The Metluma Edit from Dr Nic: Keeping It Simple, Gut Health & Peri-/Menopause
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Lately, I’ve been thinking about simplicity — especially when the world feels anything but simple right now.
In midlife, it’s easy to get caught up in chasing the next treatment, supplement, or wellness hack.
But when we pause, it’s often the simple, free things that quietly do the heavy lifting: time with people we love, a good night’s sleep, a walk in fresh air, taking our medication as intended. And what better time to pause, then a long weekend?
This month, let’s come back to centre together. If you want to keep it simple, try these three things:
Reconnect — make time for one nourishing chat with a friend.
Rest — give yourself permission to wind down properly before bed.
Refill — focus on the basics your body needs: consistent meals, water, your prescribed meds.
The most powerful habits are often the simplest — the small, consistent things that quietly support our health, mood, and energy every single day.
Sometimes, simple really is enough.
Warmest,
Dr Nic, Specialised GP
Metluma Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer
Join me live
🎤 Free Upcoming AMA: Your Questions on Bloating, Gut and the Microbiome, Answered
📅 30th April 2026 | 12PM AEST | Live on StreamYard | FREE
As oestrogen and progesterone fluctuate and decline in midlife, many women notice new digestive symptoms: bloating, constipation or diarrhoea, reflux, tummy pain and a gut that suddenly feels “reactive” to foods that used to be fine.
This AMA will unpack the gut–hormone connection, what we know (and don’t yet know) about the midlife microbiome, and the practical changes that actually move the needle – without expensive powders, restrictive diets or perfection.
Hosted by Dr Nic Avard, with special guests:
🩺 Pharmacy Nutritionist, Sarah Gray, The Nutrition Pharmacist
🥦 Co-founder & Clinical Nutritionist, Jarrah Eddy, Metluma
Expect to cut through the noise on gut health, hormones and the microbiome so you can understand what’s going on in your body and make informed, personalised decisionswith your healthcare team.
💡 Health Anytime, Anywhere
We’re proud to launch the new MPlan — your personal midlife care plan, available anytime, anywhere.
It’s designed to put your results and next steps at your fingertips, so your health insights are never hidden away.
With MPlan, you can review your consult outcomes, check medications, and book appointments seamlessly — all in our secure, easy-to-use patient support app.
And if you haven’t taken 15 minutes to complete your UMA40, give it a try this weekend to give yourself a baseline for your MPlan.
This is your data, your story – and your first step back to feeling like yourself again.
What’s coming up
🗣️ Upcoming community workshops
Join our free community workshops this month for practical, evidence-based support designed to meet you where you’re at.
No pressure.
No fixing.
Just community, education and choice.
🥦 Nutrition & Menopause
🗓️ Tuesday, 7 April | 6:30PM
🗓️ Thursday, 23rd April | 12PM
🩺 Metabolic Health & GLP-1s
🗓️ Thursday, 16th April | 6:30PM
👟 Movement & Menopause
🗓️ Monday, 23 March | 6:30PM
⌚️Aging Well & Wearables
📅 Monday, 13th April | 6:30PM
🛌 Sleep & Menopause
📅 Monday, 20th April | 6:30PM
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