The Hyperfocused on Health Show – Details, episodes & analysis

Cravings are completely normal and most people experience them! But why do they happen and how can we navigate them?

In this episode, we explore five common reasons behind cravings and what you can do about them. From food restriction to sleep deprivation, we break down how your body and brain work together to create cravings and how you can respond in a way that supports your health.

In this episode, we’ll cover:

• Why restricting food can backfire and make cravings worse
• The science behind sleep deprivation and hunger
• How boredom impacts your eating habits
• The importance of eating enough and honouring your hunger

If you’ve ever wondered what’s causing your cravings, then this episode is for you. 

If you are an ADHD Woman and looking for 1:1 support with healthy eating, nutrition and improving your relationship with food check out my 12 week 1:1 programme here.

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Hello and welcome!

Join me each week as I hyper-focus on an area of health, sharing my expertise and years of experience to help you learn, understand and feel inspired to take action.

If you are an ADHD Woman and looking for 1:1 support with healthy eating, nutrition and improving your relationship with food check out my 12 week 1:1 programme here.

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Do you notice when you’re hungry? Or do you tend to ignore it until you’re ravenous?

In this episode, Helen dives into the importance of tuning into your body’s hunger cues - especially if you often skip meals, don’t feel hungry, or get so busy that eating becomes an afterthought.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why ignoring hunger can lead to binge eating, constant snacking and low energy
• How hunger affects mood, focus and decision-making
• Common reasons why people miss hunger cues
• Signs you might not be recognising your hunger signals

Helen also shares a personal story about how long workdays as a Doctor led to binge eating and how she changed her habits.

Listen until the end to hear about this week’s journaling prompt!

If you are an ADHD Woman and looking for 1:1 support with healthy eating, nutrition and improving your relationship with food check out my 12 week 1:1 programme here.

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This episode is a follow-on from last week so make sure you go back and listen in first. Last week, we talked about the importance of noticing your hunger cues and bringing awareness to when you feel hungry. This week, we dive into actionable steps to prevent extreme hunger before it takes over. Remember: when you’re ravenously hungry, it’s much harder to make mindful choices.

In today’s episode, we’ll cover:

• How to recognise and respond to early hunger signals
• Tools you can use to determine your hunger or plan ahead
• Quick and easy food options  which enable you to honour your hunger

By the end of this episode, you’ll be properly equipped to honour your hunger so you can feel more balanced, energised, and in control of your eating habits.

If you are an ADHD Woman and looking for 1:1 support with healthy eating, nutrition and improving your relationship with food check out my 12 week 1:1 programme here.

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This episode is for ADHDers who feel that food is a struggle. 

Join me as we dive into the overwhelm so many ADHD women experience around food and why it’s not your fault. From executive dysfunction to decision fatigue, we explore the invisible barriers that can make cooking, planning, and eating well feel so difficult.

In this episode, I’ll discuss:

• The relationship between ADHD, executive function and meal planning 
• How overwhelm can get in the way of our healthy eating and weight loss goals  
• A mindset shift that changed everything for me 

If you’ve ever opened a fridge full of food and felt overwhelmed and frozen in the moment, unable to take action, this episode is for you.

If you are an ADHD Woman and looking for 1:1 support with healthy eating, nutrition and improving your relationship with food check out my 12 week 1:1 programme here.

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Do you find getting in the habit of drinking water difficult? This episode is for you. 

In this episode, we dive into everything you didn’t realise you needed to know about hydration—from why you might feel foggy or fatigued, to which drinks are dehydrating you. I’ll also share ideas and tips on how to make drinking water part of your routine.

Here’s what we cover:

Why hydration is essential 
How to know if you’re actually drinking enough
Easy, habit-based ways to increase your water intake
What coffee, alcohol, and energy drinks really do to your hydration levels

If your water bottle is more of a desk accessory than a daily habit, this episode is for you.

If you are an ADHD Woman and looking for 1:1 support with healthy eating, nutrition and improving your relationship with food check out my 12 week 1:1 programme here.

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Is there such a thing as a perfect diet? 

In this episode, I unpack the surprising ways perfectionism can impact your relationship with food and how social media, expert opinions, and our own internal self- talk can fuel this pressure and what to do instead.

We’ll discuss:

• What perfectionism really is and how it might be influencing your relationship with food 
• Why the perfect diet doesn’t exist 
• How to let go of perfectionism and shift your mindset 
• What the research says about perfectionism and binge eating

✨ Plus: Doors are now open  for my 6 month ADHD Healthy Eating Bootcamp! I’m super excited to share this with you. You’ll get organised and create consistent meal planning routines and eat more healthily. You’ll reduce your hunger and cravings and gain a deeper understanding of  your relationship with food. We will have weekly group coaching sessions on Zoom and you’ll get access to nutrition modules curated for ADHD brains.  ​all this for just £150 per month for 6 months. 

🗓 Bootcamp kicks off on Sunday 25th May with a live cookalong from my home kitchen  and doors close midnight, on Sunday 18th May. Places are limited so don’t miss out and secure your place: https://drhelenlawal.practicebetter.io/#/66e0f90d036e17696ad93deb/bookings?c=68149d8c5c40c526a29f7087&step=course

If you are an ADHD Woman and looking for 1:1 support with healthy eating, nutrition and improving your relationship with food check out my 12 week 1:1 programme here.

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Feel like you’re doing everything and still not seeing results?

In this episode, I share the 5 habits that truly support sustainable weight loss - it’s time to let go of quick-fix approaches and build achievable and realistic habits that last. If you’re tired of being stuck in the cycle of yo-yo dieting or find it hard to maintain healthy eating and find yourself  “falling off track” , and starting over again then this is for you.

Together we’ll explore:

• Why stress and emotional eating are keeping you stuck  
• If counting calories really matters
• Easy ways to build up simple habits
• The power of protein 
• What sustainable weight loss actually looks like — and how to start

In this episode I give you permission to do things differently, with more ease, more clarity, and way less pressure.

Book a Nutrition and Weight Loss Consultation here: https://drhelennewclientconsultation.youcanbook.me/

For long term support over 6 months or more book a free discovery call first 

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If you are an ADHD Woman and looking for 1:1 support with healthy eating, nutrition and improving your relationship with food check out my 12 week 1:1 programme here.

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In today’s episode we are doing things a little differently. I have recorded these affirmations for you to download and come back to daily. 

You will be reprogramming your mind with health affirmations to help shift your mindset to embrace self belief, kindness and confidence. 

Through repetition of  affirmations and mantras you can create new neural pathways in your brain. 

You will build new positive thought patterns and break any negative patterns. 

Research suggests that self-affirmations can be helpful in  decreasing stress (Sherman, et al 2009 and Critcher and Dunning, 2015) to increasing physical activity (Cooke, et al 2014) and eating more healthily. 

Listen daily to these affirmations. Ideally first thing in the morning before the chaos of the day ensues or last thing at night before you sleep.

If you like these affirmations please share them with friends and family

If you are an ADHD Woman and looking for 1:1 support with healthy eating, nutrition and improving your relationship with food check out my 12 week 1:1 programme here.

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This week, we’re exploring body weight and stepping on the scales.Whether you are in the bait of weighing yourself daily, weekly, or just every so often it’s really important to consider whether it’s helpful and if it might be doing more harm than good. 

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why daily weight fluctuations are perfectly normal (and what influences them)
• How it’s possible to be healthy at your current weight
• Why happiness goes deeper than a number on a scale
• How to challenge the negative self-talk that stepping on the scales can trigger
• What you might be missing out on by focusing too much on the number

By the end of this episode, you’ll feel more equipped to step away from the scales, reconnect with your body, and build a more compassionate relationship with yourself.

If you are an ADHD Woman and looking for 1:1 support with healthy eating, nutrition and improving your relationship with food check out my 12 week 1:1 programme here.

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