Rachel Crowder joins me on The Sharon Fitzmaurice Podcast this week. She is a qualified Nutrition and Health Coach with a deeply personal mission: to help women reclaim their energy, reduce chronic symptoms, and feel in control of their health—through gut-focused, whole-body nutrition. Her passion for this work is rooted in lived experience. Growing up as a young carer for her mother, who battled rheumatoid arthritis and related health challenges, Rachel saw first-hand how chronic illness can affect every part of a woman’s life—and ripple through her family. With a long history of autoimmune conditions, heart disease, cancer, and stroke in her family, prevention and vitality became more than a passion—it became her purpose.
After 20 years in the retail industry, Rachel retrained in nutrition and health coaching. Her journey deepened when her husband endured over a decade of unresolved digestive issues. It wasn’t until Rachel discovered the power of gut health that everything changed. Through functional nutrition principles and root-cause strategies, his symptoms were finally resolved. Today, Rachel helps women—especially those navigating arthritis, autoimmune conditions, and hormone shifts—take back their health using practical, personalised nutrition and lifestyle changes. She believes that chronic illness doesn’t have to be your story—and your body has more healing potential than you think. Rachel also gives you the top 5 foods that will benefit you each day, simple yet effective additions that will benefit your mind and body. Rachel is trying to not only educate her clients through her 12 week program, but also the medical profession who can help to support your well-being alongside conventional medicine. She will also be speaking to the Irish Nursing Association on nutrition and gut health. To find out more about Rachel, please visit her website: https://www.rachelcrowdernutrition.com/ Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachelcrowdernutrition/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-crowder-nutrition/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61554638722856 This podcast is proudly partnered with: https://intothewestadventures.com/ For more information on Sharon's work as a Wellness Coach, please visit her website: https://www.sharonfitzmauricemindfulness.com/
