The Health Insider

Ruby Saharan

You’re juggling meetings, meals, and motherhood, but your body feels like it’s running on empty. I get it. I’m Ruby Saharan, health scientist and triple-certified nutrition practitioner, and Health Insider is your backstage pass to what really matters for your health. In each episode, I’ll share science-backed insights and real conversations with guests who also understand our struggles, so you can feel energised, focused, and like yourself again, without adding more to your plate. It's time to step inside!

Episodes

  1. 11/13/2025

    Is Stress is the New Sugar? How Cortisol can Hijack your Body

    It’s not just your diet — stress might be the most toxic thing on your plate If you have been eating well, exercising, and doing everything you are told to do for your health, yet still feel exhausted, wired at night, and crashing mid afternoon, this episode is for you. In this conversation, I explain the hidden hormone quietly hijacking women in midlife: cortisol. It behaves a lot like sugar. It gives you a quick burst of energy and then leaves you bloated, anxious, inflamed, craving more, and completely drained. Ambitious, high performing women like us often have the most disrupted cortisol rhythms. Listen to the end for three simple, science backed resets you can start today to feel more balanced, calmer, clearer, and more like yourself again....And if you know another woman who is running on empty, share this episode with her. She needs this reminder too. Here are the Highlights: 00:00:00 Introduction to Cortisol00:03:00 Cortisol's Role in Stress Response00:06:00 Impact of Chronic Stress00:09:00 Stress and Women's Health00:12:00 Managing Your Cortisol Levels Clinical Studies mentioned: Lupien SJ, McEwen BS, Gunnar MR, Heim C. Effects of stress throughout the lifespan on the brain, behaviour and cognition. Nature Reviews Neuroscience. 2009. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19401723/ Konturek PC, Koziel J, et al. Stress, microbiota and gut barrier dysfunction. Frontiers in Immunology. 2020. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32435268/ Li J, et al. Impact of stress hormones on gut microbiota composition. Heliyon. 2022. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35605630/ Walker BR. Cortisol and metabolic disease: mechanisms and implications. Clinical Science. 2007 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17635148/ Czeisler CA, et al. Circadian misalignment and its impact on hormonal rhythms. Sleep Health. 2016. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27998436/ Find out more about YOUR health: https://insideatelier.com/ Connect with Ruby Linked IN Facebook Instagram

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You’re juggling meetings, meals, and motherhood, but your body feels like it’s running on empty. I get it. I’m Ruby Saharan, health scientist and triple-certified nutrition practitioner, and Health Insider is your backstage pass to what really matters for your health. In each episode, I’ll share science-backed insights and real conversations with guests who also understand our struggles, so you can feel energised, focused, and like yourself again, without adding more to your plate. It's time to step inside!