Rashi Chowdhary

Rashi Chowdhary Rashi is a certified nutritionist with a goal to help people with problems such as PCOS and diabetes

08/06/2026

The last 5 kilos are often the hardest to lose.

And this is exactly where many women start thinking they need to eat less, do more cardio, and push harder.

This is where many women start thinking they need to eat less, do more cardio, and push even harder.

But here's what you need to understand:

The closer you get to your goal, the less fat your body has available to lose.

Which means your hormones, menstrual cycle, sleep, stress levels, recovery, inflammation, digestion, and training load start playing an even bigger role in what you see and feel.

* A few nights of poor sleep can increase water retention.
* A stressful week can leave you feeling puffy and bloated.
* Certain phases of your cycle can make the scale jump even when you're losing body fat.
* Hard training without enough recovery can make you feel stuck despite doing everything right.

None of this means you're gaining fat.

It means your body is responding to the demands you're placing on it.

And when you're already lean, these fluctuations become much more noticeable because you're looking for very small changes.

The biggest mistake?

Panicking every time the scale doesn't move and responding by eating less and exercising more.

The final stretch is rarely about working harder.

It's about recovering better, fueling your body appropriately, managing stress, supporting your hormones, and staying consistent long enough to see the bigger picture.

Because when you're already lean, fat loss becomes less about effort and more about precision.

👇 Are you currently in the "last few kilos" phase? Tell me what's been the most frustrating part.

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03/06/2026

Comment HASHIMOTO and I'll send you my guide on understanding your stage, what to focus on first, and how to support your thyroid naturally. ❤️

If you've been told "your reports are fine" but you're still dealing with fatigue, hair fall, weight gain, brain fog or feeling like a different version of yourself...

Please don't ignore those signals.

Hashimoto's is often a journey of connecting the dots, not just treating a lab value.

The earlier you understand what's driving the process, the easier it becomes to take meaningful action.

Have you been diagnosed with Hashimoto's, or are you currently trying to figure out what's going on with your thyroid? 👇

28/05/2026

Can I tell you.. From my mom to my cousins to my closest friends… almost everyone has told me to go back to coloring my hair.

“Buddhi.”
I’ve heard that word a little too often lately.
Mostly from women. 🙄

Ironically, the only two people who’ve genuinely told me this looks beautiful on me are my dad and my brother. 😭❤️

And the truth is…
I am growing older.
I do look older.
Sometimes I even feel older.

But what feels stranger than aging itself… is realizing how much work it takes to be okay with something this natural ??? Like why ?

Why do women have to constantly negotiate with their own reflection?

The funny thing is, I didn’t stop coloring my hair because of some powerful self-love movement. I stopped because I genuinely couldn’t find the time. 😭

My weekends after 40 started feeling too precious to spend sitting in salons.

I’d rather swim in the ocean with my partner or
sip on expensive wine with him! Yes.. we have a pact we drink once or twice a month..
also i Meet women I can sing with.
And hopefully one day open up enough to Dance with!

And right now… coloring my hair just feels less important than feeling connected to myself.

Maybe one day I’ll color it again.
Maybe I won’t.

But I do wonder how often women disconnect from themselves just because the world gets uncomfortable watching them age naturally.

27/05/2026

If your ferritin has been low for YEARS and nobody explained why… read this 👇

• If ferritin keeps dropping despite supplements, look at WHY you’re losing iron - heavy periods, gut issues, low stomach acid, restrictive dieting etc.

• Many women with low ferritin also have low copper status.
Copper helps utilize iron properly.
Think: sesame seeds, cacao, cashews, shellfish, liver.

• Hypothyroid women often struggle to raise ferritin because low thyroid function can slow absorption too.

• Ferritin can sometimes look “normal” on paper because inflammation artificially elevates it.
Always look at CRP/inflammation markers too.

• Ferritin below optimal can affect dopamine too → low motivation, poor focus, low drive.

• If iron supplements make you constipated or nauseous, the form matters.
Bisglycinate is tolerated much better by many women.

• Parasites, H. pylori & chronic gut infections can quietly keep ferritin low for YEARS.

• Low ferritin can increase hair fall long before anemia even starts.

• Overtraining + intense cardio can worsen iron depletion, especially with heavy cycles.

• Your body also needs enough vitamin A, protein & copper to properly use stored iron.

• Pair iron-rich meals with vitamin C foods like amla, lemon, oranges or guava for better absorption.

• Avoid tea/coffee around iron-rich meals.
Even green tea can reduce absorption significantly.

• Heme iron sources are absorbed much better than plant iron. Think of meat sources.

• Soaking/sprouting dals & legumes may help improve mineral absorption.

• Cooking in cast iron utensils regularly can add small amounts of iron into food over time.

Many women feel better only when ferritin reaches more functional ranges - not just “lab normal”.

Ferritin is rarely just an iron issue.
It’s usually a gut, thyroid, inflammation & metabolism story together.

Comment below what symptoms did low ferritin give YOU first?

26/05/2026

Today, I feel more excited and in control of my body.🤍

That statement stayed with us.

came to us struggling with symptoms that were affecting her everyday life - constipation, pain, low energy, dependence on OCPs, and feeling disconnected from her own body.

With the guidance of Senior Nutritionist , things slowly started changing.
Not through restriction.
Not through shortcuts.
But through consistent nutrition, structure, and learning how to truly support her body.

Today she travels with confidence, carries her meals and supplements with ease, enjoys food without fear, and most importantly - feels GOOD in her body again.

This is what real health transformation looks like.
Not just glowing skin.
But freedom from symptoms.
Better energy.
Better discipline.
Better quality of life ✨

A lot of women are silently struggling with symptoms they’ve been told are “normal” or have been completely dismissed for years.

Tell us - what’s one health challenge you’ve been dealing with that nobody really talks about?

25/05/2026

One of the earliest hormonal shifts women notice in perimenopause isn’t weight gain.

It’s losing the ability to tolerate stress the same way they used to.

You suddenly become:
• more sensitive to poor sleep
• more anxious after caffeine
• awake at 3am for no reason
• hotter at night
• emotionally overstimulated
• exhausted but unable to relax

Why?

Because progesterone is not just a “fertility hormone.”
It has a calming, nervous-system stabilising effect on the brain.

And during perimenopause, progesterone declines much faster than estrogen.

Which means many women in their late 30s are functioning with - high stress, poor recovery, blood sugar crashes, overtraining, undereating,late nights, and dropping progesterone… all at the same time.

That combination is brutal for the nervous system.

This is why I’m not the biggest fan of aggressive fasting, tiny dinners, black coffee breakfasts, or overdoing cardio in women entering perimenopause.

Your body becomes far more blood sugar sensitive during this phase.

A carb + protein-rich dinner often helps more than women realise because stable blood sugar overnight can reduce cortisol spikes that wake you up sweating, anxious, hungry, or alert at odd hours.

And yes - Vitex (Chaste Tree Berry) can be supportive for some women because it works through the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis and may help support natural progesterone production indirectly.

But herbs work best when the foundations are in place:
minerals,protein,sleep, stress regulation,adequate calories, strength training, stable blood sugar.

Perimenopause is not your body “failing.”

It’s your body becoming less forgiving of what it tolerated in your 20s.

Comment the symptom you’ve been silently struggling with lately - I can guarantee a lot more women relate to it than you think.

24/05/2026

Lot of women on our program only realise this when we sit and deeply talk through their timeline…their symptoms didn’t suddenly appear randomly.

For so many women, the biggest flare started during the most emotionally exhausting relationship phase of their life.

And woman to woman… I think we underestimate how deeply relationships affect our body.
Because women don’t just “deal with stress mentally.”

We hold it in the nervous system, hormones, gut, sleep, immune system… everywhere.

When you’re constantly anxious in a relationship, overthinking every conversation, crying often, feeling unheard, emotionally unsafe, walking on eggshells… the body never truly relaxes.

And when the nervous system stays stuck in survival mode for months or years, the body starts paying the price too.
• Higher cortisol.
• More inflammation.
• Gut dysfunction.
• Poor recovery.
• Immune system hyperactivation.
And in genetically susceptible women, this can become one of the triggers that worsens autoimmune conditions.

This is why so many women notice their:
• Hashimoto’s symptoms worsen
• gut issues flare
• fatigue becomes extreme
• hair fall increases
• skin reacts more
• periods become irregular during emotionally difficult phases.

The body really keeps score.
Sometimes healing is also about feeling emotionally safe again… not just eating healthy and taking supplements.

20/05/2026

Comment “TEST” and I’ll send you the exact thyroid panel that helps understand which Hashimoto’s STAGE your body may be in.

One of the saddest things with Hashimoto’s is how long women stay unheard before getting answers.

Most are told it’s stress.
Or aging.
Or “just lose weight.”

Meanwhile the body keeps adapting silently for years.

And by the time many women finally get diagnosed, they’re already exhausted, inflamed, struggling with hair fall, mood changes, poor recovery, stubborn weight, gut issues and feeling disconnected from their own body.

Hashimoto’s is not just about the thyroid.
It’s deeply connected to the immune system, gut health, inflammation, nutrient status and stress physiology too.

Which is why understanding the stage matters so much.
Because different stages need different conversations, different support and earlier awareness.

19/05/2026

One supplement I genuinely find VERY interesting for brain health and cognition is lion’s mane mushroom.

Not because it works like a stimulant.
But because of the actual bioactive compounds it contains.

Lion’s mane is rich in compounds called:
• hericenones
• erinacines
• beta-glucans
• polysaccharides

Hericenones and erinacines are especially fascinating because they’re being studied for their role in supporting nerve growth factor (NGF) - a protein involved in growth, repair and protection of brain cells and nerve pathways.

This is why lion’s mane gets talked about so much for:
• brain fog
• focus
• memory
• cognitive fatigue
• nervous system support
• burnout recovery
Beta-glucans and polysaccharides also play a role in immune modulation and inflammation support, which becomes interesting because chronic inflammation and stress can affect cognition massively too.

But quality matters A LOT here.
I personally prefer fruiting body extracts because they tend to contain higher concentrations of the beneficial compounds compared to heavily diluted blends.

And like every supplement -  it’s not for everyone blindly.
I’m usually more cautious in:
• pregnancy + breastfeeding
• mushroom allergies
• severe immune hyperreactivity
• people already reacting to multiple supplements

Also, no supplement replaces basics.
A brain running on poor sleep, constant stress, under-eating and blood sugar crashes will still struggle no matter how expensive the supplement is.

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