Dr. Sarah Berry

Yep. Again, this isn't an area that I have expertise in, but that's what the evidence is showing. So as well as your gut sending signals to your brain, receptors on your gut saying whether you're full, there's something going on when you're chewing your food as well that's important. Okay. And chewing your food also changes the rate, therefore, at which you're eating.

Yep. Again, this isn't an area that I have expertise in, but that's what the evidence is showing. So as well as your gut sending signals to your brain, receptors on your gut saying whether you're full, there's something going on when you're chewing your food as well that's important. Okay. And chewing your food also changes the rate, therefore, at which you're eating.

So it changes your eating speed.

So it changes your eating speed.

And eat within a 10 to 12 hour eating window.

And eat within a 10 to 12 hour eating window.

Then the third would be go back to basics.

Then the third would be go back to basics.

Have a good amount of fibre. Have a good amount of healthy oils.

Have a good amount of fibre. Have a good amount of healthy oils.

Dare I say it's seed oils. But olive oil, I would say, is the king or queen of the oils. And... You know, have that balanced plate rather than obsessing over a single food.

Dare I say it's seed oils. But olive oil, I would say, is the king or queen of the oils. And... You know, have that balanced plate rather than obsessing over a single food.

Don't think of food in isolation. Okay. Think about your diet in relation to or alongside your sleep, your stress, your physical activity.

Don't think of food in isolation. Okay. Think about your diet in relation to or alongside your sleep, your stress, your physical activity.

Can you remind me of what I've done? I'm 48. I'm in the depths of perimenopause. I'm one of those like 90% of people that have brain fog and memory loss.

Can you remind me of what I've done? I'm 48. I'm in the depths of perimenopause. I'm one of those like 90% of people that have brain fog and memory loss.

Don't deny yourself anything. Think about what you can add in rather than what you take away.

Don't deny yourself anything. Think about what you can add in rather than what you take away.

There is. I mean, you know, the menopause has a huge impact on how we respond to food. It has a huge impact generally on all of these pillars of health that we've talked about, our sleep, our stress, our physical activity, you know, and diet. And I think it's something we're talking about a lot more now. And we should be talking about it a lot more now.

There is. I mean, you know, the menopause has a huge impact on how we respond to food. It has a huge impact generally on all of these pillars of health that we've talked about, our sleep, our stress, our physical activity, you know, and diet. And I think it's something we're talking about a lot more now. And we should be talking about it a lot more now.