Garden of Nutrition, Rachel Robertson, Nutritional Therapist

31/01/2026

At 5pm tomorrow, we start The Calm Gut Method, a six-week, supported, gut-healing programme, which introduces simple but important stages in sequence, each building on the last, to nourish, calm, and cleanse your gut, so you can enjoy food, your body and life again.🧘‍♀️

It's not too late to join, and in the first week we will be easing in gently, starting with getting in place the diet of warming soups and stews, ready for the herbal magic that will follow, step by step.🍲

This weekend marks the ancient Celtic celebration of Imbolc, the gentle awakening of the earth. The Calm Gut Method will be a bridge to awaken and harness your body's natural healing powers to be rejuvenated in time for spring.🌷

I'm extra excited to be offering this amazing programme right now, in harmony with the seasons. There's still time to sign up and I'm here to answer any questions you may have.💛

A six week live online gut-healing programme

26/01/2026

🍗ANCESTRAL NUTRITION
🌿TRADITIONAL WESTERN HERBALISM
📝EDUCATION & EMPOWERMENT

A six-week live online gut-healing programme starting February 1st with expert guidance from Rachel Robertson, Naturopathic Nutritionist, Colonic Hydrotherapist, Gut Health Specialist and Foraging Guide.

💫Included:

* Weekly live sessions and Q&A
* Weekly video and written content
* A supportive, encouraging group forum
* BONUS: SPRING FORAGING MASTERCLASS - 5 TRADITIONAL HERBS TO CALM AND HEAL YOUR GUT

🌿Do you want to feel calm and confident in your digestion for good - able to eat without fear and trust your body to respond well?

🌤️Have you had bloating, gas, constipation or diarrhoea, reflux, or ongoing digestive discomfort; tried countless supplements?

✨The Calm Gut Method is a supported, short, powerful and nourishing cleanse that creates real change by:

👩🏻‍🏫Helping you identify your individual gut patterns, and understand which foods and herbs are right for your digestion.

🧘🏻‍♀️Guiding you through six clear stages, beginning with calming and nourishing the gut to build resilience for the deeper work.

https://rachelrobertsongutspecialist.myflodesk.com/uy2aeyipqy

https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=595688&stype=-9&sTG=11&sView=day&sLoc=1&sTrn=100000016

We are multi-disciplinary complementary health clinic serving our local community. We aim to give you first class treatments at prices that everyone can afford.

21/01/2026

🌿 I find it fascinating how poor gut health so often underlies other health issues.

👩🏻‍⚕️ I see clients daily with mental health struggles, hormone imbalances, skin outbreaks, low thyroid function, and migraines — and the gut is almost always playing a role.

⚠️ When your gut isn’t working well, it can release toxins that burden the body, creating stagnation or inflammation — much like any external toxin you’re exposed to. Until the gut is supported properly, overall health can’t truly be optimised.

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✨ A Client Case Study (name changed) ✨
How improving gut health cleared eczema and calmed anxiety

When Erica first came to see me, she was dealing with:

🔸 Persistent eczema with frequent (sometimes severe) flare-ups
🔸 Bloating and gas, even with healthy or fatty foods
🔸 Sluggish bowel movements
🔸 Mild anxiety and low mood — all worse before her period

😔 She felt she had tried everything. Juice cleanses had helped temporarily, but the eczema always returned. By the time we worked together, she felt exhausted and disheartened by the cycle.

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🍲 We began by changing her diet in a way that felt manageable rather than extreme. Once Erica realised she could still eat plenty of satisfying, nourishing food, the process became much easier.

🔍 One key insight was that she simply wasn’t eating enough. On such a restricted intake, it was impossible for her to meet her nutrient needs — especially for liver clearance of oestrogen, and for skin and brain health.

✨ As her nourishment improved, so did her mood — and her eczema began to settle.

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🌿 Her digestion, which had been tense and reactive at the start, also improved through:
✔️ Targeted dietary changes
✔️ Bile salts to support fat absorption
✔️ Calming and lubricating herbs

🌱 The most noticeable shift came when we introduced herbs and a supplement chosen specifically for her gallbladder, liver, and gut fermentation. We then gradually reintroduced foods she’d previously reacted to — starting with the ones she missed most.

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🌸 Today, Erica eats a varied, nourishing diet.
She still approaches certain foods with awareness and moderation — but it feels easy and sustainable.

✨ She continues supportive herbs for her gallbladder
✨ Her gut is no longer an issue
✨ Her anxiety has eased
✨ Her eczema is now largely a thing of the past, only flaring occasionally after the odd indulgent weekend

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💚 You really can overcome gut problems when you break down what’s happening, understand your body, and work through it in stages.

✨ I’m so excited to be supporting people through this process in The Calm Gut Method — my six-week online gut-healing programme starting February 1st.

💳 A payment plan is available, and I’m very happy to answer any questions by phone or email.

You can book a clarity call with me here:

https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=595688&stype=-9&sTG=11&sView=day&sLoc=1&sTrn=100000016

All the details of the programme are here:

https://rachelrobertsongutspecialist.myflodesk.com/uy2aeyipqy

https://anahatahealth.co.uk

https://anahatahealth.co.uk/therapies/colonics-and-cleanses/

At Anahata our mission is to make natural therapies – with professional, experienced practitioners – accessible to everyone, not a luxury for a privileged few. Whether you're seeking relaxation and rejuvenation, or vital healing of body and mind, we want you to be able to access the expert support you need.

We are multi-disciplinary complementary health clinic serving our local community. We aim to give you first class treatments at prices that everyone can afford.

18/01/2026

✨ The Calm Gut Method
A six-week live online gut-healing programme starting February 1st ✨

🌿Do you want to feel calm, steady, and confident in your digestion again - able to eat without fear and trust your body to respond well?

🫖Are you ready to step away from chasing quick fixes and instead learn how to support your digestive system long-term, in a way that feels nourishing rather than restrictive?

🌤️Many people come to this work after years of bloating, gas, constipation or diarrhoea, reflux, or ongoing digestive discomfort - often having tried countless supplements without lasting change. The Calm Gut Method offers a different approach.

👣This six-week live online group programme is designed to help you understand your digestion and what it needs to feel safe, supported, and resilient.

✨ The Calm Gut Method will:

👩🏻‍🏫Help you identify your individual gut tissue state, and understand which foods and herbs best support your digestion

🧘🏻‍♀️Guide you through six clear stages, beginning with calming and nourishing the gut to build stability, before moving on to what it needs next - whether that’s cooling, lubricating, stimulating, or clearing

🌿Teach you which foods and herbs support each stage, so you know exactly how to eat in a way that works with your body

🤗Offer practical, step-by-step guidance, allowing you to make changes week by week without overwhelm

🍲Drawing on ancestral nutrition and Western herbal humoural medicine, Rachel Robertson -Naturopathic Nutritional Therapist, Colonic Therapist, and Gut Health Specialist - will guide you through weekly live sessions, supported by videos, PDFs, and a private online forum for ongoing support.

🫶This programme prioritises calming and strengthening the digestive terrain first, creating a safe foundation for healing before introducing any stimulation or clearing.

👉 If you’re ready to understand your gut, trust your body again, and build a calm, resilient digestive system, The Calm Gut Method is here to support you.

🙏Please share with anyone you think might find the course useful.

🔗 https://rachelrobertsongutspecialist.myflodesk.com/uy2aeyipqy

You can also book a clarity call with me:

https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=595688&stype=-9&sTG=11&sView=day&sLoc=1&sTrn=100000016

https://anahatahealth.co.uk/

https://anahatahealth.co.uk/therapies/colonics-and-cleanses/

At Anahata our mission is to make natural therapies – with professional, experienced practitioners – accessible to everyone, not a luxury for a privileged few. Whether you're seeking relaxation and rejuvenation, or vital healing of body and mind, we want you to be able to access the expert support you need.

01/01/2026

🎉Happy Nourishing You🎉

After the excess of Christmas feasting, join me to take a gentle return to light, nourishing meals 🍲 — soups, broths, and easy-to-digest proteins that help your digestion find its rhythm again.

3-Day Calm Your Gut Challenge - starts tomorrow at 11am 🎉

Over three gentle days, you’ll learn how to:
✨ Make simple soups and protein meals that truly nourish
✨ Support digestion and encourage gentle bowel movements
✨ Calm bloating, gas, and sluggishness
✨ Understand why your gut reacts the way it does

This is a short, simple reset — no extremes, no deprivation 🙏
Just nourishing food, practical guidance, and space for your digestion to catch up.

✨ The 3-Day Calm Your Gut Challenge starts Friday 2nd January ✨

https://rachelrobertsongutspecialist.myflodesk.com/gutreset

Comment below or message me if you have any questions 💌

10/12/2025

✨ Winter is the season for warming foods — not just hot meals, but ingredients and herbs that naturally warm the body from the inside out.

These help boost your energy, keep you regular, and calm bloating + gas. 💛

Here are some simple ways to add more warmth this month:

🔥 On-the-Go Warmth

Carry a hot soup or a flask of tea so you can warm up meals when only cold food is available.

🍎 Festive Twist

Gently heat apple or orange juice and add Christmas spices like cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, clove & ginger.

☕️ Everything Mulled

Add these spices to coffee or rooibos. For extra gut-calming bitterness, try adding organic orange zest or a pinch of dandelion root.

🥣 Savoury Warmth

Use garlic, ginger & turmeric in soups and stews to support digestion and circulation.

🌶 Fiery Condiments

Mustard, horseradish, piccalilli & wasabi help break down meat and fish, making them easier to digest while clearing congestion at the same time.

✨ Feeling heavy, bloated or sluggish after the Christmas treats?

You’re not alone ❤️

If you’d love to start January feeling lighter, clearer and more supported, join my FREE 3-Day Calm Your Gut Challenge on January 2nd, 3rd & 4th — all online.

I’ll be guiding you as a Nutritionist, Colonic Hydrotherapist & Gut Health Specialist through 3 interactive sessions designed to reset your digestion after the festive season.

Over the 3 days, you’ll:

🌿 Learn the foundations of gut healing using my 4 pillars

🍵 Make simple, soothing remedies you can use at home

💛 Try gentle food & herb-based practices to calm bloating and support motility

📄 Receive recipes, daily prompts & a supportive space to stay on track

✨ If you joined last year, this round brings brand-new recipes, updated herb demos, fresh foraging guidance and deeper gut-health teaching.

Start the new year with a calmer gut, more energy, and a clearer sense of what your body needs.

👉 Sign up and join me live

https://rachelrobertsongutspecialist.myflodesk.com/gutreset

30/01/2025

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿I'm half Scottish, and haggis always brings back memories of childhood trips to my grandparents in Edinburgh. What traditional, nutrient-dense foods are part of your heritage?🔥

16/01/2025

🌿 Nourishing Traditions 🌟

The clearest path for me through the dense, confusing forest 🌳 of nutritional advice and ever-changing fads is traditional eating. Across all cultures, you’ll find common practices like fermenting foods 🥒 and nose-to-tail eating 🐄. Why? Because these methods were designed to extract the maximum nutrition, especially when it was most needed.

In winter ❄️, we need warming, strengthening foods 🍲 to keep us going. For those with distressed guts, this is even more crucial. Nutrient-dense food becomes essential because poor gut health often means reduced absorption of nutrients.

🤝 Reconnecting with Tradition 🕰️

So, where do we find these recipes? One way is by reconnecting with old family traditions 🏡. My husband grew up in Michigan, USA 🇺🇸, where the freezing winters 🥶 called for hearty meals. His dad would make a massive pot of chilli 🌶️ and leave it out on the veranda, where it would semi-freeze. My husband and his hungry siblings would help themselves throughout the day.

I’ve adapted this recipe for distressed guts: cutting out the beans and adding nutrient-dense ingredients like chicken liver, lamb kidney, and lamb heart, blended seamlessly with vegetables 🥕 and passata 🍅. It’s hearty, nutritious, and gut-friendly – perfect for the colder months! ❄️💪

02/01/2025

🤩 Happy New Gut! 🤩
🩷Last day to join - starts tomorrow!
On the 3rd, 4th and 5th of January 2025, I'm running a FREE 3-day online challenge to help you CALM YOUR GUT, with a bit of remote foraging into the bargain.
What you'll get out of the challenge:
🩵Take away a simple, at-home strategy that you can use at any time to reduce pain, bloating and gas
🩵Understand the root causes of your gut health problems
🩵Learn how to forage common medicinal herbs to soothe your gut
In the 1-hour Facebook live each day:
💜We'll make together a gut-supporting food or herbal remedy
💜I'll share with you expert info on gut health
💜Q&A
If you think your gut could do with a reset this January then I really encourage you to come along!
Click on the link below to join.
https://rachelrobertsongutspecialist.myflodesk.com/gutreset
Rachel Robertson
Nutritional Therapist
Gut Health Specialist
www.anahatahealth.co.uk/therapies/colonics-and-cleanses

30/12/2024

🌱 Healing Your Gut is More Than Physical 🌟

Did you know healing your gut isn’t just a physical cleanse—it’s an emotional one too? 🧠💖

Your gut is your ‘second brain’ 🧠, deeply connected to your emotions. Stress, grief, and unresolved feelings can get stored in the gut, creating tension and even physical symptoms like bloating, constipation, and discomfort. 😣💭

When we heal the gut - through diet, herbs 🌿, and practices like colonic hydrotherapy 💧- we’re not just releasing toxins; we’re letting go of emotional baggage too. 🕊️✨ Many of my clients describe feeling lighter, calmer, and more at peace after their first colonic, as though they’ve shed something they didn’t even realise they were holding onto. 🌈🌸

Healing your gut isn’t just about ending the physical discomfort - it’s about creating space for emotional clarity and calm too. 🧘‍♀️✨

If this resonates with you, join my FREE 3-Day Calm Your Gut Challenge. 🌟💚 You’ll learn simple, soothing ways to reduce gut discomfort, calm your system, and take the first step toward physical and emotional healing. 🌿💖

👇 Click below to join now! 👇
https://rachelrobertsongutspecialist.myflodesk.com/gutreset

30/12/2024

🎄Oh Christmas tree, how lovely are your needles🎄

28/12/2024

🎄🫖Now that Christmas is behind us, I imagine many of you, like me, are looking for ways to feel healthier and more balanced. My personal weakness is dark chocolate, so I’ve been experimenting with alternatives that are delicious, punchy and gut-friendly.

Enter: Christmas Chai. A cup of rooibos tea infused with warming spices like ginger, cinnamon, and cardamom - plus any other festive gems I can find in my spice drawer - is doing wonders for my cravings and my gut.

Did you know aromatic spices like these help relax the muscles of the gut and can ease bloating and gas?

In my 3-Day Calm Your Gut Free Challenge, I’ll show you even more simple, soothing ways to nourish your gut, reduce discomfort, and bring calm to your whole system. It’s time to feel good again. Join me!

👉https://rachelrobertsongutspecialist.myflodesk.com/gutreset