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The Cholesterol Coach Hi, I’m Dr Kirstyn Norman - The Cholesterol Coach. I help people lower their cholesterol naturally, without restrictive diets or overwhelm.

Dr Kirstyn l Doctor-turned-Health Coach | The Cholesterol Coach
Personalised, sustainable, mindset-first support

Helping you lower cholesterol naturally - with science, support and zero judgement. After working as a hospital doctor, I saw just how many people were reaching crisis point with their health - when earlier support could have made all the difference. Now I specialise in prevention. I bridge the gap between medical advice and everyday life, using science-backed strategies and personalised coaching that actually works in the real world. If you’ve recently been told you have high cholesterol (or you’re simply ready to prioritise your long-term heart health), you’re in the right place.

💛 My approach is:
✔️ Rooted in medical science
✔️ Grounded in behaviour change
✔️ Tailored to you
✔️ Kind, realistic and empowering

I’ve helped clients reduce total cholesterol by up to 42%, avoid starting medication, and improve key markers like HbA1c - without fad diets, guilt or burnout.

✨ Let’s add more healthy, happy years to your life, together.
📩 Message me to book a free discovery call or find out more about 1:1 coaching.

I haven't posted on my grid for two and a half weeks, and the ridiculous thing is that the longer I leave it, the more s...
25/09/2026

I haven't posted on my grid for two and a half weeks, and the ridiculous thing is that the longer I leave it, the more stressed I feel about it 😅

But my brain is SO overflowing at the moment that I haven't been able to bring myself to sit down and create a piece of content.

So here we are. A post about not being able to post 🤦🏻‍♀️

If you've been following my stories, you'll know life has been a little chaotic recently.

Freddie has been in and out of the vets, we've sold our house but lost the house we were buying at the very last minute and have had to find another, I've got a half marathon on Sunday, a photoshoot in London on Tuesday, a whole website to rebuild by mid-October, and in two weeks we're moving out of our house and in with our parents while we wait for our new home to complete.

It is A LOT, so it's incredibly frustrating to add something as trivial as not posting here to the list 😅

And the irony is that I know EXACTLY what I'd tell a client in this situation...

"You have a lot on your plate. Something has to give. You cannot expect yourself to operate at full capacity when life is demanding so much of you elsewhere."

Yet here I am, adding not posting on social media to an already overflowing list of things to worry about.

And I think it's a reminder of just how much unnecessary stress we can create through the expectations we place on ourselves.

Sometimes looking after yourself means lowering those expectations, rather than trying to find a way to squeeze everything in.

So rather than putting pressure on myself to create my usual type of content, this post is my attempt to quieten that nagging voice and take one unnecessary source of stress off my plate.

And perhaps a little reminder to anyone else who's currently juggling a million things, that it's okay to give yourself permission to drop a few balls.

Even if I'm still learning to do that for myself 🧡

I didn't overhaul my life in 2019.I just made one change for a different reason.I stopped exercising to get smaller, and...
08/09/2026

I didn't overhaul my life in 2019.

I just made one change for a different reason.

I stopped exercising to get smaller, and started exercising to get stronger.

That one shift started a butterfly effect that would go on to transform my life, my health, my body and even my career.

And it now shapes everything I do to help my clients make changes that actually last.

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If I'm physically hungry, I don't reach for chocolate or crisps on their own.Because I know a small portion won't fill m...
04/09/2026

If I'm physically hungry, I don't reach for chocolate or crisps on their own.

Because I know a small portion won't fill me up, and I'll probably keep going back for more!

Snacks like this pack quite a lot of calories and saturated fat into a relatively small amount of food, so trying to satisfy a rumbling stomach with them can mean eating more than you intended.

Instead, I'll have something more filling, with plenty of volume and some protein or fibre. Think a bowl of fruit and yoghurt, or veggie sticks with houmous or cottage cheese.

And if i just reallllly fancy chocolate, I'll have a small amount alongside.

I call it "A little of what you want, with more of what you need"

It's also worth looking at your meals. If you're regularly starving an hour after lunch, it probably needs to be bigger or better balanced.

This is the kind of approach that's helped so many of my clients achieve their cholesterol and weight loss goals, without giving up their favourite food.

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There's so much conflicting advice about cholesterol that it can be difficult to know what to believe and what to actual...
03/09/2026

There's so much conflicting advice about cholesterol that it can be difficult to know what to believe and what to actually do.

And when you're worried about doing the wrong thing, it's very easy to end up doing nothing at all.

That's why I created my 1:1 heart health coaching course.

My clients can shut out the noise, follow a clear, personalised plan and take action with confidence.

The result?

Significantly lower cholesterol. Better food habits. More energy. And most importantly, more confidence in taking care of your health.

Working together means you're not left trying to piece everything together by yourself. You know what to focus on, why it matters and how to put it into practice (even when life gets chaotic).

If you'd like my support to lower cholesgerol and improve your health over the nezt 12 weeks, send me a DM with "COACHING" and I'll share all the info.

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One difficult evening doesn't have to become a difficult week.A big part of coaching is helping clients understand what ...
28/08/2026

One difficult evening doesn't have to become a difficult week.

A big part of coaching is helping clients understand what happened, reset without guilt or restriction, and build the skills to handle those moments for themselves next time.

If you'd like the Emotional Eating Support Guide, comment "EE"

And if you'd like more personalised support, DM "COACHING"

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If this sounds like you, The Heart-Healthy Living Course was made with you in mind. It's not just a diet, meal plan or l...
24/08/2026

If this sounds like you, The Heart-Healthy Living Course was made with you in mind.

It's not just a diet, meal plan or list of foods to remove, it's a step-by-step framework to make sure you're building in all the evidence-based strategies that help to lower cholesterol naturally and improve your general health and wellbeing whilst you're at it.

If you'd like more info, comment or DM "COURSE".

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I'm not a tough love coach.I'm a "go and eat an almond croissant this weekend" kinda coach.And it's because I know my cl...
21/08/2026

I'm not a tough love coach.

I'm a "go and eat an almond croissant this weekend" kinda coach.

And it's because I know my clients have yo-yo'd for decades before they come to me.

They have done all the diets, they've cut out all the foods, and they've been miserable every single time. And that's why it's never worked for them long-term.

So we do things differently.

We include foods purely for the joy they bring, even if they aren't technically 'optimal' for cholesterol and weight loss.

But we can do that in the knowledge that 80% of the time, they are living a heart healthy lifestyle that is effective for lowering cholesterol and losing weight.

If you are ready to try a different approach as well, comment or DM "COACHING" for information about what working with me 1 to 1 looks like

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20/08/2026

If you read any article about managing cholesterol it'll tell you to cut down on red meat.

So what do you do when your family demands the beloved Spag Bol?

Pack in as much veg as humanly possible!

Not only does this bulk out the bolognese so you end up eating less mince per portion, but it also adds soluble fibre (particularly from the carrots) which can help lower LDL cholesterol.

If your kids get funny about chunky bits of veg, blend them down with the chopped tomatoes before adding in the browned mince.

It's also best to use 5% fat mince, it's a bit more expensive but it'll stretch further using the above method!

Follow me for more cholesterol lowering tips!

I haven't magically developed huge levels of discipline.But I have worked on my relationship with food and developed str...
18/08/2026

I haven't magically developed huge levels of discipline.

But I have worked on my relationship with food and developed strategies that work WITH me instead of AGAINST me.

Which of the 5 strategies do you think would work best for you?

1️⃣ - Unconditional permission to eat
2️⃣ - Law of diminishing returns
3️⃣ - A little of what you want with more of what you need
4️⃣ - Surf the urge
5️⃣ - Removing "good" v "bad" labels

Comment your choice below and save for future 😊

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