Cholesterol & Heart Health Blog

Recipe Book, Heart-Healthy Living Course or 1:1 Coaching If you’ve landed here, chances are you care about your heart health, but you may not be sure what kind of support you actually need. Maybe you’ve recently been told your cholesterol is raised. Maybe you want to lose weight in a way that also supports your heart. Maybe you are overwhelmed by conflicting advice. Or maybe you know the theory, but you are struggling to turn it into consistent habits. Over the last few years

I deliberately reduced my fibre intake before a half marathon and was surprised by how much hungrier I felt. Here’s what that week taught me about fibre, fullness, weight management and lowering LDL cholesterol.

Healthy ageing is about far more than how your body looks. Learn how looking after your heart, cholesterol, strength and fitness now can help you keep doing the things you love for years to come.

When life gets stressful, looking after your health can suddenly feel much harder. You might sleep less well. You might feel more tired. Exercise can feel like another thing on an already impossible to-do list. And you may find yourself reaching for food more often, not because you are physically hungry, but because you are stressed, overwhelmed, angry, worried or simply exhausted. And unfortunately, emotional eating rarely makes us crave cucumber sticks. The foods we tend to

Trying to lower cholesterol or improve your health can feel overwhelming when there are so many changes to make. Discover why layering small, sustainable habits and noticing how they make you feel can create lasting change while you work towards bigger results like lower cholesterol and weight loss.

When you’re trying to lower your cholesterol, lose weight or improve your health, it’s natural to want results quickly. But impatience can make the process harder. Here’s how to stop wishing the time away and make sustainable progress while still enjoying your life.

Eating healthily but still have high cholesterol? A generally healthy diet and one specifically designed to lower LDL cholesterol aren’t always the same thing. Here’s what to look at, from soluble fibre and saturated fat to genetics and family history.

Trying to lower high cholesterol can quickly become overwhelming when every search gives you more advice. Discover why focusing on a few realistic, heart-healthy habits can be more effective than trying to do everything perfectly.

Why do healthy habits finally stick with 1:1 coaching when previous attempts have failed? Dr Kirstyn explains how personalised support helps clients recognise progress, understand what works for them and build the confidence to maintain realistic changes.

For years, I said I was going to try to drink less and try to exercise more. But everything changed when I stopped treating those goals as vague intentions and started seeing myself differently. This is the identity-level shift that helped me become a non-drinker, a runner and, ultimately, a more compassionate coach.

If you’ve spent decades trying to lose weight and have now been told your cholesterol is high, it can feel like another failure. But your past attempts contain valuable lessons. Here are five ways to stop repeating the same cycle and build healthier habits that genuinely fit your life.

Setting unrealistic expectations can make healthy habits feel impossible. Learn how to create realistic exercise and food goals that support long-term cholesterol and heart health.

Practical tips for eating out with high cholesterol, from choosing meals without overthinking to enjoying BBQs, holidays and restaurant meals without feeling like you are “on a diet”.

If you’ve been told to make lifestyle changes before your next cholesterol blood test, you may be wondering how quickly cholesterol can actually change. This post explains what is realistic, what affects results, and how to use the next 12 weeks well.

If you know the basics of lowering cholesterol but still feel stuck, it may not be a knowledge problem. Here’s why real-life implementation matters more than another list of tips.

Weight loss and cholesterol reduction do not need separate diets. A heart-health-first approach can support both by focusing on fibre, better fats, balanced meals and realistic habits.

Meaningful cholesterol improvements can happen within a few months for some people, but results vary. Here’s what one client’s experience taught me about realistic lifestyle change.

You do not need perfection or a complete lifestyle overhaul to improve cholesterol. These five realistic lifestyle changes can support cholesterol and long-term heart health.

If you’ve ever wondered whether vitamin D and cholesterol are connected, the answer is yes… actually more than many people realise. But does low vitamin D cause high cholesterol? And can taking vitamin D supplements improve your cholesterol levels? The answer is a little more nuanced than many headlines suggest. In this blog, we’ll break down: How cholesterol and vitamin D are connected What the latest research actually shows Whether vitamin D supplements can lower cholestero

If your healthy habits have slipped, it may not be a discipline problem. Sometimes the real issue is stress, poor sleep or emotional load, and understanding that can help you get back to yourself more gently.

If you’ve ever gone “all in” to lower your cholesterol, seen results, and then found yourself right back where you started… this is why. And more importantly, what to do instead.

You do not need to give up every treat to lower cholesterol. Here’s how chocolate, biscuits, takeaways, cheese and alcohol can fit into a heart-healthy lifestyle without guilt.

If you have high cholesterol, high blood pressure and pre-diabetes, you do not need three separate diets. Here’s how one heart-healthy approach can support cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar together.

If you’re trying to lower cholesterol but feel inconsistent, confused or stuck, it may not be a discipline problem. Here’s why lowering cholesterol can feel harder than expected, and what helps.