For over 20 years, Nicole Delaplace has been helping people navigate career changes when their current profession no longer suits them. Now, she’s expanding her practice to address a growing need: personalized nutritional guidance for women over 40. The shift comes as more women seek support in managing the hormonal and metabolic changes that accompany midlife, impacting their overall health and well-being.
Delaplace, based in Pont-Audemer (Eure), began offering career assessments in June 2022 from her office at 21 route de Quillebeuf. “Even though providing career assessments remains my primary focus, a personal experience led me to specialize in nutritional counseling,” she explains. “When I turned 59, I found myself needing to rebalance my diet.”
That personal journey revealed to Delaplace the critical role nutrition plays in health, particularly for women experiencing hormonal shifts. “I thought I was eating a balanced diet, but I couldn’t reach my desired weight,” she said. “So, I sought guidance. This dietary rebalancing, specifically tailored for women over 40, was very successful. I became aware of the specific needs of women during this period of their lives. They often don’t connect their eating habits to their health concerns and frequently don’t understand which professional to turn to.”
A Neuroscience-Informed Approach
Driven by a lifelong passion for wellness, Delaplace pursued training at the 5.3 Nutrition, Sport & Health school. The program is based on the “5 living factors,” a neuroscience-developed framework created by Dr. Yann Rougier, a specialist in neurosciences and neuro-nutrition. “My goal is to support women over 40 through their hormonal transformation,” she says.
Her approach involves personalized nutrition plans that consider emotional and mental well-being, physical activity, and breathing techniques. This holistic method aims to restore dietary balance while preserving the enjoyment of food, avoiding restrictive diets, and frustration. “Since the 1970s and 80s, we’ve relied on diets based on a purely mathematical vision – fewer calories equals weight loss. But the body doesn’t work that way. If you don’t give it enough to eat, when you return to a normal diet, weight regain is inevitable, and often greater than before the diet, leading to the ‘yo-yo effect.’”
Delaplace also provides nutritional advice to individuals managing various health conditions, including cancer and diabetes. “In these cases, I collaborate with a registered dietitian from the 5.3 school,” she adds.
A Three-Month Program
“I offer a free, no-obligation 30- to 45-minute introductory consultation to discuss the individual’s situation and goals. This can be followed by a three-month support program,” says Nicole Delaplace. The program includes a personalized nutritional assessment (1.5 hours) to understand the person’s tastes, lifestyle, and culinary habits – whether they cook or not. This information is used to provide advice for adapted eating and hydration. It also includes two hours of face-to-face follow-up per month, a 30-minute weekly video conference or phone call, and daily coaching via WhatsApp or email as needed to maintain motivation. “The goal is to provide the tools for people to become self-sufficient.”
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