Metabolic Balance Stories

Jelena Hahn shares her experience of stepping away from quick fixes such as injectables and moving toward a more sustainable relationship with food and her body. She reflects on the mental fatigue that often comes with appetite-suppressing approaches constant food decisions, fluctuating energy, and the feeling of never quite settling into something that feels supportive long term.

Over six months on Metabolic Balance®, wor...

If you’ve ever felt like your body simply won’t respond no matter how healthy you eat or how hard you try this episode will speak directly to you. Joanne lived for years with lipoedema, a condition that left her legs heavy, swollen, and painful. She tried countless diets, pushed herself harder, and still felt like nothing would change. The emotional weight of that struggle will feel familiar to anyone who has said, “I’ve tried ever...

In this inspiring episode, Ruth Neethling shares her powerful Metabolic Balance journey and how working with practitioner Diana Burgess helped her move from exhaustion and anxiety to feeling calm, energised, and healthy again. After years of inflammation, stress, misdiagnosis, and emotional strain, Ruth reached a point where she knew she couldn’t continue alone. Starting Metabolic Balance became the reset her body and mind needed.

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In this episode, Kirsten Chick, nutritional therapist, educator, and author, joins Cherry Wills to explore how mindful eating, sensory awareness, and metabolic balance can transform your relationship with food. Kirsten explains how slowing down and paying attention to taste, texture, and sensation may help calm the nervous system, switch digestion back on, and support more stable hunger and fullness cues. She also clarifies the dif...

In this episode, our expert panel addresses myths and misconceptions about the Metabolic Balance program, offering clarity on what the plan truly involves and how it supports sustainable, long-term health. The discussion highlights the value of professional guidance when navigating nutrition choices and personalised weight management strategies.

The panel explores key concerns, including whether Metabolic Balance is simply a low-cal...

In this episode, Bryce Davies shares how personalised nutrition helped him break years of weight-loss frustration and finally feel light, energised, and confident again.

At the beginning of the year, Bryce was 92.5 kg and struggling to keep the weight off. He wanted to feel stronger on the hills, improve his running, and age with more ease but nothing seemed to stick.

With the support of his Metabolic Balance practitioner, Katie King...

In this episode, Metabolic Balance practitioner Kari Hochachka shares how a personalised, real-food reset helped her move beyond joint pain, headaches, broken sleep, and perimenopausal symptoms, while achieving sustainable weight loss and steady energy.

Kari explains why Metabolic Balance is not a restrictive diet but a structured plan that clarifies what to eat, balances blood sugar, and builds confident daily habits.  <...

In this episode, Metabolic Balance practitioner Tammy Footit shares her personal and professional journey with the program. Initially unsure about working in the weight loss space, Tammy was inspired by a colleague’s transformation and decided to try the program herself during the COVID-19 lockdown. What followed was a shift in both her health and her clinical focus.

Tammy explains how Metabolic Balance is not a diet it’s ...

This episode is about how Metabolic Balance supports men and why they often thrive with this approach.

Practitioners share that men respond well to clear structure, stay consistent with guidance, and are motivated by visible results like weight loss, better energy, and improved sleep. They value the simplicity of real food over supplements, often seeing quick changes in abdominal fat, blood sugar balance, and hormonal heal...

In this episode, Metabolic Balance practitioners discuss how personalised nutrition may support clients navigating depression, anxiety, and low mood. With so many people feeling emotionally flat or chronically depleted, the panel explores how stabilising blood sugar, improving nutrient absorption, and removing inflammatory eating patterns may support both mental and emotional wellbeing.

Through real client stories, the epi...

In this expert panel discussion, Metabolic Balance practitioners from across Australia explore how personalised nutrition supports improved energy and sleep—two of the most common challenges clients face. From stress-related insomnia to that mid-afternoon crash, they unpack why real, tailored food is foundational to restoring metabolic rhythm.

The panel discusses how blood sugar balance, anti-inflammatory eating, and meal ...

In this episode, Ellie Robison returns to the Metabolic Balance Stories podcast one year after her first interview. After struggling for years with unresolved health concerns ranging from gynaecological issues to neurological symptoms Ellie shares how Metabolic Balance gave her a structured, sustainable way to take charge of her wellbeing.

Ellie opens up about the emotional and physical shifts that have stayed with her: in...

In this episode, Brisbane-based naturopath and Metabolic Balance® practitioner Sarah Christensen challenges the “too restrictive” myth—showing how a personalised Metabolic Balance meal plan can actually bring more variety, food enjoyment, and sustainable habits.

She shares how adding structure (not more willpower) helped curb constant snacking, restore energy, and support a steadier metabolism—and how she uses the program ...

In this episode, Cherry speaks with Ramiza Hassan, who opens up about her journey to finding balance, confidence, and peace with food through Metabolic Balance®. Ramiza had tried everything to lose weight eating what she thought was healthy but nothing seemed to work. Once she began Metabolic Balance, things started to shift. She lost weight naturally, started sleeping better, and, most importantly, learned to love herself again.

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In this episode, nutritionist and Metabolic Balance practitioner Angelica Hazel Toutounji shares how following a personalised Metabolic Balance meal plan helped her release 10 kilos, manage Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and build the foundations that supported her through a stage 3 HER2-positive breast cancer diagnosis.

She also discusses how Metabolic Balance supports women’s health, fertility, and metabolic flexibility, with ...

In this episode, Bhavesh Nathoo shares how Metabolic Balance helped him break free from chronic pain, inflammation, fatigue, and achieve lasting weight loss and better health.

At 95 kilos, Bhavesh was at his heaviest and struggling with persistent shoulder pain, sore knees, and poor sleep. Even simple daily activities felt uncomfortable, and healing seemed impossible. After months of ignoring these warning signs, he finall...

In this episode Gillian Gee from Christchurch, New Zealand, shares her health journey with the Metabolic Balance program, guided by her practitioner Araleena Isse.

After years of trying unsustainable diets like the “bread diet” and Jenny Craig, Gillian explains why Metabolic Balance was different a simple, personalised meal plan using everyday whole foods from her local supermarket. 

She shares how this approach m...

In this episode naturopath and Metabolic Balance practitioner Beth Klenner shares her story alongside her brother Russell, one of her very first clients.

Beth reflects on her seven years as a practitioner, while Russell opens up about his health struggles and how following a personalised Metabolic Balance meal plan supported his weight loss, improved energy, and overall health. Together, they highlight how simple food prep...

In this episode our expert panel explores the rise of health misinformation online and why professional guidance matters when it comes to nutrition, weight loss, and lifestyle change.

The discussion highlights the risks of following unqualified influencers, how to identify credible practitioners, and the role of Metabolic Balance in providing a structured, evidence-based approach to health. The panel also covers the import...