The Wellness with Serena Journal

Slow reading for a Mediterranean life.

Recipes, research and reflections on returning to the roots of good health.

Zucchini focaccia served with extra virgin olive oil

Olive Oil: the cornerstone of the Mediterranean table

Why a good olive oil, generously poured, well stored, drunk with the meal, is the single most important thing in a Mediterranean kitchen.

6 min read

Women's Health

Why bloating gets worse in your 30s, and what actually helps

Hormones, stress, the way we eat in a hurry. A grown-up look at bloating and the slow, Mediterranean answers that work.

8 min read

Longevity

Lessons from the women of Sardinia

A Blue Zone, a slow lunch, a glass of red. Notes from a country that has figured out how to live well into a vibrant old age.

7 min read

Recipes

The frittata that saves any weeknight

Six eggs, whatever vegetables are tired in the fridge, good olive oil. A ten minute dinner that behaves like a proper meal.

4 min read

Weight Management

Losing weight without ever going on a diet

Why restriction keeps failing intelligent women, and what steady, food-first weight change actually looks like.

9 min read

Fresh figs and sliced pear in a ceramic breakfast bowl

Gut Health

Feeding the thirty odd trillion guests in your gut

Fibre diversity, fermented foods and the unglamorous habits that rebuild a resilient microbiome.

7 min read

Fresh zucchini and tomatoes at an Italian produce market

Nutrition Science

What the research really shows about the Mediterranean diet

A plain-English read of the landmark trials, what they measured, what they found, and what it means for your kitchen.

10 min read

Italy

A week in Puglia, and what it teaches about eating

Whitewashed towns, orecchiette rolled on a doorstep, tomatoes eaten warm from the sun. Notes from the heel of Italy.

6 min read

Zucchini scarpaccia baked golden on a parchment lined tray

Cooking

Cook with fewer ingredients, and better ones

The five techniques that make simple Mediterranean food taste like it took hours, and none of them take hours.

5 min read

Crates of fresh seasonal fruit at an Italian market

Seasonal Produce

Eating with the seasons on the Gold Coast

A subtropical take on a Mediterranean habit, what to buy each season here, and why it tastes better and costs less.

6 min read

Serena in her kitchen wearing an orange dress

Lifestyle

In defence of the long lunch

Eating slowly, sitting down, with people. The least measurable habit in nutrition, and possibly the most important.

5 min read

Mediterranean Living

How to build a Mediterranean plate

Half vegetables, a palm of protein, generous olive oil, something fermented. The simplest framework you'll ever need.

4 min read

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