Wellbeing Hub - Thrive Through Winter: A Simple Guide to Protein and Portions
Thrive Through Winter: A Simple Guide to Protein and Portions is an accessible, down to earth talk packed with simple nutrition tips to help support strength and energy during the colder months.
The session will be led by PhD researchers Meg Leaver and Izzy Haslam from the University of Birmingham. Both are qualified nutritionists with a strong interest in neuromuscular conditions, and they are passionate about making nutrition advice clear, practical, and genuinely useful for people living with muscular dystrophy.
Meg and Izzy will explore how diet connects to wellbeing, strength, and everyday function, leaving you with easy, realistic ideas you can use in daily life to feel your best through winter and beyond.
Meet your hosts:
Meg and Izzy are PhD researchers and qualified nutritionists at the University of Birmingham, with a shared passion for making nutrition clear, practical, and meaningful for people living with muscular dystrophy. Their work focuses on understanding how diet supports strength, wellbeing, and everyday function, and translating the science into advice people can realistically use in daily life. Both work closely with neuromuscular communities, valuing the insight and experiences of service users and ensuring their research is shaped by what really matters to people.