Why your healthy lifestyle is making you unwell – with Sarah Ann Macklin

We have access to more health information than ever before, but for many midlife women, the overwhelm is negatively impacting our wellbeing. Nutritionist Sarah Ann Macklin talks to Liz about the unhealthy side of modern wellness culture and its effect on our bodies. They discuss how conflicting advice and constantly changing diet trends create anxiety, and how this has the power to alter how we physically respond to food. Sarah Ann also explains why she thinks health-tracking wearables should be used with caution, and the steps we can take to quiet toxic self-talk. In this episode: · The connection between mindset and metabolism · The dangers of tracking health data with wearables · Why perimenopausal women experience ‘sleep shame’ · How you can trick your hunger hormones · Ways to rewire your wellbeing relationship Links mentioned in the episode: · Vitamin D3 · Creatine · Magnesium · Omega-3 · Podcast episode on the Mediterranean diet More from Sarah Ann: · Follow Sarah Ann on Instagram · Listen to Sarah Ann's Live Well Be Well podcast · Pre-order Sarah Ann’s book Healthy Shouldn’t Be This Hard Get in touch with a question for Liz: · Email: podcast@lizearlewellbeing.com · WhatsApp: 07518 471 846 More from Liz: · Order Liz's new book – How to Age · A Better Second Half · Follow Liz on Instagram · Follow Liz Earle Wellbeing on Instagram Host: Liz Earle Producer: Anouszka Tate (Fresh Air Production) Social Media Manager: Naomi van Geelen Content Writer: Lucy Parley Head of Brand: Ellie Smith Some links may be affiliate links, which help support the show at no extra cost to you. Read our Affiliate Policy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Why your healthy lifestyle is making you unwell – with Sarah Ann Macklin is an episode from Wellness with Liz Earle by Liz Earle.

This episode is 53:28 long.

This episode was published on May 1, 2026.

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