A five-part interview series on five foods to avoid after stroke, and what changed when I stopped eating them.
Made to sit alongside the rehab and treatment your medical team is already providing.
The advice I got was useless, and I say that as someone who followed it
Before my stroke I was eating badly and running on stress. Afterwards, the dietary advice I received amounted to “eat healthy.”
I did what I was told. Nothing changed.
So I started removing things, one at a time, and paying attention to what happened over the following fortnight. Some changes didn’thing. A few changed how I felt within days.
My energy lifted. My mental clarity came back. That wasn’t the only thing I changed — but food was where it started.
Why me, and why with a nutritionist
I’m a stroke survivor, not a dietitian. I had three bleeds between 2012 and 2014, the last requiring brain surgery, and I’ve spent the decade since testing what actually affects how I function.
That’s useful, but it’s not enough on its own — so this series is recorded as a conversation with a qualified nutritionist. My side is what happened when I changed it. Their side is why.
How it works
1. Get instant access. One payment, five parts, delivered immediately.
2. Start with part one. Each part covers one food and why it’s worth reconsidering.
3. Change one thing for two weeks. Not five things at once — you’ll learn nothing about what did what.
What you get
- The full five-part interview series
- Every part as a downloadable MP3, for listening while you cook or walk
- A complete written transcript — useful here, because you’ll want to re-read the specifics rather than remember them
- Yours to keep, at whatever pace suits
What this is not
It’s not a diet, a meal plan or a prescription.
It’s not medical or dietary advice for your particular situation. If you’re on blood thinners, managing diabetes, or being treated for anything where food interacts with medication, take this to your doctor or dietitian before you change anything. Some of these foods matter a great deal in those contexts.
It’s five foods worth a conversation, and the reasoning behind each one.
Worth two weeks of your attention
You don’t have to overhaul anything. Change one thing, watch what happens, decide for yourself.
