Weight Loss in practice: optimise metabolism & hormones for healthy weight

How to reduce hunger and cravings, without and after weight loss Medic*tion
By Paul Michael

Tired and hungry – the hidden drivers of metabolic sluggishness and low energy
By Virgina Blake

How to shift the body from fat storage to fat burning
By Charlotte Hunter

How to optimise detox and microbiome function for metabolism
By Dr Haroldo Magarinos, ND

The subclinical client – how to spot and balance metabolic levers to promote healthy weight regulation
By Dr Shania Lee

The Menopause Belly Explained: Root Causes & Practical Strategies for Practitioners
By Christine Bailey

Insulin Resistance in Women's Health
By Rhian Jones

Beyond Weight Gain: Precision Cardiometabolic Assessment and Nutritional Intervention in Menopause
By Christine Bailey

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Info: Rather than seeing “food noise” or cravings as purely behavioural, this session reframes them as outputs of nervous system activity.

This session explores the often-overlooked link between the nervous system and the pancreas—and how this connection shapes hunger, satiety, digestion, insulin production, serotonin, and blood sugar regulation.
We’ll look at how vagal input to the pancreas coordinates enzyme release, insulin signalling, and even aspects of brain chemistry linked to appetite.

Rather than relying on restriction or willpower, this approach focuses on rebalancing nervous system input to reduce food noise, stabilise appetite, and support sustainable weight regulation.

Its not just about what the client is eating, but how their nervous system is directing metabolic function.

Info: In this advanced session, we’ll explore key microbial patterns associated with impaired detoxification and metabolic dysfunction, including reduced diversity, loss of butyrate-producing species, overgrowth of β-glucuronidase-producing microbes, and imbalances within the oestrobolome.
We’ll examine how these patterns impact toxin biotransformation, recirculation of hormones, inflammatory signalling, and metabolic efficiency.
We’ll also explore strain-specific probiotic interventions, including, gut barrier integrity, inflammatory responses, toxin binding, metabolic signalling, gut–liver axis support , oestrogen metabolism and butyrate production.Attendees will gain a clearer understanding of how to identify microbiome patterns in clinical practice and apply precision probiotic strategies to enhance detoxification capacity and optimise metabolic outcomes.

Info: Not all weight challenges present with clear clinical diagnoses. Many clients sit in the “subclinical” space, where standard markers fall within range, yet symptoms persist and progress remains limited.
In session, Dr Shania Lee will explain how to identify subtle dysfunctions that can quietly disrupt metabolic balance, including thyroid dysregulation, blood sugar instability, gut-driven inflammation, hormonal disruption and undiagnosed food-related patterns.

Info: In this session, Virginia explains how fatigue and weight gain can be linked to poor detoxification and environmental toxin exposure.
We’ll look at how to assess detox pathways (phase I and II), oxidative stress, and toxic load through functional testing—alongside how to interpret these results clinically. The case highlights common contributors such as toxins from vaping, personal care products, tattoo ink, insecticides, plastics, and endocrine disruptors.
Practical strategies will be covered, including dietary support, targeted supplements, binders, and lifestyle changes to support detoxification.

The focus is on a safe, phased approach—particularly for patients with fatigue and reduced metabolic capacity.

Info: This session will untangle why the body shifts into fat storage rather than fat burning, and how the gut–immune–metabolic axis drives this metabolic switch, often despite appropriate diet and lifestyle interventions.
Learn how disrupted hormonal signalling and altered energy partitioning influence this shift, including
Leptin, Insulin, Ghrelin, and Cortisol
Learn how to:
Identify why clients may be “stuck” in fat storage despite doing the right things
Interpret gut testing through the lens of immune-driven metabolic adaptation
Understand how inflammation and stress biology impair fat oxidation
Apply targeted, evidence-informed strategies to shift clients back toward fat burning

Info: This session examines why the same hormonal and metabolic drivers of menopausal weight gain also accelerate cardiovascular risk. Through a detailed case study, we explore how the Doctor's Data Cardiometabolic panel and HuMap hormone assessment can work together to personalise intervention. The session will include practical nutritional intervention framework targeting the full cardiometabolic cascade.

Info: Menopause-related weight gain, particularly central fat accumulation or the so-called “menopause belly,” remains one of the most clinically challenging presentations in practice, often leaving many women feeling frustrated by a lack of progress
This session takes a functional medicine, systems-based approach to menopause-associated weight gain, moving beyond surface-level advice to explore the hormonal, metabolic, and inflammatory drivers that underpin this shift.
There is a strong emphasis on practical, evidence-based strategies throughout, equipping practitioners with clear, actionable recommendations across nutrition, supplementation, exercise, and lifestyle interventions - all designed for easy application in clinical practice.
Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of the root causes of menopausal body composition changes, and a practical clinical framework for more sustainable outcomes in practice.

Info: Macros and micronutrients are not one-size-fits-all—they must be individualised to the client in front of you.
To effectively stabilise blood sugar at a level that promotes fat burning while enhancing satiety, nutrition needs to be tailored to the individual’s physiology—not just their calorie intake.
Factors such as age, target weight, hormonal profile, and stress levels all influence how the body responds to food. In particular, managing cortisol is critical, as chronic stress can override even the best-designed nutrition plan—driving cravings, impairing satiety, and pushing the body toward fat storage.

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