I used to be on the most restricted diet of any of my clients. No nuts. No capsicums. Years of elimination protocols and supplements. I thought I was healing my gut. What I didn't realise was that I was managing symptoms — not addressing what was causing them. Here's what finally changed everything.

I had PMDD for years. The pantry crying. The paralysing anxiety. The feeling of being a completely different person for two weeks of every month. I tried the pill, the antidepressants, the supplements — and nothing lasted. Here's what finally changed everything, and why it probably wasn't what I expected.