Just As Well, The Women's Health Podcast Why Medicine Gets Nutrition Wrong with Dr Hazel Wallace
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Sep 9, 2025 
Dr Hazel Wallace, medical doctor, nutritionist and founder of The Food Medic, shares why she left hospital medicine to focus on prevention. She tackles how medical training misses nutrition, viral health misinformation, carb myths and practical timing for workouts. She also discusses cycle-aware nutrition, creatine for women, and simple lifestyle habits that protect long-term health.
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Stop Using Supplements As A Quick Insurance Policy
- Avoid treating supplements as a magic fix; use them selectively based on needs rather than ads.
- Hazel allows vitamin D in UK winters and tailors supplements to individual conditions after dietary review.
Prioritise Food First For Gut Health
- Try food-first gut health: eat probiotic-rich foods and diverse high-fiber prebiotics before defaulting to pills.
- Hazel suggests kefir, live yogurt, sauerkraut and plants like onions, garlic, asparagus to feed gut microbes.
Ultra-Processed Foods Are A Big Category Not A Simple Evil
- Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are a broad category and while many are harmful, some fortified or processed items can be useful.
- Hazel warns against panic and suggests limiting UPFs but not demonising every processed product.