Nourished & Found
— the podcast

One practical evidence-based insight per week on blood sugar balance, metabolic health, and digestive wellbeing.


Nourished & Found is a weekly podcast for anyone living with symptoms that conventional medicine hasn’t been able to explain or resolve. Each episode covers one specific topic — a mechanism, a symptom, a practical change — in plain language, with one clear takeaway you can act on immediately.

Hosted by Frances Norgate, qualified Nutrition and Lifestyle Advisor and Public Health Collaboration ambassador.

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Latest episodes

  • A normal blood test isn't the same as a well body
    by Frances Norgate
    The HbA1c blood test is one of the most commonly used measures of blood sugar health, and one of the least well-explained. It's the test your GP uses to decide whether you're pre-diabetic, diabetic, or "fine." But what it actually measures, what it can't see, and how to interpret your own results — these are […]
  • Your gut and your brain are having a conversation
    by Frances Norgate
    If your digestion gets worse during stressful weeks — even when you haven't really changed what you're eating — there's a reason, and it isn't always food. In this episode of Nourished & Found, Frances Norgate explains the gut-brain connection most people have never had properly explained to them, why your nervous system has more […]
  • You're eating less. Your numbers are up. Why?
    by Frances Norgate
    If you've been eating less than ever and your blood sugar still isn't doing what you'd hoped — or worse, your numbers are climbing — there's a good chance you're caught in a pattern that almost nobody talks about. In this episode of Nourished & Found, Frances Norgate explains why chronic undereating can actually push […]
  • Fifteen years. No diagnosis. Eventually, this.
    by Frances Norgate
    Frances Norgate had digestive symptoms for fifteen years before anything really worked. Bloating, severe constipation, sharp pains after eating, vomiting a couple of times a week. And a series of GPs who, working within ten-minute appointment slots, could only offer one medication per symptom. The tests came back showing nothing wrong. The symptoms kept going.In […]
  • Eight hours of sleep. Still exhausted.
    by Frances Norgate
    If you're sleeping eight full hours and still waking up exhausted, it might not be about how long you slept — it might be about what your blood sugar was doing overnight. In this episode of Nourished & Found, Frances Norgate explains why overnight blood sugar dysregulation is one of the most overlooked causes of […]