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I’m Dr Rebecca Hiscutt PhD, a registered dietitian. I write about what changes in your body through perimenopause and menopause, what the research found, and what you can do about it.

Illustration of a blood sugar line that swings up and down on the left and settles into a steady line on the right

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What a glucose sensor can show you about your energy, hormones and wellbeing

18 October 2026 · 5 min read Learn more

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Why joints ache more at midlife, and what helps

14 October 2026 · 5 min read Learn more

The studio at Twelve08 in Tickenham, a long oak-beamed room with tall windows onto a garden, with the words World Menopause Day, Sunday 18 October, A Women's Health Gathering, what to eat through perimenopause and menopause, with a live food demo, 12 to 1.30pm, Twelve08, Tickenham

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World Menopause Day: a Women's Health Gathering at Twelve08

2 October 2026 · 2 min read Learn more

Two panels showing the same five night-time disturbances. In your thirties they all sit below the waking point. Now the waking point has dropped and three of them cross it.

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Waking at 3am in menopause: why it happens and what helps

28 September 2026 · 4 min read Learn more

Ink-and-wash illustration of strength as a quiet, rebuildable foundation

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Why losing muscle raises your blood sugar

23 August 2026 · 3 min read Learn more

Rolled courgette and mozzarella wrap, filled with chicken, avocado, sun-dried tomato and rocket, sliced to show the filling

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Courgette wraps

12 August 2026 · 2 min read Learn more

Sage green ink illustration of a cluster of seed pods, most closed and full, with one pod open and releasing seeds that drift away trailed by a soft warm watercolour wash

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Why visceral fat makes night sweats worse

11 August 2026 · 4 min read Learn more

Watermelon pizza sliced into wedges, topped with whipped cream, strawberries, blueberries and grated dark chocolate

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Watermelon pizza

11 August 2026 · 2 min read Learn more

Broken shards of banana split bark on a star-shaped plate, showing the chocolate, yoghurt, strawberry and banana layers, topped with peanuts and sprinkles

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Banana split bark

9 August 2026 · 2 min read Learn more

Sage green ink and watercolour illustration of a tree with a full leafy canopy above ground and a detailed, mirroring root system spreading below ground

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Why new information is harder to hold onto right now

7 August 2026 · 3 min read Learn more

Sage green botanical illustration of young plants in a row, most thin and leaning, with one at the centre grown tall, straight and deep-rooted

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A blood sugar turnaround: Carrie's story

3 August 2026 · 2 min read Learn more

Sage-green etching of a flowering plant shown in cross-section, its leaves and blooms above the soil and an intricate network of roots spreading below, representing the hidden metabolic drivers beneath perimenopausal weight gain.

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Why you're gaining weight in perimenopause, and what actually helps

19 June 2026 · 7 min read Learn more

Scientific illustration in warm tones showing a cross-section of the abdomen with visceral fat surrounding organs, and a strong skeletal muscle outline — representing what body composition scanning reveals beneath a normal body weight

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What your scales can't tell you about visceral fat, muscle loss and your metabolic health

2 June 2026 · 9 min read Learn more

Botanical illustration in sage green ink showing water, roots and herbs representing energy and metabolic foundations

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Metabolic health takeaway: I feel tired all the time

8 April 2026 · 3 min read Learn more

Botanical illustration representing the metabolic thread connecting women's health through perimenopause

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The missing thread in Nature's perimenopause feature

24 March 2026 · 7 min read Learn more

Botanical illustration in sage green ink representing neural branching and cognitive resilience

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The Brain Health Gap: What the new UK study didn't say about menopause and dementia risk

16 March 2026 · 4 min read Learn more

Higher insulin in perimenopause and hot flashes

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Higher insulin in perimenopause may shape when your hot flashes begin

9 March 2026 · 5 min read Learn more

Botanical illustration representing the storm and grounding of the menopausal metabolic transition

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Menopause is a metabolic shift as much as a hormonal one

12 February 2026 · 3 min read Learn more

Botanical illustration in sage green ink showing depletion and renewal in the same botanical form

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The one vehicle you can't replace

8 January 2026 · 2 min read Learn more

Botanical illustration in sage green ink showing roots, herbs and grains representing metabolic foundations

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Metabolic health

3 December 2025 · 2 min read Learn more

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