Frequently Asked Questions About The Wild Way™
For decades we've been told to fear red meat, saturated fat, cholesterol and salt, whilst placing our trust in processed foods, fibre and low-fat dietary guidelines. Yet despite following this advice, metabolic dysfunction, obesity, diabetes, autoimmune disease and chronic illness continue to rise. This FAQ section challenges some of the most common nutritional beliefs and explores the science, physiology and evolutionary perspective behind The Wild Way™ approach. You don't have to agree with everything you read here, but I invite you to stay curious, ask questions and look at the results women are achieving when they return to a more species-appropriate way of eating.
Isn't Red Meat Bad For You?
This is one of the most common questions I hear.
Red meat has been part of the human diet for hundreds of thousands of years and is one of the most nutrient-dense foods available. It provides highly bioavailable protein, iron, zinc, B vitamins, creatine and numerous other nutrients that are difficult to obtain in the same amounts from plant foods.
The real question isn't whether humans can thrive on red meat.
The question is why a food that sustained our species for so long became something to fear.
What About Saturated Fat?
For decades we were told saturated fat was dangerous.
Yet saturated fat is found naturally in foods humans have consumed throughout history, including meat, dairy and eggs.
It also forms part of every cell membrane in the human body and is used in hormone production and energy metabolism.
At The Menopause Revival™, we focus on improving metabolic health rather than fearing natural foods.
Won't Eating Fat Make Me Fat?
Body fat accumulation is a complex metabolic process.
Eating dietary fat does not automatically translate into stored body fat.
In fact, many women find that when they increase protein, improve metabolic health and reduce highly processed foods, their hunger naturally regulates and body composition improves.
Isn't Cholesterol Dangerous?
Cholesterol is one of the most important molecules in the human body.
Without cholesterol you cannot produce steroid hormones, vitamin D, bile acids or healthy cell membranes.
The body manufactures cholesterol because it needs cholesterol.
The goal is not to fear cholesterol.
The goal is to understand what it is doing and why the body produces it.
What About Salt?
Salt has become another nutrient many women have been taught to fear.
However, sodium plays a critical role in hydration, nerve function, muscle contraction and maintaining blood volume.
Many women transitioning to a lower carbohydrate or species-appropriate diet actually require more attention to electrolytes, not less.
Do I Need Fibre To Be Healthy?
This may be one of the most controversial topics in nutrition, but it's a conversation we need to have.
Women are often told that fibre is essential for gut health, estrogen clearance and overall well being. Yet very few people stop to ask what fibre actually is.
Fibre is bulk waste. It is the indigestible portion of plant foods that humans cannot break down ourselves.
What fibre does do is feed certain populations of gut bacteria.
Now this is where the conversation becomes interesting.
Some of the bacterial families associated with dysbiosis, inflammation, estrogen recirculation and estrogen dominance thrive on fermentable plant matter. So whilst many people assume more fibre automatically equals better health, the reality is far more complex than that.
That doesn't mean every woman reacts to fibre in the same way.
Some women appear to tolerate fibre well.
Some women even report improvements when consuming it.
But well and optimal are two very different things.
What is often overlooked is that humans have survived and thrived on a wide range of diets throughout history, including populations that consumed very little plant matter for extended periods of time. Despite this, they still managed hormone regulation, waste elimination and reproduction without consuming the levels of fibre modern dietary guidelines recommend.
At The Menopause Revival™, we are less interested in dietary dogma and more interested in outcomes.
The question is not whether fibre is considered healthy.
The question is whether it is helping you.
Because if a woman removes fibre and experiences improvements in digestion, bloating, inflammation, bowel function, energy, mood and menopausal symptoms, then surely that result deserves investigation rather than dismissal.
Where Will I Get My Nutrients?
Animal foods provide highly bioavailable forms of many nutrients including:
- Protein
- Iron
- Zinc
- Vitamin B12
- Choline
- Selenium
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin K2
One of the reasons many women feel better when prioritising animal foods is because these nutrients are delivered in forms the body can easily absorb and utilise.
And no you won't get scurvy, when you drop glucose you no longer need high amounts of vitamin C, well sourced meat even provides the small amount you need.
Isn't This Extreme?
Many women believe eating steak, eggs, meat and natural fats is extreme.
Yet these foods nourished humans long before supermarkets, food manufacturing and dietary guidelines existed.
The real question may not be whether eating species-appropriate foods is extreme.
The question may be whether the modern diet is because my idea of restriction is suffering in pain and trying to live with metabolic dysfunction.
When symptoms are loud your body and nervous system are calling for simplicity, this is not restrictive it is the simplistic highly dense nutrition that signals safety.
Is The Wild Way™ About Weight Loss?
No.
The primary goal is improving metabolic health, nervous system regulation and helping women understand the root causes of their symptoms.
Weight loss is often a consequence of improved metabolic health rather than the sole focus.
Will This Help Menopause?
The Wild Way™ is built around a simple premise
Many symptoms commonly blamed on menopause are influenced by underlying metabolic dysfunction, chronic stress, nervous system dysregulation and modern lifestyle factors.
Our goal is to help women create the metabolic environment in which they can thrive through menopause, rather than simply survive it.
When we focus on fixing the metabolism and nervous system we symptoms quieten and women begin transitioning in peace.