Hormones and Weight Gain in Women; What Is Really Going On And How to Fix It with Food

The first time Ama said it, she said it quietly. “I am eating less… but I am gaining weight.” She was not distressed the way patients sometimes are when weight is the obvious issue. Her concern was more precise. Her body felt different heavier in specific places, particularly around the middle. Her clothes fit differently […]
Your Body After Baby; A Dietitian’s Guide to Postpartum Nutrition and Weight Loss

The first thing Abena said to me was not about the baby. “I just don’t feel like myself.” Her baby was healthy. Feeding well. Sleeping as newborns sleep which is to say, unpredictably. From the outside, everything looked fine. But Abena’s body felt unfamiliar to her. Softer in places she did not expect. Heavier than […]
PCOS and Food: What Every Ghanaian Woman Needs to Know About Her Diet

I see patients every week as a dietitian in both corporate and clinical world , and I can tell you with certainty that PCOS is one of the most misunderstood conditions I encounter in my practice. Women arrive having already spent years trying to make sense of symptoms they could not explain irregular cycles, persistent […]