ONE TRAP
You’re trying to be healthy. You’re eating the yoghurts, the vitamin drinks, the protein bars. But you still feel off – bloated, tired, foggy, low.
The problem is what you’re eating looks healthy – but it’s anything but.
Amazing what some slick marketing and pretty packaging can do.
The labels say “high protein” and “no added sugar”…but the ingredients list is a mile long – packed with emulsifiers, gums, artificial sweeteners, colourings, inflammatory oils, and preservatives.
These things wreck your gut microbiome – the ecosystem of microbes in your gut that impact everything from your mood and weight to your immunity and risk of chronic disease.
And if your gut’s off, everything else struggles too.
ONE TRUTH
Most high achievers are eating “better” – but not well. And the cost is high:
→ Leaky gut
→ IBS
→ Energy crashes
→ Mood swings
→ Chronic inflammation
→ Poor focus and fatigue
It’s not about having a perfect diet. And it’s not about cutting everything out.
It’s about upgrading the quality of what goes in – because food isn’t just fuel, it’s information.
Every bite sends instructions to your brain, gut, hormones, and nervous system.
Are you telling your body it’s safe? Or triggering the stress response with every snack?
ONE TOOL
This week, start by reading the label.
Every time you reach for something you didn’t cook or prepare yourself – pause.
Check the ingredients list. You might be surprised.
Then pick one processed “health” food you eat regularly – and upgrade it.
Here are a few swaps:
You don’t need to overhaul everything. But you do need to stop outsourcing your health to clever marketing.
Start with the label. If there’s a list of things you don’t recognise as real food, it’s probably not helping you.
With love,
Cordelia xx