Mastering Women’s Health: Fasting, Fitness & Food With Sarah Ann Macklin

What healthy habits should you be prioritising when the media is throwing EVERYTHING at us?

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In this episode, registered nutritionist and Live Well, Be Well podcast host Sarah Ann Macklin reveals just how different women’s bodies really are – and why most health advice still ignores that. She and Alex dig into why women shouldn’t be skipping breakfast, the role of protein in stabilising hormones, and how to tweak training across the month without becoming obsessive.

Sarah also shares how omega-3, B12 and creatine fit into a sane supplement routine, what neurodiversity (ADHD, dyslexia) has taught her about food and the brain, and why self-compassion might be the most powerful “health hack” of all.

This is a must-listen if you're trying to improve your own daily rituals, but don't know what to believe online or where to start. Sarah cuts through the noise and delivers hard-hitting, well researched facts.

🎙️ About the guest:

Sarah Ann Macklin is a registered nutritionist (AFN), host of the Live Well, Be Well podcast and former model with a first-class degree in human nutrition. She writes The Compassionate Cure Substack, exploring the intersection of food, psychology and modern wellbeing.

✍️ Sarah Ann's Modern Rituals:

• Zone 2 walking pace

• 1-2 runs a week

• Strength training

• Protein in the morning

• Eggs

• Greek yogurt, chia & flax seeds, berries, kiwi

• Protein smoothie

• Form Nutrition protein powder

• Omega 3 (from algae or fish oil)

• Oily fish 3 times a week

• Minami supplements

• B12

• Creatine

• Electrolytes every morning

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00:00 – Quick-fire intro: phones, breakfast & male vs female nutrition

00:43 – Sarah’s morning routine & phone use limits

02:30 – Welcome Sarah Ann Macklin: nutritionist & Live Well Be Well host

03:17 – Why Sarah ditched “optimization culture” & discovered zone 2

05:12 – How Sarah structures zone 2 vs zone 4 training

07:31 – Strength training, muscle mass & women’s fear of “bulking”

09:59 – What a nutritionist actually eats for breakfast (and why protein wins)

13:51 – Intermittent fasting: why Sarah stopped (especially for women)

18:13 – Multi-day fasting: benefits, risks & who it might help

22:42 – Food psychology, disordered eating & why mindset changes metabolism

30:50 – Neurodiversity, ADHD/dyslexia & the power of omega-3s

36:23 – Supplements 101: omega-3, vitamin D, B12, creatine & electrolytes

42:21 – Travel, jet lag & Sarah’s recovery toolkit

47:11 – Male vs female nutrition, cycle tracking & training with your hormones

53:26 – Eating with your menstrual cycle: cravings, carbs & comfort food

56:17 – Habits Sarah is trying to stop (hello, bedtime phone…)

58:19 – Most overrated health advice & why discipline isn’t everything

1:00:14 – The #1 habit Sarah recommends: self-compassion

1:02:55 – Outro & where to find Sarah online