Solo Episode: Emily’s Wellness Q&A + Current Health Rituals

takeaways

1. Emily shares her personal sleep hygiene routine, including consistent bedtimes aiming for 8+ hours, mouth taping (after reading the book Breath), temperature control with air conditioning, and blackout blinds.

2. She discusses swapping coffee for matcha to avoid jitters and adrenal strain, and moving away from a fully plant-based diet after a SIBO diagnosis by reintroducing fish, chicken and varied proteins for her gut health.

3. She talks about creating variety in exercise — running, strength training, reformer Pilates, walking and racket sport — to stay motivated, and taking magnesium and saffron in the evenings.

4. On women's health, she reflects on women being historically excluded from clinical trials until the 1990s and the resulting under-research of conditions like PCOS and endometriosis.

5. She covers questions on hormone trackers and wearables (Oura, Whoop, Fitbit), the DUTCH test, Randox Health, and the mixed reliability of at-home food intolerance tests versus elimination diets.

6. She names cutting down or quitting alcohol and prioritising sleep as the biggest game-changers on her health journey, and shares approaches to managing health anxiety, including a CBT-style reframing technique.

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