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Medical Doctor (MBBS, UCL) Nutritionist BSc
Helping you lose weight without losing your mind!

Founder The Food Effect Method 💚
Bestselling Author x2 📖
Instagram: Dr Michelle Braude qualified as a medical doctor (MBBS) at the prestigious University College London (UCL). During her medical studies, she completed a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Nutrition at King's College London. Being passionate about nutrition and healthy living, soon after graduating she decided to s

et up her own nutrition practice, The Food Effect, in 2012, which soon became hugely popular thanks to the results and word of mouth from many happy clients. Michelle combines her knowledge in the fields of medicine and nutrition, as well as her passion for cooking and all things food, to help clients with medical conditions, as well as those looking to lose weight, improve their diet, and optimise their overall health and well-being. She also specialises in fertility nutrition, and is the nutritionist for several top London private fertility clinics. Michelle also runs a popular online blog The Food Effect www.thefoodeffect.co.uk and she is regularly featured as an independent expert in The Times, The Daily Mail, The Telegraph, Hello! Magazine, Women's Health, Marie Claire, Healthy Diet, Byrdie Beauty and Healthy Food Guide Magazine. More recently, she is the author of the bestselling book The Food Effect Diet, which was serialised by The Times UK in January 2018, and her second book, The Food Effect Diet Vegan just recently came out. Dr Michelle on INSTAGRAM:

THE FOOD EFFECT Website: www.thefoodeffect.co.uk

20/07/2025

Summertime Favourite… My Zucchini, Tomato and Couscous Salad with Feta, Pomegranate, Mint and Creamy Tahini Dressing 🤤❤️

Vibrant, flavour-filled, waistline-friendly and packed with goodness - protein, fibre, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, healthy fats and more!!

Perfect for summer BBQs, picnics or light suppers. It keeps perfectly in the fridge for next-day leftovers or a brilliant packed lunch!

You can swap the feta for chickpeas or vegan feta to make it dairy-free or vegan — either way, it’s a total winner!

Full recipe is on THE FOOD EFFECT blog: www.thefoodeffect.co.uk 💚 Link is in my bio too! Let me know if you try it 😘

07/07/2025

Some simple things that brought me joy this weekend… 📸

Making Carrot Cake; A dinner with close friends (no pictures taken!); Sienna making Thank You cards for her teachers; my favourite snack 🥜❤️ delicious Sushi Takeout (rice and noodles included… even whilst staying slim and healthy on The Food Effect Method!) 🍣 getting 5 minutes to paint my nails; The Food Effect Homemade Hummus (nothing beats it!) ✨

If you want to ENJOY life, look and feel your best self, without calorie counting, hunger or deprivation - DM me about my 1:1 services.

02/07/2025

Who knew Pret served life advice too?! 🧊

“Best when chilled (as indeed we all are).”

Wise words!! Thanks 🧡

30/06/2025

Pure joy!! 💖🧿 Caught in the moment by 📸

Grateful for life’s every day blessings! 🙏🏽🪬 Simple, happy and tranquil times is all I’m after these days.

22/06/2025

When The Food Effect Raw Chocolate Truffle Balls double as Swedish “Chokladbollar” 😍

Had such fun celebrating Swedish Midsommar with my gorgeous special friend and the loveliest ladies!

Here’s to lots more sunshine, happy times and carefree get-togethers! Just what my soul needed! Praying for peace, light and kindness in the rest of the world asap 🙏🏽🕊️

05/06/2025

Nothing beats this! 💙 Coffee, clients, sea, sunshine and family time… all the things I love. Not necessarily in that order! 😉

I took a few days off from posting to enjoy the precious time away with my family. I’ve still been doing remote follow-up consultations with my clients on The Food Effect Method Program because...

1. I genuinely love my work and never find the client side draining! (unlike social media which can be)

2. It doesn’t detract from my joy when balanced with family time. Everyone is different - my work is my passion and it doesn’t relax me to cut off from it completely (aside from on Shabbat).

3. I’m committed to providing the best service to all my clients and don’t “disappear” when I’m away!

If you’d like to find out more about becoming a client and working together 1:1, feel free to DM me any time! 💚

01/06/2025

WORTH IT INDULGENCE 🍰 Not a fat-free, sugar-free, dairy-free cheesecake. I enjoy the REAL DEAL!! Here’s why…

I don’t often indulge in refined sugar filled cakes, cookies and sweets. And don’t recommend for anyone to in excess on the daily!

Absolutely NOTHING to do with weight. The things I eat as my every day staples (nuts, nut butter, hummus, tahini, avocado…) are FAR more calorific.

Refined sugar filled-foods just don’t make me feel good. And because I never feel hungry or restricted eating The Food Effect way, I don’t often crave unhealthy processed sugary foods. Because I’m always satisfied, and I LOVE the foods I eat. My clients express the same once they begin eating this way.

That being said, REAL decadent cheesecake is something I totally adore and will most definitely enjoy, especially on Shavuot, a festival that comes around once a year!

I love it, so I have it! ZERO GUILT!!

I enjoy every mouthful. I don’t worry or stress about it after, I just get back to my usual way of eating. And that’s exactly how I teach my clients to eat.

Learning to eat this way also eliminates the all too common “binge, restrict” cycle that I see so many clients coming to see me to help them overcome.

So ENJOY YOUR CHEESECAKE (or whatever your worthwhile indulgence is!) No guilt!

Eat it. Enjoy! Move on. Love life! That’s The Food Effect Method Way 😘💚💖

27/05/2025

Fun fact: creating meals using random things I have sitting in the fridge is my superpower 🧚🏼‍♀️

A meal I put together for myself before a few days away, wanting to use up a few last leftovers.

Easy, simple, delicious and ticks all nutrition boxes (protein ✅ fibre ✅ healthy fats ✅)

If you want to learn how to create healthy meals effortlessly without needing to wrack your brain, or input everything into a calorie counter or macro tracker 🆘 DM me to find out more about my 1:1 work with clients. It’s life changing!

22/05/2025

Fashion, food, flowers and a day with gorgeous, inspiring and impactful women… what more could I want! And I learnt how to arrange a flower bouquet! 💐

Thank you for the magnificent event today.

Nothing better than women supporting women 💖

19/05/2025

Some recent snaps from the past week and weekend. Loving and appreciating THE SIMPLE THINGS in the life 🥑🍓☕️🫶🏽

One area I’ve ALWAYS had this approach to is NUTRITION…

You don’t need a new diet, calorie counter, macro tracker… SIMPLICITY when it comes to nutrition is what works! And most importantly, lasts!

Amongst all the diet fads that have come and gone, THE FOOD EFFECT METHOD has stood the test of time since 2012 and is still going strong; Helping people to lose weight FOR LIFE, without losing their mind!

If you’re ready to try it, give me a shout!

Link to book a free call is in my bio 💚

13/05/2025

Some recent Food Effect Method meals sent to me by my amazing clients! 🙌🏽💚💖

Quick Note: The Food Effect Method doesn’t require any cooking if you don’t want to or don’t have time!

If any of these meals seem like too much effort, know that I mainly provide SUPER SIMPLE meal ideas that you can whip up in MINUTES — think eggs, hummus or cottage cheese on rice cakes topped with sliced tomato and avocado. 🧚🏼‍♀️ It’s all about making it work for YOU! And that’s exactly what I do!

And if you love cooking and trying new recipes, I can provide exactly that (while losing weight!) too.

These snapshots are from a mixture of clients who either love to cook, don’t have time to cook but love getting creative in the kitchen when they do, or sent me pics of their delicious healthy hotel breakfasts while away on holiday.

We all approach eating differently, and that’s a wonderful thing!

There’s no “one size fits all” when it comes to healthy eating - that’s the beauty of The Food Effect lifestyle and at the heart of my 1:1 work with clients. Feel free to get in touch if you’d like to find out more.

I hope these meals inspire you towards a healthy, nourishing and delicious way of eating! Which one appeals to you the most?? I’d love to hear 💬👇🏽

31/03/2025

From zero glam to Insta worthy… never met a stuffed date I didn’t love!

🌟 Late night Peanut Butter Stuffed Dates

🌟 The Food Effect Hummus Stuffed Dates - created years ago… still a staple!

🌟 Pistachio Butter and Pecan Stuffed Dates

🌟 Cream Cheese stuffed dates topped with Walnuts drizzled with Honey or Date Syrup… divine!

Countless more delicious (and more decadent!) stuffed date combos, but these are some of my simple go-to’s when I want a quick and easy, delicious, satisfying snack!

And all are in from Day 1 on The Food Effect Method - even if you’re looking to lose weight.

What’s your favourite?? I’d love to hear!

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