Nutritionist Rose Ferguson has designed a four-week "September Reset" aimed at menopausal and midlife women looking to shed post-summer bloating and belly fat without counting calories. She argues that common midlife complaints such as fatigue, brain fog, poor sleep and low libido stem from shared root causes—chronic inflammation, hormonal imbalance, stress and poor gut health—rather than being an inevitable part of ageing, and says addressing these directly can produce lasting improvements rather than a quick fix.

The plan avoids crash dieting, instead phasing in changes gradually: early weeks focus on removing inflammatory foods and habits while spacing out meals to lower insulin levels and encourage fat burning, before introducing at least eight daily portions of fruit and vegetables by week two. Later stages incorporate fermented foods (with a caution for those sensitive to histamine, and a warning to avoid sugary flavoured versions such as some kombuchas) and a daily 12-minute "MJMB" routine—Movement, Journal, Meditation, Breathwork—which Ferguson says has measurably improved her own and her clients' wellbeing.