Maryanne Bull - Registered Dietitian

20/09/2025

If you not feeling like you "ready" to make a change, read this caption 🥲

16/09/2025

Oooh this is so clever for a gluten free option!

16/09/2025

As exposure to the marketing of ultra-processed foods increases, the percentage of overweight children in South Africa rose from 9% in 2000 to 21% in 2022.

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04/09/2025

I really enjoyed researching for this topic and it seems like there is still so much to unpack when it comes to Nutrition In Menopause and how much certain nutrients like protein, vitamins and supplements can play a role at combating the symptoms and long term effects!

The main takeaways that I learnt were:

🏋 Higher protein is essential to combat muscle and bone breakdown due to changes in hormones
🏋 Quality and Type of Protein is important (include 50% of your protein source from vegetarian sources)
🏋 Ideally spread your protein throughout the day.
🏋 Avoid too high of a protein intake
🏋 Always drink plenty of water to flush the kidneys
🏋 Whey and Creatine can play a role for supplementing in women

Remember its never to late to start improving your health - even in your 60s you can still build muscle with strength training and upping your protein intake. (Strength training can be in the form of resistance exercises like pilates, dumbbell exercises, using resistance bands etc)

🙋🏼‍♀️ If you would love to learn heart healthy sources of protein, how to count your protein intake or to find out - "am I getting enough?" feel free to pop me a message and book an in-person or virtual consult!

What changes have YOU noticed with Perimenopause or Menopause?

21/08/2025

20/08/2025

Nice summary into the different calorie density of macronutrients...Nutrition 101

19/08/2025

This is so true. And it's the same with health behaviour, you have to find something you value more

23/04/2025

Very balanced view point on Ozempic and GLP-1 agonists