**THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER **
WITH A FOREWORD BY DR STACY SIMS
'An essential guide for anyone seeking a calmer, more integrated approach to wellbeing' William W. Li, MD
'Will change how you think about health and self-worth' Mo Gawdat
Changing your diet may not change your life.
But changing how you think about what you eat will.
From dopamine hacks to meal-replacements and 'protocols', optimisation culture promises peak health, but leaves us burnt out, disconnected and at war with our own bodies. Amid the noise of macros, hormones, cold plunges and dopamine detoxes, we've skipped the one step that makes any of it matter.
In this groundbreaking guide, leading nutritionist Sarah Ann Macklin fuses the latest science of nutrition, gut health and neuroplasticity to reveal a radical truth: self-compassion is the foundation of lasting health and happiness. Far from being indulgent, her research shows that how you speak to yourself directly alters your stress hormones, digestion and even your ability to absorb nutrients.
Through a personalised three-phase plan of rituals, perspective shifts and recipes, she encourages us to develop this physiological skill, revealing:
Here, at last, is a transformative approach for healthy eating habits for life.
| ISBN: | 9780857509970 |
| Publication date: | 28th May 2026 |
| Author: | Sarah Ann Macklin |
| Publisher: | Bantam Press an imprint of Transworld |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Genres: |
Diets and dieting, nutrition Assertiveness, motivation, self-esteem and positive mental attitude Complementary therapies, healing and health Popular Science |
**THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER **
WITH A FOREWORD BY DR STACY SIMS
'An essential guide for anyone seeking a calmer, more integrated approach to wellbeing' William W. Li, MD
'Will change how you think about health and self-worth' Mo Gawdat
Changing your diet may not change your life.
But changing how you think about what you eat will.
From dopamine hacks to meal-replacements and 'protocols', optimisation culture promises peak health, but leaves us burnt out, disconnected and at war with our own bodies. Amid the noise of macros, hormones, cold plunges and dopamine detoxes, we've skipped the one step that makes any of it matter.
In this groundbreaking guide, leading nutritionist Sarah Ann Macklin fuses the latest science of nutrition, gut health and neuroplasticity to reveal a radical truth: self-compassion is the foundation of lasting health and happiness. Far from being indulgent, her research shows that how you speak to yourself directly alters your stress hormones, digestion and even your ability to absorb nutrients.
Through a personalised three-phase plan of rituals, perspective shifts and recipes, she encourages us to develop this physiological skill, revealing:
Here, at last, is a transformative approach for healthy eating habits for life.
Healthy Shouldn't Be This Hard features in the following genres: Diets and dieting, nutrition, Assertiveness, motivation, self-esteem and positive mental attitude, Complementary therapies, healing and health, Popular Science
Healthy Shouldn't Be This Hard is available in Hardback
Healthy Shouldn't Be This Hard was written by Sarah Ann Macklin and published by Bantam Press an imprint of Transworld
Healthy Shouldn't Be This Hard has 320 pages
£17.09