The surprising (and easy) way to transform your health

The Fibre Effect

Emma Bardwell is a registered nutritionist and bestselling author. She is known for her clear, practical and evidence-based approach to nutrition, helping people cut through diet noise to focus on what genuinely supports long-term health. Emma is a regular media contributor and speaker, frequently featured in national newspapers, magazines and podcasts, and works closely with healthcare professionals and brands to promote accurate, science-led nutrition advice. While Emma has a special interest in women’s health and ageing well, her work is grounded in principles that benefit everyone. Overall, her mission is simple: to make healthy eating feel achievable, realistic and rooted in real life. 
 
 
Instagram @emma.bardwell

Discover the science-backed benefits of fibre in the new book from nutritionist and Sunday Times bestselling author of The 30g Plan, Emma Bardwell, featuring over 60 delicious, fibre-filled recipes. 
 
In The Fibre Effect, you’ll not only discover how easy it is – once you know how – to get ‘fibremaxxing’ and hit 30g a day, but that fibre is far from brown, boring bland bran we thought it was. It’s Maple Pecan Baked Pears, Crispy Garlic Beans and Coconut Lentils with Crispy Kale. 
 
Unlike restrictive diets or calorie counting, Emma Bardwell’s science-backed approach guides you effortlessly towards better digestion, immunity, hormone regulation, metabolic health, blood sugar balance and weight loss – all by helping you focus on what to add to your diet, not what to take away. 
 
Through practical, feel-good advice and over 60 delicious, fibre-filled recipes, The Fibre Effect will show you how to reap the benefits of this unsung hero of health and nutrition, helping you feel your very best. 
 
Praise for Emma Bardwell: 
 
'My go-to for nutritionally balanced, great-tasting food' Lisa Snowdon, model and presenter 
 
'Everyone needs this book in their lives.’ Amanda Lamb, model and presenter 
 
'Easy and delicious ways to pack more protein, plants and fibre onto your plate' Rosemary Ferguson, Functional Medicine Practitioner 
 
'Forget fad diets – this is a way of eating for life' Jaymie Moran, founder of Body Smart Fitness

How to eat more protein, plants and fibre to lose weight and feel great

The 30g Plan

'My go-to for nutritionally balanced, great-tasting food'

'Easy and delicious ways to pack more protein, plants and fibre onto your plate'

Rosemary Ferguson, Functional Medicine Practitioner

'Everyone needs this book in their lives. Emma makes everything so deliciously simple; a beacon of light in a sometimes confusing world of nutrition'

'Forget fad diets – this is a way of eating for life'

Jaymie Moran, founder of Body Smart Fitness

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 
 
Discover a simple, sustainable way to lose weight, boost energy and eat well for life, from the bestselling nutritionist and health expert – featuring recipes, meal planners, and more! 
 
For many of us, weight loss can feel like a constant struggle, bouncing between restrictive diets and short-term fixes that never last. Until now. 
 
The 30g Plan offers a simple yet revolutionary new approach to nutrition: a balanced, science-backed way of eating that nourishes your body and helps you reach a healthy weight naturally, while reaping countless other health benefits too. 
 
Bestselling nutritionist Emma Bardwell’s easy-to-follow framework focuses on 30 different plants a week combined with 30 grams of protein and fibre a day. This powerful formula supports gut health, hormone balance and long-term weight management, without cutting food groups or counting calories.Inside you’ll find: 
<ul><li>Over 80 nutritionally complete recipes that are satisfying, flexible and full of flavour.</li><li>Weekly meal planners and shopping lists to make healthy eating simple.</li><li>Expert tips on balancing protein, fibre and plants at every meal.</li><li>Guidance on improving energy, digestion and overall wellbeing through everyday food choices. 
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Packed with practical advice and empowering insights, The 30g Plan is your guide to feeling lighter, stronger and healthier — for life. 
 
Praise for The 30g Plan and Emma Bardwell 
 
'My go-to for nutritionally balanced, great-tasting food' Lisa Snowdon, model and presenter 
 
'Everyone needs this book in their lives.’ Amanda Lamb, model and presenter 
 
'Easy and delicious ways to pack more protein, plants and fibre onto your plate' Rosemary Ferguson, Functional Medicine Practitioner 
 
'Forget fad diets – this is a way of eating for life' Jaymie Moran, founder of Body Smart Fitness

Take control of your hormones before they take control of you

The Perimenopause Solution

Clear and informative, this is a book I'll be recommending to my friends

Emma's combination of research, knowledge and empathy helps make the confusing topic of perimenopause much easier to understand

Shahzadi Harper (Author) Dr Shahzadi Harper is a GP and has now dedicated herself to women's hormonal well-being at The Harper Clinic in London. Dr Harper believes in managing the symptoms of the perimenopause from an early stage and is committed to optimising women's health and empowering them to make informed choices. Emma Bardwell (Author) Emma Bardwell is a registered nutritionist and bestselling author. She is known for her clear, practical and evidence-based approach to nutrition, helping people cut through diet noise to focus on what genuinely supports long-term health. Emma is a regular media contributor and speaker, frequently featured in national newspapers, magazines and podcasts, and works closely with healthcare professionals and brands to promote accurate, science-led nutrition advice. While Emma has a special interest in women’s health and ageing well, her work is grounded in principles that benefit everyone. Overall, her mission is simple: to make healthy eating feel achievable, realistic and rooted in real life. 
 
 
Instagram @emma.bardwell

You are not going mad - it's your hormones! 
 
The perimenopause (the time leading up to the menopause) is often misunderstood. For some women, it lasts a few months; for others it consumes the best part of a decade. This transitional period can be a time of emotional turmoil, shifting priorities and physical changes: from hot flushes, insomnia, low mood and anxiety, to itchy skin, thinning hair, weight gain and loss of libido . . . to name just a few! Millions of women in their thirties and forties go through this without even realising they are perimenopausal. It's time they take back control. 
 
In The Perimenopause Solution, Dr Shahzadi Harper, a medical doctor specialising in women's health and Emma Bardwell, a registered nutritionist, provide a blueprint to help women find a new balance in this important phase of their lives, so they can be prepared, not scared. Akin to getting two expert consultations in one, this holistic and accessible guide combines practical, no-nonsense information on the physical and mental changes to expect, with powerful advice on managing symptoms and nutrition, as what you eat during the perimenopause can dramatically affect your experience of it. 
 
Expert-led and forward-thinking in its approach, The Perimenopause Solution will not just help you survive the journey towards the menopause - it will let you thrive.

Emma Bardwell

I absolutely love this book! Emma has done a fantastic job. As someone who is plant-based, the 30/30/30 ethos of this book really fits how I see food as well. It’s such a simple framework to help simplify your nutrition, and improve your health. Not to mention the variety of recipes are absolutely delicious. The chunky monkey breakfast bowl in particular is right up my street!

This book will make fibre your new favourite F word! Highly practical tips on how to live healthier and get more fibre in!

Dr Karan Rajan, author of This Book May Save Your Life

In a world full of dietary confusion, Emma’s easy-to-read book is a breath of fresh air. Packed with excellent information and truly delicious recipes, this is an indispensable read for wishing to up their nutritional game.

Easy, delicious recipes that hit your protein, fibre and plant goals to lose weight and feel great

The groundbreaking new cookbook from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The 30g Plan 
 
Tired of weird food rules and fad diets? Leading nutritionist Emma Bardwell has got you covered. 
 
Centred around three clear guidelines – eat 30g protein per meal, 30g fibre per day and 30 different plants per week – Emma’s cookbook is a practical guide to the no-nonsense, science-backed diet that actually works. 
 
With over 80 recipes, The 30g Plan Cookbook offers you: 
<ul><li>No restrictions, no fads and no weird food rules – just nutritious, filling meals that not only help you lose weight, but dramatically improve your health too</li><li>Achievable recipes you actually want to eat, such as Chocolate Pistachio Probiotics Pots, Lemon and Poppy Seed Pancakes with Blueberry Jam, Chunky Green Herb Fritters and Creamy Parmesan and Sun Dried Tomato Butterbeans</li><li>Easy ways to adapt recipes for flexitarian, vegetarian and vegan diets</li><li>Advice about how to make The 30g Plan work for your whole family</li><li>An introduction to the concept of protein and fibre stacking</li><li>Meal planners, shopping lists, actionable tips and tricks to help you stay on track</li></ul> 
Following on from the Sunday Times bestseller, The 30g Plan, this beautiful, easy-to-follow cookbook is the ultimate companion to a whole new way of eating that not only helps you to lose weight but dramatically improves your overall health too. 
 
** Praise for The 30g Plan ** 
 
'Everyone needs this book in their lives. Emma makes everything so deliciously simple; a beacon of light in a sometimes confusing world of nutrition.' – Amanda Lamb 
 
'Forget fad diets – this is a way of eating for life.' – Jaymie Moran, founder of Body Smart Fitness 
 
'Easy and delicious ways to pack more protein, plants and fibre onto your plate' – Rosemary Ferguson

Emma Bardwell

Praise for The 30g Plan Cookbook

I absolutely love this book! Emma has done a fantastic job. As someone who is plant-based, the 30/30/30 ethos of this book really fits how I see food as well. It’s such a simple framework to help simplify your nutri ...

This book will make fibre your new favourite F word! Highly practical tips on how to live healthier and get more fibre in!

In a world full of dietary confusion, Emma’s easy-to-read book is a breath of fresh air. Packed with excellent information and truly delicious recipes, this is an indispensable read for wishing to up their nutrition ...

I absolutely love this book! Emma has done a fantastic job. As someone who is plant-based, the 30/30/30 ethos of this book really fits how I see food as well. It’s such a simple framework to help simplify your nutri ...

This book will make fibre your new favourite F word! Highly practical tips on how to live healthier and get more fibre in!

In a world full of dietary confusion, Emma’s easy-to-read book is a breath of fresh air. Packed with excellent information and truly delicious recipes, this is an indispensable read for wishing to up their nutrition ...

I absolutely love this book! Emma has done a fantastic job. As someone who is plant-based, the 30/30/30 ethos of this book really fits how I see food as well. It’s such a simple framework to help simplify your nutri ...

This book will make fibre your new favourite F word! Highly practical tips on how to live healthier and get more fibre in!

In a world full of dietary confusion, Emma’s easy-to-read book is a breath of fresh air. Packed with excellent information and truly delicious recipes, this is an indispensable read for wishing to up their nutrition ...

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