Blog
2026
- The Hidden Heartbeat: What Your Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Is Telling You About Your Health (And How to Fix It)Discover what Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is, what a normal HRV range looks like, why it changes daily, and how to improve your vagal tone naturally - body, mind, and soul.
- The Free Prescription That Adds Years to Your Life: Why the NHS Wants You to Walk a Marathon This MonthWhy walking 30 minutes a day can transform your heart, blood sugar, brain health and mood - and what to know about the upcoming NHS Movement 26.2 challenge.
- The Perimenopause Weight Gain Nobody Is Talking About HonestlyWhy perimenopause weight gain happens, how hormones affect belly fat, insulin, cravings and muscle, and what helps with nutrition, sleep, HRT and strength training.
- The HRT Conversation Nobody Is Having With Women of ColourWhy Black and South Asian women are less likely to be offered HRT, what myths need correcting, and how to ask for culturally competent menopause care.
- You Have Options. Here Is Everything You Need to KnowExplore perimenopause treatment options including modern HRT, strength training, nutrition, CBT, sleep support and how to advocate at your GP appointment.
- Nobody Warned Me It Would Feel Like This - And That Needs to ChangePerimenopause can cause anxiety, brain fog, joint pain, hives, sleep problems and weight changes. Learn why symptoms are missed and when to seek help.
- The Gut-Immune Axis (Part 1): What Medical School Got Wrong About Your GutMost of your immune system lives in your gut. A science-backed look at the gut microbiome — what's well established, what's promising, and what's hype.
- How to Heal Your Gut (Part 2): The Science-Backed Guide to Gut RecoveryA practical, affordable, science-backed guide to healing your gut — from the 30-plant rule to fermented foods, the vagus nerve, and what truly works.
- How to Heal Your Gut (Part 3): The Missing Pieces — Sleep, Skin, and Your HormonesPart 3 of the gut series: the evidence-backed links between your microbiome and your hormones, sleep, skin, exercise, and antibiotics — and what to do.
- Why Do Women Get Autoimmune Disease More Than Men? The Science ExplainedWomen make up 80% of autoimmune disease patients. Discover the science behind the XIST chromosome, oestrogen, and why your symptoms are not 'just stress'.
- When to See Your GP: The Safety Net SeriesA practical guide to five common symptoms — fatigue, bloating, anxiety, headache, and abnormal periods — and the red flags that mean it's time to see your GP.
- The Silent Struggle: Why South Asian and Afro-Caribbean Women Carry a Heavier Burden of Autoimmune & Hormonal DiseaseThe evidence is clear: South Asian and Afro-Caribbean women face earlier onset, more severe symptoms, and a higher burden of autoimmune and hormonal disease — and are underrepresented in the research meant to help them. Here's what the science says, and what we can do about it.
- Joint pain and fatigue in your 40s? It might not just be your ageWhy perimenopause and autoimmune disease are so often confused — and how to advocate for yourself when something doesn't feel right.
- Welcome to The Soulful GP: Treating the Mind, Body and SoulAn introduction to Dr Rabia and The Soulful GP — why I practise science-backed, spiritually-led medicine that treats the whole person: mind, body and soul.