Pippa Hill 
Can better posture actually change your body shape? Yes, it can change how your body looks immediately, and over time the way you habitually stand, sit and move influences which muscles you use, how you carry yourself and where you place pressure through your body. This is something I spend a surprising amount of time … Read more
One of the biggest fears I hear from clients who are taking Mounjaro is, “What happens when I stop? Won’t the food noise come straight back?” It’s a perfectly reasonable question because, for many people, food noise has disappeared for the first time in years. They can walk past a biscuit tin without thinking about … Read more
One of the most common questions I hear from both women and men in their forties, fifties and sixties is, “Why has my stomach suddenly become so much bigger when I’m eating much the same as I always have?” For many people it seems to happen almost overnight. Clothes become tighter around the waist, the … Read more
For many years, fertility has largely been viewed as a woman’s responsibility. Women are encouraged to eat well, take folic acid, reduce alcohol, stop smoking and prepare their bodies for pregnancy, while men are often told little more than to “be healthy”. Fortunately, that conversation is beginning to change because research now shows that a … Read more
One of the loveliest parts of my job is receiving a message several months after a client has completed their programme simply saying, “Pippa, I’m pregnant.” After more than sixteen years working in nutrition and behavioural change, those messages never lose their magic. Every client arrives with a different goal and a different story. Some … Read more
One of the biggest misconceptions I hear in clinic is, “I hardly eat anything, so why am I still putting on weight?” Very often the answer isn’t simply food. It isn’t always exercise either. One of the biggest factors I see affecting body composition is stress. The interesting thing is that many people don’t think … Read more
One of the biggest frustrations I hear from clients is, “I’ve lost the weight, but I still don’t like the way my body looks.” It is a perfectly understandable concern because losing weight and looking lean, toned and defined are not necessarily the same thing. In fact, this has become an increasingly common conversation since … Read more
One of the most common frustrations I hear from women over 40 is, “I’m eating the same food, I’m doing the same things I’ve always done and yet I’m steadily gaining weight.” In most cases they are absolutely right. The problem is that most weight-loss advice is written as though a 25-year-old woman and a … Read more
One of the biggest concerns I hear from people who are reducing or stopping Mounjaro is, “What happens when the food noise comes back?” It is a perfectly understandable question because many people have experienced years of battling cravings before starting the medication and are understandably anxious about returning to where they started. However, what … Read more
One of the things many people do not initially realise when they begin taking medications such as Mounjaro, Ozempic or Wegovy is that, whilst the scales may be rewarding them very quickly, the body itself may not necessarily be changing in the healthiest or most sustainable way underneath. This is because rapid weight loss does … Read more