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Nutritionist and health coach helping busy women transform their health and their weight with personalised nutrition programmes.

As a Nutritional Therapist I am passionate about nutrition and its role in supporting health and well being. I specialise in women's health and family health. I have designed this page so that I can share information, recipes and tips on health and nutrition.

02/09/2025

🇻🇳 Having just come back from Vietnam, I can’t stop thinking about the food – it was absolutely delicious.

One of the things we’ve really been missing is the pho that’s available on every street corner, so I’ve had a go at making my own.

Pho is brilliant for midlife women

* Supports bones, skin & joints – the long-simmered broth provides minerals and amino acids that help maintain strong bones and support the structure of skin, joints and connective tissue.
* Great for energy & hormones – chicken is a high-quality source of protein to support muscle, mood and balanced blood sugars.
* Gentle on digestion – warm broth and aromatic spices make it soothing and easy to digest. The amino acids in slow-cooked chicken broth may also help to support the lining of the gut, making it a nourishing choice when your digestion needs a little TLC.

✨ Homemade Chicken Pho Recipe ✨

Ingredients
* 1 whole chicken
* 2 star anise
* 2 tsp fennel seeds
* 2 cinnamon sticks
* 2 tsp cumin seeds
* ½ tsp cloves
* 1 tsp whole cardamom
* 1 large onion, charred
* 1 large piece of ginger, charred
* Fish sauce, to taste

Toppings Fresh coriander, Thai basil, bean sprouts, finely chopped chilli (optional), cooked brown rice noodles

Method
1. Place chicken, onion, ginger and spices in a large pan and cover with water.
2. Bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook until chicken is done (45–60 mins).
3. Remove chicken, shred the meat, and return the skin and bones to the pot.
4. Simmer for another 30 mins, skim if needed, then strain the broth. Tip: my first attempt was a bit watery (I think my pan was too big!), so I let it reduce for a further 30 minutes – and it made the flavour so much richer.
5. Season with fish sauce (to taste).
6. Serve noodles, chicken, broth and toppings in bowls.

18/08/2025

Back at my desk after Vietnam… wishing I was still sipping iced salted coffee instead 😎

24/04/2025

Real women. Real Breakfasts.Real change 🎉

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19/02/2025

It’s recommended we eat around 30g of fibre a day. It’s thought most people in the UK eat around half that. Fibre is found in whole plant foods.

And of course fibre is fuel for our beneficial gut bugs, so if you aren’t eating enough here’s a few tips for how to eat more…

Tips to increase fibre:

🥦 Increase lentils, beans and chickpeas
🥦 Add nuts and seeds to your breakfast or as a snack
🥦 Increase fruit and veg
🥦 Switch to wholegrains

📌 Save my fibre cheat sheet to come back to

Dont forget to increase fibre slowly and to drink more fluids as you increase your fibre.

Was this useful? Let me know in the comments ⬇️

11/02/2025

When we think about the symptoms of perimenopause, often our first thought is hot flushes and night sweats.

But because our hormones—particularly oestrogen and progesterone—have receptors all over our bodies, we can experience symptoms of our changing hormones throughout the body, including in the gut. You may notice symptoms such as bloating, constipation, stomach pain, reflux, and gas.

And of course, good gut health is foundational to good nutrition. When your digestive system isn’t working as well as it could be, it’s harder to digest and absorb nutrients from your food, which can leave you feeling tired, irritable, and fed up.

I want you to know that it’s absolutely possible to improve your gut symptoms. By making changes to how you eat, when you eat, and what you eat, you can make a big difference.

If you’d like to get on top of your gut symptoms—or any other aspect of your midlife health—but aren’t sure where to start, I’d love you to take the first step and book a free Health and Energy Transformation Call with me. This is your opportunity to talk about your health and what you want to achieve, and we can explore how I can help you feel like the best version of yourself.

To book your free health and energy transformation call, send me a DM, visit my website at www.crabtree-nutrition.co.uk, or find the link in my story highlights under 1:1.

Of course, changing hormones aren’t the only reason you might experience new symptoms or a worsening of existing ones—so if you’re noticing changes, it’s always important to get these checked out with your doctor.

08/02/2025

On Thursday and I shared our passion for gut health and perimenopause. You can find our IG chat in our feeds.

Having a gut that works well is a key foundation of nutrition and something that I often work with clients on. You can be eating a fabulous, nourishing diet but if you’re digestion is not functioning well its going to be hard to absorb all the nutrients and put them to work supporting our bodies.

I hadn’t made the connection between a well functioning gut and in particular how constipation and bloating can effect our pelvic floor health.

is an expert on pelvic health and how this can support women with some of the symptoms that are more common during midlife that you might be familiar with but are little talked about- like stress incontinence (that we sometimes notice when we exercise or sneeze), and the number of times we have to go to the loo.

These aren’t something we have to live with, and Becky can help you to improve these symptoms (and more!). Do give her a follow

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05/02/2025

We will be live on IG at 930am tomorrow do come and listen to our chat about guts and bowels in and around menopause

04/02/2025

Here’s a little bit about what working 1-2-1 with me looks like.

If you have any questions or would like to find out more, feel free to book a chat.

I offer a FREE 30-minute, no-obligation health and energy review call. You can book by either:

* Sending me a DM
* Emailing me at hannah@crabtree-nutrition.co.uk

I’d love to have a chat with you!

31/01/2025

Hello there!

I’m Hannah, a Registered Nutritional Therapist (aka nutritionist) and Health Coach.

I support midlife women to transform their energy, balance their hormones, and finally feel like themselves again.

Why do I love this work? Because I’ve been there myself. When I hit perimenopause, I noticed shifts—energy dips, disrupted sleep, stubborn weight gain that didn’t respond the way it used to, and huge mood swings that left me feeling all over the place. Even though I knew the foundations of good nutrition, I had to tweak things—prioritising key nutrients, adjusting my approach, and finding what really worked for this stage of life. And that’s exactly what I help other women do.

I speak to women every day who feel stuck. They’ve tried low-calorie diets, fasting, cutting carbs, or spending a fortune on supplements… but nothing works long-term. They’re left feeling frustrated, exhausted, lacking confidence, and worried that things will never change.

But it can change. With the right nutrition and lifestyle tweaks, it’s absolutely possible to feel energised, confident, and in control of your health again. I help women find a way of eating that actually works for their body and lifestyle—without restriction or endless rules.

A little bit about me – I’m based in Berkhamsted with my husband, daughter, and our lovely dog Molly, and I have a son who is away at uni. In my free time, you’ll find me walking Molly, at a yoga class, or cooking up a new recipe. Last summer, I grew my first-ever cut flower garden, and now I’m hooked!

I feel so lucky to do a job I love—combining my passion for food, nutrition science, and helping women take back control of their health.

💛 If you’re ready to start feeling like YOU again, let’s chat. Send me a DM or head to www.crabtree-nutrition.co.uk to find out how I can help.

30/01/2025

Swapping refined carbs for wholegrain options is a simple change that can make a big difference! 🍞🍚🍝

Wholegrains help stabilise blood sugar, provide longer-lasting energy, support digestion, promote heart health, and are packed with nutrients.

WHEREAS

Can cause rapid spikes and crashes in blood sugar, leading to short bursts of energy followed by fatigue and cravings.

Overtime excess refined carbs can lead to weight gain. They are low in nutrients and fibre

Try switching:

White Bread ➡️ Wholegrain or Seeded Bread
White Rice ➡️ Brown Rice, Wild Rice
White Pasta ➡️ Wholewheat or Lentil Pasta.
White Flour ➡️ Wholemeal Flour
Breakfast cereals ➡️ Porridge Oats
White Tortillas ➡️ Wholegrain wraps

21/01/2025

If you skip breakfast or any other meal when you are trying to lose weight, its likely working against you

Skipping meals can actually make you more likely to overeat later because it leaves your body feeling very hungry.
When you’re too hungry, it’s harder to make healthy food choices, and your body may crave high-calorie, quick-energy foods.

Try Eating 3 regular meals. It helps keep your blood sugar levels steady, so you feel satisfied and have more control over what and how much you eat throughout the day.

Address

The Orchard Clinic, 4 Orchard Lane
Amersham
HP65AB

Website

http://www.crabtree-nutrition.co.uk/

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Do you feel you could, or you should feel better than you do?

Hi, I’m Hannah. I work with busy women in their 40’s and 50’s who would love to transform their health so that they feel energised, radiant, and their weight feels just right for them.

I use my nutrition expertise to help my clients make sense of all the information out there and find a way of eating that really works for their body – without the need to give up all their favourite foods! If this sounds like what you need, let’s work together to develop a personalised programme of small but really effective changes to help you achieve what’s important to you.