Nina Ward - Naturopath & Integrative Nutrition

09/04/2026

Another amazing Metabolic Balance story on the MB Podcast.
Mental health issues, fatigue, brain fog, and heart palpitations with a doctor telling her "your labs are perfect". Sound familiar?
Women like this end up doubting themselves and shunted down the path of antidepressants or antianxiety medications which just breaks my heart.
The answers are there. It's just about knowing which stones to look under.
This is the power of the Metabolic Balance program (more info in the comments)

After years of unexplained symptoms and “normal” medical tests, Jacqueline Riddell experienced heart palpitations, mood swings, fatigue, and brain fog.With g...

07/04/2026

Client feedback!
Honestly, these are the best moments in my day... when my clients start finding the relief from symptoms that they've been struggling with for way too long... and I get to hear all about it.
This client had been struggling for 12 months with symptoms after gall bladder removal - bloating, excessive burping, nausea, upper belly pain and tightness, and lots of explosive bowel movements. She had become obsessed with toilet locations, stopped going out, stopped socialising. For the first time in her life she was anxious and it was wearing her down.
At our first official follow up appointment (at the 6 week point) she shared these joys with me...
☀️ She was now doing 1-2 perfects poops per day
☀️ She'd stopped worrying about toilet locations
☀️ The bloating, burping, nausea, and abdominal tightness had all stopped
☀️ Energy had increased and she could get through the days without slumps
☀️ Anxiety had dropped from a 10/10 to a 3-4/10
☀️ "I'm socialising again; people in my life are noticing the change; I'm back!"
And, the best part is that now that that aspect of her health was so much better, she felt ready to address other longer term health goals.
I love this work and I am so proud of the success that my clients have as a results of all their dedicated commitment.

05/04/2026

Happy Easter, folks!
Easter's got me thinking about the origins of the various symbols we associate with what is essentially a sugary long weekend. It's always fascinated me how we went from some clever, magical dude being crucified and rising from the dead to rabbits, chicks, and chocolate eggs.
It turns out that our modern day Easter is the perfect mash of the dawn of the Pagan Spring (remember that in the northern hemisphere Easter is at the beginning of Spring) and Christianity. No matter how much you love or hate the 'commercial side' of Easter, there is tradition behind it all.
This article from The Smithsonian Magazine sums it up well for those of you, like me, who like to dig a little deeper.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-ancient-origins-of-the-easter-bunny-180979915/

29/03/2026

This kind of beautifulness fills me with hope for the future in a sea of darkness. Hurray!

26/03/2026

E.V.E.R.Y. day I see women with these exact struggles.
Want some inspiration? Listen to what Metabolic Balance did for this post menopausal chickadee who just couldn't budge those scales.

25/03/2026

Bringing this old gem back. I literally ran all my consults today in a tee-shirt with this exact woolly scarf. I'm feeling much better than this morning.

21/03/2026

This brings me so much joy...

18/03/2026

Good news, folks!
It's out there if you look for it. Love this guy for bringing a little sunshine into our lives.

15/03/2026

Baaahaaa!!!
Why does this feel so real? This could have come out of my own brain.

25/02/2026

The number of women I see who skip meals is staggering. Skipping meals means skipping nutrients in your day - less protein, less vitamins, less minerals, less polyphenols, less antioxidants.
And, ironically, as a result of undernourishment, skipping meals is a great way to signal to your body 'famine'. What does a body in famine do? It dials down metabolism (yes, slows your metabolism) so you can subsist on less food. Generally the exact opposite of what most women aspire to.
Get up, have your breakfast, eat your damn lunch. Love that body! Nourish it!

24/02/2026

How to motivate yourself internally.