The Health Detective Files
Stories, Clues & Discoveries
About food, health, and the body.
Investigating the clues behind how your body feels
Why Old Injuries Hurt Years Later
Uncover why chronic pain rarely starts with the accident everyone remembers — and what genetics, muscle, and joint structure reveal about who it happens to.
Metformin, GLP-1s and Your Gut: The Bloating-Brain Fog Link
Does metformin cause bloating and brain fog? Do GLP-1s cause gas? Uncover how diabetes medications quietly reshape your gut — and what actually helps.
The Brain Clue That Starts in Your Body
Cognitive aging doesn’t begin with forgetting names. Decode the early brain-body clues most people miss — and what the evidence says you can do now.
Behind the Lid: The Eye Clue Most People Never Hear About
The Health Detective’s own case file: meibomian glands, blood sugar, the brain-eye connection — and the dry eye clue most people never hear about.
The Guest House: When Emotional Patterns Become Metabolic Dysfunction
Uncover the real truth about how emotional patterns create metabolic dysfunction. The neuroscience behind what stress is doing to your digestion and bloodwork.
Perimenopause Bloating and Gas: What Nobody Tells You
It’s not your diet. It’s not in your head. The Health Detective decodes what’s actually happening in your gut — and what to do about it.
Where clues turn into nourishment
Fermented Beet and Cabbage Slaw
Your gut microbiome affects how you smell, how your skin looks, and more. This tangy fermented slaw delivers live cultures, prebiotic fibre, and liver-loving beets.
Ham Bone Lentil & Spinach Garden Soup
Turn a leftover ham bone into a nourishing lentil and spinach soup. A simple, rustic recipe rich in fibre, flavour, and comfort.
Mediterranean Lentil & Walnut Stuffed Peppers
Mediterranean lentil and walnut stuffed peppers made with simple whole ingredients. A fibre-rich, plant-forward meal that supports heart and metabolic health.