Rachel Davies Nutrition | Nutritional Therapist Bath

Nutrition | Hormones | Energy | Performance

Functioning but failing.

You're still delivering at work.

But you're running on empty everywhere else.

For high-achieving women who are tired of pushing through and ready to understand why their body is no longer keeping pace with the life they've built.

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There’s a quiet grief in realising your body isn’t doing what it used to.
And you’ve been carrying it alone.

If you've been told everything is 'normal' - but you know something isn't - you're probably asking yourself one of these questions at 11pm:

• “Why am I so tired when I’m doing everything right?”

• “I can’t concentrate at work the way I used to - and no one can know.”

• “My digestion has been off for months and my doctor says nothing’s wrong.”

• “My cycle has completely changed and I’m only 38.”

• “I keep starting healthy habits. I can’t maintain them. What’s wrong with me?”

You're not broken.

But your biology is trying to tell you something - and nobody has helped you hear it yet.

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Whole person. Whole picture.

Your biology explains the what. Your story explains the why.

Most approaches chase the symptom. I look at both - the science of what's happening in your body and the life context that surrounds it. Because the two are never separate.

Using comprehensive blood testing, DNA analysis, hormone panels, and gut testing, I find the specific biological reasons behind your symptoms , and build a programme around your body, your life, and your goals.

Not generic. Not a template. Yours.

What Women Say After Working Together

Rachel has changed my life. 6 months ago I was suffering daily with pain, bloating, exhaustion and irritated skin. After working together to get to the root cause of my symptoms Rachel put a plan into place and supported me to make the changes I needed to heal my body.

Hi, I'm Rachel

I came to this work the hard way.

Years of high-performance roles, pushing through exhaustion, digestive issues I dismissed, hormones I ignored. I was doing everything right - and getting further from myself with every year.

What turned it around wasn’t more discipline. It was understanding what was actually happening in my body. When I finally had that picture, everything changed.

Now I’m a Registered Nutritional Therapist with specialist training in functional testing, hormone health, and nervous system support. I work with high-achieving women who recognise their own version of that story.

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Not sure where to start?

Find out what’s really behind your 3pm crash.

The Energy Capacity Audit

A free 5-minute assessment that identifies the key biological bottlenecks driving your exhaustion and tells you exactly what to look at first.

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The longer I do this work, the more convinced I become that most women don’t need more information.

They need someone to help them make sense of the information they already have.

The women I work with are intelligent, capable and resourceful.

They’ve read the books.

Listened to the podcasts.

Tried the supplements.

Had the blood tests.

They know more about health than most people.

And yet many still find themselves lying awake at 3am, exhausted but unable to switch off, wondering why they feel so far away from the woman they used to be.

Because health isn’t just biology.

It’s the intersection between physiology, psychology, relationships, work, family, life experiences, beliefs and behaviours.

It’s the woman who spent decades being praised for being selfless and reliable.

The woman who learned to override her own needs.

The woman who can lead a board meeting, manage a team and hold a family together, but secretly wonders how much longer she can keep going like this.

No blood test can tell that story.

No AI tool can see it.

No algorithm can understand the full context of a life.

That’s why, despite all the advances in technology, I believe the human side of healthcare has never been more important.

Sometimes the breakthrough isn’t hidden in another test result.

Sometimes it’s found in finally feeling seen, heard and understood.

If this resonates, I’d love to know: what’s one thing about your health that you wish someone would take more seriously? 👇🏻

Diet culture didn’t just change how women eat. It changed how they think about what they deserve.

Somewhere between “nothing after 6pm” and “earning” your meals, the idea of actually fuelling yourself - properly, consistently, in line with the demands of your actual life - got lost.

I work with high-performing women every day who are exhausted, foggy and frustrated. Most of them aren’t eating badly. They’re not eating enough.

That’s not a discipline failure. It’s a resourcing problem. And it’s fixable.

If this resonates, DM me AUDIT and I’ll send you my free Energy Audit - a simple starting point to identify where your body’s biggest gaps are.

📌 Save this for the next time someone tells you the answer is eating less.

Let me de-influence you for a second - because being well shouldn’t feel like a second full-time job.

I work with women who are functioning but failing. Still delivering at work. Still holding it all together. But quietly losing themselves everywhere else - and convinced that if they just found the right routine, the right supplement, the right 5am protocol, they’d feel like themselves again.

Here’s what I know: you don’t need more willpower. You need to understand your biology. The blood test shows what’s happening. Your DNA shows why it keeps happening. Together they’re not a snapshot - they’re a complete picture, and a plan you can actually sustain.

The moment you stop trying to fix yourself and start trying to understand yourself - that’s the unravelling point. It’s not a breakdown. It’s the beginning.

If you’ve been dismissed, exhausted, and quietly wondering “what’s happening to me?” - you’re not imagining it, and you’re not broken. Save this one, then DM me CLARITY when you’re ready for answers 📩

This week’s food shop was all about meals that actually do something. I’m all about simple, balanced meals that are nutrient dense so I know I’m resourcing my body for my busy life….

Energy that lasts. A gut that feels settled. Hormones that aren’t working against you. And enough variety that eating well doesn’t feel like a chore.

Here’s what made it into the basket - and why:

Salmon poke bowls with broccoli and pickled cucumber - omega 3s for inflammation, fermented veg for the gut microbiome

Fresh juices - greens or beetroot, apple and ginger - liver support, antioxidants, a genuinely easy way to get more in

Roast chicken with Med roasted veg, butter beans and salsa verde - complete protein, fibre, healthy fats, all in one pan

Tuna niçoise with asparagus - another omega 3 hit plus asparagus is brilliant for oestrogen clearance

High protein yoghurt bowls - blood sugar stability, gut-friendly bacteria, keeps cravings quiet

Seabass with fennel, capers and cherry tomatoes - light, anti-inflammatory, genuinely one of my favourites

Herby scrambled eggs on toasted rye with avo and rocket - slow-release energy, healthy fats, the breakfast that keeps you going

Medjool dates with almond butter and dark chocolate - because balanced eating includes something that feels indulgent without the crash

This is what eating for energy actually looks like. Not perfect. Not complicated. Just intentional.

Save this for your next food shop 🛒 Which meal shall I film for you first? 👇🏻

This one is for the woman who has been trying so hard for so long.

Who has done the early mornings, the clean eating, the pushing through - and still feels like something is off.

You are not the problem. You just haven’t had the full picture yet.

Swipe through for 6 things I wish every ambitious woman knew about her body. 👉🏻

DM me AUDIT for my free Energy Capacity Audit - and find out exactly what your body needs to feel like itself again.📩

You’re sleeping. But you’re still exhausted.

And you’ve probably tried going to bed earlier, cutting back on caffeine, getting more steps in.

Still tired.

That’s because sleep isn’t the problem. It’s the symptom.

Swipe through for the 6 reasons your energy isn’t where it should be - and why fixing your sleep routine alone will never be enough. →

If this lands, DM me the word AUDIT and I’ll send you my free Energy Capacity Audit so you can see exactly where your energy is leaking and what to do about it 📩

The noise around food, your body, your productivity, and whether you’re doing enough- it’s exhausting.

And so much of it is shaped by the culture around you, the messages you grew up with, the feeling you had to push harder, do more, and earn your rest- even with food.

These are the notes I wish someone had handed me earlier. And the ones I find myself sharing with the women I work with most.

If one of these landed- save it. Come back to it on days when the commentary gets loud. And if you know someone who needs to hear this today, send it to her.

And if you’re ready to stop carrying this weight and start feeling genuinely well- inside and outside of work- I work with a small number of women 1:1. DM me READY and I’ll send you the details of my 1:1 programme📩

Most women don’t notice burnout when it starts.

They notice:
• rereading emails 4 times
• forgetting words in meetings
• bloating after “healthy” lunches
• waking at 3am already alert
• needing caffeine just to sound like themselves

That’s usually not a motivation issue.

It’s a body trying to maintain performance while running on depleted recovery capacity.

Comment AUDIT if you want to see what’s draining your energy behind the scenes 👇🏻

Take a look at the full post where I show you how stress shows up in your body (you might be surprised by some) and what you can do to resource yourself better ❤️

Most high-performing women aren’t struggling because they’re not trying hard enough.

They’re struggling because their body is running in survival mode - and nobody has ever connected the dots for them.

What you eat, how you live, and how you’re wired all feed directly into your stress load. That stress load shows up as symptoms. Those symptoms erode your performance, your clarity, your resilience.

It’s not a motivation problem. It’s a biology problem.

Swipe through to see the full picture, and what becomes possible when you change the inputs. →

DM me the word PERFORMANCE, to find out how we work together.

I’m a nutritionist.

And for years, I told myself I was just tired because I was busy.

Two businesses. Young kids. A lot on my plate. Of course I was tired.

Except it wasn’t that kind of tired.

It was the kind where you sleep 8 hours and wake up exhausted. Where your brain feels like it’s buffering. Where you push through the afternoon on caffeine and willpower and tell yourself you’ll rest at the weekend.

The weekend comes. You don’t feel better.

That’s not a busy life problem. That’s a depletion problem. And it took me longer than I’d like to admit to see the difference.

Swipe through for the 5 things I stopped doing - and what changed when I did 👉🏻

Save this if it resonates 📩. And if this sounds like your life right now, you’ve found the right corner of the internet ❤️

Most high-achieving women don’t burn out because they’re weak.

They burn out because they became exceptional at abandoning themselves - and nobody ever told them that had a physiological cost.

The 3am waking. The fog. The exhaustion that a full night’s sleep doesn’t fix. The sense that you’re running on empty but you can’t even explain why.

That’s not you falling apart.

That’s your body collecting a debt that’s been building for years.

And it starts to change when you stop asking “what’s wrong with me?” - and start asking better questions.

If this landed, save it 📩

And follow if you’re done being told to rest more and meditate - and ready to understand what’s actually going on in your body ❤️

Six things I’ll never stop saying, no matter how many times I repeat them.

Because these are the beliefs that sit underneath everything I do with clients. The reframes that tend to change things.

Which one landed for you? Drop it in the comments.👇🏻

You’ve been awake since 5am.

Not because anything is wrong.

Because everything is on you.

And you’ll hold it together today, like you always do. You’ll smile at the right moments, say the right things, keep all the plates spinning.

But somewhere underneath the performance, there’s a version of you that’s exhausted in a way a good night’s sleep stopped fixing a long time ago.

There’s a quiet grief in that.

And if you’re carrying it alone- you don’t have to anymore.

📩 Send me a DM. Let’s talk about what’s possible.

2 spaces available for new 1:1 clients before June.

Somewhere along the way, so many women learned that wellbeing had to be earned.

That rest comes after the work is finished.
After the inbox is cleared.
After everyone else is okay.
After they’ve proven they’ve done enough.

So they keep going.

Through the exhaustion.
Through the anxiety.
Through the headaches, bloating, poor sleep, overwhelm, and constant feeling of being “on.”

They answer emails late at night.
Run on caffeine and adrenaline.
Push through the crashes.
Tell themselves they’ll slow down when things calm down.

But the hard part is…
for high-performing women, “calm” rarely comes on its own.

And eventually the body starts whispering:
I can’t keep carrying this pace.

You do not need to hit breaking point before you are allowed to care for yourself.

You do not need to earn your rest through exhaustion.
Or justify your needs through burnout.

You are enough.
Just as you are.

And your wellbeing deserves attention before your body starts demanding it.

Save this as a future reminder or send to a friend who needs to hear that they are enough ❤️

Part 2 of the hills I will die on as a nutritional therapist.

Last week I shared the basics - food, supplements, the lie that constant tiredness is the price of success. This week goes one layer deeper. To the things that get missed when smart, capable women keep pushing for answers and keep being told they’re fine.

I see it every week. A woman walks into my clinic room who has done the mindset work, taken the supplements, tracked the steps, optimised the morning routine. Her bloods are “normal.” Her stress is “just modern life.” She is exhausted anyway.

What no one has looked at, properly, is the biology underneath all of that. Cortisol that has been elevated for years. Blood sugar that swings every afternoon. Sleep that looks fine on a tracker but isn’t restoring her. Hormones that don’t behave in isolation. Symptoms that are common, but are not inevitable.

You do not need to be more disciplined. You do not need to be more resilient. You need someone willing to look at the layers underneath and ask better questions ❤️

Which hill hit hardest? ⬇️

Has wellness become another form of burnout?

I see so many women trying incredibly hard to be healthy… yet feeling more overwhelmed than ever.

They’re doing the workouts.
Tracking the metrics.
Buying the supplements.
Trying to eat perfectly.
Following every expert online.

Yet underneath it all, they feel anxious, tired, disconnected, and like they’re failing.

Because sometimes wellness stops being wellbeing… and becomes another place to strive.

Another place to perform.
Another place to chase perfection.

But health was never meant to feel like punishment.

Your body is not a project to constantly optimise.

It is a living system that responds to nourishment, safety, consistency, rest, pleasure, movement, connection, and individuality.

Sometimes the most healing thing is not doing more.

It’s doing less, more consistently.

If this resonated, follow me for evidence-based support for ambitious women who want to feel well without turning wellness into another job ❤️

Which slide hit hardest?👇🏻

Imagine knowing you’d have steady energy today.

Not guessing.
Not hoping.
Not trying to push through another crash.

Just feeling clear, capable, and like yourself again.

That’s what I’m creating support around right now.

A short course for high-performing women who are tired of functioning on the outside while feeling drained on the inside.

It’s designed to help you rebuild stable, predictable energy in a way that actually fits real life.

If you’d like first access (and the lowest early price), comment STABLE below.

Sometimes the most exhausting part is doing everything “right” and still feeling awful.

That’s when self-doubt creeps in.

You start wondering:
What’s wrong with me?
Why can’t I keep up?
Why does everything feel harder than it should?

Often it’s not laziness, lack of discipline, or needing another routine.

It’s a body that’s been under stress for too long and is no longer producing consistent energy.

That’s why you can feel okay one day and wiped out the next.

There is a way out of that cycle.

If you’d like to hear about what I’m creating to help with this, comment RESET below 👇🏻

Many high-performing women are not struggling because they lack discipline.

They’re struggling because the traits that helped them succeed - pushing through, being dependable, doing more, never slowing down- started to come at a cost.

I see women every week who look capable on the outside, but underneath feel exhausted, foggy, overwhelmed, and frustrated that nothing seems to work anymore.

They often think they need more motivation, more discipline, or another supplement.

But often what they really need is support in the fundamentals:

regular balanced meals
enough protein and fibre
quality sleep
nervous system support
recovery without guilt
a healthier relationship with rest

Because sustainable success is not built on self-sacrifice.

You do not need to become less ambitious.
You need a way of operating that stops costing you so much ❤️

Which hill hit hardest? ⬇️

You can be functioning… and still be struggling.

A lot of high-performing women are praised for coping well while privately feeling exhausted.

They’re getting things done, but not feeling good doing it.

Foggy mind.
Low patience.
Nothing left by the evening.

If that’s been your normal, I want you to know it doesn’t have to stay that way.

I’m creating something to help women restore steady, predictable energy again.

If you’d like to hear about it first, comment ENERGY below 👇🏻

Doing all the wellness things… but still exhausted?

The supplements.
The workouts.
The healthy food.
The podcasts.
The expensive products promising more energy.

And yet… you still wake up tired.
You hit a wall mid-afternoon.
You rely on caffeine to keep going.
Then feel wired when it’s finally time to sleep.

It can feel confusing when you’re trying so hard.

But often the issue isn’t that you need more hacks, more discipline, or another supplement stack.

It’s that the foundations underneath your health aren’t stable enough for your body to respond.

If stress is high, meals are inconsistent, blood sugar is on a rollercoaster, sleep is poor, and your nervous system is constantly switched on… even good habits can struggle to land.

What often helps more:

✨ Regular balanced meals with enough protein, fibre and healthy fats
✨ Morning daylight to support energy + circadian rhythm
✨ Movement that energises rather than drains
✨ Better sleep rhythms
✨ Nervous system support and true recovery
✨ Consistency with the basics

Sometimes the boring basics outperform expensive wellness trends.

Your body may not need more input.
It may need more safety.
More rhythm.
More nourishment.
More recovery.

That’s often where real energy begins.

If this feels like you, you’re not failing - you likely just need a smarter foundation.

Comment ENERGY and I’ll send you my Why Am I Still Tired checklist- so you can build your own personalised strategy for better, more consistent energy ✨

A little bit of what I’ve been loving lately ❤️

1.) First breakfast of the year outside in the sunshine
2.) Perfect coffee from @origincoffeeroasters 🤌🏻
3.) My girl loves the beach 🐶
4.) Exploring new homeware shops
5.) That light on the waves 😍
6.) Foodie havens 😋
7.) Signs of Spring 🌸
8.) My beach babies ❤️

If you’re exhausted… but still can’t seem to slow down, there is usually a reason.

For many high-performing women, stress has become normal.
Being busy feels productive.
Rest feels uncomfortable.
And slowing down can trigger guilt, anxiety or fear of falling behind.

So you keep going - even when your body is clearly asking for something different.

This isn’t weakness.
It’s a body that has adapted to chronic pressure.

The good news?
You can retrain this.

With the right inputs - nourishment, blood sugar stability, recovery rhythms, nervous system regulation, boundaries and support - energy can feel steady again.

You do not need to earn rest.
And slowing down strategically may be the very thing that allows you to rise again.

✨ If this feels like you, comment ENERGY and I’ll send you my Why Am I Still Tired? checklist so you can identify the exact strategies to reset your inputs for better energy 🚀

You can look like you’re coping… and still be struggling deeply.
That’s the reality for so many high-achieving women.

From the outside, everything seems fine.
But internally?

Exhausted.
Wired.
Running on empty.

And because you’re still functioning, no one realises how much it’s costing you.

This isn’t weakness.
And it isn’t laziness.

It’s what happens when a capable woman has been carrying too much for too long.

If this resonated, my upcoming short course is designed for exactly this.

Comment WAITLIST and I’ll send you the details first.

🌟NEW SERIES: NUTRITIONIST- APPROVED DINNERS FOR BUSY WEEKS

✨ Greek Chicken & Vegetable Traybake ✨

Easy, colourful, high-protein and packed with Mediterranean goodness 🇬🇷

Ingredients:
• 1 red pepper, chopped into chunks
• 1 yellow pepper, chopped into chunks
• 1 red onion, cut into wedges
• 1 courgette, cut into chunks
• 1 lemon, cut into wedges
• 2 large chicken breasts
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed or grated
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 1½ tbsp good quality balsamic vinegar
• ½ tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• ¼ tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 2 tbsp fresh basil, chopped
• 1 cup kalamata olives
• 1 cup feta, crumbled

Method:
Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C degrees fan). Chop the vegetables.

Add the peppers, onion, and courgette to a baking tray with the lemon wedges.

In a bowl, mix olive oil, balsamic, garlic, paprika, oregano, salt & pepper. Drizzle half over the vegetables and combine to ensure everything is covered.

Place the chicken on top and brush the rest of the dressing over the chicken breasts.

Bake for 25 mins, then add the olives, feta and basil and bake for a further 5-10 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.

Serve each chicken breast with 2 spoonfuls of vegetables, a fresh green salad and either puy lentils or quinoa.

Save this for an easy midweek dinner 🤍

And follow me for more simple, nutrient-dense recipe ideas ✅

Everyone is talking about “high cortisol”…

But cortisol itself isn’t the enemy.

Cortisol is a normal, essential hormone that helps you wake up, focus, regulate blood sugar, respond to stress, and get through your day.

The issue is usually not cortisol itself- it’s the rhythm.

Ideally, cortisol should rise in the morning to help you feel alert, then gradually taper down through the day so you can feel calm in the evening and sleep well at night.

But when the body has been under chronic pressure for a long time, that rhythm can become dysregulated.

This might look like:

➡️ Feeling tired but wired at night
➡️ Waking at 3am with a racing mind
➡️ Needing caffeine to function
➡️ Afternoon crashes
➡️ Feeling exhausted all day but unable to switch off
➡️ Brain fog + poor resilience to stress

And this is important:

Your body isn’t broken.
It’s adapting to the inputs it has been receiving.

Things like:
• Chronic stress
• Poor recovery
• Irregular meals / blood sugar swings
• Too much stimulation
• Poor sleep habits
• Constantly overriding your body’s signals

So rather than obsessing over “lowering cortisol”…

Focus on regulating the system.

✔ Morning daylight
✔ Protein and fibre -rich balanced meals
✔ Regular eating rhythm
✔ Strengthening stress resilience
✔ Nervous system support
✔ Consistent sleep routine
✔ Recovery that actually restores you

Your hormones often reflect how you’re living.

Change the inputs, and the body can respond.

Comment CORTISOL and I’ll send you my Why Am I Still Tired? Checklist which helps you uncover the real reason your energy is suffering ✨

A little bit of life lately, enjoying the change of Spring ☀️🌸

1.) Bedroom selfies (feat. A dodgy blind and a pile of washing 😎)
2.) My Easter table 🐣
3.) The egg hunt begins
4.) Garlic and Rosemary lamb
5.) Training for a charity running challenge in June
6.) My OG
7.) Signs of Spring
8.) New glasses 🤓
9.) Greek chicken and feta transit (recipe coming soon)
10.) Coffee, always ❤️
11.) Spring blossoms
12.) My blondies 👦🏼👧🏼
13.) Miso Salmon recipe testing 😋
14.) On the hunt for eggs 🧐

You’ve probably told yourself:

“I just need to push through this week.”
“I’ll slow down after this deadline.”
“I just need to get back on track.”

But the truth is…
it never really stops, does it?

Because slowing down doesn’t feel safe.
It feels like falling behind. Losing your edge. Letting people down.

So you keep going.

Even when your body is exhausted.
Even when your mind feels foggy.
Even when sleep doesn’t restore you anymore.

This isn’t a motivation problem.

It’s what happens when your system has been running in stress mode for too long.

And your body isn’t failing you.
It’s trying to protect you.

If you’re starting to feel this, you’re not alone.

Comment BLUEPRINT and I’ll send you something that will help you understand what’s really going on - and what to do next.

You’re not exhausted because you’re not doing enough

You’re exhausted because you’re doing too much…
of the things your body can’t keep up with anymore

High intensity workouts
10 step supplement stacks
Fasting
Strict routines

On top of a full life, career, and constant pressure

At some point, your body stops responding the way it used to.

Not because it’s broken
But because it’s overwhelmed and it’s run out of capacity

When you’ve been in stress mode for years (maybe even decades), your body can’t create stable energy, balance hormones, or even digest properly anymore

So adding more “wellness” just adds more pressure

What actually works is doing less, and supporting your body’s basic rhythms first

This starts with the right inputs:
– consistent, balanced meals
– daily nervous system support
– real rest

Not more pressure disguised as discipline

For most women I work with, this starts with 3 simple resets:
how you start your day
how you pause in the middle of your day
and how you actually switch off at night

If this feels like you, save this- your body isn’t failing you, it’s asking for something different ❤️

Follow me @racheldaviesnutrition for more simple realistic ways to support your energy without burning yourself out ✨

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There’s a quiet grief in realising your body isn’t doing what it used to.
And you’ve been carrying it alone.