A gut, hormone and nutrition specialist from Wirral has recently enjoyed success cooking nutritious food for celebrities such as Fearne Cotton and working with big corporates such as The Eden Project and John Lewis. Margaret Bell, from Bebington, has become renowned as a nutrition and gut health specialist — having helped countless people live healthier lives.
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Marg is a gut and hormone health specialist, speaker, author, retreat host and event chef whose work centres on helping women feel more at ease in their bodies. Bringing together nervous system insight, grounded science and deeply nourishing food, she offers a steadier alternative to the noise of modern wellness culture.
Through one-to-one work, The Nourish Table supper clubs and seasonal retreats, she creates spaces where women can reconnect with their health without restriction or overwhelm. Her career has been shaped by a deeply personal health journey, which continues to inform the calm, lived approach she brings to everything she does.
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By the age of three, Marg already knew where she felt happiest — in the kitchen. Originally from the North East, her passion for cooking began at home with her grandad and even at that age she could confidently make proper chips. She soon moved on to baking cakes and scones from scratch with her ‘mam’ when her dad and brother went to watch Newcastle play. But when she reached high school, her relationship with food and her body changed dramatically.
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Marg was bullied because of her weight and developed anorexia, dropping to just seven stone as a teenager. It was a devastating period — and one that would quietly shape the direction of her future work. Her life was further affected when her mum was diagnosed with lupus. Wanting to understand how the body works – and how food could support health – she began researching the immune system, nutrition and the emerging science around gut health.
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She studied extensively and built a strong foundation of knowledge. Life then moved quickly. At 24 her father died of stomach cancer which triggered her poor relationship with food and led her to binge and comfort eating. At 26 she relocated to Liverpool, stepping into a new chapter in event management whilst continuing her studies.
At 40, Marg experienced a series of life-changing events in close succession. She went through a divorce, was made redundant and moved out of her home. Struggling with depression, she began searching for something that could help her heal and rebuild.
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That turning point led her straight back to learning. Determined to create a meaningful new path, Marg committed fully to becoming professionally qualified in gut health, hormones and nutrition. What began as a way to cope soon became the foundation of an entirely new career — coaching part-time as an anti-diet coach initially. In May 2020 her mam passed away, which was the catalyst for her to go full time with her business.
Bringing her knowledge and qualifications of gut health, hormones and nutrition into her practice, this was also the time when she wrote her first book, True Taste, which was published in January 2021. As her confidence and qualifications grew, Margaret began cooking nutritious, nourishing food at wellness retreats. Her food quickly gained attention for being both genuinely supportive of health and deeply satisfying. Then, in 2024, came a pivotal moment.
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Marg attended the Happy Place Festival in 2023, founded by broadcaster and author Fearne Cotton. Rather than simply attending, Margaret took a bold step and offered to cater for the VIP area. She was asked to provide a menu and was then put forward to provide food for the green room in 2024 and 2025, where Fearne and her celebrity guests would dine for breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea — all prepared by Margaret herself.
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From that moment on, she became the trusted choice for nutritious catering at the event. Her reputation soon extended far beyond one festival and she has also worked as VIP chef for Womanifest, as well as being a trusted partner for leading organisations including John Lewis, The Eden Project and EMS Healthcare.
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Today, Margaret is recognised for her specialist work in gut and hormone health, supporting women through the natural shifts of life, from IBS, bloating and digestive discomfort to perimenopause, menopause and periods of stress or burnout.
Her approach is grounded in both science and lived experience, shaped by her own journey through disordered eating, chronic stress and grief. Rather than offering quick fixes, she focuses on helping women rebuild trust in their bodies through nervous system regulation, nourishment, and education. She now offers:
- personalised 1-to-1 support programmes
- immersive nourish and reset retreats
- intimate and educational supper clubs
- practical guidance for sustainable lifestyle and food changes
- A 4-week online reset helping women rebalance gut and hormones through food, science, and simple, sustainable habits.
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Alongside her clinical and culinary work, Margaret is also an author and speaker, sharing accessible, real-world knowledge about gut health, hormones and sustainable nutrition. Her books, talks and retreat experiences reflect a single guiding belief: that health should feel supportive, empowering and achievable – not restrictive or overwhelming.
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From a little girl learning to cook beside her grandad to a teenager navigating anorexia, and later a woman facing loss, redundancy and profound life change, Margaret Bell’s story is one of quiet resilience. What makes her work resonate so deeply with the women she supports is her lived understanding of how intertwined food, body image, hormones and emotional health can be. She knows first-hand that these aren’t separate conversations, and that lasting change begins with feeling safe in your own body.
Margaret Bell / Gut, hormonal health and nutrition expert
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