gorgeous design, but the coating can wear down, treat it gently and avoid high heat.

3. Enameled Cast Iron (Le Creuset, Staub)
Non-reactive, long-lasting and beautiful but don’t use if the enamel is chipped.

2. Carbon Steel (De Buyer, Netherton Foundry)
We have these, they are naturally non-stick when seasoned, toxin-free, and perfect for high-heat cooking but can be on the heavy side.

1. Traditional Cast Iron (Lodge, Netherton Foundry)
Durable, time-tested, naturally non-toxic and even adds a small amount of dietary iron to your meals

My advice? Choose pans that support your minerals, don’t add unwanted chemicals. The food you cook matters but so too does the pan you use.

Happy Cooking!

22/05/2025

Your body is always working for you.

Even when you feel stuck, it’s rebuilding.
Every meal, sleep, exercise, choice, it ALL matters

And if your body can do all of the above within those timelines without your knowledge then
the question isn’t really can I heal? it’s what am I waiting for?

Let’s stop waiting. If you need help knowing where to start send a DM and we’ll work it out together.

’s wellness