Your Daily Nutrition Guide With Holistic Health Expert Rose Ferguson – Full Body Reset, Remove Stress, Beat Cravings

Is It Hot In Here? Menopause Podcast

October 20, 2025 ∙ 46 mins
Episode 37

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Enter our giveaway for a free consultation with Menopause Care: https://www.menopausecare.co.uk/menopause-awareness-month-giveaway


This episode is your midlife health reset.


Nutrition expert Rose Ferguson joins Dr Naomi Potter to share the daily eating habits and holistic health tools every woman over 40 should know. And the best part? It's not rocket science.


Whether you're already food-conscious, or haven't a clue where to start, anyone can listen to Rose's simple tweaks and see their health span, gut health, stress levels, and sugar cravings dramatically transform.


From the perfect breakfast, to when is the best time to drink coffee, this conversation is brimming with nutritional health hacks.


Follow Rose below:

Rose's Instagram: @rosemaryferguson_

Rose's R Health Club: @rhealthclub

Rose's TikTok: @rosemaryferguson_

Rose's website: https://roseferguson.com/


Follow Dr. Naomi Potter below:

Naomi’s Instagram: @dr_naomipotter

Naomi’s TikTok: @dr_naomipotter


00:00 – Meet Rose & today’s plan

00:34 – What is functional medicine? Rose’s background

02:18 – Big themes: gut health, perimenopause & healthspan

03:24 – How Rose works: plans, movement, supplements

05:11 – Why extremes fail: keto, fasting & low-fat traps

06:53 – Protein hype vs fibre; carb confusion

08:30 – The binge–purge cycle & “resets”

11:48 – What a balanced plate actually looks like

13:53 – Food & hormones: sugar, insulin & midlife

15:07 – Beating cravings (without willpower)

18:31 – Breakfast that stops the 4pm crash

23:11 – Coffee, matcha & timing your caffeine

24:53 – 12-hour eating window & the 80/20 rule

28:19 – When “perfect” diets backfire: stress & basics

30:06 – Supplements that matter: vitamin D & magnesium

33:22 – Adaptogens, polyphenols & liver support (NAC)

35:34 – Probiotics vs fermented foods: what actually helps

36:54 – How to start a realistic 2-week reset

39:45 – Simple swaps that stick: snacks, walking, sleep

42:06 – Lost your energy? Protein, labs & adrenal support

44:43 – Hydration, GP checks & closing thoughts

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Podcast

Is It Hot In Here? Menopause Podcast

Episode

37

Date

October 20, 2025

Length

46 mins
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Is It Hot In Here? Menopause Podcast

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