Gut.HormoneHealth.Nutritionist

Gut.HormoneHealth.Nutritionist Hey there, I’m Miriam — and I help women in midlife feel like themselves again. 💛

If we haven’t met yet — welcome! But more importantly? The bloating.

Refusing to gaslight intelligent women
Trust > Effort
🔬 Tri-Shift Method™ | Metabolic Literacy™
🎙️ Perimenopause Reset
👇 2-min Gut-Hormone Quiz

https://lnk.bio/Gut-HormoneNutritionist I’m a functional nutritionist with a master’s in Nutrition and Dietetics, plus advanced training in gut health, autoimmune nutrition, and hormone balance. I’m a midlife woman who gets it. I know what it’s like when your body starts changing in ways that don’t make sense. The brain fog. The sleep that goes MIA. The moods that make you feel like a stranger to yourself. I went through it — and came out the other side stronger, clearer, and more connected to my body than ever. Now I help women all over the world who are in perimenopause and menopause decode their symptoms, nourish their bodies, and finally feel good again — without restriction, extremes, or guesswork. A few fun facts:
☕ I love a strong oat milk latte (before 11am!)
📚 I’m always reading at least one nutrition book and one fiction novel
🧘‍♀️ I believe healing includes a side of deep breathing, dark chocolate, and good boundaries

✨ Around here, I share:

Gut and hormone education that makes sense

Real-life nutrition that fits into real life

Encouragement to slow down and tune in, not push through

I’m so glad you’re here. 💫
Drop a 💛 if this resonates — or introduce yourself in the comments! I’d love to meet you.

Crashing at 4pm. Wired at 11pm. Tried everything.If that’s been your last 6 months — I made this episode for you.This we...
02/11/2026

Crashing at 4pm. Wired at 11pm. Tried everything.
If that’s been your last 6 months — I made this episode for you.

This week on The Perimenopause Reset, I’m breaking down the flipped cortisol curve behind the crash-to-wired cycle. Not the surface-level “you’re stressed” explanation — the one cortisol pattern that explains why nothing has worked, and why it has to be addressed before any supplement or protocol will land.

If you’ve spent the last year cycling through magnesium, ashwagandha, and sleep hygiene checklists that never stuck — it’s because no one addressed what was driving the pattern in the first place.

If your doctor ran labs, said everything’s normal, and sent you home — this is the clinical context that was missing.

🎬 Full episode is live on YouTube now. Link in bio.

02/10/2026

Every supplement, every protocol, every “hormone-balancing” smoothie you’ve tried has one thing in common: none of them addressed your nervous system first.

And that’s why they didn’t stick.

When your HPA axis is locked in overdrive, your body is in survival mode.

It’s not listening to the magnesium. It doesn’t care about the seed cycling. It’s too busy managing a threat that never turns off.

Cortisol stays high → estrogen can’t clear → insulin climbs → thyroid slows down.

You can’t out-supplement that sequence. You have to interrupt it.

That’s the part no one’s telling you — and it’s exactly where the Tri-Shift Method™ begins. Nervous system first. Rhythm second. Nourishment third. In that order. For a reason.

👉 Find out where your pattern started — take my free Gut-Hormone Quiz. Link in bio.

metabolichealth

Stop blaming yourself for not having enough discipline.You don’t have a willpower problem. You have a cortisol problem.W...
02/09/2026

Stop blaming yourself for not having enough discipline.

You don’t have a willpower problem. You have a cortisol problem.

Willpower runs on your prefrontal cortex — the part of your brain responsible for rational decisions, meal plans, and saying no to the cookies at 9 PM.

But it needs glucose, sleep, and low stress to function. And it’s a limited resource. By the end of a long day? It’s already spent.

Cortisol doesn’t have those limitations. It’s your survival hormone. It overrides your prefrontal cortex the moment your body perceives threat — which, for so many women over 40 running on fumes, is most of the day.

It doesn’t care about your goals. It doesn’t care about your macro tracker. It cares about keeping you alive.

So when you “give in” at night? That’s not weakness. That’s biology winning the fight it was always going to win.

This is why the Tri-Shift Method™ starts with your nervous system — not your nutrition. Because until cortisol stops running the show, willpower never had a chance.

Curious where your cortisol patterns are driving your symptoms? Take the free Gut-Hormone Quiz → link in bio.
Save this for the next time you’re tempted to blame yourself. 🤍

METABOLIC ILLITERACY:“I’m tired at 3pm. I need caffeine.”METABOLIC LITERACY™:“My body is showing me which system is dysr...
02/07/2026

METABOLIC ILLITERACY:
“I’m tired at 3pm. I need caffeine.”
METABOLIC LITERACY™:
“My body is showing me which system is dysregulated: cortisol, insulin, or thyroid.”

Swipe to see which pattern you are:
PATTERN A: Cortisol crash (HPA axis depleted)
PATTERN B: Reactive hypoglycemia (insulin resistance)
PATTERN C: Thyroid downregulation (T3 conversion blocked)

Your afternoon crash isn’t aging.
It’s not low willpower.
It’s your body communicating which metabolic pathway is broken.

My Tri-Shift Method™ starts with nervous system regulation FIRST—because you can’t fix blood sugar or thyroid when your HPA axis is dysregulated.

Stop band-aiding symptoms.
Start reading your body’s language.

Take the free Gut-Hormone Quiz [Comment “Pattern” for the link] and discover:
→ Your metabolic archetype (cortisol-wired, insulin-inflamed, estrogen-stuck, T3-downregulated)
→ Which system to address FIRST
→ Why your current approach isn’t working

Then join other women inside Nourish & Flow Circle who stopped guessing and started working WITH their peri-menopause physiology.
Your body isn’t broken.
You just need Metabolic Literacy™

They told you intermittent fasting is “non-negotiable for fat loss over 40.”They didn’t tell you it might be why you’re ...
02/06/2026

They told you intermittent fasting is “non-negotiable for fat loss over 40.”
They didn’t tell you it might be why you’re storing MORE belly fat.

THE HORMESIS PRINCIPLE THEY SKIPPED 😲
Hormesis = beneficial stress that makes you stronger.
But hormesis only works when your body has CAPACITY to respond.

Perimenopause = loss of that buffer.
What worked as “beneficial stress” in your 30s becomes “additional burden” in your 40s.

MY OBSERVATION (15+ YEARS, 400+ CLIENTS)

10% - IF WORKS BEAUTIFULLY
Insulin-inflamed. Good sleep. Intact HPA axis.
Result: Improved insulin sensitivity, reduced inflammation.
60% - IF BACKFIRES WITHIN 4-8 WEEKS
Cortisol-wired. Disrupted sleep. Depleted HPA axis.
Result: Tanked thyroid. Worse sleep. MORE visceral fat.
30% - IF FEELS NEUTRAL
Estrogen-stuck. Moderate sleep. Liver clearance issues.
Result: Doesn’t address root cause. Time better spent elsewhere.

IF YOU’RE THE 60% (MOST PERI-MENOPAUSAL WOMEN)
Every day you fast 16+ hours:
→ Cortisol spikes and stays elevated
→ T4→T3 conversion blocked
→ Progesterone stolen for cortisol production
→ Insulin resistance created
→ Visceral fat stored

You’re not doing it wrong.
You’re working against your physiology.

THIS IS METABOLIC LITERACY™
Understanding WHY your body responds the way it does to interventions that “should work” but don’t.

When you know your metabolic archetype, HPA axis status, and nervous system baseline?
You stop forcing your 40s body to respond like your 30s body.
You start working WITH your physiology.

If you’re fasting “perfectly” but storing more belly fat, exhausted despite following all the protocols, wondering why “what used to work” stopped working—
Take the Gut-Hormone Quiz [LINK IN BIO] to discover your metabolic archetype → then join women inside Nourish & Flow Circle learning to trust their bodies again.

No more forcing. No more fighting.
Just metabolic literacy and trust-based change.

Most of the women I work with don’t need another protocol.They’ve already tried HRT. The supplements. The diets. The rou...
02/05/2026

Most of the women I work with don’t need another protocol.

They’ve already tried HRT. The supplements. The diets. The routines.
What they’re missing isn’t discipline.
It’s sequence.

I teach the Tri-Shift Method—a hierarchical way to stabilize midlife metabolism in the only order that actually works:
Nervous System → Rhythm → Nourishment.

You can’t improve estrogen metabolism while cortisol is running the show.
You can’t “eat for hormones” when your circadian rhythm is fractured.
And you can’t think clearly in meetings when your biology is stuck in survival mode.

If you’re a high-performing woman in peri - menopause feeling:
• mentally foggy in rooms you used to command
• exhausted but wired at night
• dismissed by doctors who say your labs are “normal”
• frustrated that smart effort isn’t translating into results

You’re not failing your body.
Your body is asking for the right foundation.

Inside my free community, Nourish & Flow Circle, I teach you how to read your signals, understand your pattern, and apply the Tri-Shift sequence without overwhelm or guesswork.

No noise.
No random protocols.
Just clarity, structure, and physiology that finally makes sense.

✨ If your body feels unfamiliar lately, start here:
Join the Nourish & Flow Circle (free) — Comment “Pattern” for the link.





02/03/2026

You’re eating 1,200 calories and gaining weight.

Your doctor says your labs are normal. You’ve tried thyroid support, progesterone cream, cutting carbs, intermittent fasting. Nothing works.

Here’s what’s actually happening: your nervous system is in chronic threat mode, and it’s overriding every metabolic strategy you try.

When your body perceives threat - from restriction, stress, inflammation, under-eating - it doesn’t matter how clean your diet is.

Your digestion shuts down. Your thyroid conversion tanks. Your cortisol stays elevated. Your body holds onto weight because it thinks you’re in danger.⛔️

This is why “eat less, move more” fails in perimenopause. You’re applying nutrition strategies to a nervous system problem.

I just posted a full breakdown on YouTube explaining the Tri-Shift Method™ - the exact sequence your metabolism needs: nervous system regulation first, then circadian rhythm restoration, then nourishment optimization.

I explain why that order matters. The 4 metabolic archetypes most women fall into. What metabolic literacy actually looks like when you’re making breakfast or interpreting your 3am wake-ups.

This is the framework I’ve used with private clients for a decade. I’m breaking down the entire system.

You’ll understand why your body responds the way it does. What to prioritize first. How to read your own metabolic signals.

Full video on my YouTube channel - link in bio.

02/03/2026

Your nervous system determines whether your metabolism can respond to what you’re asking it to do.

This is why you can eat perfectly and still gain weight. Why you’re exhausted on 1200 calories. Why your labs are “fine” but you feel terrible.

Your body isn’t sabotaging you. It’s responding exactly how it’s designed to when it perceives threat.

The Tri-Shift Method addresses nervous system first, then circadian rhythm, then nourishment. In that sequence. Because you can’t skip the foundation.

Take the free gut-hormone quiz to find out your specific metabolic dysfunction pattern - then you’ll know what to prioritize.

🎉Quiz in bio → instant results → free community access. Comment “pattern” for the link 🔗

Black History Month has me thinking about something I don’t talk about enough.Black women were excluded from menopause r...
02/01/2026

Black History Month has me thinking about something I don’t talk about enough.

Black women were excluded from menopause research for decades. And we’re still living with the consequences of that.

The Women’s Health Initiative—the study that shaped everything your doctor “knows” about menopause—didn’t adequately represent Black women. Most hormone research still doesn’t.

So when you walk into your doctor’s office in your mid-40s saying you’re exhausted beyond reason, gaining weight no matter what you do, can’t sleep, brain feels like fog, heart racing for no reason—
And they look at your labs and say “everything’s normal”—

Here’s what’s actually happening:
The research doesn’t exist to interpret what’s going on in YOUR body.
How decades of chronic stress affect insulin sensitivity differently.
How your cortisol patterns look when you’ve been the “strong one” at work, at home, in your family, in spaces that weren’t built for you.
How your thyroid downregulates when your nervous system has been running a low-grade threat response for years.

They didn’t study it. So they can’t see it. So they send you home with “lose weight and manage your stress.”

But you already KNOW something’s off. You’re not confused. You’re being undertreated because the data to treat you well simply doesn’t exist yet.

This is why I refuse to gaslight intelligent women about their bodies.

And during Black History Month, when we’re remembering all the ways Black women have had to become experts in their own survival—I’m thinking about how that applies to peri - menopause too.

You’re not imagining this. The research gap is real.

Your symptoms aren’t vague or mysterious. They’re your metabolism responding to conditions that were never factored into the studies your doctor learned from.

And Metabolic Literacy™—learning to read YOUR specific cortisol-insulin-thyroid-estrogen pattern—is how you stop waiting for conventional medicine to catch up with research that should have been done 30 years ago.

If you’ve ever felt invisible in your healthcare, dismissed, told it’s in your head—
That’s not paranoia. That’s a research gap with a history.🩵

You can’t out-supplement a dysregulated nervous system.This is why your protocol didn’t work.Why eating ‘clean’ didn’t m...
01/31/2026

You can’t out-supplement a dysregulated nervous system.

This is why your protocol didn’t work.
Why eating ‘clean’ didn’t move the needle.
Why adding more magnesium, adaptogens, or liver support felt like throwing money into a void.

Because you skipped the foundation.
The Tri-Shift Method™ starts where your body actually is—not where you wish it was.

SHIFT 1: Nervous System Regulation
Without this, your body stays in threat mode. Cortisol blocks absorption. Inflammation runs wild. Nothing else can land.

SHIFT 2: Rhythm Restoration
Once your nervous system stabilizes, your body can finally hear its own signals. Circadian rhythm, meal timing, movement—now they work WITH you instead of against you.

SHIFT 3: Strategic Nourishment
Only now—when your nervous system is regulated and your rhythm is restored—can food become medicine.

This is when the right supplements, the right macros, the right timing actually matter.
Most women start at Shift 3 and wonder why nothing works.

You can’t skip to nourishment when your nervous system is screaming.

This is the work inside the Circle—learning which shift YOUR body needs first, based on YOUR metabolic archetype.

For midlife women ready to build from the foundation up → link in bio ⭐️

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