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MetaWell Personalised Nutrition and Corporate Wellness with
Minna Wood (MSc, mBANT, CNHC), Digestive and Menopause Health Specialist Let me help.

MetaWell is a personalised nutrition, lifestyle medicine and mindset coaching clinic based in Bracknell (Berkshire UK), founded by Minna Wood (MSc, mBANT, CNHC). Minna is a BANT registered nutrition and lifestyle medicine practitioner, digestive and menopause health specialist and mindset coach. Book a free discovery call with Minna to see how nutritional therapy and lifestyle medicine can help yo

u achieve your health goals:
https://calendly.com/metawell/

Do you need help with supporting your staff and team wellbeing? https://metawell.co.uk/workplace-wellness/

Grab your copy of the Happy Gut - Happy You guide and get simple diet and lifestyle hacks to your inbox:
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Save the date! I'm joining Faye Andrews from MoveMindset for one of her menopause walks in August. Feel free to join us ...
19/07/2025

Save the date!

I'm joining Faye Andrews from MoveMindset for one of her menopause walks in August.

Feel free to join us for a good chat as we move our bodies and connect with others. ๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ ๐Ÿค

Sunday swim at Bray lake. What a way to start a day! In water with the sun. ๐ŸŒŠโ˜€๏ธI did a lovely 800m swim at 7.30am in the...
13/07/2025

Sunday swim at Bray lake. What a way to start a day!

In water with the sun. ๐ŸŒŠโ˜€๏ธ

I did a lovely 800m swim at 7.30am in the beautifully calm water, with other humans as well as wildlife.

Air temperature was around 17C making it feel much cooler than the water (almost 25 according to the board).

One of my must-do health "hacks" is to exercise outside under sun/daylight first thing in the morning.

And another one is not to fear sun during the day either.

Your skin and eyes have photoreceptors that entrain your circadian rhythm, support better hormone balance, energy levels and mood and help you sleep better.

Full spectrum sun/daylight has healing properties and protects your body.

You body is practically like a plant - it needs sunlight to thrive!

Get regular sun exposure but do it responsibly, gradually, carefully and sensibly.

And know your own tolerance.

Remember, humans evolved under the sun for millions of years, when nobody had heard of sunglasses or sun creams yet!

If you want to read more about the benefits of sunlight (even for your weight management!) and how to protect you skin from the sun from inside out with different foods, comment 'SUN' below ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ save I'll send you my latest newsletter.

It's Reducing plastics is not just for the planet (although this is hugely important since planetary health is directly...
04/07/2025

It's

Reducing plastics is not just for the planet (although this is hugely important since planetary health is directly linked to human health), but also for your health.

Read my blog post on how plastic exposure can affect your health and what to do about.

https://metawell.co.uk/plastic-free-july/

Be one of the ๐Ÿ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐œ๐ค๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ....to get an ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ% ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ a ground-breaking gut microbiome test, only just launched in t...
29/06/2025

Be one of the ๐Ÿ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐œ๐ค๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ..
..to get an ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ% ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ a ground-breaking gut microbiome test, only just launched in the UK!

Your gut microbiome plays a crucial role in your health.

The diversity and composition of your microbiome is like a fingerprint, specific to you and reflecting your lifestyle, diet and environment.

Your inner ecosystem of gut microbes has the potential to operate as a balanced community promoting health...
..or to develop into dysbiosis when there is an imbalance of microbes, with an overgrowth of pathogenic bacteria, while health-promoting beneficial bacteria are lacking or low in abundance.

MetaXploreโ„ข GI Plus uses metagenomic sequencing to identify your individual microbial signature from over 28,000 species, including bacteria, archaea, fungi, and parasites.

It also looks at gastrointestinal health markers such as intestinal inflammation, digestive secretions, intestinal barrier function and systemic inflammation.

Analysing the microbes in your poo can bring to light how your unique gut microbiome may be impacting your health and wellbeing now and in the future.

Knowledge is a powerful ally on the pathway to improving your health.

Iโ€™m looking for ๐Ÿ ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž who want to be the first to try this new, cutting-edge functional gut microbiome test and are interested in understanding how their gut health is impacting their overall health.

๐•€๐•— ๐•š๐•Ÿ ๐••๐• ๐•ฆ๐•“๐•ฅ, ๐•ค๐•ฅ๐•’๐•ฃ๐•ฅ ๐•จ๐•š๐•ฅ๐•™ ๐•ฅ๐•™๐•– ๐•˜๐•ฆ๐•ฅ!

Now you can be one of the lucky ones who can start with this amazing test and take advantage of the exclusive discounted price.

Youโ€™ll get deep insights into your gut health, microbial balance and digestive function, as well as my and the lab's interpretation on how these relate to your health issues.

You'll of course also get my clinical support and evidence-based recommendations to optimise your gut health.

๐ƒ๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ!

Let's reset your gut to support your health!

This offer is ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ!

To find out more email/message me or book a free discovery call via the calendly link in the comments. ๐Ÿ‘‡

Is your company all set for staff wellbeing events after summer holidays? If not, Iโ€™d love to help you with it.September...
25/06/2025

Is your company all set for staff wellbeing events after summer holidays?
If not, Iโ€™d love to help you with it.

September is the new โ€˜New Yearโ€™! ๐Ÿ˜Š

September is a great time to instill new healthy habits in your staff as people often feel they are ready to start something new at that time of year.

Itโ€™s also a great time to start preparing your body and building up your resilience, both physically and mentally, for the darker and cooler months.

Checking your vitamin D level with an easy finger prick test, for instance, and then optimising the level with a high-quality supplement can make a big difference in your immune health and reduce illness in the office and the number of people taking sick leave. This is something I can help you with.

I'd also love to share with you how to support female health and the menopause transition, mental health, digestive health, stress and resilience, as well as how to harness the power of positive mindset.

And with the weight loss injections becoming more and more popular and widely used, would your staff like to know about the serious side effects and the long-term consequences of them and how they can support satiety and hunger signalling and weight loss in a more natural and sustainable ways, with nutrition and lifestyle?

Which of these topics would your staff benefit from learning more about?

Supporting staff wellbeing is something I'm very passionate about, and particularly women's health, as women are often juggling so many plates in their lives, which often leads to stress, overwhelm, and poor diet and lifestyle choices, only to keep a vicious stress cycle going.

Employers who take employee wellbeing seriously are the winners as they will be able to retain and attract the best talent and see an increase in workplace engagement and happiness, as well as productivity and profits.

I would love an opportunity to chat with you about your companyโ€™s staff wellbeing projects and help you plan ahead.

Please let me know if you want to know more and let's arrange a quick chat.

Photo at the Mindset Unlimited 2025 - The Joy of Food panel discussion.
Photo credit: Nikki Ochtman

Pedro The Poo is ready for Mindset Unlimited festival. ๐Ÿ’ฉHe can't wait to show you what your bowel movements tell about y...
20/06/2025

Pedro The Poo is ready for Mindset Unlimited festival. ๐Ÿ’ฉ

He can't wait to show you what your bowel movements tell about your gut health and give you a couple of tips to improve them.

Please don't put up with daily gut symptoms such as bloating and constipation. They are pretty easy to fix.

I've had clients who tell me they've "always only had 2-3 poos a week and never gone daily" and when they start making small changes in their diet and lifestyle and sometimes with the help of some high-quality supplements, soon enough they have daily ๐Ÿ’ฉ๐Ÿ’ฉ!

I love this comment by one of my clients:
"I underestimated how good it feels to go to the toilet daily. I feel amazing!" ๐Ÿ’ฉ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿ’ฉ

And don't just expect your gut to improve and nothing else, it always has a knock-on effect on everything else, especially your moods and mental health.

Social proof is vital for the success of any business but even more so for small businesses.Many of my lovely clients ha...
19/06/2025

Social proof is vital for the success of any business but even more so for small businesses.

Many of my lovely clients have left beautiful testimonials and Google reviews after working with me and it's never too late to do so if you've worked with me but haven't had a chance to do this yet.

So if you've worked with me on a 1-1 basis on any of these:
๐Ÿ’œ Personalised nutrition programme
๐Ÿ’œ Wellness Check
๐Ÿ’œ Diet MOT
๐Ÿ’œ Vitamin D Check

๐Ÿ’œ OR if I've delivered a talk in your workplace, or
๐Ÿ’œ run a webinar or course for your organisation
..I'd be very grateful if you could leave me feedback here on LinkedIn under Recommendations in my profile, on Google reviews (use the QR code in the image), or via a DM.

Recommendations, testimonials and endorsements are crucial for the future of my small business, and I really appreciate your support.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. ๐Ÿ’–

17/06/2025

Don't miss Mindset Unlimited festival 2025.

This Saturday all day at Elms Field, Wokingham.

It's going to be a fab day! โ˜€๏ธ

Let's chat about your health, food and nutrition at my stall....
..and come and join us for The Joy of Food panel discussion at 10am on the Unwrapped Stage.

Looking forward to seeing you there. ๐Ÿฅฐ

Who's coming to Mindset Unlimited festival next Saturday? It's going to be fabulous! 2024 was huge! 2025 will be even bi...
15/06/2025

Who's coming to Mindset Unlimited festival next Saturday?

It's going to be fabulous! 2024 was huge!

2025 will be even bigger and better! And the weather gods are on our side! โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿฅณ

It's a family festival so there will many things for the kids too.

I will be at my MetaWell stall with Pedro ๐Ÿ’ฉ all day and at the Unwrapped Stage at 10am taking part in a panel discussion about The Joy Of food with Sasi Krishnan and Melanie Gabbi

I'd love to see you there!

Come and say hello and let's chat about your health.

13/06/2025

How often do you slow down and let your nervous system reset?

Stress and cortisol could be the reasons for your stubborn abdominal fat.

If you struggle with your weight and particularly central weight gain, stress and cortisol could be driving it.

Stress hormones keep your body in fight or flight mode and switch your physiology on a survival mode.

Your body thinks there's an immediate threat or danger and it triggers several physiological changes in your body.

One of these is to hold on to your fat reserves for dear life.

Burning fat for energy is deprioritised and weight loss will be very difficult.

On top of that, fat cells in your tummy area have a higher concentration of cortisol receptors.

Cortisol increases the activity of an enzyme that leads to fat accumulation.

Cortisol also pulls out glucose from stores, triggering insulin release.

Long term, higher insulin levels lead to insulin resistance, promoting fat storage.

Chronic stress interferes with fat breakdown and increases visceral fat accumulation around your organs.

This is the most dangerous type of fat.

Stress also disrupts also and together these can change your eating behaviour.

When you are stressed and after a poor night of sleep you are not prone to craving energy-dense foods, foods high in fat and refined carbohydrates, and quick processed foods.

You also find it much more difficult to resist temptation when you are stressed.

So if you are struggling with your weight, these are pretty compelling reasons for focusing on stress reduction.

Each day can you "freeze the show" for a short moment and just enjoy stillness?

This sends your body a safety signal.

Only when your body feels safe, weight loss is possible.

There are also many foods that support the stress response, blood sugar balance and insulin signalling as well as increase satiety hormones such as GLP-1 that all support better weight management in a more natural and safer way than the ever so popular weight loss injections.

To discuss how working with a nutritionist can help you with sustainable weight loss, feel free to book a free discovery call and let's chat.
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Who Am I?

Hello, Iโ€™m Minna, a Nutrition Geek & Gut Health Detective!

Iโ€™m here to help people dig deeper, in order to understand the root causes of chronic symptoms and help them feel better for good.

I enjoy showing my clients how health starts on the plate & in the mind and how the little creatures in the gut, aka the gut microbiome, affect the health of our whole body and mind, and how, in turn, our food and lifestyle influence these creatures that call our bodies their home.

Our environment โ€“ 24/7 society, chronically busy and stressed lives and constant temptation of unhealthy, sugary and processed foods โ€“ doesnโ€™t really encourage us to stay healthy and balanced. And constant conflicting headlines in the media about what's healthy and what's not can be very confusing! We all know that fad diets donโ€™t work! Instead, sustainable and consistent changes in lifestyle are required to achieve permanent long-term results. And sometimes we just need help to kickstart the process, and I'm here if you need support!